**emimayor**

cassandraann24

Did St Thomas have all the traditional songs for the wedding ceremony chosen (so you did not have to decide on anything) I just want the normal ones.Also, was there anything about the ceremony that you had to decide (besides whether or not to have a mass)? How many readers did you have?  Did you choose what they would read or was it already decided?   I would think that the only thing I would decide is who would be the readers.Were there any restrictions on your dress (must have sleeves, shawl, etc..?)  They have not told me of any, but I could add a shawl or something if my shoulders have to be covered Thanks soo much!!!!

emimayor

Music - they have all of the traditional music. This aspect was very easy for us because we weren't particular at all. You'll meet with the music director, also the same person that will play at the ceremony. He'll go through a variety of traditional organ music and let you choose from there. It was so SIMPLE! Ceremony - we chose not to have a mass. Our deacon gave us a booklet to look through that gave us an outline of our ceremony. In this book we chose the readings for our 2 readers (readers are optional). Also, the book will give you a guide of which direction you want the homily to go. Father John will provide this to you. It's a great book to have early so you can start thinking about the readings. Misc - no restrictions on dress. My gown was V-neck, but my BM dresses were strapless. They were pretty progressive in this aspect. The website has so many rules, but once you're in the thick of working with them, it's all pretty straightforward and easy. They're very adamant on having a clean brides room and where you can and can't have food. Hope this helps!

cassandraann24

Awesome-thanks soo much! Yeah, they seem pretty easy to work with (which seems very different from the website)