Tired of the traditional, stuffy wedding ceremonies? Want something different that fits your personalities and tastes?
Contact me today! For one low fee, I offer a free consultation, and will be present for your rehearsal day and wedding day!
Rev. Emerys is an ordained minister with the Progressive Universal Life Church. He has been performing wedding and handfasting ceremonies for over five years.
I specialize in officiating weddings dressed in a traditional and non-traditional Scottish Highland attire. I have three types of Scottish attire:
Contact me today! emerys_somerled(at)yahoo.com ( replace the (at) with @ ).
March 3, 2007 at 9:54 pm · Filed under Information
One of the biggest nightmares that can happen to your wedding day is for the photographer to show up late, or not at all! What to do?!
The first thing? Don’t panic! In some cases, you can call around and have a back up photographer fill in, if they are available. The best case? Have everyone participate in taking photographs!
Prepare for any mishaps. Photographers are human too, and they sometimes get hurt, sick, or worse, and cannot make a gig. Calling around to have another photographer fill in from another company can be very expensive. Instead, consider having your wedding guests be the photographer’s back up!
Before the wedding day, stock up on a lot of cheap, disposable cameras. They even have disposable digital cameras available now! Find a friend who is good with a camera or video camera and have them stand by. If the photographer does not show up, take the disposable cameras and have everyone use them! With a lot of disposable cameras around, you will have more pictures, at a lower cost, than you could get from one photographer!
Remember the friend who is in standby mode? Have them take the close ups and wedding ceremony party before and after the ceremony itself.
Finally, rest assured, if you never receive your wedding photos, or the photographer loses the photos, with all those cameras around, you will have plenty of pictures to choose from!
You can purchase cameras in three or even six packs at Walmart or other similar stores. Some are even designated as wedding cameras!
March 3, 2007 at 9:44 pm · Filed under Information
I have had a lot of clients ask me what the traditions are for walking down the aisle, who is at the altar first, what the jobs of the Bride’s Maid and Best Man are, etc. In most cases, there are two reasons the Best Man and Bride’s Maid are present. One is for moral support, but traditionally, it is considered an honor and a duty.
Many weddings for nobles were kept within their own family, and no outsiders were allowed to stand along the wedding couple. Today, this tradition no longer applies, so the Bride and Groom may choose their own. Read the rest of this entry »
January 17, 2007 at 12:44 am · Filed under Information
The basic elements for planning your wedding reception and reception decorations will be determined by the location you select. Some of the reception decorations will also be based on the type of food and serving you choose.
Planning the reception decorations is all a part of the details of planning the wedding reception. Wedding receptions have six basic elements in their planning:
Location
Physical Comforts
Reception decorations
Catering
Music
Dancing
These elements come into play based on the reception location, especially if you are planning a wedding in a place where it’s a blank slate. Some locations already have their environmental décor that will play a part in the reception decorations and you need to take that into account with your planning. There are many ways to take care of your decorations including rentals. Renting some of the accessories can save you money.
The ambience of your reception decorations includes your:
Lighting
Place settings
Drapes
Flowers
Balloons
The lighting choices can be as simple as twinkle lights and votive candles. Your place settings can be simple or elaborate. The drapes can be made of tulle, gossamer or silk. Your flowers can match those at the wedding or be individual to the reception itself. Balloons offer a fanciful touch to the decorations.
There are so many options that you can explore with your reception decorations that the list could be endless. Decide on a venue, decide on a theme and then let that help you choose the overall look and feel you are going for with your reception decorations. You can add shallow bowls of water with candles floating in them. You can mix and match your wine goblets. You can transform candles with wrapped ribbons. Go crazy when you plan your reception decorations and create the perfect venue to celebrate your first few hours as newlyweds.
