WINTER WONDERLAND Meet the expert: Sara Price is an award-winning celebrant living in Cornwall and working throughout the South West. She conducts wedding ceremonies, including elopements and micro weddings and also naming ceremonies and funerals. What are the benefits of having a celebrant-led wedding during the winter months? Sara says: Most couples are looking for ways to make their wedding memorable. If you’re searching for something a little different for your day, have you considered setting a date during the winter months rather than the summer? It will automatically make your wedding stand out from the many summer celebrations that you’ve probably been invited to. Choosing a celebrant-led ceremony for your wedding will make it even more special, as every celebrant ceremony is written uniquely for each couple. Choosing a celebrant-led winter ceremony brings with it many more benefits. Most winter weddings are going to be indoors so think winter wonderlands, log fires, fairylights, silver baubles, candles, Christmas decorations and greenery. If you love the idea of having your big day in your family home, or a holiday home, in fact wherever you choose, especially if it is not a licensed premises, a celebrant can make that happen. Maybe you want to hold your ceremony out in the snow, surrounded by pine trees in a wood, or around a bonfire or firepit? Your chosen celebrant can make that work for you, too. Think about the music, readings, poems and rituals you could choose to include. If you love Christmas music, it can be included in your ceremony. If you want to include any part of the Xmas theme, this can be done. A toast with prosecco, or a cocktail ritual during the ceremony? It’s possible! When you find the right celebrant for you, talk to them about the ideas you have, and all the wonderful things you would like to include in your ceremony. If you don’t know what to include, ask your celebrant for ideas. We can make a million suggestions, but ultimately, it’s your wedding, and it’s our job to make sure your ceremony is exactly the way you want it to be. Sara Price Celebrant, 01209 831 430, www.sarapricecelebrant. co.uk; www.instagram.com/sarapricecelebrant; www.facebook.com/sarapricecelebrant COAST TO COAST Meet the experts: My Cornwall Wedding Registration and Celebratory services comprises a team of professional registrars helping to deliver a ceremony that’s tailored to each couple. The team says: With more than four hundred miles of coastline, Cornwall is a county of beauty and magic. It’s home not only to glorious beaches, but also castles, stately homes, vineyards, working farms, engine houses and there’s magical tales of folklore, smuggling, and romantic history. You could add a flavour of our beautiful county to your wedding celebrations; safe in the knowledge that a Cornish wedding does not have to cost the earth! Helo to reduce the environmental impact by choosing a venue that sources sustainable seasonal produce and uses local seasonal flowers, or introduce regional tipples sourced from local breweries or vineyards. What about fresh fish and shellfish sustainably caught in the Cornish clear waters? Or tempt your guests with the famous Cornish pasty, a clotted cream tea, or luxurious velvety Cornish ice cream. My Cornwall Wedding goes hand in hand with this magical county. We are the only wedding celebrants who can conduct legal civil weddings in Cornwall – why choose anyone else? Your wedding will be a partnership of your aspirations and our professionalism. We will connect you with your wedding celebrant registrar so that together you can create the ceremony of your dreams and transform them into a reality. Whether you have a definite plan or just the seed of an idea, we are here to guide you along your journey, assured that you’re in safe hands. Be confident that you made the right choice. My Cornwall Wedding, 0300 1234 181, www.cornwall.gov.uk/weddings; www.facebook.com/CeremoniesInCornwall Charlotte Atherton Thomas Frost Photography ASK THE EXPERTS 61
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