
As soon as I chatted to this couple I knew they were my kind of people (especially when the bride shares a taste for my favourite ginger wine!).

I love working with all of my venues but being able to step foot back into the setting where I got married myself, is a whole different ball game!
Recommended Rivervale Barn Celebrant

"A celebrant is an individual who is trained in providing you with a custom-made ceremony, designed to celebrate any ‘right of passage’ in a way which is personal to you, without legal obli


As we embark on a new wedding season, I have been meeting with lots of my couples and their families to talk through the details for their ceremony, and I just love finding out all about the rest of their big day plans!

So what is a 'Handfasting'? Well essentially, it is a binding of the hands that originates from an ancient Celtic tradition, and is where the popular terms "Tying the knot" and "Bound in Matrimony" derive from.

Hmmm the smell of pine needles, mulled wine and gingerbread baking - it's Christmas all wrapped up in a few fragrances, but how do you create a festive atmos at your December wedding?

Having a naming ceremony is very personal to your own requirements, it can be as simple or as elaborate as you want it to be.

This weekend I was at the gorgeous North Hants Golf Club for a rather special wedding indeed. It was the first wedding for the club (having previously only ever had member events) and it went like a dream!

Yesterday saw me completing a wonderful weekend of weddings at this exciting and pretty magical location at the stunning Rivervale Barn.