DARLING, I LOVE YOU I want to give my husband-to-be a personalised and special gift that he can wear on the big day. What would you recommend? Popular gift ideas for the groom are personalised cufflinks or signet rings. These can be made in a variety of metals to suit all budgets and tastes such as silver, 9ct or 18ct gold, or platinum. Usually, we engrave the front with your husband-to-be’s initials, but there are so many ways to personalise them as you wish. We can set a stone into the corner for example, some people like to get their husband’s birthstone or one to represent the month of the wedding. You can also put a message or the date of the wedding on the reverse side. Rachael Whitwam | www.oharesjewellers.co.uk UNITED BY LOVE We’ve heard about all of the different rituals we can have during a celebrant-led ceremony from hand-fasting to candle-lighting, but what’s the difference and how do we know which is right for us? There are indeed many ways to enhance your celebrant-led wedding ceremony. To choose the one for you, you should begin by asking yourself what the purpose of the ritual is or consider what you’re showing your guests with it. Most rituals emphasise the joining together of two people into one couple. However, you can change a sand ceremony (where you pour different coloured sands into one larger container to show your union), to include your children and show the creation of a new family. Hand-tying or hand-fasting is where the couple’s hands are bound together with strips of cloth or ribbon to represent the promises made. This too can easily be altered to include children or other close family or friends. Each person can place a ribbon with each vow to feel included in the ceremony. Candle lighting involves each of you using individual candles to light one larger candle. This can be used to remember those guests who have passed away. With the candle remaining alight during the ceremony, it’s as if the friend or family member is with you. The most important idea behind choosing an additional ritual is to find something that resonates with you. Alternatively, work with your celebrant to create one that’s unique to you. Sarah Nelson | https://momentsto.co.uk SURPRISE, SURPRISE We’ve heard of singing waiters, but don’t know much more. We’d love to surprise our guests. What can we expect? Singing waiters provide surprise event entertainment that gets any party started. Our professional singers arrive at your event before your guests and carry out a cheeky sound check, then we’ll get into our waiter uniforms and go undercover. This brings us to the fun part where we get to know your guests while being disguised as waiters. We hand out canapés, pour wine and just generally blend in. Then, when the moment is right, BANG we perform the biggest surprise and go from waiters to singers, bursting into song. We sing an interactive set of songs that will have napkins waving in the air, hands clapping and guests singing along. Whatever the atmosphere you want to create for your wedding, singing waiters can make it happen. We form Team Secret along with your venue and suppliers, liaising with them about your day and making plans behind the scenes. All you need to do is pick the songs and we can even help with that. We’ll make sure your wedding is memorable for years to come, after all memories are precious and we just love making them. Remember though, it’s a surprise, so don’t tell anyone else! Paula Heron Phillips | www.singingwaitersintheuk.com https://carolinewhitephotography.co.uk www.jakebaggaley.com http://andrewab.photography 58
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