Getting legally married in Ireland You’ve gotten engaged. You’re full of excitement. You start looking at venues, bands, dresses. You pick your wedding party. And somewhere along the way you realise there is a process which needs to be completed in order to get legally married in Ireland. This often results in confusion, panic in Read More
Readings for Modern Wedding Ceremony
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
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
