I spend months, sometimes years, getting to know the clients I work with. I learn all about you as individuals and how you work as a couple. I love hearing all about your quirks, how you met, the proposal, your journey so far and your plans for the future. In addition, I will ask you what drives you potty about each other, nicknames, and other questions that will give me a real sense of your personalities. When I have all the information I need, I weave it all together and bring your words to life in a bespoke ceremony script. Before I write this, I will have a good understanding of the type of wedding you would like and can tailor the script to be more romantic, funny, nostalgic or a mixture. My style tends to be warm and fuzzy, full of romance and happy tears with just the right amount of gentle humor.<\/p>\n
My main hope is that couples will start to see that the ceremony is the main part of their day. It is where the party starts and doesn\u2019t have to be a quick, 10-minute generic ceremony that you don\u2019t really remember. You are about to make your lifelong promises to each other, or for a vow renewal you will be about to reaffirm your love for one another. This is one of, if not, the most important day of your life and it deserves special attention from a professional Celebrant, right?<\/p>\n
In having a Celebrant-led ceremony, you will still need to do the legal paperwork at the registry office. My couples view this as just getting the paperwork out the way. When signing your paperwork, you do not need to exchange your vows or your rings. You don\u2019t need to wear your wedding clothes or have any readings, poetry or other symbolic elements. You can save all that for your beautiful wedding ceremony with me. To just do the legal paperwork costs around \u00a350, plus your notice of marriage, which is \u00a335 each. So, it costs around \u00a3120 – \u00a3130 total with certificate. Signing the legal paperwork separately then means you are free to choose when, where and how you have the wedding of your dreams.<\/p>\n
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Susan tells us<\/strong> \u2013 \u201cI know that there is\u00a0masses to look at on\u00a0Pinterest<\/strong>\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0social\u00a0media<\/a> <\/strong>and you can\u00a0all too\u00a0easily get side-lined by what everyone else thinks you should have, but don\u2019t lose sight of the most\u00a0important\u00a0part of your day \u2013 the treasured words you will say to your loved one on your most special day \u2013 the most significant words you will ever exchange.\u00a0So\u00a0many couples think that\u00a0they\u00a0have no choice or say over the content of their ceremony, believing that it\u2019s a straight choice between church and registrar. This isn\u2019t the case.<\/p>\n When you spend so much time and money making every little detail perfect,\u00a0– the flowers, the dress, the cake, the photos –\u00a0ensuring it reflects who you really are as\u00a0a\u00a0couple, then shouldn\u2019t your vows get the same treatment?<\/p>\n As a celebrant I will spend time with you, get to know you (and you me) and carefully create a unique ceremony that really fits you and your personalities.\u00a0\u00a0Your ceremony can be held wherever, whenever, whatever time. – limited only by your imagination.\u00a0You can choose every single aspect of the ceremony, including whether to weave in some special and beautiful symbolic elements such as a hand-fasting or Loving Cup.\u00a0Isn\u2019t this how it should be?<\/p>\n Until the law changes, we celebrants cannot do the legal bit \u2013\u00a0but\u00a0we are working on this I promise.<\/p>\n So, take a little trip down to your local register office.\u00a0\u00a0You will need a couple of witnesses, choose a weekday, ask for a basic registration appointment, where you will exchange the legal vows (masses of them \u2013 47 words apiece!) sign on the dotted line. I can help you with this, so no panicking required. Save the personal vows, the rings and anything symbolic and beautiful that you would love to have on your wedding day for just that \u2013 your wedding day. Because all your guests see all this on your chosen date, as long as you don\u2019t tell them, then no-one will know.\u00a0 Dare to be different….if you want your pet dog to be the ring bearer, you can. If you want Ave Maria played as you walk down the aisle, you can. So much is possible.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/talhenbonthall.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/SFC-photo-300x200.jpg\")
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