Episode 18 - Traditional weddings are still important!

It’s often assumed by modern couples that traditional ceremonies are the least important of the three 1. Civil/ registry marriages 2. Church unions 3. Traditional marriages. They’re all important and have distinct characters and purposes. Civil ceremonies invite the state The recognize and lend it’s power of enforcement to the union. The Church makes the marriage sacramental and makes it a sign and a source of God’s grace, while the traditional wedding is the starting point and the most natural form of marriage where the communities come together to assent and witness the start of a new family.