Weddings

Love; what a powerful and all encompassing emotion. It can lift our spirits till they soar, it can create wonders never dreamed of. It can illuminate the darkest hours and can colour the bleakest moments. It can make us blind to hatred, it can make us deaf to discrimination, it can in fact, create perfection for those lucky enough to find it, to accept it and to celebrate it.

Love is not beige, love doesn’t simply fit in, love doesn’t conform. Love is believing, love is understanding, and love is being.

Love takes us to new places our hearts have never been. Love encourages serendipity, and love defies convention.

Love is knowing and love is strong. Love is warmth and love is tender. Love is understanding and love is deliberate. When two people discover this kind of deep, engulfing love and that those feelings are shared with each other, there is an explosion of exhilaration, that can never be underestimated. It has the power to diminish discrimination, it has the authenticity to wipe out inequality and it has the capacity to change minds and hearts forever.

We should never take love lightly, or for granted. Love is there to provide for us, to nurture us and to protect us. Love is simply the perfect gift. A pleasure to both give and receive, very hard to find the real thing, lots of knock offs out there, but delivers so much excitement when you eventually find it, and there is no price too high to pay for the thrill that accompanies true love.

Your wedding day should be as special as the love that brought you to this point. It should reflect your feelings; it should reflect your heart and your soul. It should simply reflect who you both are and allow the love you have for each other to shine through, to be the star of your show, and that is the ceremony I will deliver for you.

So Now What Do We Need To Do?

So, you have decided to get married, but what do you need to do next? We get together for a chat and a get to know each other session, at this point you are under no obligation at all. If you then decide that we are a good fit for each other and you want to go ahead, then we get the legal paperwork out of the way. This is called the Notice of Intended Marriage, or NOIM. You will each need to provide an original birth certificate or passport for proof of identity and proof of final divorce if one or both of you have been married previously. Once this is done, there are two time frames to consider, you will need to wait one month before you can marry, other than under exceptional circumstances, and you will need to hold the wedding ceremony within 18 months. Once this is done and dusted, it's time for the fun stuff, planning your amazing day together. I'm here to give you both as much, or as little, help and guidance as you need with things like writing vows, but it is your day, so you decide.