Reflection Poem

HANDS

These are the hands of your best friend, young and strong and full of love for you, that are holding yours on your wedding day as you promise to love each other today, tomorrow and forever.

These are the hands that will work along side yours as together you build your future.

These are the hands that will passionately love you and cherish you through the years, and with the slightest touch will comfort you like no other.

These are the hands that will hold you when fear or grief temporarily comes your way.

These are the hands that will countless times wipe the tears from your eyes, tears of sorrow and tears of joy.

These are the hands that will tenderly hold your children.

These are the hands that will give you support and encouragement to chase down your dreams.

These are the hands that will hold you tight as you struggle through difficult times.

These are the hands that will give you strength when you need it.

These are the hands that will lift your chin and brush your cheek as they raise your face to look into eyes that are filled with overwhelming love for you.

These are the hands that even when wrinkled and aged will still be reaching for yours, still giving you the same unspoken tenderness with just a touch.

Humanist Ceremony Order of Service

Humanist ceremonies are become very popular in Ireland and it seems to be very difficult to find sample orders of service. Thanks to Dwight K Schute from http://www.weddingsonline.ie for allowing me to upload her order of service – very much appreciated.

humanist wedding order of service

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For further information about a Humanist Ceremony in Ireland check out http://www.humanism.ie

Another site worth checking out is http://www.interfaithofficiants.com and click on Design Your Own Ceremony

Remind your Priest/Reverand/Officiant

Most brides contact all their suppliers a few months before their big day just to make sure everything is ok but sometimes they forget that the priest/officiant is also a supplier. Please make a phone call to them as well.

I was at a wedding a few weeks ago and the priest didn’t turn up! Luckily there happened to be a priest in the parish church at the time and he filled in.

Another wedding I sang at, I arrived at a church with my gear ready to set up and met the priest on his way out – he was heading out for lunch. I told him the wedding was due to start an hour later and he tried to convince me I was wrong. he left the church anyway. I rang the bride and she nearly had a panic attack! she rang his mobile and told him to get back to the church as she was going to be there bang on time!

So while you’re doing the rounds of phoning or e mailing suppliers, remember there won’t be any wedding if you don’t have an officiant so remind them too!

Ave Verum Audio File

Just thought I’d upload another audio file. This is me with one of my voice coaches a couple of years ago singing the beautiful Ave Verum by Mozart. Note the deliberate mistake on the piano!

I’m hitting the recording studio soon so that I have some better quality audio files for my new website which will be coming in a few months!

Just click the link Ave Verum

Walking Up The Aisle Music Suggestions

Just a few ideas for music to walk up the aisle to. It’s usually a slow piece of music for this part of the ceremony. For more ideas on music for the various parts of the ceremony check out www.Siobhanoliver.com

Sung

Gabriel’s Oboe – Nella Fantasia
Caccini’s Ave Maria
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Delibe’s Flower Duet
Songbird (Eva Cassidy)

Instrumental

Wagner’s Bridal March
Mendelssohn’s Wedding March
Jesu Joy of Man’s Desiring
Pachelbel’s Canon in D
Purcell’s Trumpet Voluntary
Handel’s Hornpipe
Handel La Rejouissance
Beethoven’s Ode To Joy
Wedding Processional (Rodgers & Hammerstein)

Order of Service for Catholic Ceremony Outside of the Mass

Below you will find a link to a sample Order of Service for a Catholic Wedding Ceremony outside of the mass. There will be no offertory but you can add a piece of music after the Prayers of the Faithful if you so wish. There will be no communion but you can have a reflection sung or spoken at this point of the ceremony if you choose to do so. Hope it helps some of you out

order of service outside the mass