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This is significant because you
would not want to invest time and money on a marriage that will wind up not
being recognized by the church and possibly not even recognized by the
government. Whether a couple decides to have a non-denominational wedding,
incorporate aspects of both religion into a ceremony that will not be recognized
by either faith or participate in two separate religious ceremonies, it is
important to remember that their love for each other and their love of their
faith are equally important.
If both the bride and the groom
have very strong faith backgrounds and wish to have their wedding recognized by
their respective churches, they may have to take a few extra steps to ensure
that their union is recognized by their churches. Sometimes the only way to do
this is to have a wedding ceremony in both churches. This may seem like an
unnecessary step but one of the defining criteria of having your marriage
recognized by your faith, for many religions, is to have your wedding ceremony
in the church. It is simply not possible to do this unless the couple takes the
extra steps of having two wedding ceremonies to ensure that they will be both be
accepted as a married couple into their faiths.
Another alternative to
participating in two separate ceremonies in order to have the union recognized
by both churches is to have a non-denominational wedding that is only recognized
by the government. Couples may choose this option if they do not have the time
or money that would be required to have two separate wedding ceremonies. A
couple may choose a compromise that results in neither church recognizing the
union. The theory behind this type of choice is that the couple decides that
their love for each other is strong enough to survive and that they do not need
to have the approval of their churches in order to have a successful and lasting
marriage.
Still another alternative is to
have a non-denominational wedding ceremony at a location in a natural setting.
At this type of ceremony the couple has no restrictions and can choose to
incorporate either religion into the ceremony in any way that they see fit. They
may do this by using traditional prayers and religious songs during the
ceremony. While this type of ceremony will not be recognized by the church is
does offer the couple the opportunity to incorporate some of the religious
traditions of both of their faiths into a beautiful ceremony that successfully
blends two religions.
A final alternative is to
incorporate one faith fully into the wedding ceremony and incorporate the other
faith fully into the wedding reception. This option results in the marriage
being recognized by one of the religions but does not allow the other family to
feel neglected because their faith is well represented in the traditional
activities of the wedding reception. This option is only feasible if the member
of the couple who will not have their church recognize the union, is completely
accepting and understand of this fact. This is important because the resentment
and jealousy that could result from this could be very detrimental to the
couple.
Inter-faith couples are on the
rise. Years ago it was unheard of to marry someone outside of your faith but
this is no longer true and many couples today are inter-faith couples. It is
difficult but not impossible to integrate the two faiths in a way that is
satisfactory to all of those involved. While the faiths can be blended to create
a beautiful wedding, the problem is that many churches will not accept this
blended wedding as a union. Sometimes the couple decides that their happiness
together is more important than having the church recognize the union so they
opt for a non-denominational wedding that is completely devoid of any religious
traditions.
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