Before any words are spoken, the wedding party must take part in the processional. Everyone is lined up and the music starts. The wedding is about to begin. You are cued to start walking. Are you prepared? What happens next depends on if a rehearsal took place.
A wedding rehearsal is a great way to ensure the wedding party knows what to expect. The entire rehearsal can be done in a matter of 30 minutes or less. It is a matter of having everyones attention and practicing the processional and recessional.
I have found that by putting everyone in their places at the altar first, they will have a better idea how to get there during the processional. So we start by doing the recessional followed by the processional.
I quickly did a search on Google for ‘wedding rehearsal’ and the like, and I found there was not a single document that had a visual of the typical layout of a wedding ceremony and basic information on the processional and recessional together.
A visual is a great tool for knowing where everyone is supposed to be and having information on the processional and recessional is vital to making the ceremony spectacular.
Since I couldn’t find a tool, I designed one and I hope that you find this useful for you as well. It’s free and available to download by clicking here.