A Pride-themed commitment ceremony is a fantastic way to express your love for one another and some additional couple personality. There are so many different and exciting ways to make your special day a memorable one by adding elements that shimmer, put you on fire, and are even comfortable as long as it is possible for all the guests. A Pride themed event is a great way to share your journey together as a couple, whether large or small. Here are some ideas to help you create a commitment ceremony that showcases pride, diversity, and love.
Choosing a Meaningful Venue
Choosing the perfect venue is the foundation of your ceremony. Here are some ideas:
Outdoor Venue: Host an outdoor shower in a garden, beach or forest An arch of flowers in rainbow colours or colourful ribbons will introduce a hint of Pride-themed sophistication.
Community Landmarks: Hold your ceremony at LGBTQ+ community centres, Pride statues or other spaces where members of the community can come together to represent its resilience.
Art galleries or other unique indoor venues (theatre, historic sites) can add a splash of sophistication and creativity to your day.
Then consider making it special, for example incorporating places that have meaning in your relationship and the location where y0u first met, or a venue connected to you as a couple.
Pride-full Invitations
Invitations are a great way to set the tone for your celebration with colour and creativity. Ideas include:
Rainbow Aesthetic: Rainbow invites will have your guests drooling, roll out the vibrant hues to make for stunningly colourful invites. You might want to think about holographic effects for a small approach.
Individualised Artwork: Wider choice to get an artist to create specific artwork qualities which portrait you and your spouse story (extra about this on a while back column).
For Nature Lovers: Recycled paper or going the digital way Include small elements like a graphic of pride flag or messaging that is inclusive.
Insert a note about what the Pride theme means to you and why your guests should join in celebrating diversity.
Attire with Pride
Your clothing can be a means of individual expression and solidarity. Some options include:
Rainbow Accessories: Ties, pocket squares, scarves or shoes will do the trick.
Tailored Suits & Dresses: Choose outfits that mix traditional silhouettes with classic Pride colours or patterns.
Clothing That Matches Identity (The Breaking of Gender): Gender-fluid fashion is clothing associated with one gender that can be worn by the other.
Coordinated Outfits: Wearing corresponding outfits with your partner compliment each other in a matching colour choice but are still creative in design.
Invite your guests to dress in rainbow-inspired fashion or wear accessories that fit the theme.
Ceremony Décor that Dazzles
Add decorations that have a love vibe as well as an inclusive aspect to your ceremony:
Rainbow Floral Compositions: Use different vivid flowers (roses, tulips or hydrangeas) and make a rainbow style cascade design.
Backdrops You Have to Custom Make: Think bright streamers, Pride flags or LED lights for the perfect photo backdrop.
Table centrepieces: these can be Pride symbols, such as candles in rainbow holders, tiny flags or a colourful table runner.
Uplifting Quote Signs: Create signs of love and equality to uplift the atmosphere with some great quotes
Fragments of your shared history, be it travel souvenirs, photos or artefacts could also be integrated into the décor.
Including Symbolistic Ritual Components
Incorporate meaningful rituals that represent your commitment:
Unity Ceremony: Pour different coloured sands into one vessel or light a series of candles in rainbow order to show your bond
Custom Vows: Craft meaningful and memorable vows based on your journey together that are centred around bigger values like acceptance and love.
Include a handfasting ceremony with rainbow ribbons to symbolise unity and diversity.
Think about having friends read blessings or readings that fit with your values and beliefs.
Cultural Colour with a Side of Entertainment
Add memorability to your day with some fun, engaging and wholesome entertainment:
Drag Performances: Hire a local drag performer to spice up your ceremony or reception.
Pride Playlist: Create a playlist of LGBTQ+ tunes and tracks that resonate for you.
Action Ideas: Have a Pride photo booth with items such as rainbow wigs, flags, and fun signs.
Speeches for everyone: If you have close friends or family members, let them speak about love and inclusivity.
Bring your guests some entertainment that can help them celebrate the LGBTQ+ culture and make your day memorable.
Pride Themed Food and Drinks
To impress your guests with a colourful and tasteful menu —
Rainbow Cakes: A rainbow cake or cupcakes with several layers and slightly edible glitter, welcoming followers to decorate them in Pride style.
Colourful Cocktails: Create themed cocktails with bright colours like Rainbow margaritas or colourful mocktails.
Diverse menú: Make sure to accommodate for dietary preference and restrictions to make people feel included.
Personalised Cookies, Chocolates or Treats: Make it extra special and customise cookies, chocolates or other treats with your names/numbers or a Pride symbol.
Food is a wonderful medium of creativity that helps in the gathering of celebration.
Party Favours with a Purpose
Meaningful Takeaways: Show appreciation to your guests
Rainbow Pins or Bracelets: The little gifts that guests can proudly wear home.
Rememberable Gifts: Literally anything that is personalised, candles with engraving, photo frames, mini succulents in kool rainbow pots etc.
Donation Cards: Tell guests that a donation was made in their name to an LGBTQ+ charity.
Custom Flags or Fans: This fun yet functional gift is a great option if your ceremony is outdoors and makes for a lovely souvenir.
These small observances will ensure that your celebration leaves an impact.
Lens for the Soul
Make sure to hire a queer friendly photographer to document every moment of this. A few shot ideas to get you started:
Add some colour to your couple shoot with these smoke bombs available in a rainbow of colours.
Natural Shots: Snatch some candid shots of how you and your guests interact.
Symbolic Shots: It can be your rings, décor, or something representative of your love story as a couple.
Share your photos and help us spread the love.
End with a Bang
Leave them on a high with how you wrap up your ceremony:
Closure fireworks: finish the festival with a rainbow-themed fireworks show
Sky Lantern Release: Ask visitors to launch brightly coloured lanterns in a gesture toward hope and love.
Dance Party: Celebrate the evening with a dance to your jams.
A glorious conclusion that resonates with everyone.
Conclusion
A Pride-themed commitment ceremony is more than just a celebration of love; it stands for acceptance and everyone being who they are. Your day, and this one will pay homage to your love story while also setting the example for others — be it with extraordinary tangible gestures that are more conscious like wrapping your wedding favours in reuse-worthy cloth bundles of flowers or unique torn-up jute-style sacks full of reclaimed grains — or symbolic ones. A ceremony that celebrates love during Pride month highlights that truth of how universally timeless a life well-lived in search of love is.
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