It probably has to be my son's wedding (for the obvious reasons!) last year. Being the celebrant as well as mother-of-the-groom is something that will always be up there with my most special moments!
Fun, light-hearted, inclusive, enthusiastic, versatile.
That I've started this by myself and am developing it as I go along.
Be yourselves. This is YOUR day, make it all about you and what is important to you. If being traditional is your thing, then go for it. But, if it isn't, be true to yourselves.
I love when family members and friends are involved in the ceremony. At a recent wedding, two of the bride's friends sang - it was a beautiful moment.
Once we've initially met and agreed to work together, I send through a timeline to help to keep us all on track. I then send out a couple's questionnaire to be completed and sent back. Once that's been completed, we'll meet again to go through any bits that I need clarifying or to pad out and just generally natter all things wedding. I then put the first draft of my script together. The wedding couple then read through it and suggest any edits they would like to see. I then tweak it and come up with the second draft. This can go back and forth a couple of times until the couple are happy with the script. On the day, I arrive about an hour before the ceremony and am on hand for a little time afterwards, if needed. Throughout the whole process, communication between us is unlimited and encouraged!
I've performed a few handfastings and have a beautiful cultural tradition coming up soon.
By being organised and confident myself and making sure that everybody involved in the ceremony is clear on what they are doing.
I genuinely love connecting with others and hearing their love stories! I also love discussing personal ideas for ceremonies.
This is a hard one! I love when couples read/speak their vows to one another, but I also love the end of the ceremony when, typically, the couple walk back up the aisle to cheers and beaming smiles.