The wedding ceremony sits at the very heart of your special day. So you’ve opted for a civil service. How can you imbue a civil wedding ceremony with the sense of tradition and meaning that comes as part and parcel of a conventional religious service?
Brides and Grooms: Socialising At Weddings
Ah, your wedding day. A day when all your family and friends are in one place and all the limelight is on you and your partner. Most people relish in this, a chance to be noticed. But for some of you, particularly the socially shy, it can bring up a whole load of anxieties.
Enchanted Woodland Wedding Venues
There is nothing wrong with hosting your wedding in a beautiful town or manor house. Don’t get us wrong, at The Wedding Secret we are a big fan of majestic stairways and ornate ceilings. However, there is something truly magical about a tree-lined canopy and a wedding reception that literally takes place beneath the stars. […]
8 Non-Religious Wedding Readings For Couples With Taste
Modern weddings have moved a long way from the traditional ceremonies of yesteryear; the bride and groom can see each other the night before, the white dress isn’t a necessity and same sex marriage has been legal since 2013. It seems like every aspect of a wedding has been modernised. So why wouldn’t you do […]
Wedding Table Plan – How to Manage Your Wedding Seating Layout
Planning Your Wedding Table Arrangements Today we’re focusing in on the all-important aspect of wedding reception planning – the setup and layout of your wedding breakfast tables. It may seem a little boring, but a part of the wedding planning process requires that you get your head around your wedding table plan. Before we discuss […]
The Gluten Free Wedding Cake Guide
Why Gluten Free Wedding Cakes? Whether the bride or groom is gluten intolerant, or a member of the wedding party cannot eat gluten containing products, gluten free wedding cakes are becoming increasingly popular. Nobody wants to be unable to eat their wedding cake or ostracise guests due to health reasons, and thanks to baking developments […]
Handfasting and Pagan Wedding Ceremonies | An Alternative-Religious Wedding!
For those who feel closer to nature, a Pagan wedding may be the thing for you. Here at TWS, we understand that not everyone opts for the traditional church wedding, and so we like to explore all the other opportunities that are available to brides and grooms. For the past couple of weeks, we’ve been […]
All You Need To Know About Marrying In A Humanist Ceremony – And A Real Humanist Wedding To Boot
A Humanist Wedding Ceremony – Choice It’s perhaps hard to believe, but only half a century ago the choices of wedding ceremony available to marrying couples were very limited indeed – you either headed to your local Church or other place of worship, or to the Register Office. Today, in England and Wales, we can […]