A sand-blending ceremony, or unity sand ceremony, emerged as a new wedding ritual in the 1980s as a variant of the poplar unity candle ceremony. Today, the sand-blending ceremony is particularly popular when the couple want children to be involved in the wedding ceremony
Read MoreHere are 3 lovely reviews from my first three weddings of the year.
Read MoreIf you are looking for an epic love story to read or to gift, I recommend A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara. It is not for the feint-hearted. It is both compelling & devastating to read. At times I never wanted to put it down, at others I daren’t pick it up to read on. It made me cry on more than one occasion. I couldn’t stop thinking about it for days after finishing it.
Read MoreI love live music at a wedding & I am definitely looking forward to enjoying live musical performances once again. As wedding bookings are picking up again, today’s blog post is to honour all the amazing musicians out there who haven’t been able to perform for such a long time.
Read MoreProbably the most requested wedding first dance song in the last 30 years is “(Everything I do) I do it for you” by Bryan Adams. It still holds the UK record for the longest uninterrupted period at No1 in the charts (16 weeks). It was released to accompany the film Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves in 1991. But what was the true love story?
Read MoreWhatever your love story, I can turn it into a beautiful and meaningful wedding ceremony. With some lines from an extract of the poem “Go to the Limits of Your Longing” by Rainer Maria Rilke, we explore what is love.
Read MoreEvery celebrant-led ceremony is a personal creation, written uniquely for the couple & their love story. At some point, however, we will always get to “the kiss”. I give the couple a range of choices over the words I will use at this point. Traditionally “You may now kiss the bride” is used & is still very popular, but there are also many other variations.
Read MoreYour wedding day can feel that it is going so fast that couples often plan in “slow-down & just be” time. Moments they can just enjoy each other’s company & the day they have created for themselves, their family & friends. So consider a musical interlude.
Read MoreFinding the right words to express your intimate feelings to you partner can difficult. Saying them as part of your beautiful bespoke wedding ceremony can be even harder. I work with couples on their vows & give whatever help & support they request and need.
Read MoreWhether your wedding is due to be an intimate event or a “big do”, the chances are you will have a beautiful selection of flowers that represent your romantic love. What will you choose?
Read MoreWant a beautiful love poem for your wedding? What about “Smile On My Mind” by Luke O. Meyers.
Read MoreA great ceremony, like any great story or novel has a distinct beginning, middle & end, taking the participants & guests on a wonderful emotional journey. One unique way to end a wedding ceremony is for the happy couple to create a time capsule.
Read MoreA popular symbolic unity ritual within a modern celebrant-led ceremony is the rose or flower ceremony. It involves the couple distributing single roses to a specific number of guests at their wedding who then combine them to form a central bouquet. It is a wonderful way to finish a wedding ceremony where flowers are already featuring strongly as in the bridal bouquet, bridal headwear, button holes, venue and wedding arch decoration.
Read MoreA sand-blending ceremony, or unity sand ceremony, emerged as a new wedding ritual in the 1980s as a variant of the unity candle ceremony popular within the Catholic church. Today, the sand-blending ceremony is particularly popular when the couple want children to be involved in the wedding ceremony
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