Non religious wedding

Q: I consider myself a very spiritual person, and have always been solid on having my ceremony in a church under god. My other half is not quite as spiritual and I don't want to force him to join anything he is not in full belief of. He does agree on a wedding ceremony, however he does not want to feel pressured to become an active member of any religious community. Is there any good compromise for this particular situation?

A: I know you're very religious, but you're right...you can't impose your religious beliefs on anyone - not even your fiancé. I think I have the perfect happy medium for you. I would suggest that you hire a wedding officiant to provide a customized ceremony for you. This will give you a chance to choose the tone of the ceremony as well as exactly what will be said. You can select specific readings that are important to you, as well as writing your own vows, etc. You can completely customize the ceremony to include aspects of a wedding that are important to both of you, rather than fighting over whose way is the better way. The other great thing about hiring a wedding officiant is that you can actually get married in the place of your choice - indoors, outdoors, doesn't matter.