Last night I attended the 4th Welsh Wedding Awards… and I’m absolutely thrilled to have won ‘Celebrant of the Year’ and be the proud owner of this shiny award! Big thanks to the team at Welsh Wedding Awards and Creative Oceanic for hosting a lovely event. If anyone knows how much organisation goes into planning an event, its us in the Wedding...
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Where do you want to get married? If you could get married anywhere, where would that be? Maybe in the middle of a mountaintop sounds like the perfect place to tie the knot? Or near a stretch of water sounds dreamy? Perhaps your picture yourselves barefoot on a sandy beach, or an outdoor candlelit gazebo at dusk. Maybe you might have a special place in mind that...
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Swansea’s celebrant, Janine Hailey has been shortlisted for ‘Celebrant of the Year’ at this year’s Welsh Wedding Awards. Back for its fifth year, the awards recognise the best in the wedding industry. Photographers, make-up artists, venues and celebrants from all over Wales are nominated by the public. Janine Hailey of Unique Life Ceremonies is a Swansea-based...
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A naming ceremony is a perfect way to introduce, and to celebrate, the newest addition to your family whether through birth, fostering, adoption, or the welcoming of new step children. A naming ceremony is a very special way to show your union as a family, and the love and commitment you have for each other. Traditionally babies have been baptised or christened....
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Handfasting is a beautiful alternative to the traditional wedding ceremony. The popularity of handfasting ceremonies are on the rise. Celtic in origin, handfasting has been practised for centuries as a way of marking the union of two people. What is Handfasting? The word handfasting comes from the Old English word handfæstung, which means “to strike a bargain...
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