The Wedding Chaplain Blog

What Is a Wedding Cookie Table? History, Traditions, and Planning Tips

What Is a Wedding Cookie Table? History, Traditions, and Planning Tipsby: David AndersonPublished on: 12/04/2025

A wedding cookie table adds family, heritage, community, and plenty of sweetness to a Pittsburgh-style reception.

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What Is a Wedding Cookie Table? History, Traditions, and Planning Tips

4 Tips for a Great Best Man Speech

4 Tips for a Great Best Man Speechby: David AndersonPublished on: 12/02/2025

A great best man speech should be prepared, gracious, funny, personal, and brief. Here are four simple tips to help the best man avoid a wedding reception disaster.

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4 Tips for a Great Best Man Speech

From Sunburns to Sunflowers

From Sunburns to Sunflowersby: David AndersonPublished on: 11/28/2025

Daniel and Samantha’s Mooreland Mansion wedding featured a meaningful bouquet unity ceremony that honored their families, heritage, and love story.

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From Sunburns to Sunflowers

Why Do People Get Married in Churches? A Short History of Church Weddings

Why Do People Get Married in Churches? A Short History of Church Weddingsby: David AndersonPublished on: 08/22/2025

Church weddings feel timeless, but wedding ceremonies have moved through homes, family celebrations, church doors, sanctuaries, courthouses, barns, beaches, and back again.

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Why Do People Get Married in Churches? A Short History of Church Weddings