Introduction Post

Juliet212

So, since this board is fairly new, I thought it would be a good idea for an introductory post. Since I signed up for TK, I was hoping to get help on inter-religious ceremonies. I hope that you all can help me in my planning process, and of course, it would be great if I can help any of you.

First Name of yourself and your FI:
How long have you been engaged:
Wedding Date:
Wedding Colors:
Ceremony Site:
Reception Site:
Honeymoon Destination:
What are your religions (you and your FI):

Of course, feel free to add anything else you would like to share.

Juliet212

First Name of yourself and your FI: Juliet & Michael
How long have you been engaged: Since November 2009
Wedding Date: 9.10.11
Wedding Colors: Blue, Yellow, Grey and Ivory.
Ceremony Site:Primavera Regency in Stirling, NJ
Reception Site:Primavera Regency in Stirling, NJ
Honeymoon Destination:South Pacific... Bora Bora and Moorea
What are your religions (you and your FI):I am Catholic and FI is Jewish.

Miracle520

This is a great idea! I'd love to see this board get more active!

First Name of yourself and your FI: Amanda & Matthew
How long have you been engaged: Since March 2010
Wedding Date: 10.22.11
Wedding Colors: Purples, Pinks, Yellows, Oranges and White
Ceremony Site:A beautiful downtown Chicago hotel
Reception Site: Same as ceremony site
Honeymoon Destination: St Lucia
What are your religions (you and your FI): I'm Jewish and Fi is Catholic (most unbalanced match ever for a ceremony lol)

Juliet212

I hope it gets more active too! I need flipping help/advice. Well, at least we can help each other. You can help me with the Jewish aspect and I can help you with the Catholic. haha.

Miracle520

It's really hard to figure out how to equal the two out!

Magdala9

First Name of yourself and your FI:  C & S (we keep a low profile)
How long have you been engaged:  Engaged 13 mos. Married 6 mos
Wedding Date: 09-25-2010  (got addicted to weddings)
Wedding Colors: Primarily Navy and Gold but touches of yellow, cobalt, orange, light green, and sky blue.
Ceremony Site:  Historic Ballroom Balcony
Reception Site:  Historic Ballroom
Honeymoon Destination:  Big Island and Maui (Hawaii)
What are your religions (you and your FI):  Episcopal (non-practicing) and Reform Jewish.

The trick is to really, really work with your officiant and say "no" to the interfering families.  Periodically, they stopped talking to us which made things much quieter (at least temporarily).

Juliet212

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_interfaith-weddings_introduction-post?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:396Discussion:4c55353b-c489-4269-92c4-fd66bdb3debdPost:91a5a5b4-1f01-40cf-b157-1f74da78c6ff">Re: Introduction Post</a>:
[QUOTE]First Name of yourself and your FI:  C & S (we keep a low profile) How long have you been engaged:  Engaged 13 mos. Married 6 mos Wedding Date: 09-25-2010  (got addicted to weddings) Wedding Colors: Primarily Navy and Gold but touches of yellow, cobalt, orange, light green, and sky blue. Ceremony Site:  Historic Ballroom Balcony Reception Site:  Historic Ballroom Honeymoon Destination:  Big Island and Maui (Hawaii) What are your religions (you and your FI):  Episcopal (non-practicing) and Reform Jewish. The trick is to really, really work with your officiant and say "no" to the interfering families.  Periodically, they stopped talking to us which made things much quieter (at least temporarily).
Posted by Magdala9[/QUOTE]

Good advice. The only problem is saying "no" to the interfering families.

golfrgal

First Name of yourself and your FI: Danielle & Ned
How long have you been engaged: Sunday Before Thanksgiving 2010
Wedding Date: May 29, 2011
Wedding Colors: Shades of purple and a little maroon
Ceremony Site:  Historic, Turn-of-the-century Inn in Bernardsville, NJ
Reception Site: Ballroom at the inn
Honeymoon Destination: Hawaii (Kauai & Maui)
What are your religions (you and your FI):  I am a secular Jew who dropped out of Hebrew school in 2nd grade, but was a member of USY in high school, so caught up on the basics.  FI is a non-practicing/agnostic Episcopalian.

We've decided to use a Civil Celebrant to officiate our ceremony so that we won't have to stress too much about religion, but we will probably incorporate some of the non-religious traditions into the ceremony (breaking glass, secular ketubah).

Juliet212

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_interfaith-weddings_introduction-post?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:396Discussion:4c55353b-c489-4269-92c4-fd66bdb3debdPost:848ea88d-22c7-45e2-b1f5-ddc7d9b47fec">Re: Introduction Post</a>:
[QUOTE]First Name of yourself and your FI: Danielle & Ned How long have you been engaged: Sunday Before Thanksgiving 2010 Wedding Date: May 29, 2011 Wedding Colors: Shades of purple and a little maroon Ceremony Site:   Historic, Turn-of-the-century Inn in Bernardsville, NJ Reception Site: Ballroom at the inn Honeymoon Destination: Hawaii (Kauai & Maui) What are your religions (you and your FI):   I am a secular Jew who dropped out of Hebrew school in 2nd grade, but was a member of USY in high school, so caught up on the basics.  FI is a non-practicing/agnostic Episcopalian. We've decided to use a Civil Celebrant to officiate our ceremony so that we won't have to stress too much about religion, but we will probably incorporate some of the non-religious traditions into the ceremony (breaking glass, secular ketubah).
Posted by golfrgal[/QUOTE]

Hey, my NJ friend,  I am on the NJ board too... I never knew you were having an interfaith wedding. Welcome! Great - hope you can help us. =)

golfrgal

Hi Juliet...yup, I've seen you on the NJ board.  :-)  

adamkatwedding

First Name of yourself and your FI: Katharine & Adam
How long have you been engaged: Since November 2010
Wedding Date: 7-30-11
Wedding Colors: Navy & Yellow
Ceremony Site: Crowne Plaza Ballroom
Reception Site: My college's B & B 
Honeymoon Destination: Outerbanks, NC
What are your religions (you and your FI): I am Catholic, he is Jewish

...we are working with a fantastic pair of officiants (my parish priest and a rabbi we found online) to create an interfaith ceremony.  We have definitely had a few bumps along the way, but we are learning a lot about ourselves and each other in the process.  

Juliet212

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_interfaith-weddings_introduction-post?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural Wedding BoardsForum:396Discussion:4c55353b-c489-4269-92c4-fd66bdb3debdPost:762b4156-30eb-442e-9d67-b83f79b3573d">Re: Introduction Post</a>:
[QUOTE]First Name of yourself and your FI: Katharine & Adam How long have you been engaged: Since November 2010 Wedding Date: 7-30-11 Wedding Colors: Navy & Yellow Ceremony Site: Crowne Plaza Ballroom Reception Site: My college's B & B  Honeymoon Destination: Outerbanks, NC What are your religions (you and your FI): I am Catholic, he is Jewish ...we are working with a fantastic pair of officiants (my parish priest and a rabbi we found online) to create an interfaith ceremony.  We have definitely had a few bumps along the way, but we are learning a lot about ourselves and each other in the process.  
Posted by adamkatwedding[/QUOTE]

Yep, us too. It's a huge learning experience for us. And to be honest, I think it has made us much closer on a personal level.

bneillWed135887

First Name of yourself and your FI: Bithiah & Kealen
How long have you been engaged:  Aug 8, 09
Wedding Date: Jan 7th, 12
Wedding Colors: Red, Silver, White, Black
Ceremony Site: Texas Station @ Las Vegas
Reception Site: Texas Station @ Las Vegas
Honeymoon Destination: Orlando, FL Disneyworld
What are your religions (you and your FI): I'm Non Denominational Christian, stopped attending church but read bible rarely. FI is a Jehovah Witness. We both stopped practicing.

We're both Christians but very different denominatons. Right now, we're looking for an officant for our wedding since my FI does not want a minister at all. No religion involved bc our families don't like each other religion.