Personalising your ceremony We have carefully created options for your ceremony wording, exclusive to Westminster. These can be selected from our website as is, or used as a template to write your own, unique script. Please see www.adaytoremember.london/ceremonies for all the choices of script. Who to include
Highlights You are free to really make your ceremony your own by including a paragraph or two about your relationship’s progression and the highlights so far. Sand/Stone ceremony If you like the thought of doing something a little bit different, take a look at our unconventional script where you will find we have included the option of a sand or stone ceremony (though you are very welcome to incorporate either into any of our scripts). These memorable ceremony enhancements also allow the opportunity to create a keepsake of the day, forged right there and then during your ceremony.
Readings You are welcome to add readings to your ceremony. This could be an extract from a book, quote or song lyric, or poem written especially for the day. However, please be aware that readings must be non-religious. Please contact us if you are unsure. Personal vows Whether romantic and earnest or humorous but heartfelt, if you would like the opportunity to say your own personal vows we’d be happy to incorporate these within your ceremony. Warming of the rings Why not incorporate the ancient tradition of asking each of your guests to momentarily hold your wedding rings whilst making a silent wish for your future? Acknowledgements You may have a particularly significant reason for making the decision to have a ceremony. Perhaps you have a special connection to the venue you have chosen or the date is especially meaningful. It may be you love the idea of sharing the reasons behind your reading and music choices. If so, we’ll be happy to make reference to this within your ceremony – just edit your ceremony wording to reflect this.
You are welcome to include your friends and family in your ceremony as much as you’d like. If you’d like to incorporate guest vows in your ceremony, or if you’d like your pets to take centre stage as guest of honour, we’d be happy to accommodate this. Ceremony start If you’ve always envisioned being ‘given away’ or like the idea of the two of you making your entrance into the ceremony room together, then just let us know. If a formal entrance isn’t your thing, then we’re happy to start proceedings as informally as you wish. The choice is yours. Music If you want to walk down the aisle to a special number, we’d be happy to include your music choices into the ceremony. There is also the option to play music whilst your guests wait for proceedings to begin, at the close of the ceremony and when you sign the marriage/civil partnership schedule. Please note music choices must be non-religious.
Non-binary ceremonies If you want a non-binary marriage
ceremony we will be happy to guide you on how to put a script together for the ceremony whilst ensuring that the legal formalities are complied with. The script can be as flexible as you like with the exception of the legal vows where under the Marriage Act 1949, you are making a verbal contract therefore must take each other as husband or wife. Please note that if you are having a civil partnership ceremony you can have a complete non-binary ceremony as the Civil Partnership Act 2004 does not have any gender specific wording and is a written contract.
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