Why book a celebrant for your wedding day?
For many, the opportunity to marry where you want, when you want, how you want, saying what you want and involving who you want, is their dream ceremony. The opportunities and freedoms are now being embraced and are offered in Wales and England. With weddings being postponed due to the pandemic you may end up in a situation where your registrar is only available for a certain date or time to marry at you at the venue of your choice.
This may limit the dates you can get married but have you thought of collaborating with a Celebrant and designing your own exclusive ceremony? The legal “marriage” part, conducted by a Registrar, involves the formal process of signing a register and verbally confirming your commitment in front of two witnesses in a Registry Office. This take approximately 15 mins and costs around £50. This is the ‘marriage’ legally recognised, in a no-frills ceremony. You can now separate the legalities for the ‘marriage’ and the ‘wedding’ ceremony. The wedding ceremony itself, with all your guests, is the magical part. One that lasts, in the smiles and memories of those present, for years to come.
So if a date is not available for your registrars, get legally married at the registry office and then have the wedding ceremony with all your friends and family on a day that you will always remember.
Where can you have your Celebrant led wedding ceremony?
A Celebrant led wedding ceremony can take place anywhere (not the moon, just yet!) You may wish to have an outdoor wedding ceremony, on a beach, in a garden, in a forest, by a lake, in the grounds of a castle or stately home, on a golf course, in a sports stadium, in a vineyard, under a stretch tipi or in a marquee. Your preferred venue may be a ‘ special place’ to you where you would prefer to your ceremony, but it happens to be restricted by not being a licensed venue. A Celebrant-led ceremony will enable this ‘restriction’ to be lifted.
Will a Celebrant led wedding ceremony feel less real? Absolutely not!
Society is changing, views and values are changing. Milestones are still important and are still celebrated. There is simply more choice, ideas and opportunities for ceremonies today.
Celebrant-led ceremonies are becoming increasingly popular, including naming, civil-partnerships and vow renewals. Often, once someone has experienced a Celebrant-led ceremony, they are impressed with the personalised essence, tone and content of the ceremony. They become ‘converted’ or ‘aware’ of Celebrant led ceremonies for the first time and are ‘open’ to experiencing or having Celebrant-led ceremonies.
For more information on a Celebrant wedding please take a look at DMG ceremonies where Donna can provide you with all the information you may need plus can also take a look at other Celebrants in your area in The Celebrant Directory.
