Your Day, Your Way: Crafting a Bespoke Ceremony Tailored to You
Planning a wedding is so exciting, although it can also be quite overwhelming with all of the choices for everything on offer. We hope to make the ceremony part of the planning a little easier for you and if you are looking for a unique, bespoke ceremony that’s tailored exactly to what you want then you have come to the right place!
We’d love to help you create a ceremony that’s full of fun, love and laughter– and maybe a few tears (happy ones!). We specialise in creating memorable and bespoke ceremonies that truly reflect you as a couple on your special day. You can include your own words, your own love story and all the quirky things you love about each other. Of course, a wedding ceremony is an important commitment but it doesn’t mean that your service has to be serious and formal – unless you want it to be, of course!
We advocate for couples celebrating their love for one another exactly how they want to – wherever and with whoever they want! You can include age old traditions, create your own traditions or keep things as simple as you’d like.
There are no rules or boundaries – your day, your way!
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About Ready Steady Wed: Your Experienced Celebrants
We, at Ready Steady Wed are a celebrant collaboration with many years of experience between us. Founded by the two of us – Gayle Armitage and Rebecca Worrall – in a quest to provide the perfect celebrancy service for our couples. If you decide to book your wedding ceremony with us, then rest assured you are in safe hands. And if neither of us are available for your big day we can put you in touch with other fabulous experienced celebrants too.
Celebrate Your Day, Your Way
Create a wedding ceremony that truly reflects who you are as a couple—your words, your love story, and all those quirky, unique details that make your relationship special.We’ll start with an initial meeting to explore your vision for the ceremony and discuss any ideas you’d like to incorporate. This can be in person (if possible) or via video call, because let’s be honest—life is busy, and you’ve got a wedding to plan. Eek!During our chat, we’ll guide you through all the options, sharing plenty of inspiration and suggestions to help make your day everything you’ve dreamed of.
Photograph courtesy of Allan Law
Crafting Your Perfect Ceremony Experience
After our initial meeting, we’ll stay in close contact through phone calls, emails, texts, and WhatsApp as you make decisions on the ceremony’s content. we’ll collect all the wonderful details about you both and begin weaving them together to craft a unique and meaningful ceremony. We’ll revise, refine, and adjust every element until it’s absolutely perfect for you.We only ever take one booking per day, so you’ll have our full attention and complete exclusivity to ensure your ceremony is everything you imagined and more.
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Elevate Your Ceremony with Meaningful Rituals
There are countless beautiful and symbolic rituals that can add a special touch to your ceremony, such as:
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Readings and Poems
Lighting of Union Candles
First Kiss, Last Kiss
Sand Blending
Handfasting
Wine Ceremony
Warming of the Rings
Stone Ceremony
Wish Tree
Exchange of Roses
Exchange of Vows
Exchange of Rings
Exchange of Rings
Jumping the Broom
It’s all about choosing what resonates with you both and makes your ceremony uniquely yours.
Photograph courtesy of Click & Rec
Crafting Your Perfect Ceremony Experience
We are more than happy to offer a complimentary, no-obligation video call or online chat. It’s a great opportunity to meet, hear all about your amazing wedding plans, and get a feel for your vision. If you decide we’re the right fit for your big day, we’ll walk you through the next steps to bring your dream ceremony to life!
Crafting Your Commitment
A Guide to Personal Vows
Lets not forget about those all important vows.
We will guide you through all of the options and will also be on hand to check and help you with them should you decide to write your own personal vows to one another. Many couples like to include an exchange of rings with a ring pledge, again this can be totally personalised, just for you. Ask us about some of the fabulous ring pledges from last year.
"Gayle, What can we say?! Saturday was amazing and you were a huge part of that. The script was perfect and we loved how you blended it all together. I know Cam massively appreciated you keeping him as calm as possible during the wait at the aisle. Booking you as our celebrant was one of the best decisions we made. We can't thank you enough."
-Mr & Mrs Sharp - Cam & Helen - Stretton Manor Barn - 21st Sept 24
Understanding the Legal Side of a Celebrant-Led Wedding: What You Need to Know
It is important to remember a wedding ceremony held by a celebrant is not legally binding. **The law in England and Wales currently states that a celebrant led wedding is not legally recognised, meaning that couples who opt to have their ceremony conducted by a Celebrant must take care of the legal ceremony, usually at a registry office either before, or after the Celebrant led wedding day blessing.I have had many couples do this, even during their lunch hour from work and treat it like an appointment, which is essentially what it is. With 2 witnesses present, you repeat the legally required vows and you sign and register your marriage in a similar way that you would register a birth, or a death for example. Some make a little more of this and dress up for the occasion, but as there is no legal requirement to exchange your personal vows, nor your rings - you can always save these for what we would call your "REAL" celebration. Once you have completed the legal paperwork, you are free to celebrate your marriage, or civil partnership anywhere and in any way you like.