An independent celebrant can make your day personal to you and your partner in the place or venue that is special to you.
The legal aspect can be done earlier and is not necessary to make your day how you have dreamed it to be.
No. Your ceremony can be secular, atheist, religious, modern or traditional – combinations where you wish. The ceremony is yours to determine. A humanist ceremony does not allow anything religious within the ceremony, such as songs, hymns or prayers.
No.
For a celebrant led ceremony the legal registering of your marriage would be done separately. Guidance can be given with this element.
A wedding is split into two main parts. .
The legal and the ceremonial or traditional.
In england this would be
- In a church – signing of the church register (2 witnesses)
- At the civil registry office – signing of the civil register (2 witnesses)
- At a wedding venue – signing the civil register with a Registrar present (2 witnesses)
The legal aspect of the wedding ceremony is often substituted for the traditional elements many want and provides the focus of the ceremony rather than what its true meaning is.
There is also a legal requirement a civil wedding at a venue MUST be held under a permanent structure. This means that outdoor weddings are often with your guests in the sunshine and you under a canopy of some description.
The ceremonial or traditional elements are whatever you want.
This could be
- vows personal to you.
- wearing of traditional ceremonial regalia
- following certain ceremonial rituals
- donning a beautiful white gown
This is the symbolic part of a ceremony that is personal to you and your partner.
This is the essence of who you are as a couple and the start of your life together.
You can have anything that you feel would make your day special. You can do your own personal vows, have modern readings alongside traditional hymns. This is your ceremony.
Yes.
There are many different types of rituals that couples ask for. These can vary from religious in nature to pagan. Let me know what you are looking for.
Yes.
The service is bespoke.
The vows will be yours. The Ceremony will be yours.
It can include anything that you, as a couple, want to make it special and individual.
Your Ceremony. Your Way.
