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Dealing
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Dealing
with Those Who Want Occasionally
we get a call literally demanding some specific behavior on our part as
wedding officiants. This
usually comes from one of the parents, most often from the mother of the
bride. The most
common demand is that we attend the wedding rehearsal. Parental
concern, although unnecessary is understandable. Because wedding protocol and procedures have changed drastically
in the past twenty years, your wedding is not being handled as theirs
was. This, in itself,
is sometimes enough to cause anxiety in the older generation. Because
they really do have your best interests in mind, please be loving and
patient with them. Gently
remind them that this is your wedding and not theirs. Also remind them that you have a team of highly skilled
professionals working with you to make you wedding a successful and a joyous event. On
rare occasion a parent will be very insistent about how things are done
and will leave you little or no room for you to be who you are.
This is particularly prevalent when a parent (or parents) are
assisting the couple by paying part (or all) of the
wedding expenses. We
cannot resolve this dilemma for you, however we can be an advisor to
you. We can assist you in
seeing your options more clearly. If an untenable situation
arises, such as an overbearing
parent, we offer three suggestions: 1)
Share with them the section below on this page
called “A Loving Note to Parents” 2) Invite
whomever is pressuring you to call some of the
professional wedding service providers on our reference list..
That should quell their fears about our capacity to create and
officiate a meaningful and memorable, heart-felt, wedding ceremony
with professionalism, warmth, and dignity, and to present that ceremony to the
couple and their family and friends with the skill of a seasoned professional. 3)
Take advantage of our wedding gift to
you and use one (or both)
of the two, free,
"life-coaching" and/or "personal
success coaching" sessions.
we offer to all our brides and grooms to talk about a resolution
to this dilemma. Please
call us.
if we can be of service. .
Please
remember, it is your wedding and you can handle it any way you choose. .
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Roots
& Wings "Our
children are gifts entrusted to us not as objects to be controlled,
but as fellow human beings, each
unique in their own personality, each
separate in their own identity." Your
job as a parent is to give them roots from which to grow and wings with
which to fly into their own separate lives. We
invite you to hear the following words paraphrased and slightly altered from
the book titled The Prophet by Kahil Gibran: "As
you love your children, remember this:
Make your love a joyous, freedom-loving adventure.
Let your love be a moving sea between
the shores of your souls. Sing,
dance, and be joyous with your children,
and yet, let the winds
of the heavens dance between you. You
may give children your love, but not your thoughts, for they have thoughts
of their own. You may
house their bodies, but not their souls, for they dwell in the house of
tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams.
You may strive to be like them, but seek not to make them like you.
For life goes forward and tarries not with yesterday.
You are the bows from which your children as living arrows
are sent forth. Remember,
if you choose to fill your children’s cup, allow them to drink from it at
their own choosing. If
you choose to share with them your bread, allow, them to season it to their
own taste. Give
your hearts to them while providing space for them to be free, for there is
much in life to be loved. Let your children’s hearts be free to answer the call
of life. Stand
by them, yet not too near, for in the garden of life, the oak tree and the cypress each
need air to breathe and a little earth to call their own, where the sun can
reach down and touch them bringing forth the hidden beauty that lies within
each one." Having
stood by your children as they grew wings, step aside now and allow them to
fly.
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In Addition to weddings, we also focus on Healing and Counseling. We teach others how to apply practical spiritual principles to their moment-by-moment, everyday lives. We teach people how to connect with their inner Divine Essence and how to live by the guidance and wisdom that comes directly to them as a result of that connection. As a wedding gift, we offer two, free, "life-coaching" and/or "personal success coaching" sessions. to all our brides and grooms. When your talk to us simply express your interest and we'll guide you to a detailed description of our work. Then, you can decide if you'd like to accept our gift. |
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