After all the flowers, caterers, favors, videographers, expensive gowns and decorations, what does today’s wedding really mean to the bride and groom or to the guests? Are weddings just a big party? Many young couples want their weddings outside of conventional settings or just outside. Can there still be mystery, a spiritual bonding, a sense of the miraculous? My guest Paul Mayer has officiated at hundreds of weddings and has found a way to bring back the transformational meaning traditional cultures saw in weddings. Mayer’s wedding ministry came to him after over half a century of leadership
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