Celebrant Blog

Your wedding ceremony is the heart of your day - the main event. It is not the 'boring bit' that needs to be endured before the party starts! During your wedding ceremony you will be exchanging personal vows, rings, hearing readings from your family and friends, and...

Engaged? What next? Yay! Many congratulations! So you've got a sparkly ring on your finger, you've started doing everything with your left hand (who knew pointing could be so much fun!) and you receive a flurry of congratulatory messages and cards from friends and...

Is a child-free wedding a good idea? A child-free wedding is such a divisive subject - to have or not to have children at your wedding. It can create chaos, cause family rifts and ruin friendships if not carefully navigated. Here are 5 things to consider carefully...

A garden wedding is becoming an increasingly popular option for home-loving, cost conscious couples. In this blog we explore how a garden wedding can work wonderfully well, and what factors to consider for your special day. As a wedding celebrant I have performed many...

Feeling those wedding day nerves? Every bride and groom is bound to feel wedding day nerves at some point as the tension builds and the big day looms ever closer. Friends and family inevitably (and unwittingly) add to those nerves as they ask questions and chatter...

One of the questions I get asked the most by couples making an enquiry about having a celebrant wedding ceremony is 'How does it work'? Specifically when it comes to the legalities of their marriage. Here's what I tell them: Separate the marriage from the wedding In...

What does a legal marriage ceremony entail? In order for your marriage to be recognised by law you will need to have a legal marriage ceremony. This can be officiated in a religious building (eg church) by an ordained minister, in a register office or at a licensed...

What is a wedding blessing? Firstly, a wedding blessing is a celebration of marriage. When a couple have had a legal marriage service with a registrar or ordained minister they have then completed the legal registration of their marriage. A wedding blessing is a...

Hampshire is a county filled with rolling hills, gorgeous greenery and idyllic rural beauty spots. What better county to get married in? There are literally hundreds of Hampshire wedding venues to choose from, whether you are looking to tie the knot in a beautiful...

Planning a wedding is exciting, exhilarating and fun. It can also be overwhelming, stressful and really confusing...especially if you haven't organised a wedding before! So why should you hire a wedding planner? After all, how hard can it be, right? Well... read on......