Recent Weddings

Kylie and Xavier: a wedding in both English and French

2014-07-09 (The Passage) It would have been impossible to guess that Xavier’s family came from Belgium; his English was perfect, as he’d grown up in South Africa. We were chatting at the couple’s pre-wedding meeting and he said that half the guests were French-speaking. “Not all of them can understand English, but we can’t do… Continue reading Kylie and Xavier: a wedding in both English and French

Recent Weddings

Wedding with bird’s-eye views

Pam & Matt 2014-07-07: Pam & Matt decided to get married in the vertiginous Villa Tassana Pra – it’s an old-style villa that commands a shoulder of land overlooking the bay of Bangrak; from the gardens you can look out over most of the north coast, as well as watch planes coming into land (they’re… Continue reading Wedding with bird’s-eye views

Fashion

Beach wedding dresses

  We love this simple yet elegant beach dress with the detail around the waist - just beautiful. Click here for the site we found this one to see more beach style dresses. The fish tail look still seems to be the trend while we also like the backless dresses.          

Fashion

Barefoot sandals

We love the idea of going barefoot on your beach wedding - but if you want to spice it up a bit we really love barefoot sandals. They can be customed designed and are not only great for the bride and bridesmaids but also guests. Easy to wear and no fuss they can add a… Continue reading Barefoot sandals

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What is a naming ceremony?

A naming ceremony is a humanist,non-religious celebration of the arrival of a new child, introducing the new arrival to family and friends. Naming ceremonies can be held for a baby, for the arrival of an adopted child or the uniting of step children into a family. Name changing ceremonies may also be held for adults… Continue reading What is a naming ceremony?

Ceremonies, Wedding day topics

What exactly is a celebrant?

  Many people aren’t really sure what a celebrant is; after all, there aren’t that many of us around and it’s one of the newer professions. It was only in the 60’s that the idea of celebrants caught on. The first ones mostly operated in Australia, where they provided alternatives to church weddings or starchy,… Continue reading What exactly is a celebrant?