Debate over the Green & Amber list of foreign travel destinations has got me thinking about honeymoons. For couples getting married this year, their honeymoon may be very different to what they had always dreamed of. So what is the origins of the “honeymoon” anyway? Is it a year to go back to its roots?
There are so many poems & passages from texts which can reflect the style, personality & love story of the couple in their wedding ceremony. Used either as extracts or as readings by friends or family, I will help you find the right words to make your wedding ceremony unique, personal & meaningful. This wonderful poem by Mari Nichols-Haining appeals to many couples.
Eva Cassidy has the most captivating voice & her acoustic covers are so beautiful & unique. Whether a couple are choosing a beautiful ballad to play as part of their wedding ceremony or as their “first dance” there are so many of her tracks worth considering for your playlist.
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage”. These words from Chinese philosopher Lao Tzu, may be over 2000 years old, but I think they’re still pretty relevant today. With a celebrant-led wedding, your love story is at the heart of the ceremony.
There is somebody for everyone in love & life. I also believe there is a suitable, appropriate & beautiful reading for every type of relationship to celebrate in the wedding ceremony. What about this poem about a marriage between equals.
In recognition of Beethoven’s 250th birthday this year, here are some music suggestions to accompany a wedding ceremony: the Bridal Party arrival, the Bride’s (or Groom’s) entrance, the interlude and then the exit.
If 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.
“Unchained Melody” is one of world’s most favourite long songs. It is the only song to have sold over a million copies by three separate artists in the U.K. But why is it called “unchained Melody” and who has recorded this love song much requested at a wedding?
Mother-in-law advice should rarely be ignored….especially when she is right. I decided to share this quote with you this morning in honour of my mother-in-law who is now 90 years young. She told my then fiancé & I these wise words of advice after telling her that we’d got engaged to be married.
I 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.
Many couples feel a bit nervous about having a reading or two at their wedding, thinking perhaps they don’t want some deep, philosophical or spiritual text read at their wedding ceremony. Here is a wonderful poem that can add warm humour to a wedding ceremony.
This beautiful passage from Phillip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy makes an excellent short reading at a wedding. t is a reminder that in real life, which sadly at some point will end, true love doesn’t have a happy ending because with true love there is no ending.
Probably 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?
Whatever 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.
In many cultures a wedding under an oak tree foretells strength & durability in the marriage & the couple will be blessed with wisdom. The mighty oak tree is probably the most venerated tree worldwide & throughout the ages.
Every great ceremony, like every great novel & love story, has a beginning, middle & end. The peak of emotion in the middle of a wedding ceremony is most frequently “the vows”.
