Many people are attending the wedding ceremony for Catholics. For example, there may be several witnesses on each side, often up to three. The ceremony looks very spectacular with the bride in an elegant wedding dress and three witnesses in the same nice attire like alternative brides.
Another significant character of the wedding is a little girl dressed in a white dress. The little girl becomes the decoration of the event, it displays the symbol of innocence, virginity, and pure spirituality.
At this time, witnesses are on the two sides of the couple. The rest of the guests are sitting on the benches. It is he who introduces the bride to the temple and guides her hand across the church to the altar along the beautifully decorated walkway where the bridegroom is waiting for them. This is the moment of giving daughter away from the parental hands into new hands. From now on, it is the man who will take care of their beloved daughter and will be responsible for her future.
It is worth noting that this is one of the most sentimental moments! The tradition says that her father should lead the bride in a white dress to the altar. This is truly a touching episode when a father gives daughter away.
The man who gave her life now helps her enter a new adult stage. It looks very beautiful and sentimental, and pride for the daughter is read on the faces of absolutely all fathers on such an important mission. What to do if there is no father or he cannot attend the wedding? It can be even a mother giving away daughter at wedding. Usually, this person should be married, although now this condition has become optional. It is the blending of two families that have been separate up to this moment, but united from this day forward — blending their different traditions, strengthening the family tree.
Do you welcome Groom as a member of your family and give him your love and affection? Our Lord Jesus Christ instructed us about marriage when he said in the Book of Mark, Chapter 10, For from the very first He made man and woman to be joined together permanently in marriage; therefore a man is to leave his father and mother, and he and his wife are united so that they are no longer two, but one.
Within the spirit of this scripture, Bride and Groom would like to receive the blessing of their parents on this holy union. Do you give your blessing to this man and woman to be married to each other? Parents say, We do. Though this relationship was formed out of the love these two have found in each other, their marriage will ultimately be blessed by the support of their families. As these two people join together in marriage, they ask for the support and love of not only their families, but of their friends as well.
They ask that you recognize their special union and welcome them both as your friends in your lives. They may move back and forth between the seasons of their love, sometimes strong as the autumn harvest time, and sometimes tender, tentative, and fragile as the springtime shoots that brave the frost.
In those times they will need the support and caring of all of you who have come to celebrate this joyous union. A brother, favorite uncle, grandfather, or any other member of the family may do this part of the ceremony. No matter which version is used in the ceremony, it needs to be placed fairly close to the beginning so that the one presenting the bride will not have to remain standing up at the alter for very long.
I did one ceremony where the couple did their own vows and put that part way down at the end. The honoree was handicapped and standing on crutches, and he finally sat down before I could get to it because it was painful for him to stand. When planning wedding, one should take into consideration the needs of all participants in the ceremony. You may go to my Facebook page to see examples of weddings I've done at various venues.
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