How did you meet? How did he propose?
Your wedding guests want to know…

Sharing your courtship story is a special way to connect intimately with your wedding guests and create a permanent reminder of why you are in love.

Creating this story – the origins of your family history - can revitalize the magic and memories of those special times. By creating a story booklet or video to share with your guests, you will bond more as you crystallize the reasons you fell in love It will be enjoyed by you and your children many years from now.

Many wedding guests want to know your courtship story. Those who already do might enjoy a deeper telling of the tale. Two families will get to know each other by learning about your path to “I do.” One family knows the groom, the other knows the bride. By reading your story, they will know “us.”

Here are some ways to preserve your love story to share with family and friends.

Have your videographer produce a seven to 15 minute love story for projection on a large screen at the reception. You and your groom are interviewed separately in a place of your choice. It might be where you met. The video can be edited so you alternate telling your story in a running dialogue. The videographer often incorporates music and a montage of photos going back to your childhood. Then the story is transferred to DVD and becomes a keepsake.

A professional writer or journalist can write your love story by interviewing you separately. The text of the story can be printed in a ceremony program or designed with engagement photos and snapshots in a magazine style booklet. It can color coordinate with your reception table and become your favor or keepsake. Or have your guests read them before the ceremony - the final chapter - begins.

Try writing your own first person story. One approach is to alternate passages so both of you tell the story. You can signify who is speaking like this: John: Mary: or put his words in italics and yours in regular font. Just keep clarifying who is speaking. Carefully edit your story and keep it family friendly, sentimental and upbeat. Show it to at least one or two people in your family before putting it in print.


Focus on what interests guests the most – the first meeting and the engagement. Stick with significant events in your courtship that moved your relationship forward.

Another option for sharing your story is to have your DJ interview you live during the reception. Make sure the DJ is familiar with your story and that your videographer records the interview.

Lastly, display framed photographs of your dating days in a hallway or have an artist sketch aspects of the story for a booklet.

Ellen Braunstein
www.courtship-stories.com

Ellen Braunstein
Writer and Creative Director
Courtship Stories and Tribute Stories
Visit www.courtship-stories.com
(888) 427- 8584
(909) 499-3429

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