Some married couples, in addition to registering their relationship with the registry office, also consolidate their marriage "in heaven", passing through the wedding ceremony in the church. It is important that the bride and groom prepare for the upcoming divine service in advance and already have a clear idea of how exactly the wedding takes place in the church.
Instructions
Step 1
The wedding begins with the fact that, having entered the church and having prayed, the bridegroom with all his guests stands on the right side, and the bride and hers - on the left. This arrangement of wedding participants is maintained until the end of the ceremony.
Step 2
Next, the priest blesses the wedding couple. The bride and groom take lighted candles from his hands and cross themselves three times. Candles, a symbol of purity and purity, are given only to newlyweds who marry for the first time. They should burn throughout the entire wedding ceremony.
Step 3
Next, the priest reads prayers, puts rings on the ring fingers of both newlyweds and connects their hands. Moreover, the groom's hand must be on top, covering the bride's hand.
Step 4
After that, the wedding couple stand together on a towel, an embroidered decorative towel, spread out in front of a lectern, a high church stand designed for easy reading of service books.
Step 5
Then there is the laying of crowns. The priest reads the Gospels and gives three sips of red wine from the church cup, first to the groom, then to the bride. This action means that from now on, young people will always share all the troubles and joys in half.
Step 6
After the newlyweds empty the cup of wine, the clergyman conducting the wedding ceremony joins the husband's right hand with his wife's right hand, covers them with an epitrachilus, and puts his hand on top of it. Then he conducts the wedding around the lectern.
Step 7
The wedding ends with the fact that the priest takes off the crowns from the newlyweds and pronounces the final parting words for the newly-made Orthodox family. The spouses are brought to the royal doors, where the bride kisses the image of the Virgin, and the groom - the icon of the Savior.
Step 8
The newlyweds should take a towel and candles after the wedding with them and keep them for the rest of their lives.
