27/03/2023
π€© CELEBRANT V's REGISTRAR πΆ
So exactly what do Celebrants do and how does the service differ from a Registrar? ...
This is a question I get asked all the time from couples when I meet them.
I would love to tell you more about this in person but in the meantime here are a few sneaky peeks.
π There are NO restrictions in a Celebrant ceremony! ANY music, ANY readings, inclusion of ANY spiritual, cultural, or religious beliefs if you are a couple of different faiths. ANYTHING goes!
You can show off your true colours π
π You will build a long term relationship with your Celebrant (anywhere between 6 months to 2 years typically), which means that on you big day you will be COMPLETELY relaxed, comfortable and deliriously excited for your ceremony! You will meet a Registrar on the day of your wedding 15 minutes before getting married! Enough said!
π As your Celebrant, I will brainstorm and help plan your ceremony, bringing bags of energy & ideas to make your day wonderful. I write your ceremony from scratch based on our meetings, making it highly personal, unique, emotional, funny, and whatever else you would love it to be! A Registrar will offer you a standard script with a few options you can select from that everyone says and is over in 20 minutes (sometimes less).
π Your ceremony could include lots of meaningful rituals; perhaps a Handfasting Ceremony - where your hands are bound together in unity with cords or ribbons representing the foundations of your marriage. Other rituals you could involve are candle lighting, cocktail making, sand blending, planting a tree or seeds, sealing a memory box to open on an Anniversary, making tea together, wine blending ... the options are endless!!! Or how about getting your guests to sing along to a favourite song? Sweeeet Caroline ... dah .. dah ... dah
π As your Celebrant I am available for a rehearsal and to ensure any last minute hitches are smoothed over. On your day I will welcome your family and friends (very likely some of them by name) and will be your ultimate Hype woman to get the party started! A Registrar won't have a clue who Uncle Paul or Aunty Flo are!
Round 2 will be tomorrow!
Gloves on π₯