Guy Boyling - Celebrant
Independent Celebrant
The Wedding
I have put together these small Brochures of sources of inspiration. Of course they are not definitive, but may give you an idea as to what choices you have in creating your Ceremony. Many couples create their own Vows for instance.
I always prefer to meet and discuss your precise requirements, and raise an initial draft of the day which we can change, improve, correct, and add to until you are entirely happy with the result. I we can’t meet, I have used Skype for couples in Australia and the USA to design their day. This is an example of the start of a final plan for your Ceremony.
Time
15.45
16.15
16.30
16.35
16.50
Etc. etc. etc.
Action
G B asks guests to take their seats (Background music)
Front seats will be reserved for family members
Xxxx B and Best men- Xxxxxxx and Xxxxx take their place at the front of the aisle
Mic. is turned on
Guests welcomed and briefed by GB ref Cameras and Phones plus
Xxxx A and Xxxx B have specifically requested no publicity, pictures / recordings are placed on any social media, Twitter, Facebook and the like before Xxxxxxx XXth as that is the day they complete their Celebration in Aus / USA. Until then they have requested full confidentiality
17.00
G B Arrives. Xxxx B Arrives
Check with Xxxx xxxx at Venue / Sound system / Mike etc.
Guests start to arrive and circulate (Catering - Refreshments?)
Ensure DJ / Ushers have music all lined up, check prompt signals
Check photographers / videographers set up OK
G B
By
G B
G B
Civil Partnerships.
December 2005 saw the introduction of civil partnerships, so couples across the U.K. could have their relationships legally recognised.
For the register offices at the time it meant wholesale panic, with only about 2 months warning.
Over the years, I have had some wonderful Civil Partnership Ceremonies, one couple of gentlemen arriving in a helicopter, making a grand entrance, and walking down the aisle together following a group of drag queens singing a medley of Diana Ross songs, to two girls enjoying the Summer Sunshine in a great outdoor Ceremony.
Although much more common nowadays it sometimes helps to check who can register for a “Civil Partnership”.
Since June 2018, Two people
16 or over ( needing parental consent if under 18 )
Not already married or in a civil partnership
Not closely related ( parent, sister, niece, uncle )
Couples are subject to the same laws as a couple getting married. They have to give notice of intent to marry at least 16 days before the ceremony in a register office, it doesn’t have to be their local one though. They are also subject to the same immigration laws, and a certificate of approval is needed if not from an eu country or they have a civil partnership visa or indefinite leave to stay.
A civil partnership has the same legal repercussions as a marriage. The couple will need to formally divorce with a solicitor if the partnership sadly goes wrong. Civil partners do have the same state pension rights as husbands and wives, and are entitled to a survivors pension from their civil partners contracted out occupational or personal pension scheme.
Civil partners are also be treated the same as a married couple for all tax purposes, including Inheritance Tax and Capital Gains.
Benefits are also granted under the same rules as a married couple, including tax credits, plus Civil partners can also apply to be foster and adoptive parents.
