title: The Wedding Officiant's Manual: The Wedding Guide to Writing, Planning and Officiating Wedding Ceremonies
author:  Sunny Dawn Johnston 
description: Sunny's book is a wonderful step by step process on creating a beautiful ceremony for the couple. There are a lot of different options and ceremonies that the couple can choose from to make their ceremony personal for them. This is a very clear and detailed guide not only for officiants that are new to performing ceremonies but also for officiants that may be looking for some non-traditional ceremonies to offer as well as the traditional ceremonies. I feel that this book is a brilliant guide to help the couple and the officiant plan a wedding together with grace and ease. --anonymous<br /><br />Was lucky to get a copy of this just as I started planning our own wedding. This book made planning the ceremony and vows so simple yet very meaningful. There are many wonderful options and suggestions and it is an easy and organized format where you can pick and choose various suggested verses and phrases which are all beautifully and simply stated. The groom even read the entire thing and we agreed on what spoke personally to us. If you are a bride or groom GET THIS book! It will really simplify the most important part of your day and remain meaningful to you and your guests for years to come! --Dawn Scotti<br /><br />The book is clear and easy to follow. It is loaded with suggestions and tips and contains samples of ceremonies. Best book I have in my library so far! --carri
zlib_text: **Contents**
  
   **Introduction**
  
   **Understanding Weddings**
  
   **Starting out**
  
   **Essential skills**
  
   **The nature of weddings**
  
   **Different types of wedding**
  
   **Your style and approach**
  
   **Important people**
  
   **Securing the Commission**
  
   **Getting established**
  
   **Promoting yourself**
  
   **Meeting the couple**
  
   **Planning the Day**
  
   **After the commission**
  
   **The sequence of events**
  
   **Writing your plan**
  
   **Reconnaissance of the venue**
  
   **The Big Day**
  
   **Before the wedding**
  
  >  **The groom, best man and ushers**
  
  >  **Bride at home portraits**
  
  >  **Bride at home candids**
  
  >  **Bride at home details**
  
  >  **Bridesmaids and bride’s mothers portraits**
  
  >  **The bride in her dress**
  
   **The ceremony**
  
  >  **The bride arriving**
  
  >  **The entrance**
  
  >  **During the service**
  
  >  **After the marriage**
  
  >  **Candid guest shots**
  
  >  **Confetti shots**
  
   **The reception**
  
  >  **Arriving at the reception**
  
  >  **Venue shots and details**
  
  >  **Candid informal shots