The Outline-A Place for Ideas

Far too often we see ceremonies that are built without the input of the couple. This results in a cookie cutter ceremony, one with many elements that do not represent the couple at all. Celebrant's believe that because it is your ceremony, you should have a say in how it goes!

After I have read the planning form and the questionnaires, I stop and think about who you are as a couple. I consider the things you do together in your spare time. I consider books that you love, movies you like, songs you sing together in the car. Then, I get my hands dirty! Spending lots of time digging around, I find or create ideas for you to consider in relation to rituals you might use, readings you might like, creative processional ideas and much more. You name it, I come up with ideas for you! I had a bride recently tell me that she would do all of the research but was greatly relieved to find out that I would do that for her!

Once I've gathered ideas I put them all together in a document outline and I send it to you to go over. This is where your input is so valuable and by giving me feedback about what you like and don't like you help me to create a ceremony that really fits you. The outline I send consists of elements that you have shared that you liked (such as unity rituals, vows, etc.) as well as elements that I think you might also like. We then work together to decide how these elements fit together in the ceremony and I prepare to write! By the end of the outline, you should feel that you have chosen elements that you love and can see yourself being a part of on the big day.

Next week-Drafting and how you play the biggest role of all