Eastlife Spring 2020

Weddings
Celebrant
Ceremonies
Written by Katrina Otter | www.katrinaotterweddings.co.uk
After the incredible summer of 2018, it’s no surprise that outdoor
weddings are becoming increasingly popular. What could be
more romantic than saying your vows in a beautiful garden, wild
meadow or an ancient woodland? And even though legal and
religious ceremonies impose restrictions when it comes to the
great outdoors, the good news is that if you opt for a celebrantled
ceremony and the weather is favourable then all of this is
possible because then, you can not only hold your wedding
whenever and wherever you want to, you can also have a truly
personalised, unique and utterly individual wedding ceremony.
Now that’s the ultimate in romance for sure.
Wedding celebrants are increasingly popular with many couples
(100% of my weddings in 2019 were conducted by celebrants!)
and for good reason. Not only do celebrants work with you to
create a personal ceremony that’s yours and yours alone, they
can also conduct wedding ceremonies at any time and in any
location…hence their rapid growth in popularity.
“Celebrants can’t legally marry you so if you
opt for this style of ceremony then you’ll still
need to attend a registry office to complete the
formal paperwork“
Celebrants can’t legally marry you so if you opt for this style
of ceremony then you’ll still need to attend a registry office to
complete the formal paperwork but after that, you can do what
you like. Celebrants conduct weddings in family gardens, at
stunning venues that do and don’t have civil licences and, most
frequently, in the great outdoors.
Rebecca Goddard Photography
Not only do you then get an unlimited choice of venue, you also
get a ceremony that will be completely unlike any other. Your
celebrant will work with you to create your ceremony – you can
include (or exclude) any religious or symbolic elements that you
like, you can choose any music that you like and in short, you
can do anything that you like! Your celebrant will write a script for
your ceremony that speaks to you and, most importantly, says
everything about your marriage that you want to say.
And this right here, this option to say what’s in your heart and
what’s important to you in a setting and time of your own
choosing is why we’re seeing such a significant change in the
way couples now say ‘I do’.
Katrina Otter is a Cambridgeshire based wedding planner and
event organiser with over 10 years experience. Find out how she
could help you plan your wedding day at
www.katrinaotterweddings.co.uk
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