RME P2- The Christian Wedding Ceremony

Hi Primary 2

Last week we looked at Christian  Weddings and thought about the important people in the wedding party. Today we are going to continue with weddings and are going to be learning about the christian Wedding Ceremony. You might remember a few things from last week when you talked to someone in your house about weddings.

Step 1:- Watch the following video clip.  It is the Wedding of Prince William and Princess Catherine.  You will see what happens inside the church.

Step 2:- What did you see happening in the ceremony? Talk to someone in your house about it.

• Bride and her father who gives her away arrive at the church in eg a fancy car or horse and carriage.
•  Traditionally the Organist plays “Here comes the bride.” Dad walks his daughter down the aisle.
• Groom and Best man wait at the front and the minister stands in front of them.
• The guests sit in the pews and usually the bridesmaids come down the aisle in front of the bride.
• There are prayers hymns, blessings and the minister performs the wedding ceremony.
• The bride and groom exchange rings and make vows to each other saying that they will love and honour each other for the rest of their lives.
• They are announced husband and wife and the groom then kisses the bride.
• They sign the Register to make it legal with 2 witnesses.
• They leave the church and people take pictures of them and throw confetti.

Step 3:- Look at the following worksheet.  It has a picture of a bride and groom that you can colour in. It asks you to write 3 things you remember that happened in the church ceremony.  Remember to write in a sentence, that starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop. If you aren’t printing this sheet then you can draw the bride and groom and write your sentences under the picture.

The Christian Wedding Ceremony sheet – P2