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Category Archives: Advice
Wedding readings
A bit more from my little soapbox about Getting Grounded when it comes to your wedding – I had a little think about wedding readings. I write out so many of these in my day job as a calligrapher, I have some firm favourites and some I see which don’t appeal so much to me on a personal level.
The best wedding readings for me are those which look forwards from the wedding day to the years of marriage ahead, and which have a certain depth and maturity. They’re worth a read if you’re getting bogged down in all the planning and details of your wedding day.
Expert wedding advice
Just a quickie for you today to let you know all the advice and ideas my wedding expert friends submitted in the early days of English Wedding is now back on the site.
Click on ‘Experts‘ in the top menu bar to see all the articles which are categorised for your convenience* under four headings:
General wedding planning advice
Free articles from friendly expert wedding planners and industry professionals. Not sure where to start with wedding planning? Need a bit of general guidance? It’s here.
Wedding perspective list
I decided to write about “the basics” – a bare minimum perspective on weddings. Surprisingly and perhaps a reflection of how sophisticated or elaborate weddings have become, I got stuck on where to start!
It’s a very subjective thing and you will probably disagree with me I think! I do have a bit of an unusual view on certain things, like for example having a legal marriage certificate – but a fresh perspective is always a good thing, even if you don’t agree but it gives you a few ideas.
The very basics
As part of my train of thought that I’m loosely calling “Get Grounded“… Forgetting about weddings for a minute, I got to thinking: what is a marriage then? I do think the wedding industry has lost perspective. Big time.
Marriage is just two people in love. Your basic boy / girl or any combination of the two. Once you have those two things, it’s down to personal opinion. How should your marriage be recognised? If you’re religious it’s easy: your church will have rules to follow. If you’re not, it’s your choice to have a legal ceremony or not. For me – not. I live with my guy, and I suppose we’re a lifelong partnership, for better for worse… which in my mind makes us married.
Competition – bridal planning workshop
If you’re in the early stages of wedding planning and could do with a little guidance, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!
The Wedding Genie are giving away two free tickets on their blog for places at their first wedding planning workshop which will be held in Birmingham on the 24th of October.
Julie from The Wedding Genie is planning a really fun day, packed full of practical advice to help you plan your wedding. You’ll come away from the course feeling confident, excited and enthusiastic about planning your wedding.
Musing and getting grounded
I think Sunday morning is a good time for musing, so that’s what I’ve been up to. (Think Winnie the Pooh – that’s me today.) I’m also still in holiday mode, slowly getting used to the computer again and thinking about the blog and what exciting things I can write about next.
I read an article just before I absconded to Cornwall about simplifying weddings, and getting back to basics. In fact there were two – one from the BBC and another by Nazzarena Arman, an Italian wedding planner. Both are thought provoking and focus on the extremes we go to to have a great wedding, but give a good sense of perspective.
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Tagged basic weddings, cheap weddings, get grounded, small weddings
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