What Wedding Ceremony Readings can I choose for an Independent Ceremony? As a celebrant couples often ask my advice on wedding ceremony readings to include in their independent wedding ceremony. The traditional prayers of the faithful are now being replaced with lyrics from favourite songs, extracts from childhood stories, quotes from the big screen, and Read More
Irish Wedding – Weekend at Bernie’s
September last year I had the pleasure of writing a ceremony for a family member for the first time. It was for my brother in law Rob and his Canadian wife Nancy. Nancy & Robert got married in Canada in March 2017. As only Rob’s mother Bernie was able to travel from Ireland, they decided Read More
Personalise your ceremony with wedding rituals
How many times have you sat through a wedding ceremony and felt like you had heard it all before? This unfortunately can be the way for many wedding ceremonies, standard wording and a standard script. The result is a feeling of deja vu everytime you attend one of these weddings. Have you sworn that you Read More
Eloping to Ireland
Eloping to Ireland – what to expect. Have you decided to elope but aren’t quite sure where to go? Then let me ask you, do you dream of a mystical wedding ceremony atop a cliff or hillside, surrounded by nature. Maybe an ancient castle is where you imagine saying your vows. Are you looking for Read More
Wedding traditions – Brilliantly bonkers traditions from around the globe
The wedding ceremony is an important tradition across generations and cultures. While the legal agreement to marriage is simply a contract, the ceremony is the public declaration of your love . Many cultures have their own wedding traditions and rituals. Sweet, tender traditions such as the veiling of the bride; funny traditions like placing the Read More
Happy Families…
Weddings are a big deal, and often the most excited people about the ceremony after the couple themselves, is the parents. Your child getting married is a huge thing for most and can be a day of mixed emotions. The Mum’s will often play hostess to their respective families. For the father of the bride, walking Read More
Irish up your day – old and new wedding customs…
Irish Wedding Traditions Do you dream of an Irish wedding but due to current travel restrictions, cannot make it to Ireland? Or maybe you want to bring in some old customs into your modern day wedding. There are plenty of ways to ensure your day is full of the charm and luck of the Irish Read More
Time Saving Wedding Tips for Busy Couples
TIME SAVING WEDDING TIPS Its gonna take…..time! Many couples, no matter what their budget, find that time is the one thing they need more of when planning their wedding. It is hard to find a minute in the day let alone the time it takes to plan such a big event. There are hundreds of Read More
Picture Perfect
Scenario: You’re getting married, the budget is tight and you are trying to save a few quid. Your pal is or knows an avid photographer who will do your wedding photography for free/next to nothing for the experience/for their portfolio etc…. STOP!!!! Unless you are absolutely, 100% sure that your pal or their pal is Read More