Blog posts in the 'Wedding Venues' category


Expecting a Proposal this Christmas? December 14, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Outdoor weddings, Wedding Venues, Weddings

Getting married? Have you even given a thought to your ceremony beyond booking a Registrar? How will you choose the readings? What order should you walk down the aisle? Will you write your own vows?There ARE answers to these questions!Do get in touch as I’m an award winning, experienced celebrant who can come up with […]


Christmas at Fawsley Hall – how grand! November 28, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Ceremony, Gay Weddings, Wedding Venues, Weddings

Congratulations to Fawsley Hall, Northamptonshire  and elegant stately home hotel – according to the Sunday Times, it is the seventh best hotel in which to spend Christmas! http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/travel/weekends/Places_to_stay/article1480341.ece As the recommended Celebrant for the 4* Tudor Country House Hotel, Fawsley Hall (owned by the HandPicked Group) , I have another wedding ceremony there 28 December, which […]


TEN Reasons to choose a Celebrant Wedding September 6, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Outdoor weddings, Symbolism, Wedding Symbolism, Wedding Venues, Weddings

Reasons why you should think about a Celebrant for your Wedding? Here are Ten – though there are loads more!! 1. You don’t need a licensed venue – you can have your Ceremony anywhere: a beach, a garden, a forest, a stately home, hotel or village hall. 2. You are not restricted by time. A […]


Chinese Whispers – An Anglo-Chinese Fusion Wedding August 22, 2014

Filed under: Symbolism, Tradition, Wedding Venues, Weddings

I love all the weddings I do, but especially when I get to do something a little different. Andrew and Suki’s families will be flying in from the US and from Hong Kong for this beautiful day, at which our bride and groom pay respects to the Anglo and the Chinese marriage traditions. There will […]


A Cool Wedding – Footrubs and Old Cars August 13, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Outdoor weddings, Symbolism, Wedding Symbolism, Wedding Venues, Weddings

I am just loving the photographs by Chris Thornton of Leeds, from a fabulous outdoor wedding I officiated, by a lake in Banbury, at the gateway to the Cotswolds, on the hottest day of the year. In contrast to the weather, Helena and Neil were so chilled about their very personal wedding – the most […]


Meet the Celebrant – It’s Wedding Fair Season! March 14, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Wedding Fair, Wedding Venues, Weddings

From January onwards, when there are not so many weddings booked, you might imagine it is when the Celebrant has a holiday, or a sleep….  well, no that doesn’t actually happen!   Apart from the fact that I am also a Funeral Celebrant (and statistically we are busier in the winter), Christmas, New Year and […]


Wedding Venue – Loyd Lindsay Rooms November 14, 2013

Filed under: General, Vow Renewal, Wedding Venues, Weddings

Wanting a different wedding venue?  I had the pleasure recently of visiting the Loyd Lindsay Rooms near Wantage in the pretty village of Ardington, Oxfordshire.  This unique venue is in a perfect location: rural, bucolic, yet only minutes from the A34 and the M4.  The cities of Oxford, Swindon and Newbury are all within easy […]