{"id":11021659,"date":"2021-07-28T19:25:03","date_gmt":"2021-07-28T18:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/?p=11021659"},"modified":"2023-03-13T08:53:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-13T08:53:31","slug":"why-hire-a-wedding-celebrant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/why-hire-a-wedding-celebrant\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">We hear from &nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpatrice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpatrice.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jennifer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpatrice.com\/\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpatrice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpatrice.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.jenniferpatrice.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Patrice<\/a> a member of <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/listing\/jennifer-patrice-celebrant.html\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/listing\/jennifer-patrice-celebrant.html\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">5 Star Wedding Directory<\/a> on why you should hire a wedding celebrant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">If I had a penny (not a pound) for every time I get asked this question, I would be a wealthy woman by now \u2013 so where do I start?! There are so many reasons why you should hire a Celebrant that I think the question should be, \u2018Why <em>didn\u2019t <\/em>you hire a Celebrant\u2019?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/000872-104-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021681\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/000872-104-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021681\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;We were always impressed with her outstanding professionalism, attention to detail, limitless compassion and patience&#8221; Eser and Jordi Clopes-Masjuan \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/wadhurstcastle.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/wadhurstcastle.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wadhurst Castle<\/a> \u2013 Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.natanfotografia.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.natanfotografia.com\/\">Natan Sans<\/a><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Historically, when couples get engaged, the majority think of the two traditional routes of getting married &#8211; in a church or with a Registrar (whether that\u2019s at a Registry Office or licensed venue). Don\u2019t get me wrong, both options are lovely \u2013 in their own right &#8211; but there is the third, and excellent, choice of having a Celebrant led wedding. [It\u2019s called a Wedding Celebration Ceremony because once the couple has given their notice of intent to marry, they need to complete the legal formalities at their local registry office.]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">If you regularly attend church, then it stands to reason that you would want to get married there, but what if your partner isn\u2019t a churchgoer? What if your partner is of a different faith from you? What if you want a different ceremony from what the church provides? Suppose you decide to have a Registrar marry you. Do you want, more or less (in my head, I always say this in Brazilian Portuguese, \u201cMais ou menos\u201d) to have the same generic script as every other couple with some, but not much, flexibility? Do you want someone you met 15-20 minutes beforehand to marry you? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The real question is, what if you want a completely bespoke ceremony? If you answered \u201cI hadn\u2019t thought of that or no\u201d to most or all of those questions, read on, and you\u2019ll be pleasantly surprised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Neesha-and-Chuks-Aneke-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021694\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Neesha-and-Chuks-Aneke-1.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021694\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>&#8220;Thank you so much for the beautiful ceremony&#8230;&#8230; everyone was saying how perfect it was! Honestly had the best day xx&#8221; Neesha and Chuks Aneke  \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/braxtedparkweddings.co.uk\/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxo6IBhBKEiwAXSYBs-0ZLmbfXKVXG0DAktNcDW_dVmpLzJE2oHs9E0fGB4XjVN4wGqAoLxoCzKcQAvD_BwE\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/braxtedparkweddings.co.uk\/?gclid=CjwKCAjwxo6IBhBKEiwAXSYBs-0ZLmbfXKVXG0DAktNcDW_dVmpLzJE2oHs9E0fGB4XjVN4wGqAoLxoCzKcQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Braxted Park<\/a> \u2013 Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/mattwing.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mattwing.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Matt Wing Photo<\/a><br \/><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">A Celebrant gives you the wedding ceremony you have always dreamed of and wanted but never knew you could have. There\u2019s a veritable wealth of Celebrants, all utterly different from the other apart from the fact that we all do one thing. We all tell a story. We all tell our personal stories. We take your relationship history and transform it into your ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210518-WA0012.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021683\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210518-WA0012.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021683\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;It was the most amazing day and you made it unbelievably special for us \u2013 thank you so much&#8221; Tanya and Roly Solymar-Grant \u2013 Convocation House, <a href=\"https:\/\/visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk\/venue-hire\/weddings\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk\/venue-hire\/weddings\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bodleian Library<\/a> \u2013 Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/mtstudio.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/mtstudio.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">MT Studio<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">First, however, you have to find a Celebrant that\u2019s right for you and that you click with. At this point, some of the lyrics of *\u2018Getting to Know You sung by Dame Julie Andrews in \u2018<em>The King and I<\/em>\u2019 come to mind:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Once you have decided on what kind of ceremony you would like (there are two types of Celebrant \u2013 Humanist; does not include religion in a ceremony, and Independent [I\u2019m an Independent]; does or doesn\u2019t include religion all depending on what you would like), done your research on Celebrants and carried out some preliminary interviews you make a connection and decide who you are going to book. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">This can happen anything from three months to three years or more before your ceremony, and we begin to build a relationship, a rapport; we become friends who hold your hand and support you over that time to \u2013 inevitably \u2013 write the perfect bespoke script which when you, and your loved ones, hear it will instantly recognise your story \u2013 the story that is unique to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SAJ-9880-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021691\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/SAJ-9880-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021691\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;We can&#8217;t thank Jennie enough for making our day so special. She will always have a place in our hearts&#8221; Cris and Andy Martell \u2013 09vi2019 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.londoneye.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.londoneye.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The London Eye<\/a> &#8211; Photo credit: Sue Jordan for<a href=\"https:\/\/keeneyegallery.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/keeneyegallery.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> Keeneye Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">A Wedding Celebration Ceremony can have all the traditional elements such as a bridal party, the father or mother walking the bride or groom up the aisle, vows, ring exchange readings\/poems, signing of a certificate, but most importantly, as well as your story, woven into your script is family, friends and a little bit of theatre with something like sand pouring, a ring warming, a unity candle or even a wine blending or cocktail mixing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Red-White-You-119-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021692\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Red-White-You-119-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021692\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wine Blending Ceremony Oastbrook Weddings \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/oastbrook.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/oastbrook.com\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Oastbrook Vineyard<\/a> &#8211; Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chrisbarberphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.chrisbarberphotography.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Chris Barber Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The other added benefit is that a ceremony I conduct can be, but does not have to be, in a licensed room. Unlike Registrars, we Celebrants can conduct <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/celebrity-wedding-planner\/\">Wedding<\/a> Celebration Ceremonies anywhere with no time restrictions [for me, at least, there is no such thing as running late as I never book more than one ceremony a day, and I always tell my couple not to rush, this is your moment, savour and enjoy it]. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whether on a pristine white beach, in a lush green vineyard, an iconic <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/love-at-the-landmark-london\/\" title=\"Love At The Landmark London\">landmark in London<\/a>, or the castle which was the location for the Crown, why stop there? Why not on a cliff edge (elements permitting), or the top of a building overlooking your favourite city, or, when we can travel and survive there, space?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210518-WA0012-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021693\"\/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG-20210518-WA0012-2.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hire A Wedding Celebrant?\" class=\"wp-image-11021693\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"\/>&#8220;Thank you so much we had such an amazing time&#8221; Adjua and Dean Forrest \u2013 Blea Tarn, Lake District \u2013 Photo credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/emilyblackphotography.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/emilyblackphotography.co.uk\/\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Emily Black Photography<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Let your imagination run wild. To quote Albert Einstein, \u201cImagination is everything; it\u2019s the preview of life&#8217;s coming attractions\u201d. It is, after all, your <a href=\"https:\/\/5starweddingdirectory.com\/blog\/the-secret-to-keeping-to-your-wedding-day-timings\/\">wedding day<\/a>. One of life\u2019s most important moments, so with the vision of your ceremony in your heart, the one you have always wanted but never knew you could have, why would you <em>not <\/em>hire a Celebrant?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"mailto:jennie@jenniferpatrice.com\">jennie@jenniferpatrice.com<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">&nbsp;+44 (0) 7835 788 047<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We hear from &nbsp;Jennifer Patrice a member of 5 Star Wedding Directory on why you should hire a wedding celebrant. If I had a penny (not a pound) for every time I get asked this question, I would be a wealthy woman by now \u2013 so where do I start?! There are so many reasons why you should hire a Celebrant that I think the question should be, \u2018Why didn\u2019t you hire a Celebrant\u2019? 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