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What do I need for a wedding in the Orthodox Church?
I am getting married soon, and I need to know what we are going to need to get for the wedding, specifically for the wedding ceremony. We are both Orthodox, and we will be getting married at a ROCOR parish, if that is important. (We are in America.)
Here is what I know so far: rings, crowns, common cup, candles, civil marriage certificate. Is there anything else?
Another question - I am having trouble finding information about the common cup. Does it have to be made of some sort of metal, or can it be made of glass or wood?
Thank you for any information you can give me.
OPsaltis: Thank you, but I don't know if my priest will be as helpful in that regard as you may think. He is Greek, and I am afraid that he will tell me about Greek wedding traditions, like those little favors that are apparently mandatory at a Greek wedding. I think I will just ask my godmother.
And yes, we did marriage counseling, but we talked about marriage, not the wedding.
3 Answers
- OPsaltisLv 77 years ago
The parish priest where you a being married can answer all these questions, and can help distinguish between mere cultural tradition and the requirements of the Orthodox Sacrament of Holy Matrimony. In your next session with him (you *are having marriage counseling with him, right?), you can clear this all up.
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- 7 years ago
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- 7 years ago
Don't forget the main thing of the main thing. First is God, blessing your marriage. Second is two happy and content individuals anxious about living and loving each other for the rest of their life on earth.
