Sensational Weddings

Ray Cross shares pre-marital counselling resources he developed during more than thirty years of intensive work with wedding couples. With the use of unique diagnostic questionnaires Ray provides couples with the means to assess their compatibility in areas of their relationship that have proven most significant. In this manner couples are able to determine what issues they need to discuss and resolved. Along with this, Ray provides instructive articles to deepen commitments. By this means, couples may actually lead themselves through a program of pre-marital counsel. If through this process they still sense the need of professional counsel, it will only be for specific issues for which they have not found solutions. It is a win-win. For the cost of an inexpensive book couples narrow the field of counsel they need, saving time and professional fees.Table of ContentsChapter 1: – Surviving Wedding Planning StressesInstructive ArticlesChapter 2: – Will Love Last?Checklist of Love Discussion Starter QuestionnaireLove Discussion Starter QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesChapter 3: – Marriage Roles CompatibilityMarriage Roles Discussion Starter Assessor QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesChapter 4: – Financial Marriage CompatibilityFinancial Compatibility Discussion Starter QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesChapter 5: – Religious Marriage CompatibilityReligious Marriage Compatibility Discussion Starter QuestionnaireChristian Marriage Compatibility Discussion Starter QuestionnaireInstructive ArticlesThis is the fifth and final installment of the Sensational Wedding Series. Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public speaking, and service planning and coordination is evident in all he does.Ray is sensitive and responsive to the needs of those he serves, whether in weddings, public speaking or on the printed page. The Sensational Wedding Series enables wedding couples to capably and creatively plan, practice and perform a sensational wedding ceremony, even doing much of the work themselves – providing considerable savings without compromising qualit

For the cost of this inexpensive book, couples may lead their own wedding rehearsal thoroughly for premium results. Have them declare, "That ceremony was so you -- the best ever." In this, the second volume of the Sensational Wedding Series, veteran Wedding Officiant Ray Cross reveals inside secrets to sensational ceremonies. Your means to a skilled and fun rehearsal with your wedding party.Table of ContentsChapter 1: – Rehearsal Issues for PlanningChapter 2: – Rehearsal Procedure1. AssemblyHands PositionStanding So As Not To Faint2. Recessional3. ProcessionalThe Importance of the ProcessionalProcessionals Are AnticipatoryEntry RequirementsWalking in a CeremonyBridesmaids' ConferenceLining Up for the ProcessionalProcessional Start CueProcessing in PairsBride's Position during Rehearsal4. Standing to Honour the Bride5. Help Children Succeed6. Re-Assemble and RepeatChapter 3: – Ceremony ComponentsGiving of a BrideAbout Reading the CeremonyMaid of Honour's RoleMimic Ceremony ActionsRingsAdd-On CeremoniesSigningTurning to LeaveAnnouncementsIntroduction of the CoupleChapter 4: – UsheringChapter 5: – Have it Your WayAddendum: Rehearsal Checklist Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public speaking, and service planning and coordination is evident in all he does.Ray is sensitive and responsive to the needs of those he serves, whether in weddings, public speaking or on the printed page. The Sensational Wedding Series enables wedding couples to capably and creatively plan, practice and perform a sensational wedding ceremony, even doing much of the work themselves – providing considerable savings without compromising quality. In these books veteran Wedding Officiant Ray Cross share previously unpublished insights behind the development of unique and sensational wedding ceremonies filled with freshness and warmth.Volume 1 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding CeremonyVolume 2 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding RehearsalVolume 3 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Sound and MusicVolume 4 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Add-On CeremoniesVolum

A Wedding Officiant with more than 40 years wedding experience shares secrets for creating unforgettably romantic wedding ceremonies. .Table of ContentsChapter 1: – In Search of a Sensational WeddingChapter 2: – Sensational Wedding AtmosphereChapter 3: – Sensational Ceremony CreativityChapter 4: – Sensational Ceremony ComponentsChapter 5: – Sensational Ceremony TimingChapter 6: – Sensational Children in WeddingsChapter 7: – Sensational ProcessionalsChapter 8: – Sensational SigningChapter 9: – Sensational RecessionalsChapter 10 – Sensational RehearsalsChapter 11 – Sensational Wedding VenuesChapter 12 – Sensational Wedding SupportChapter 13 – Sensational Wedding OutcomesChapter 14 – Get the Sensational Wedding You WantFirst in a series of five sensational wedding ceremony books...Volume 1 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding CeremonyVolume 2 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding RehearsalVolume 3 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Add-On CeremoniesVolume 4 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Sound and MusicVolume 5 – Give Yourself Sensational Pre-Marital Counselling Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public speaking, and service planning and coordination is evident in all he does.Ray is sensitive and responsive to the needs of those he serves, whether in weddings, public speaking or on the printed page. The Sensational Wedding Series enables wedding couples to capably and creatively plan, practice and perform a sensational wedding ceremony, even doing much of the work themselves – providing considerable savings without compromising quality. In these books veteran Wedding Officiant Ray Cross share previously unpublished insights behind the development of unique and sensational wedding ceremonies filled with freshness and warmth.Volume 1 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding CeremonyVolume 2 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding RehearsalVolume 3 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Sound and MusicVolume 4 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Add-On CeremoniesVolume 5 – Give Yourself Sensational Pre-Marital Counselli

Attention gathering add-on ceremonies enliven wedding ceremonies by adding drama that richly depicts marriage commitment. In this, the third installment of the Sensational Wedding Series, veteran Wedding Officiant Ray Cross shares everything needed for twenty add-on ceremonies that break the drone of words, words, words at your wedding, including the new, spell-binding Water Ceremony.Table of ContentsSensational Symbolism1. Balloon Ceremony2. Blessing Ceremony3. Butterfly Ceremony4. Candle Ceremony5. Children Ceremony6. Coin Ceremony7. Cord Ceremony8. Cup Ceremony9. Dove Ceremony10. Glass Ceremony11. Handfasting Ceremony12. Knot Ceremony13. Memorial Ceremony14. Parental Recognition Ceremony15. Rose Ceremony16. Sand Ceremony17. Sash Ceremony18. Treasure Chest Ceremony19. Veil Ceremony20. Water Ceremony Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public speaking, and service planning and coordination is evident in all he does.Ray is sensitive and responsive to the needs of those he serves, whether in weddings, public speaking or on the printed page. The Sensational Wedding Series enables wedding couples to capably and creatively plan, practice and perform a sensational wedding ceremony, even doing much of the work themselves – providing considerable savings without compromising quality. In these books veteran Wedding Officiant Ray Cross share previously unpublished insights behind the development of unique and sensational wedding ceremonies filled with freshness and warmth.Volume 1 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding CeremonyVolume 2 – Give Yourself a Sensational Wedding RehearsalVolume 3 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Sound and MusicVolume 4 – Give Your Wedding Sensational Add-On CeremoniesVolume 5 – Give Yourself Sensational Pre-Marital Counselling

Music, skilfully selected and performed, unifies spirits and hearts in the deep meaning and romance of the occasion. In this, the fourth installment of the Sensational Wedding Series, Ray reveals secrets of skilled sound amplification, guidelines for the inclusion of recorded and live-performance music, as well as extensive lists of music to build a sensationally unique wedding atmosphere all will remember.Ineffective sound amplification can be a severe wedding aggravation. Amplifying sound adequately involves skills, subtleties and equipment that cannot be compromised without consequences that make or break weddings. Whether couples choose to provide their own amplification or enlist the services of a DJ, this book provides insights invaluable to do it right and knowledge for questioning professionals to ensure of their capability to provide desired quality.Table of ContentsChapter 1: – Sensational Sound and AmplificationChapter 2:– Musical Atmosphere for a Sensational WeddingChapter 3: – Using Live Music in Your Sensational WeddingChapter 4: – Using Recorded Music in Your Sensational WeddingChapter 5: – Hiring a DJ for Your Sensational WeddingChapter 6: – Helping Your Sound Person or DJChapter 7: – Uniquely Designed Music for Your Sensational WeddingChapter 8: – Sensational Wedding Music SuggestionsChapter 9: – Modern Music Lists for Your Sensational WeddingModern Processional Music – 1 - 40Modern Signing Music – 41 -77Modern Recessional Music – 78 - 131Other Modern Wedding Music – 132 - 372Chapter 10: – Classical Music Lists for Your Sensational WeddingsClassical Pre-Ceremony Music – 373 - 388Classical Processional Music – 389 -395Bridesmaid Entrance Music – 396 - 398Bride Entrance Music – 399 - 403Classical Signing Music – 404 - 418Classical Recessional Music – 419 - 426Other Classical Wedding Music – 427 - 429Chapter 11: – Christian Music Lists for Your Sensational Weddings – 430 - 454 Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public speaking, and service planning and coordination is evident in all he d

The most thorough and useful guide for Wedding Officiants worldwide, whether novices or experienced, whether serving congregations or providing for non-religious weddings in the community.The naive view Officiants as merely talking heads, but Officiants are only too aware that there is enough to this role to challenge and stretch us to our limits. On top of this, sensational does not just happen; it must be created. Sensational involves giving our all with skills that elevate involvement and performance to launch couples unforgettably into commitments that hopefully last a lifetime. So together we investigate an Officiant's role, skills for exciting, fun and creative rehearsals, spell-binding ceremonies and quality business standards and practices.Officiants do not work alone; they enlist synergistic cooperation of all ceremony participants and professionals. This involves delicate work behind the scenes and commanding presence wedding day. By working in this manner, Officiants may provide significant impact not only on wedding couples and guests but on wedding professionals as well.Insights come from more than forty years of Officiating, analyzing what works and what doesn't and seeking creative solutions. Teaching takes into account new paradigms created by the almost limitless expansion of ceremony variables created by the internet and the movement of wedding ceremonies out of the confines of church traditions. It includes complexities, subtleties and surprises navigated along the way to high quality, smooth officiating.It's a Mr. Fixit to improve the many strengths and weakness of wedding ceremony processes, as well as innovate more effective approaches to enhance all aspects of the wedding ceremony experience. Insights fill the gap in practical education of clergy and other Officiants.Whether with years of officiating experience or just starting out, whether officiating in churches or in the community, you will find this the most complete and practical book about wedding officiating ever written. Ray Cross describes himself as an "improvementist" – "Good, better, best never let it rest, until your good is better and your better, best." Ray always looks for ways of breathing new life, creativity and healing into all of his relationships and activities – a life drive that uncovers improvements and solutions to perplexing inefficiencies and weakness. Ray applies this drive to all he experiences. His books, therefore, touch on a variety of challenges that have crossed his path, both conceptual and practical.Ray was born in Toronto, studied for ministry at Ontario Bible College, where he earned a Bachelor of Theology. While pastoring in Peterborough, from Trent University he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology.Ray pastored Baptist churches in Peterborough, Trenton, Port Hope, Oshawa and Scarborough for 32 years before retiring from pastoral service. Pastoral ministry, of course, involved all aspects of personal and family care. While pastoring, Ray took many practical ministry and counselling courses to enhance his skills as well a travelling province-wide teaching insightful seminars.Since retiring from pastoring, Ray has served as an Officiant, primarily for weddings. His wedding website,brideschoiceofficiant.com, provides matchless wedding ceremony resources couples love.Ray has been happily married since 1971 to Diane, a nutrition expert and public school teacher (retired). They have two grown children and three grandchildren. Ray shares that the incredible professional acting skills of his daughter, Andrea, inspire his quest for dynamic presentation in ceremonies.If you see Ray and Diane about town you will find them walking hand in hand. They also ice skate several times a week. They love to travel and delight in white sand beaches. A natural extension of their love of travel is Ray's periodic service as guest minister on cruises ships.Ray is a thorough researcher, and his experience in sermon planning, public spe