12 Days of Christmas – Your Sustainable Wedding Inspiration

12 DAYS OF CHRISTMAS - YOUR GUIDE TO SUSTAINABLE WEDDINGS

A Christmas wedding offers the perfect blend of festivity, romance, and wintery charm.  But planning a December wedding in the UK means embracing the unpredictability of the weather.  Whether you’re opting for a cosy indoor celebration or a magical outdoor ceremony, this 12 Days of Christmas guide is packed with sustainable ideas to inspire your special day …

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Why Celebrants Should Enter Industry Awards

most unique celebrant and quirkiest of them all

Here’s why celebrants should enter industry awards! Have you ever thought about entering a wedding industry award but brushed it off, thinking, Nah, that’s not for me?  Or maybe you’ve secretly fancied the idea but wondered if it’s really worth the effort or been stopped by those nagging self doubts, am I worth it? (Gotta love …

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4 Heartfelt Christmas Ceremony Rituals

4 Heartfelt Christmas Rituals for Every Ceremony – A Festive Twist for Weddings, Namings, and Farewells

A Festive Twist for Weddings, Namings, and Farewells. It’s rapidly approaching! Christmas is around the corner so I thought this was an excellent time to offer you My Top Celebrant Tips for Christmas Ceremonies. Christmas is traditionally a time brimming with warmth, nostalgia, and moments of joy, perfect ingredients to bring to ceremonies that celebrate …

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As Seen On TV

The script and the programme logo

With Don’t tell the Bride starting again on the 16th September and Celebrants once again playing their part in realising dreams and reality, I thought it was time for a reminder of the last time I was on the telly box, on ITV’s Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway! Cast your mind back to February …

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IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY…

Welcome to the Wedding of ...

If you go down to the woods today, you’ll be sure of a big surprise… Denise and Pete from @bandrdining finally got hitched…it’s been many years in the making, but…wow, was it worth the wait!!! We first met back in 2018, I reckon at a wedding fair in Suffolk. We were set up next to …

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THE WILD & WACKY WORLD OF ‘NOT AS IT SEEMS’

Fluffy the Hamster OOS

When you get an email out of the blue from a trainee producer at the National Film and Television School (NFTS) asking if you’d like to be a part of a tv pilot called Not As It Seems, what you gonna say….well… YES… of course! Chloe approached me saying the production was looking for a …

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AN ADORABLE ESSEX WOODLAND WEDDING

The best wedding yet

  ‘The best wedding yet, a wedding that no one will ever forget!!’ (And I don’t think anyone will !) An adorable Essex woodland wedding location: The captivating woodland ceremony space at Captains Wood Barn The Theme:  The Scarecrows’ Wedding by Julia Donaldson meets Taskmaster meets Frozen. The Brief:  Child friendly, inclusive, celebratory and a …

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A Summer Solstice Handfasting

A Summer Solstice sunset handfasting

The sun moves across the midsummer sky  Dipping by degrees over the far horizon Its golden rays casting shadows through the trees As two lovers forged their union…  A Summer Solstice Sunset Handfasting A Summer solstice sunset handfasting watched over by the Oak King and the Holly King as they  prepared to duel for supremacy over …

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A 5 Point Guide To a Stress Less Wedding (and other) Ceremonies 

Turquoise background with gypsophilia silver ribbon and silver writing say i do to stress less weddings

Stress Less Wedding(and other) Ceremonies 5-point guide to creating a stress free wedding day As far as I can tell, there is no such thing as a stress-free ceremony!  There will always be some little niggle that can cause a sleepless night or two in the lead up to any event, and these are multiplied …

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