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My partner and I are planning a backyard "commitment" ceremony.

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Question - (3 April 2007) 2 Answers - (Newest, 3 April 2007)
A female United States age 36-40, *o-n-love writes:

Okay me and my partner are planning a backyard commitment ceremony. I just don't know where to start with it. who should be the speaker? what should we wear? How to invite people? how long does it take to plan these things? my head is spinning. i don't know where to start and where to end. If anybody knows how to plan these things please help me.

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A female reader, stina United States +, writes (3 April 2007):

stina agony aunt(PS - For my wedding, I just wore what I wore on our first date. It was much more meaningful than an expensive old wedding dress that I'd never worn before and that I would never wear again. Maybe you'd like to do something like that, too. Or maybe dress up in what your partner thinks is your prettiest/cutest/most attractive dress/outfit. ^_^)

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A female reader, stina United States +, writes (3 April 2007):

stina agony auntHi there so-n-love,

Here are some websites that I ran across while doing a quick google search of "commitment ceremony" --

International Commitment Ceremony Registrar - http://www.unionoflove.com/

Alternatives to Marriages Project - http://www.unmarried.org/ceremonies.html

Quotes that can be used during a CC - http://www.quotegarden.com/ceremony.html

There are also lots of ideas on this athiest website - http://www.atheists.org/comingout/weddings/atheistweddings.html

And I'm not sure where you're located or anything, but Wyndam Hotels seem to host/cater a lot of commitment ceremonies because they have a section about it with a free price quote on their site - http://www.wyndham.com/meetingsandweddings/weddingsbywyndham/commitmentceremonies/main.wnt

And theknot.com has a bunch of cute favors, etc for weddings that would work equally as well for CC's - http://weddingshop.theknot.com/weddingwarehouse/HomePage.aspx?KSTRK=NAVTABWEDDINGSHOP

Also, http://theknot.com also has a To-Do list for organizing weddings. It's extremely helpful - just ignore the stuff you don't want to include in your ceremony. (That's what I did.)

If you're making invitations yourself, some inexpensive alternatives are choosing photos from cheap or free websites such as http://sxc.hu or http://istockphoto.com

You could also pick up some blank cards from a card shop and just do text in the invitation in a pretty font and print the cards and envelopes at home.

For my friend's wedding, it was on the beach and she bought a some decorative sand and shells at an art supply store (like Michaels), and printed the invites on small scrolls from her home computer. She put everything into a little bottle and mailed them off (just make sure that your guests will be able to get the invites out! lol) ^_^

And even though you're not going to have a full-on wedding, the concept is the same, so maybe stop by your bookstore and check out some wedding magazines. It will save you a lot of money if you don't go with a coordinator.

Also, an alternative to a big cake would be little cupcakes or petit fours shaped like wee cakes. These - especially the cupcakes - would save you lots of money. ^_^

Anyway - congratulations! Have fun planning. Remember - planning this isn't meant to be stressful - have some fun with it! ^_^

I hope that my answer has been of some help!

Take care.

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