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"Deciding which parts of each faith to bring out in the ceremony made planning easier and more meaningful," said the bride.
First they decided which parts of each faith to bring out in the ceremony. "It made the planning easier and more meaningful," Stacia said. "And once you get to know your partner's religion a little bit, you'll be amazed at how many overlaps between the faiths there are." They also found that when it came to incorporating elements from two faiths, it was much less about compromise and more about creativity than one might think -- that is, they didn't worry about which parts of each traditional ceremony they'd have to exclude. Instead, they opened their minds to every option from either one. In the end, Stacia and Jason created a program that included everything from a Catholic declaration of intention and vows to a Jewish exchange of rings to an Apache wedding poem -- all said under a huppah (Jewish wedding canopy) made of flowing tulle and draped in fresh ivy.