Request for Prayer from wedding guests in an announcement
My daughter is having a small family wedding.
She wants to send out a request to friends and other family members to pray for her and her husband to be on their special day.
I read elsewhere where you said to send out an announcement prior to the wedding isn't appropriate. Would sending out this type of notification/request be appropriate? If so, how should it be worded?
Thank you!
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Asking someone to pray for you is too personal to include in any type of formal announcement. It seems risky since you would need to know that the person to whom you're sending the announcement is a person of faith and would not be offended. Plus, it just seems too self-serving. It may come off as a plea for gifts or even an invitation to the ceremony, especially if sent before the wedding.
I'll ask the clergy members to confirm or deny this for me, but, I'm thinking it doesn't seem right to ask for prayer on behalf of yourself. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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Jan 26, 2008, 1:44 PM
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I would not include this as an announcement, but rather in a personal spiritual card of sorts and only to close family members and friends. It is, therefore, not an announcement at all, but a spiritual call for support, for prayer, from a wedded-couple-to-be to her closest family and friends.
This request can then be reiterated by the celebrant at the wedding ceremony itself.
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Dear Joy,
I have many time been asked to offer in the ceremony a moment where I ask each each person in their own way to offer a silent prayer or a blessing upon the couple. Then a short pause is taken followed by a prayer. This can be done at the begining or right after the declaration of consent.
Saves a lot of postage and allows every one attending an opportunity to feel as though they have an active role in the ceremony as well.
Request for Prayer from wedding guests in an announcement
