The story of your relationship, from first encounter to the moment you both say ‘I do’ is an important part of your ceremony, and there are lots of different ways of telling it. Earlier this year, at Sophie and Neal’s wedding in the Royal Botanic Garden one of their friends, Jamie Hall, came up with a really … Continue Reading
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I find that many couples now want to speak their vows directly to one another rather than repeat them after me, which I think is great, and the ultimate expression of what you are doing on the day. You can write them by hand of course, which is more personal, but if you want to … Continue Reading
When couples tell their stories, the proposal is usually a highlight, and that was very much the case for Louise and Chazz. They had their own versions, of course, and that was what made it so good. Louise remembers how she waited a whole year and seventeen days for Chazz to say he loved her, (but … Continue Reading
Sometimes even before I meet a couple, I get a sense that they’re going to be a lot of fun to work with, and so it was with Becka and Alex. Back in March, they sent me an email that said, “Hiya, We saw you in action at Kate and Mark’s wedding out of town by a lake … Continue Reading
Some couples just look perfect together: at least that was what I remember from my first meeting with Jim and Lorraine earlier this year. They’d started out as neighbours, who passed on the stair, said hello, and got on with their busy lives, but gradually other people began to notice an attraction growing. One such … Continue Reading
Billy and Janice got in touch with me in June to ask if I could conduct their wedding in August. They don’t hang about, this pair! As Billy wrote in his homework, “Janice and I met on a cruise to Svalbard. We would meet on deck and talk. I remember at times thinking I wish … Continue Reading
Your help and advice was invaluable. You really instilled in us the importance of the words and that the sentiments of ceremony should reflect us and no one else.
As part of the homework I give couples as part of the process of creating their ceremony, I ask them to write down 10 things about one another that made them not just fall in love, but want to marry, and spend the rest of their lives together.Over the years, I’ve had lots of wonderful answers, but … Continue Reading
The Signet Library is one of Edinburgh’s most elegant wedding venues. Like the library in the Old Quad of the University of Edinburgh, it was partly designed by William Playfair, and its upstairs gallery was described by George IV as the most beautiful room he’d ever seen. I’ve only once conducted a wedding there, so … Continue Reading