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**Sleedyhex** · 07-04-2009, 05:36 PM

Thanks for replies!

The suggestions about dress and language sound sensible and practical. Personally, although I love clothes, I never quite understood the idea of a very revealing wedding dress even in the Anglican Church. It's not something wrong, I suppose, but to me it has a distinctly uncomfortable feel. I mean, to stand up in front of a vicar half-dressed would just make me blush! But I haven't thought much about what to wear yet, it's not that important. I was just thinking - would I be able to carry flowers? And - this is something I actually object to on grounds of feminism, but I suspect my family would see it differently - would my father be able to walk with me or take me to the church door or some variation on the Anglican 'giving away'? My partner knows that the Orthodox church here is an ex-Anglican building, and he thought an Orthodox priest might marry us in an Anglican building, so long as there were the appropriate icons and so on. Has anyone heard of that?

Btw, I have no idea how one measures devotion, but my partner adheres to the fast, attends Church, prays, etc. I'm not sure that he's not devout - but 'partner' is the usual term over here for someone you are in a relationship with, once you're out of your teens and if the relationship is fairly committed (eg. one is considering marriage).

Many priests require both the best man and maid/matron of honor to be Orthodox, although other attendants usually don't have to be. So you better check with the priest if this is required, before you ask a friend/relative who is not Orthodox, and have to back out of that choice.

- I just thought about this, too - does one have to have a best man and maid of honour? (Not that I am not fond of my friends!)

07-04-2009, 05:36 PM	#5
Sleedyhex Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 396 Senior Member	Thanks for replies! The suggestions about dress and language sound sensible and practical. Personally, although I love clothes, I never quite understood the idea of a very revealing wedding dress even in the Anglican Church. It's not something wrong, I suppose, but to me it has a distinctly uncomfortable feel. I mean, to stand up in front of a vicar half-dressed would just make me blush! But I haven't thought much about what to wear yet, it's not that important. I was just thinking - would I be able to carry flowers? And - this is something I actually object to on grounds of feminism, but I suspect my family would see it differently - would my father be able to walk with me or take me to the church door or some variation on the Anglican 'giving away'? My partner knows that the Orthodox church here is an ex-Anglican building, and he thought an Orthodox priest might marry us in an Anglican building, so long as there were the appropriate icons and so on. Has anyone heard of that? Btw, I have no idea how one measures devotion, but my partner adheres to the fast, attends Church, prays, etc. I'm not sure that he's not devout - but 'partner' is the usual term over here for someone you are in a relationship with, once you're out of your teens and if the relationship is fairly committed (eg. one is considering marriage). Many priests require both the best man and maid/matron of honor to be Orthodox, although other attendants usually don't have to be. So you better check with the priest if this is required, before you ask a friend/relative who is not Orthodox, and have to back out of that choice. - I just thought about this, too - does one have to have a best man and maid of honour? (Not that I am not fond of my friends!)
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