Religious versus Civil Wedding Ceremonies?
I’m about to have a meeting with a local Pastor to discuss the requirements for a couple’s wedding ceremony and I’m interested in getting the ’religious’ perspective to what constitutes an acceptable ceremony. Is there such a thing as ‘Religious versus Civil Wedding Ceremonies’. The couple wanted a close friend that is a Pastor to conduct the wedding (the Pastor is a close family friend but is not actually authorised to perform religious weddings) and my role in the ceremony will be to witness the ceremony, perform the Monitum, sign the certificates and prepare and lodge all the legal paperwork.
I’m really interested in understanding the terminology differences between a religious and a civil marriage ceremony. I’ve already had a quick chat to the Pastor and he’s mentioned some wedding ceremony terms that I’m not familiar with, so I’m keen to get an understanding of the subtle differences between a religious ceremony and a civil ceremony.
My priority for this couple’s ceremony is to ensure that it complies with the legal requirements for a civil ceremony. If they want to include religious aspects to the ceremony I’m cool with that. I think as an Authorised Civil Celebrant I will gain a valuable insight to what makes up a religious ceremony. It’s been such a long time since I’ve attended a church wedding I’m looking forward to seeing if they have changed in the 20 years. I anticipate it’s going to be a lot different to the stuffy church weddings I’ve sat through in the past.
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