Help for double wedding!?

Question

My sister and I are having a double wedding. Does anyone have any tips or ideas on how to have the ceremony run? The only thing is we don't want to have both couples in front saying their vows at the same time. Any other ideas?

Answer 1

1. Take turns saying the vows.

2. Talk your sisters boyfriend and make a vow and each one say a sentence.

3. One BIG cake with 2 guys and 2 girls.

4. Separate the families into 3 sections.

5. At the end let both wifes drop the roses at same time.

6. Dont make both girls enter at the altar at same time. Let one finish then its the other girl turn.

7. Even if it is a double wedding dont wear exactly the same. Try to be different just a bit from each other.

8. Dont share same room on honeymoon.

Answer 2

i say don't do it.  is all i can say  i went to one there gifts were shabby and  it was a cluster mess i would never ever recommend it  i know you would save money on a venue  i say have your weddings  a month or two apart and concentrate on your day not a joined day.

Answer 3

should be simple enough to decide who goes first and have 2 ceremonies back to back. usually the priest, minister or other person performing the ceremony has done this and can give advice on having things run smoothly.

Answer 4

All 4 of you should be up front, hence a double wedding .

who's older? they go first.  

Answer 5

This link is your best friend for double wedding planning & etiquette:

http://etiquettehell.com/wedblog/?p=64

It doesn't quite address the both couples at front issue, but it's pretty thorough.

Answer 6

Hi!  I'm having a double wedding with my sister on Sept. 1!  This is what we decided to do: both couples are at the "alter" at the same time, but we take turns saying our vows.  We thought this would be best because having two separate ceremonies seems like it would try the patience of the guests.  Also, my sister and I don't really love the spot light so we're fine with both being up there at the same time.  We got different dresses, different flavor and style cakes, different color bouquets (but the same flower - roses).  But we did coordinate on the color of dress (white as opposed to off-white), and length/formality of dress.  We had a few disagreements - my sister thought the grooms should "match," I didn't necessarily think so but went along with it.  She wanted all white flowers and I wanted color, so we compromised on white corsages and boutonnierres but colored bouquets.  We are also being each other's Maid of Honor because we didn't care about having a big wedding party, but the grooms are having best men because they wanted to do that.  There were some compromises made, but we were also able to help each other out and have fun planning together.  There are many ways of doing a double wedding, so choose what works best for you.  For instance, if you really love the spotlight you might want your own walk down the aisle and a separate ceremony.  This might also be the way to go if the couples have very different ideas about the level of formality or the type of ceremony or vows.  Good luck!  I wish you could tell me how it turns out!

Answer 7

have separate weddings