Wedding Interview Questionnaire
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Wedding Interview Questionnaire Today’s Date_________________________________ Date____________________________ Wedding INSTRUCTIONS: Please answer these questions as best you can, if the question does not apply to you, just skip it. Use extra paper to write more on any question you would like to elaborate on. Taking the time to fully complete this questionnaire allows me to get to know you and to create a ceremony that is a personal expression of who you are as a couple. GENERAL INFORMATION: Please list your full, legal names as they will appear on your marriage license: Bride’s Name ___________________________________ Address _________________________________________ Home phone _________________________ Work phone __________________________ ________________________________________________ Cell phone ___________________________ What you like to be called: __________________________ e-mail _______________________________ Groom’s Name___________________________________ Home phone _________________________ Address _________________________________________ Work phone __________________________ ________________________________________________ Cell phone ___________________________ What you like to be called: __________________________ e-mail _______________________________ Address of your wedding website (if you have one): _______________________________________________ ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Wedding Date: _________________________ Location: ___________________________________ Wedding Time: _________________________ Contact Person _______________________________ Rehearsal Date: ________________________ Phone: ______________________________________ Rehearsal Time: ________________________ Estimated no. of guests: ________________________ Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire Wedding Party: Maid/Matron of Honor: Best Man: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Bridesmaids: Groomsmen: ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ Flower Girl(s): ___________________________ Ring Bearer(s): ___________________________ Other Ceremony Participants (readers, etc.): ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ ________________________________________ How did you meet? _________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ Describe your relationship with your partner: Bride: __________________________________ Groom:__________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ What qualities do you most appreciate, admire and love about your partner? Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ What made you decide to get married at this time? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ What does the commitment of marriage mean to you? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ What are your greatest strengths as a couple? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ How did your relationship develop into what it is today? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ How does your partner make you feel loved? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ How has your partner made you a better person? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Planning Your Wedding Ceremony Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire How do you envision your ceremony? __________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________________ How long do you want your ceremony to last? _________ What tone do you want for your ceremony, check all that apply: Intimate Ceremonial Minimal Sacred Warm Solemn Lighthearted Other (please describe) _________________________ ______________________________________________ Do you want a spiritual, religious, humanist or personal ceremony (or combination)? __________________________________________________________________________________ Which of the following words are you comfortable with – check all that apply: God Spirit Divine Lord None of these. Other: __________________________________________________________________________ Are there any elements of ritual or traditions that you know you want to include? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Are there any rituals or traditions that you know you do not want to include? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ What would you like your ceremony to convey to your guests? _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________ Do you want your ceremony to include or honor/mention any family members or friends? If so, whom? _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________ ____________________ Will you write your own vows? _____________________________________________________________________________________ __________ If there are any touching, funny or revealing stories about the two of you that you think might be helpful to me in getting to know you and making your ceremony uniquely yours please feel free to write/type them out on the back of one of these sheets or on a separate page. Your Backgrounds and Families What are your religious/cultural / ethnic family backgrounds? How were you raised? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: _________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ What is your current religious/spiritual choice? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: _________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire Are you close to your family? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Which of your parents, step-parents, grandparents, brothers, sisters and other important family members will be at your wedding? Please include their names & relationship to you. Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Are there any sensitive issues between the two of you with regards to the ceremony? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Are there any sensitive issues involving your families with regards to the ceremony? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Please answer the following questions if either of your have children from this or prior relationships: Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404 Wedding Interview Questionnaire If there are children from this or prior relationships please list their names and ages: Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Together: _______________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Would you like your children to be included in the ceremony, and if so, how do you envision that? Bride: __________________________________ Groom: __________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Please tell me a little about your children and how they enhance your lives and your relationship: Bride: __________________________________ Groom:__________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ _______________________________________ ________________________________________ Rev. Pamela Bowles 571-338-8551 pamela@heartstarceremonies.com PO Box 8142, Fredericksburg, VA 22404
