Want a bilingual wedding ceremony? We work with experienced officiants who speak in English, Spanish, and German! Southern California is one of the most diverse places in the world, with over one hundred unique languages spoken in Los Angeles alone. It’s no wonder, then, that I get asked to perform wedding ceremonies in a variety of different languages.
Couples often ask me if they can have part of their ceremony in English and part in another language. We do this all the time. We can perform ceremonies in English, Spanish and German. If you would like to include custom vows spoken by the bride and groom in any other language, it can be a lovely addition to your ceremony.
Bilingual wedding ceremonies are fun and inclusive. There are a number of reasons why you might want a bilingual wedding ceremony of your own. The bride or groom might have a native tongue other than English and would like to include their first language in the ceremony for the importance of cultural links.
Often, not everyone in the two extended families that are joined at a wedding ceremony speak the same language. In this case, it can be helpful and respectful to deliver the ceremony in more than one language so that all the attendees can understand.
Nor do you have to have the full ceremony be bilingual. You can choose a one passage or multiple passages to be said in another language before switching back to English. Or if you have vows that you would like to speak in another language, you can do that to! It’s your wedding ceremony and at the end of the day it should be exactly what you and your fiancé want.
We can perform your bilingual ceremony in all of Southern California, including Los Angeles, Orange, Ventura, San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, and Santa Barbara counties. If you plan on holding your bilingual wedding ceremony in another part of California, it’s possible that we can do it and issue your marriage license too.
But how do you create a bilingual ceremony script? It can be intimidating to couples who have never heard one before, since most prewritten scripts are in only one language. This article provides a clear rundown of what to expect for a bilingual wedding ceremony. And if you have any other questions or worries, you can always contact us.
Bilingual Wedding Ceremony
Language is an important part of wedding ceremonies, from the scripts you choose to the vows you declare, to the languages that it is delivered in. We can help you get the language right. We offer a series of wedding scripts to every couple we work with so that you can have a variety of options to choose from. Like one script but it isn’t perfect? You can tweak to what you have in mind, mixing and matching it’s how you want it..