Why Choose A Wedding Celebrant?
You must be in full control of your ceremony
During your wedding ceremony, you only want the best. Therefore it’s best to bring in a wedding celebrant. With all due respect to the local mayors or even priests, they are by no means a wedding celebrant nor are they personally involved in your wedding. For them, it’s an aside job. Most often they perform the ceremony in the Greek language which then needs to be translated by another person into your language.
Major hotels offering wedding packages
Also, the major hotels that offer wedding packages are hardly involved in your wedding ceremony. For instance, a hotel employee will act as your celebrant. It is not difficult to realize that this employee does not have the opportunity to have extensive contact with the bridal couple and family members to prepare for the ceremony.
Above all, there are no prior meetings with these local officiators or hotels and there’s hardly any possibility to customize your wedding ceremony. Often services led by a mayor are less than personal and are restricted by content and your personal wishes. They are mainly standardized ceremonies.
In conclusion…you have no control!
But, you don’t legally have to have your Wedding Ceremony performed by them. For instance, the exchange of rings and vows are purely ceremonial and not a legal requirement.
A wedding celebrant tells YOUR story.
So, there are more and better ways to perform your wedding ceremony. Let me explain the various options;
- Before travelling to Crete you can choose to marry locally in your own country. Less paperwork, no translations, less hassle and most of the time cheaper.
- Or, have your formal wedding at the local mayor’s office in Greece and sign the marriage license. Takes no more than 15 minutes and you’re done! You still have the translation costs though.
After this formal wedding, it’s your choice where you perform your ceremonial wedding ceremony. You now have an alternative to this structure. A Wedding led by a Wedding Celebrant.
Celebrants offer you the chance to have your ceremony, your way. Exactly how you’d like it. Namely; personal, about you, to your timing and your choice of location. No longer are you restricted by the choice of the ceremony! Hooray!
With a Wedding Celebrant, it all starts by exploring your requirements, your wishes and having the chance to truly reflect on why you want to get married. Your Wedding Celebrant will meet with you, then write a ceremony for you. Personal and tailored to you.
So if you wanted a ceremony that reflected your humour with stories of your crazy adventures together, no problem. If you wanted a ceremony that added quotes, readings and poems that combine your backgrounds and heritage, or even passages in another language, for example, no problem. It’s your ceremony and it will be written to truly declare your personal love.
The wedding celebrant's personal touch
Ever thought about adding something unique, how about a handfasting or sand ceremony?
Your Celebrant will explore even more ways of making your service personal to you as a couple. It’s truly an exciting time! A Wedding Celebrant gives you freedom of choice.
Choice of location, choice of time and choice of words. No longer do you need to be restricted to a set framework. You can have a ceremony that is created together by you and your Celebrant to reflect your personal beliefs and lifestyle.
As a Celebrant I must be a good listener, communicator, writer, planner, speaker and at all times maintain a calm and supportive manner. I need to be responsive to the needs of the couples that I work with and be prepared to be flexible and creative as need be. As a bridal couple, this is what you should be able to expect from your Celebrant.
Your Celebrant will want to spend some time with you to talk through things like how long you have known each other, your backgrounds, your careers, your interests, your families and most importantly, your expectations for your ceremony.
In conclusion
So you want full control over how your wedding ceremony will take place? Then consider hiring a wedding celebrant. It’s my goal to make your wedding ceremony an unforgettable one.
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