Your East Midlands Wedding - February / March 2021 (Issue 42)

DREAM DAY What are the benefits of hiring a celebrant for our wedding day? A celebrant-led ceremony means that it can be fully bespoke, personal to a couple and exactly as desired. This could be more traditional aspects like readings, vows and ring exchange or perhaps pagan traditions such as handfasting or jumping the broom. Many celebrants love the unusual too, so if you want a moonlit ceremony under the stars, many of us would be fully on board for creating a night-time ceremony. This celebrant-led ceremonies can take place in any location (with the owner/landholder’s permission) including but not limited to venues registrars work in. This means that an outdoor space or unregistered venue that you’ve got your heart set on can be the location of your dream day. A celebrant will usually book one couple a day, so you have complete flexibility around what time you wish your ceremony to start rather than possibly having to fit around other couples on the day. Natalie Beer | Velvet Moon Ceremonies www.velvetmoonceremonies.co.uk CAPTURING MEMORIES We’re having a micro wedding with only a handful of guests, why is having a videographer still beneficial? If you’re having a micro wedding, not all your family and friends will likely be able to witness you and your partner getting married. This is why it’s so important to book a videographer to capture your wedding day on film. Videographers generally offer different packages, so make sure you book one which includes your full ceremony and speeches, this way you can send your wedding video to the friends and family who couldn’t attend. It’s also essential for you to have this beautiful movie that you can look back on. Your wedding day will fly by, and a wedding video gives you the chance to live all of the precious moments again, even ones you missed on the day. If you’re unable to have your wedding reception at your micro wedding, you may not want to pay a videographer for a full day, so look out for more bespoke micro wedding deals. Georgia Gale | GeeK Video |  www.geekvideo.co.uk THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT How can we keep our guests entertained at our summer wedding? If you’ve ever been to a wedding, you’ll know there’s a lot of standing around for guests. Couples don’t want to be worrying about whether loved ones are having a good time. Our portable nine-hole crazy golf course adds that wow factor and is perfect for keeping friends and family entertained. We supply exciting obstacles including a 4ft tall castle, a windmill with turning sails and a 10ft long Tunnel of love. Rubber headed putters are provided in four different sizes to cater for all ages as well as plenty of low bounce balls, mini-pencils and scorecards so that some friendly competition can take place. The course is safe to play indoors and is completely weatherproof – this is the perfect entertainment for everyone. We usually arrive in the morning and return later that evening to pack away, ensuring all your guests have ample playing time – who doesn’t love a game of crazy golf! Hannah and Richard French | 9 Hole Event Hire www.9holeeventhire.com www.lean ne.photography www.redo nblonde.com 78