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Wedding Celebrants Celebrate! Marriage Officers Officiate!
When people discuss wedding planning, they usually enquire about the venue, dress, number of guests and honeymoon plans! The ceremony itself is an afterthought, or likely not given a thought at all! It is seen as a box to tick before getting to the ‘good part’ of the day. Flowers and menus are chosen months, even years prior, and the ceremony style or choice of marriage officer comes behind the aesthetic details. Sound familiar? Until fairly recently wedding ceremonies followed a typical pattern, and were usually led by a religious minister according to the structures and traditions of their or...
Wedding vows are tradition, not law
Didya know that you don’t actually have to exchange wedding vows during your ceremony Gasp! Wedding vows are tradition, not law. But if you choose to include vows in your ceremony, and overwhelmingly my couples do, here are some things to think about. Some couples recite them word for word after me, the classic repeat-after-me format, and that is a perfectly valid, perfectly meaningful choice. Some couples write every word themselves. Some do a blend: a portion together, a portion personal. And some choose not to include spoken vows in their ceremony at all. There is no wrong answer here....
Wedding Music – here’s what you need to know.
Regardless of the size or style of your wedding, your choice of wedding music is an important layer in setting the tone and mood of the moment and wider celebration. Music is SO personal. It reminds us each individually and as a couple of moments and feelings and reflects our experiences and attitudes, and thus wedding music is usually chosen for its words, or the memories invoked and not just because of it's catchy tune! Ya know we like to keep things simple around here? As a reminder, this is how we roll. ,so let's break it down. When selecting...
Elope on Valentine’s Day – Love Out Loud
Hello there! Would you like to elope on Valentine's Day? If you're reading this it's a safe bet that you want to get married! Am I right...? Have you been planning, saving and waiting for-EVA to do so? Have you been Covid cancelled? Is your savings account just not reaching wedding target, is your gut telling you that a huge shindig is not your vibe? Or perhaps you have found your dream home to buy? Free yourself from the shackles of traditions which don't resonate, family pressure, fear of Covid cancellations (again, sigh…) and the financial burden of a big...