Have you seen this yet?
It’s cute and clever and will inspire a spate of copycat groomsmen.
Still.
Methinks I prefer my…er…slightly more traditional ceremony.
AMDG,
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Have you seen this yet?
It’s cute and clever and will inspire a spate of copycat groomsmen.
Still.
Methinks I prefer my…er…slightly more traditional ceremony.
AMDG,
Don't think Mother Church would approve….
but I'm all for a reception entrance like this!!!
We must've viewed this a dozen times yesterday — even the two year old kept saying, " 'gain!"
This truly would be an unforgettable ceremony now wouldn't it?
I agree with Lori. A reception entrance, YES. Church entrance, absolutely NO.
This ceremony obviously did not take place in a Catholic church. But, hey, whatever floats your boat. IT looks like great fun!
I also prefer things to be more serious during a wedding. Sure, they may remember that entrance forever, but I also can remember mine — not being able to stop crying. LOL 😉
Yes, I agree with all the other commenters. I can't see out priest permitting that. But it was cute. It looks like something my brothers would have done. Did I ever tell you that they convinced the organist to play the first few notes of the Imperial March (Darth Vader) just before I walked down the aisle on my wedding day. You can barely catch it, but it's there.
I haven't taken the time to view the video before now. I had an inkling it wouldn't be something I'd have done!
I'm more traditional minded when it comes to weddings, but that would definitely be par for the course at the reception. There's a time and place for both … my extended family always has a famously good time at wedding receptions.
They have certainly gotten coverage, haven't they? They re-enacted it on the Today show yesterday. All I keep thinking is how disrespectful…cute if it had been done somewhere else…
That's hilarious, Jenn!
You know, I held my tongue while the kids and I were watching this. At the end of it, 8-year-old Cate declared, "That's sacrilegious."
So there you go. Out of the mouths of babes…
I had put this one on my blog as well, and I gotta say that although I would never have done something like this, it brought me to tears each time I watched it.
Look at the joy! Look at these people CELEBRATING the sacrament of matrimony! They are pledging their lives together and she is dancing with joy as she comes to meet her husband.
You can't beat that. I'm sorry.
When the entire wedding party starts dancing down the aisle, I was reminded of Middle East weddings — big extravaganzas filled with joy and dancing.
I'd like to think that the Wedding of the Lamb will be filled with such joy and delight!
Yes, I think things should be more reverent, but I really can't slam them for this.
I agree, Ouiz–the joy is infectious. I, too, was reminded of King David…and it may well be that I'll arrive in heaven one day (please, God) and be told that I was much too much of a big stuffy thing.
While the dance was well-done, it would have been more appropriate elsewhere. Also, I'm not sure this is like David dancing before the LORD. I thought of this when I was writing about this video and recalled that David was dancing before the LORD while singing the psalms. These lyrics do not exactly line up with the sentiments expressed in the psalms.
You make some valid points in your post, catholicmanhood, and I enjoyed reading it.
I think that's what bothers me most about many weddings these days. I worry that there is more of an emphasis on the show than the sacrament.
yes, reception = perfect. it would have been clever, funny, cute, and impressive (well choreographed!)
at the ceremony? i honestly think it makes a mockery of the solemnity of the sacrament. obviously they aren't catholic, so its not quite the same, but Church isn't the place for club music.
at the beginning of a Mass? i can't even begin to imagine!
I saw this too! I thought it was interesting as well, but not what I would do. I think that the choice in music genre didn't help my hesitance to think it's such a good idea.
Did you see that it took place in St. Paul?
I'm inclined to think that it's a more liberal Lutheran church. I grew up Lutheran and the church looks much like the ones I went to, but the minister is a woman, meaning it would be a more liberal denomination.
Well the bridesmaids and bride were certainly dressed for the occasion, weren't they? If you are not going to take marriage seriously, I guess it's alright to also dress like you are in a broadway dance review. Funny, as a joke, but in poor taste for a serious step in life. And what an unflattering bridal entrance! Blech!
I think all your commenters have said what I would say. Reception, yes, ceremony, no. I think it's great that when my nephew saw it, he kept saying "that's just wrong." He's 6. Do you think they worked as hard on the vows and the meaning?
There is some joy in their faces, yes, but I don't think it's the wedding. It's the party that they are having in church with their club music, in my opinion.
My husband says I am way too bothered by this, but it just goes to show how things like this are treated.