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Independent ceremonies are so popular and so varied because they can be shaped individually. Very much along the lines of: everything is possible, nothing is required. Unlike religious ceremonies, in which certain points have to feature, an independent ceremony leaves you – as the term already says – completely FREE.
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“Let’s hope we have good weather!” – Of course, that is what everyone hopes for on their wedding day. But what if yet another heatwave is passing through, grandma is close to collapse right after the welcome, your sister’s make-up is melting off her face, the band’s equipment gives out, or the best man feels ill from sunstroke before dinner has even started and has to go and lie down?
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“You know, it’s just not my first time…” says groom Remo and lowers his gaze. We are in the middle of the introductory meeting. He, his fiancée Carla and I, their prospective wedding celebrant. Remo then tells me that he has been married before. That he has already celebrated a wedding once. It is some years now since that relationship ended. With Carla he is now in the middle of planning a wedding. It seems, however, as though he is ashamed of wanting all of it again, completely anew.
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Yes, you read that correctly: an independent wedding ceremony is not tied to a location. You can marry (almost) anywhere you wish. You can say your vows in the place where you got engaged. There may be a wonderful park in front of your favourite restaurant. Perhaps you love castles or fortresses. Your ceremony can be held there too.
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In the sense the churches intend, godparents support the parents in raising the child in the Christian faith. Seen this way, parents do not need to look for a godfather and godmother for their child if, instead of a church baptism, they want to hold an independent naming ceremony or a welcome ceremony.
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Independent ceremonies have been in vogue for several years, and with them the professional field of celebrants has grown. From now on, celebrants can join the recently founded Berufsverband Schweizerischer ZeremonienleiterInnen. Swiss Wedding Magazin featured a portrait of our association in its winter 2022 issue.
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Almost 50% of all couples who marry in Switzerland have roots abroad. If you include second-generation immigrants, the figure is well over 50%. As soon as such a couple takes the step towards the altar, entirely new questions suddenly arise.
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Rituals are symbolic acts that take on a festive character within ceremonies and are performed consciously. The meaning of the ritual often continues to glow into the future.
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