Your Choice
Location
You can choose where to hold your ceremony
No legal restriction, binding you to a designated room in a
licensed building
Can be outdoors or indoors
Private homes and gardens, means no extra costs to hire venues
Public open places such as parks, forests and beaches
Marquees in gardens create a perfect summer atmosphere and back up
for the British weather
Any places special to you ~ Landscapes, viewpoints, holiday spots
Style
You can choose the style and theme of your ceremony
Freedom to express yourselves in your own unique style
Freedom to show your own personalities
Huge variety of styles ranging between the traditional to contemporary, or combination
Freedom to stage manage your day by including the ceremony in your 'dream theme'
Rings do not have to be exchanged, any gift can be given as a token
No obligation to confine yourselves to just 2 witnesses
No restriction on spiritual/religious enhancements
Content
You can choose the content of your ceremony
The ceremony can be totally unique ~ no other ceremony like it
in existence
The ceremony can remain unique ~ not duplicated or copied for others
The ceremony can be very personal and meaningful to the couple
The words spoken will be remembered forever because they are your
choice of words
Because they are your personal choice, they can be rehearsed at
your leisure
Choices can be rewritten, edited or deleted, as you have the
final decision
You choose which words, when spoken, how spoken and by whom
No obligation to repeat words after the celebrant, thus eliminating a
third person, which can take away the intimacy
No obligation to use full legal names ~ you may use any name personal to you
Length
You choose how long or how short you wish for your ceremony
You have control of your day
You know when to fit other events around the ceremony i.e. reception
There will be no time restriction, so you may involve more people
to participate
Freedom to include lengthy enhancements i.e. songs, vocalists,
musicians, speeches
Vows can be designed to be short and sweet or long and complex
according to your taste
More freedom to relax and enjoy the ceremony
Less stress if things do not go on time
