Freedom to celebrate your wedding in your own way
What’s included?
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A friendly, no-cost opportunity to explore what you are looking for and what I could offer to help your day be just how you’d like it.
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It’s so important for the day to be about you as a couple and your unique personalities and interests. The questionnaire helps me capture your wishes for the day and details that will create a personal and meaningful celebration of your love.
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We’ll meet in person to get to know each other a little better, and for me to really understand and appreciate your vision for the day, and support with ideas.
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such as handfasting or other creative elements of the ceremony if you would like them. Some people have definite ideas of what they do and do not want included, and some people like to hear about creative options. I’ll be led by you and help you choose suitable creative elements for a unique, joyful, and memorable celebration of your love with your friends and family. We are only limited by time and safety; the rest is open to our imaginations.
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I will create a personalised plan and ceremony script reflecting your vision and wishes. I’ll deliver the ceremony in a location chosen by you. This might be a wedding venue or a boat, garden, barn, lovely woodland grounds…the choice is yours!
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I will design a beautiful presentation copy of the ceremony script as a keepsake.
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My fee is £650.00. Travel expenses will be applied for distances over 40 miles. Half of the fee is due on booking and is non-refundable if you decide to cancel. The remaining balance would be payable 1 calendar month before the ceremony on agreement of the script.
“We would celebrate our wedding by Emma again if we could! Emma delivered a beautiful bespoke ceremony for us to celebrate our marriage with friends and family following our legal registry office wedding”.
The legal part of weddings:
What are the legal requirements for marriage?
Currently in the UK, marriages need to be legally solemnised by a registrar. Before a celebrant -led ceremony, you woud therefore need to complete the legal aspects of marriage with a registrar.
How to complete the legalities:
The easiest and most cost-effective way to complete legalities is to book a ‘2+2’ marriage at the Register Office a week before your personalised celebrant-led ceremony. It is worth booking a good time in advance. Locally, the cost of this is about £81 to £85. I’d advise calling the local registry office and asking for the costing of a ‘2+2’ marriage. This involves you as a couple with two chosen guests as witnesses.
Freedom to choose:
Once the legal aspects are completed, you are free to have your personalised, celebrant-led ceremony with all your guests in your chosen location and in the way that suits you in every aspect.