Just wanted to pop back in quickly and share with you the final draft, as it was approved by the priest this weekend...with just a couple changes.
I'll lay what's different from the original for you, as it may not be entirely obvious. Here are the new snapshots and their accompanying adjustments.
Changes under "Wedding Ceremony" section:
1. Changed "Opening Celebration" to "Introductory Rites"
2. Switched the order of the opening prayer and entrance hymn (entrance hymn comes first)
3. Removed the sign of peace (apparently this is not customary during a ceremony)
One of the changes on these pages is fairly obvious...we removed the picture. This was Mr. Turkey's preference. He thought it was "classier" with just text. Since I didn't have a personal opinion either way, we went with his choice.
The second change was to the end of our "thank you". As I mentioned, my grandmother will not be able to make it to the wedding, but we didn't want to leave her and her husband off the program. I worried that my original draft made it seem like they had passed away since it was with our other grandparents / godparents who are deceased. So, with some help from Turkey Mom, we put together this statement:
To XXX and XXX (grandparents of the bride) we will miss you today but know, despite the distance, that you are here in spirit.
We then called out our deceased grandparents / godparents by saying "...we keep in loving memory." I think this was a good way to make the distinction but will double check this when meeting with the designer later this week to see if they have any other ideas.
So, there you have it, Hive...our priest-approved Catholic ceremony program. Please borrow / steal as needed and if you want the actual template to use, just send me a PM or leave your email below!
Also...does anyone have other suggestions on how to honor relatives who are unable to attend the wedding?
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