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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Location, Location, Location.

ALTERNATIVE FUNERAL

Planning a funeral or a memorial? Wondering how you can best honour your loved one as you say your farewells? Let’s start with the location of your ceremony first with… 3 Alternative Locations… More than ever the choice of location for your ceremony is proving to be an integral part of your decision making. We …

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AN 8 POINT GUIDE ON HOW TO BE THE PERFECT WEDDING GUEST

THE PERFECT WEDDING GUEST AT A CELEBRANT LED CEREMONY

I probably spend way too much time in wedding chat groups on Facebook, because there are a lot of people bringing up issues in relation to their family and friends that have been invited to their special day. A wedding day isn’t cheap, even when undertaken on a budget, so help your family members out …

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Celebrant OR Registrar?

Celebrant OR Registrar

Should we even be having this conversation or debate in 2024?  Perhaps not, but this is an issue that keeps raising its head for so many couples. Every week on wedding forums I see the questions being asked… Celebrant or Registrar…or both? What is the difference? Which is better?  What should we do? Can a …

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