MEMORABLE MOMENTS Our wedding planner has suggested we hire a celebrant for our big day. Should we book one, and what are the benefits? In short, your celebrant will do everything to ensure your ceremony goes as smoothly as possible. They’ll help you create lasting memories with your own words of promise while getting to know you both to reflect your personalities into your ceremony. They’ll work with you to share personal touches and special words with your partner because you’re not restricted in what you say, unlike a clergy member or registrar. You can hold your ceremony anywhere with a celebrant, like a beach or a back garden, and they should arrive early to ensure you have everything needed. When guests arrive, they’ll direct loved ones to the ceremony setting before the wedding party walks up the aisle. Karen Hopwood | Coast Ceremonies https://coastceremonies.squarespace.com BLOOMING BEAUTIFUL We’re having a marquee wedding and would love to include florals throughout the space. What can you suggest? The beauty of flowers quickly plays a special part in your wedding day as blooms transform a space while bringing a venue to life. Bringing the outdoors in is an epic way to experience joy throughout your wedding. Having a statement arch, romantic columns or showstopping pedestals are the perfect entrance to entice guests into the marquee. Creating an atmosphere creates a story. Walking underneath floating ladders, beams and artistic overhead structures covered in foliage is a stunning way to build a vision. Your venue stylist can decorate the tables with high and low flower arrangements on delicate stands or ceramic bowls to give height and fullness without restricting the vision of guests. These arrangements can be filled with colour, foliage or dried materials to make your dream a reality. Bud vases are a beautiful way to fill spaces on tables between beautiful candles, napkins and sharing platters to add a pop of colour without taking up too much space. It’s also a great way to decorate guest book tables, bar areas or cake tables. The sense of smell is essential when it comes to planning a wedding. Marquees can be amazing for holding the scent of fresh eucalyptus, the goodness of sweet peas and those delicious roses. Jessica Fossey | Ume | https://umefloraldesign.co.uk www.agrestalvisuals.co.uk www.emine.uk THE MAGIC TOUCH My wife-to-be and I are looking for entertainment to keep our guests happy throughout our special day. Do you have any suggestions? A fantastic way to keep your guests occupied and entertained on your wedding day is by hiring a magical host; this is someone who will look after your day and keep everything running smoothly while entertaining your guests simultaneously. There’s always a lull at a wedding, usually during the drinks reception after couples are whisked off for photos. It’s a wonderful time to have a magician walk around your guests, creating memories with incredible close-up magic. A magician can also help break the ice as evening guests arrive too. As well as performing magic, a host will make all your announcements throughout the day, such as your big entrance into the wedding breakfast. They’ll also ensure everyone is in the correct place for those crucial moments and will be happy to help with any issues that might arise on the day. But most importantly, the host will create magical memories on your special day for all the right reasons. David Major | David Major Magical Host www.davidmajor.co.uk www.danwilsonphotography.co.uk EXPERT ADVICE 79
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