Wedding Ceremony Details

We provide our couples with a customized ceremony. Here’s a little bit about Coastal California Wedding’s Wedding Ceremony Details .

Length

Long, average, or short

The average ceremony is 15 minutes. You can choose to have it longer or shorter.
A shorter ceremony would be 10 minutes and a long one would be around 20 minutes.
Longer ceremonies include a shell unity ceremony and having more than 1 reading or poem. The ceremonies that tend to be heavier on mentioning God are longer too.

Type

Traditional, modern

A traditional wedding ceremony would include all the features of a normal wedding ceremony – introduction, talk about marriage, vows, rings, and ending.
Modern wedding ceremony might have things in a different order, or might include certain customizations and changes from the traditional ceremony. Some couples don’t exchange ring for a modern ceremony.

Religious or not

A religious wedding ceremony would be something specific to the two of you. For example, maybe you are Catholic and want the ceremony to have a few Catholic elements. We’ve had a couple where he was Muslim and she was Christian. They wanted to highlight their two faiths so we incorporated a Muslim blessing and Verse from the Bible. Or adding a Buddhist blessing and other traditions.

God or no God

For the ceremony you can have it mention God or not mention God.

If you want to mention God do you want a little or a lot? Sometimes our couples say they are not religious, but want God to bless their marriage. This would be a light sprinkle of God in the ceremony. God would be mentioned in the introduction and then in a blessing.
Other couples want their ceremony to focus around God. This would include a blessing at the beginning and end, reading of scripture, blessing of the rings and final prayer.

Shell and sand unity ceremony

The unity ceremony is added to the wedding ceremony to show the bond of two people becoming one.
Included in some packages or as an add on, we provide a Shell and sand unity ceremony. There are special words that are said as part of the unity ceremony. You and your fiancé are given a Shell. The Shell is held during the unity ceremony. Then they are places in a keepsake container that is filled with sand. The Shell and sand unity ceremony is a great reminder of your special day and beach wedding.

Plant ceremony

For couples who have a green thumb and are a bit more natural, a plant unity ceremony can be added to your wedding ceremony. It’s the same idea as the sand ceremony and normally done at winery weddings.

Vows

For the ceremony you can say your own vows or choose to have the officiant say your vows and you repeat I do.

Rings

Most couples exchange wedding rings during the ceremony. If you want to exchange a gift or something besides a ring that goes on the finger please let us know.

Children

If you have children together, or his and hers, there are ways to include them. Maybe in the shell ceremony, in the blessing, having them do a reading, or give them a small gift.

Kiss

These are the basics for the Wedding Ceremony Details.