Check! & Ceremony Planning Question

Arez16

So Saturday night FI, my parents and I went and did our "tasting." Really we just ate in the country club's dining room. We each had a different meal (things we could choose for the wedding day). We also got some apps and dessert (that aren't available for the wedding) it was all so good! So that got me really excited

I think we are set on a duo plate of filet mignon and chicken piccata for our entree. The jury is still out on appetizers. 

We also met with the priest and finished going over our FOCCUS stuff. FINALLY! Only took 1 year :P And he gave us the booklet to start planning the ceremony. 

So, for those of you married ladies and those with their ceremony stuff planned already, what are you using for readings and songs? (bible readings and instrumental songs as we are getting married in a church)

dls.1215

We walked in to Canon in D and out to Ode to Joy.

I forget the 1st reading, but for the second we did the "Love is patient, Love is kind"

mlhw NH

Here is a helpful website I got from one of the girls on the Catholic Wedding Board.
http://catholicweddinghelp.com/topics/readings-rite.htm You can find everything including readings on there.  The link is specifically for readings.  I found it to be helpful. 

ericcaah

Great check!!

Soo I found my programs and we used the following music and readings:
-Seating of the Families: Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring (Bach)
-Procession of the Bridal Party: Canon in D (Pachelbel)
-Procession of the Bride: Bridal March (Wagner)
First Reading: Song of Songs 2:8-10,14,16,8:6-7
Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33:12, 18, 20-21, 22
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:8
Gospel: Mark 10:6-9
-Recessional: Wedding March from a Midsummer Night's Dream (Mendelssohn)

Hope this helps!

Arez16

Thanks girls

And thanks for the link!

My mom came to me with a pile of stuff and I'm like, what's this and she said I knew this stuff would come in handy someday. My mom is the person that saves invites/programs/STDs/Thank you cards from everyone's weddings. You wouldn't believe some of these invites! SO ugly! hahaha

I am going through all the programs Its interesting that some in the same year/years have the same readings!

chica7484

We just finished planning our ceremony on Sunday.

Did you get the Together for Life book?

Old Testament: Tobit 8:4b-8

Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 103:1-2, 8 and 13, 17-18a

New Testament: Romans 12:1-2, 9-18

Gospel: John 15:9-12

For music I will be walking in to "Canon in D" and we'll be leaving to "Ode to Joy" (hopefully!)

Arez16

Yup we got the book. FI started reading through it on the way home and just kept saying really, really, REALLY? haha I guess he didn't like it that much.

chica7484

Yeah, I felt like a lot of the readings had a "the woman should be subservient to her husband as she is to God" tone. I get the latter philosophy/idea, but FI and I are equals in our relationship. Times change.

FI wanted to have the water into wine reading as our gospel, but his mother shut him down on that one, haha. I love that I didn't have to battle that one!

Arez16

I actually like the water into wine reading haha I had always thought it was "cool" when I was a kid. However, I don't think its that great for a wedding ceremony. And I agree with you about the subservient woman, I wonder if anyone actually chooses those?

cg-pm52111

Arez - my friend picked the "women are subservient to men" ones.  I wasn't surprised because I know she feels that way (not that I agree!), but FI came up to me after the ceremony with his program and was like, "Can you believe this?!?!"  Fi and I feel the same way about our relationship as Chica - we're equals.  Personal preference, I suppose.