Officiant placement

Sharingourlove · March 2011

So my FI and I are not agreeing on where the minister should stand (she's okay w/whatever we want). I say it would be nice to have the minister facing away from the group so the people can see our faces versus just profile, but he thinks it should be traditional with the minister looking at everyone.

Here are a couple pictures, one with the sanctuary and the other with the view at the altar. Appreciate hearing your thoughts!

ajroark · March 2011

I like the traditional way with the minister looking at everyone so then you and your FI are looking at each other instead of an audience.

geminijen27 · March 2011

I prefer the traditional way, too.

mgoss228 · March 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_washington-seattle_officiant-placement?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:104Discussion:3f0001e4-7832-49ab-8480-a40817316494Post:7dd9249e-835c-47a6-a174-91da88ee8590">Re: Officiant placement</a>:
[QUOTE]I like the traditional way with the minister looking at everyone so then you and your FI are looking at each other instead of an audience.
Posted by ajroark[/QUOTE]

This, exactly.

jennlin · March 2011

traditional.. you wouldn't want to be staring at the crowd the whole time anyways. the officiant will be speaking more than you, and you'll want his voice to carry throughout.

kinmir30 · March 2011

I like the way ajorack worded it. I think it's much more intimate to have you and FI looking at each other during the ceremony than having you look at the audience. I also would much rather prefer seeing the minister's face as she speaks. I think a lot of "speaking" has to do with facial expressions, etc and I prefer to watch someone as they talk rather than listening to them with their back turned.

Sharingourlove · March 2011

I hadn't thought about the more intimate part of it; my thought was everyone wuold be looking at the back of our heads a lot. Then again they get that view as well! Thanks for the thoughts!

Frogger5 · March 2011

I see everyone's voted for the "traditional" approach - I'll be Devil's advocate for the other. Our officiant will end up standing a little way back down the aisle so that we are looking at each other most of the time but so that when do look at the officiant, we'll also be looking out toward the crowd. If you think about traditional bride and groom placement, with the officiant at the front, and their parents sitting behind them respectively in the pews, the parents really will be essentially looking at the back of their child's head throughout the ceremony. I do appreciate the traditional approach, though- it's that way for a reason, right?

SoonToBeSweet · March 2011

traditional no questions!

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