Advice Please (Bret's Weddings)
I need some advice from my friends. Far and near. Young and old. I don’t care. I just appreciate your input. For many years I have been a Pastor and have a close relationship with a lot of people. For a long time I was a youth Pastor and a Pastor of a church that had many young people. As is customary (ha), these young people grow up, fall in love and want to get married. When that time comes I sometimes get a phone call saying (almost always similar): “Pastor Bret, we are getting married!! And we would LOVE you to perform our wedding ceremony.” I almost always say the same thing: “Wow! Congratulations. I am so excited for you. Let me check with my schedule, my wife and get back to you. But I am honored you would consider me to lead out on such an important day.” Most of the time I am able to accommodate people in their wedding plans as they are working months, if not a year ahead of time. Here’s where I need advice. Oftentimes the couple will ask me: “So, what