LAKE OESCHINENSEE ELOPEMENT, SWITZERLAND OCTOBER 2024 Although a tiny country, Switzerland has everything a couple and their guests could wish for – stunning scenery, gastronomie and more activities than you can shake a stick at (or ski pole) – and it was here again that we held a beautiful private elopement ceremony for our lovers…
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Say ‘I Do’ in Style at your Destination Wedding or Elopement
With so many more couples choosing to start married life off with an adventure, visiting a totally different country, and deciding on combining their Wedding or Elopement with their honeymoon, let’s look at some of the questions couples often have asked, and some of their pain points when it comes to organising and planning this…
Leap Year Love: Is this still a thing?
Every four years, the calendar throws an extra day our way – February 29th. This “bonus” day has been associated with unique traditions, one of the most enduring and interesting to me, as a fairly strong “feminist” being the idea that women are “allowed” to propose marriage to men on this day. So instead of…
Crafting Inclusive Love Stories: The Art of Personalised Wedding Ceremonies
Working with a couple recently on their elopement got me thinking. As an independent celebrant I do feel I have a unique advantage—one that mean including religious content and the blending of faith and spiritual values into a ceremony is another way of “personalising” a couple’s ceremony. However, when discussing this with them, I do…
After the Celebrations: What your words mean to me!
What comes after the wedding ceremony and celebrations? As your celebrant, having worked closely with you, I share with you what your kind words mean to me in a blog about sharing reviews.
Exciting News for 2024 – A New Collaboration!
Guess what? I’m beyond thrilled to share some exciting news with you! I want you to picture this for me : epic elopements, intimate weddings, and jaw-dropping scenery – sounds like a dream, right? Well, I know it is about to get even more fantastic! As your go-to Wedding Celebrant, I’m all about crafting ceremonies…
6 Things to do after your Swiss Mountain Elopement!
Having just returned from some of the most stunning ceremonies and scenery in Europe, I have to say there is something so special in having your wedding or Elopement ceremony on a Swiss mountain top! It really is a stunningly beautiful and breathtaking backdrop to making those vows and promises to each other. …
Five Great Reasons to have a Winter Wedding!
Since becoming a Celebrant 12 years ago, it has been clear that “Wedding Season”, is no longer simply the months from May to September. Whether it is about choosing the right date, anniversary, venue availability or simply because you want to steer away from the crowds, I have noticed that Winter weddings have become…
A little Celebrant Blog – The First 12 Years!
It’s my 12th year as a Celebrant anniversary today!! Whoop Whoop!! 12 wonderful years of meeting couples, creating beautiful personal love stories, and doing lots of wonderful travelling too! I still experience the same excitement and enjoyment I felt at the beginning of my Celebrant career in 2011, and working with couples over the last…
Top 5 Tips when choosing your Wedding Celebrant!
The Long Barn Newton Valence was a wonderful choice for my couple, who decorated it perfectly to suit their natural style, using pink, cream and burgundy florals and green foliage. Weddings are probably at the top of the list amongst our happiest memories. They are a part of the journey we take in life, whether for…