Ximena Muñoz Latuz

The civil ceremony has certain characteristics that define it as such, however as the years go by there are many people who decide to get married only by civil ceremony and that is why they have a big party in the style of a religious celebration.

So that you have clear how to make your ceremony and see in which moments of it you can include your personal seal, today we tell you about the development of the civil ceremony, take note.

The civil marriage is characterized by being more sober and relaxed, so it is not expected to be as formal as the religious one. This means that the bride and groom should be dressed in an elegant but sober way, the guests should wear short dresses or two-piece suits and the men a simple suit according to the time of the celebration.

The point just mentioned, nowadays, depends a lot on the type of ceremony the couple wants, since if they decide to have a big civil marriage, the formality will depend on the guidelines they indicate to their guests.

The arrival of the bride can be the same as that of the religious if so desired, the bride makes her triumphal entrance on the arm of her father or someone close to her who gives her away. In the case of the distribution of the bride and groom follows the protocol, he goes to the right and she to his left.

The ceremony consists of two parts, the first is the reading of the articles of the civil code, which talks about the rights and obligations of the contracting parties and then the bride and groom and the witnesses give their consent for the marriage to take place.

Finally, both the bride and groom and the witnesses sign the civil registry certificate and the marriage is concluded. To this can be added readings, thank you speeches, the vows of the bride and groom, a song or music that is meaningful to the couple. Although this was not considered in the beginning, today it is increasingly common for the bride and groom to plan their own ceremony, filled withof details to make it unique.