A-BE, Gloucester (2025)

05/02/2025

I’m so excited!!!

My new website is finally finished, take a little look, share the heck out of it and enjoy the read 🤣

I hope you like it ⭐️

www.a-be.co.uk

28/01/2025

TIPS FOR A BRIDES EMERGENCY KIT

🌸 HAIR DO 🌸
It’s pretty standard that a hair stylist will style your hair in the morning, then head off site. So I would suggest that you have extra hair spray/ hold products, clips, pins, hair elastics, and a back up hair style just incase the worst happens 🤷🏼‍♀️

🌸 TOUCH UPS 🌸
Make up is a key part of your beauty regime on the day, make sure you have a pouch filled with the necessities such as lipstick, lipgloss, bronzer & blusher.

🌸 FRESH AGAIN 🌸
For me, there was nothing more important than keeping the deodorant topped up! On your wedding day you go through so many emotions, you sweat, go clammy sometimes & depending on the size of your dress you might overheat!!

🌸 SPRITZ 🌸
Of course, we all want to keep the perfume topped up, after all, lots of brides wear a particular scent for their wedding day, so why wouldn’t you keep spritzing to smell beautiful on one of the biggest days of your life 🥰

🌸 OTHER BITS 🌸
In our emergency kits on the day, it’s a great option to add: sanitary products, cotton buds, baby wipes, tissues, glue for false eyelashes, handheld fan, spare knickers, mints, toothbrush & paste, moisturiser or oil body spray, vitamin c tablets for water to give you a boost, flat footwear for layer on & a cardigan to keep warm when the temperature drops!

I’m sure there is more you could take to be safe, but those are the basics I’d make sure to put have on the day 👍🏻

26/01/2025

Reviews are so important for a small business like mine, so whether you have hired me as your celebrant, or you were a guest who loved it, or if you are a supplier who has worked with me, take 2 minutes to leave a review… it means the world! 🌎

Thank you to everyone who I work with, I love nothing more 🥰

I will share this as a story including the link to my Google reviews 🙏🏻

14/01/2025

🌸 CREATE YOUR VIBE THROUGH MUSIC 🌸
There is no right or wrong when it comes to music, but let’s be honest, live music is so much more personal to you both. Whether you have a violinist playing an R&B song, or an acoustic guitarist making a heavy metal song slow it’s romantic, it’s real and it’s unique. Of course the option for pre recorded music is there and if a song means a lot to you and you don’t want it changed, don’t do it … but personally live music just adds that something special 😘

🌸WALK TO THE PACE OF YOUR SONG 🌸
When I say this, I say it with love … DO NOT RUN! Slow it down and enjoy the moment. When will you ever get to do this walk again? If you are linked arms with someone to come down the aisle, prep them too and practice a slow walk, but for my sanity please no step touching, it’s too robotic 🫣

🌸EYES UP NOT DOWN 🌸
Looking at the floor isn’t an option, when you walk down the aisle making eye contact with your guests is key. You will also want to see your future partners face and of course the obvious, the camera can’t see your beautiful face if your looking at the floor 🤷🏼‍♀️

🌸HOLDING YOUR BOUQUET🌸
Flower to flower or bush to bush are the two I say! Hold@your flowers down in front of your bits ladies. If it’s up high, you end up covering the detail of your dress and you haven’t spent a pretty penny to do that.

🌸SMILE YOUR ON CAMERA 🌸
Remember to smile, after all it’s one of the happiest days of your life. It’s easy to get overwhelmed and feel nervous but walking down the aisle it’s important to smile, after all your photos will last a lifetime and you want to remember how happy the big day was!

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13/01/2025

Someone tell me how on earth this wedding was a month ago!! I absolutely loved this ceremony, the vibe was FUN FUN and more FUN … plus sorry Steve but the best man got a few grilling too!

Now when you think wedding ceremony, people often assume it will be very serious and the congregation will be quiet … NOT in my ceremonies 🤷🏼‍♀️ we have fun, we immerse the congregation by captivating their attention, we take the vows and ring exchange seriously (until the groom looks at me and I have to remind them that I’m already married & they should be looking at their wife 😂) but overall, if you have a ceremony with myself, it’s not going to be dull for a minute! I promise you 😘

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09/01/2025

2025 brides, I am as excited as you about your upcoming big day 💍❤️ Let me help you find the best venue & suppliers to make your wedding dreams become a reality 💭

Maybe you’ve booked the suppliers but you haven’t got a clue what to do for the logistics on the day? Do you need an event coordinator to save the day?

Get in touch to speak with the wedding bestie you never knew you needed 😊

08/01/2025

I can’t believe it’s been 8 days since the last wedding of 2024. Hannah & David had such an elegant, bright & pink wedding day, it was the best way to do a NYE wedding, surrounded by the beauty of the orangery, the stylish chandelier in the ceremony room & the formal wear of their guests … simply beautiful 😍

If you want a wedding near the Cotswolds & like bright, airy and stylish, look no further than

I was so happy to end 2024 with this wedding, enjoying every second & of course I got to catch up with playing the ceremony with me 😊

Congratulations again, enjoy that well deserved honeymoon! 🌙

06/12/2024

Readings & Poems

A bit of advice, this is your time to get mums involved! Dads often walk us down the aisle so why not let mum get involved on the day and do a reading or a poem during the ceremony. I realise not everyone has their mum with us anymore but think about an auntie, sister, grandma or anyone of importance to you!

Nowadays a lot of my brides walk themselves down the aisle “girl power”!

Also let’s not forget that you don’t have to have any readings or poems if they have no meaning to you. There is no rule book when it comes to your ceremony, maybe you enjoy singing badly to the greatest hits or love songs of all time? Get the entire congregation singing along with you both just for fun 🙋🏼‍♀️ I’m all for it!

Photo of beautiful .louise.styles taken by venue

04/12/2024

This is what marrying your best friend looks like 😍

“Marry someone you can’t live without”
captured this beautiful moment of .and.moon after their ceremony, which shows how madly in love they are ❤️

30/11/2024

A classy wedding for Sarah & Adam in the heart of the Cotswolds last week … I am so proud of myself every time someone enquiries or books me, it’s a feeling like no other.

This is such a rewarding career and I love how flexible being a celebrant and planner can be! I get to work with couples who are truly excited for their wedding day & I get to be a part of it, thank you to every single person who considers and books Amy Butler Events.

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16/11/2024

It’s the end of National Celebrants week and with that in mind, I wanted to share a photo taken of me not long after I started my new career as a celebrant.

I knew I’d write wedding ceremonies because that’s what I’ve always known as a planner and coordinator, but I was never prepared for the influx of funerals that came my way at the beginning.

Covid was in full swing and I was back to back with services, it was a really hard but rewarding time, although it wasn’t nice seeing the crematorium filled with only a few members of the congregation due to restrictions, there was something so satisfying about giving a family the send off a loved one would have wanted.

I remember a few weeks in, I went to the golf course, took a seat on the bench and just staring out at the view for quite some time. I needed air, time to reset my mind & time to be thankful that my loved ones weren’t affected by awful covid.

It was in this moment that I realised how much I was passionate about what I do. Having the ability to celebrate love and life is incredible, I am proud of how I can celebrate the love a family have for someone who has passed away and instead of mourning their life bringing out the joy they brought to everyone around them. And on the flip side being able to go to a wedding the next day and celebrate the love in a room that two people have for one another with everyone around them sharing that joy.

A message to fellow celebrants out there … be proud of what we can achieve because marriage and death is one of the happiest and saddest times in this life and the fact we can navigate our own emotions through these events is incredible 👏🏻

14/11/2024

It’s National Celebrants week (well almost the end of it!)

Instead of telling you why celebrants are amazing (because you should already know that) I am sharing just a snippet of a few weddings I have worked at this year.

I am so beyond grateful for the wonderful couples who book me, I love working with you all and having a great relationship throughout the process. Always blessed to do a job I’m passionate about, it means the world.

So a huge THANK YOU to everyone who books me, works with me, supports me & loves celebrancy as much as I do, you are all incredible humans and this world is so beautiful with you all in it.

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01/11/2024

🎥 Photo booths 🎥

When you hear the word photo booth you automatically think of a big human box that you stand in, happy snapping at the screen in front of you with props … but it’s now 2024 and things are changing!

My lovely bride & groom decided to design their own comfy lounge style area where guests could take photos together with them, it was so stylish, so beautiful & very comfy! I felt like it was on the set of friends 😂

You don’t need to have a great big box taking up lots of room to have a fun photo experience, the options are endless and if you need help finding the right fit for you, get in touch!

27/10/2024

Well done to all of these wonderful celebrants in the final of the 2024! I’m so pleased to be alongside some wonderfully talented celebrants in the region 👏🏻

Good luck to everyone & fingers crossed!

26/10/2024

Hands up who loves Halloween? 🙋🏼‍♀️ our house are big lovers of this holiday, dressing up, decorations & fun days out.

But how many of you would have a Halloween themed wedding?! You don’t have to go scary or creepy, Halloween can be so elegant, just think with the burnt orange, black and gold colours and candlelight, it would be simply stunning! 😍

The display in this photo was on Weston Supermare pier, as you can see our son was into looking at the decorations 😂

If you need any seasonal wedding inspo ideas, get in touch to talk through design options.

23/10/2024

Have you recently got engaged & thinking about your wedding date? Here are my top tips when booking a date for your big day:

1️⃣ Bank holiday - it’s always a great time to have more time with loved ones over a longer weekend, but bare in mind your venue may charge more. Also worth looking into local events happening incase of guests travelling & heavy traffic.

2️⃣ Special dates - think if you want to have your wedding on the same day as someone’s birthday or wedding anniversary, how will it make you feel on the day? Would you want to get married on your engagement anniversary?

3️⃣ Are you superstitious? You may want to avoid Friday 13th, dates to avoid would be: 13 June 2025, 13 Feb, March & Nov 2026, 13 Aug 2027.

4️⃣ Do you want guests to be fully present during your day? Are there any sports fanatics? If so, avoid dates with major sporting events such as Olympics, Football matches, Wimbledon etc.

5️⃣ Check the local council events to avoid road closures and traffic jams. Is there a local pride celebration, carnival or running event that will delay your guests?

Just a few things to take into consideration, you can thank me later 🙏🏻

06/10/2024

An intimate wedding ceremony for Ambra & Giovanni yesterday at the beautiful

It was a relaxed vibe with plenty of love between these two, thankfully the sunshine came out so fast they headed outside for photos in the beautiful Cotswold gardens ☀️

05/10/2024

🥳 YAY 🥳

A great BIG thank you to those couples who have taken the time to vote for me, I am officially a finalist in The South West Wedding Awards 🙌🏻

These votes are based solely on couples scores & comments so I am over the moon to have such great support & appreciation for what I do 🩷

Im also pleased to be alongside my friends & in the final, well done ladies 🙌🏻

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