Did you get your summer proposal? Then get in touch!
Maybe it was during a romantic sunset on a tropical beach at your dream hotel resort. Maybe it was in front of the Eiffel Tower. Maybe it was as the wind howled around you, you desperately holding onto your tent while your other half held onto the groundsheet. Maybe it was in your bag garden after you put the dishwasher on.
Get your heads out of the gutter, I’m not talking about that! (Not this time anyway) ‘Tis the season! No, not that season. I’ll wait a few more months before THAT season. No, it’s the post summer holiday proposal season! Couples the length and breadth of the country are heading into autumn newly engaged and ready to subscribe to Hitched and search through hundreds of florists, bakers and photographers.
I was in Paris this summer and although I did not get the dream proposal (despite looking rather fetching in my favourite slinky dress and heels combo as the Eiffel Tower sparkled behind me) the amount of couples I saw with a spontaneous knee drop, a sudden swing into the air or a carefully choreographed set-up complete with ring light, photographer and costume changes was, frankly, impressive as well as intensely romantic.
But now the proposal is done, it’s time to think about your ceremony.
Let’s get this out of the way early, before the internet starts shouting at you.
There is no correct wedding timeline.
There is no single right way to do this.
No universal checklist.
No rulebook handed down by Pinterest elders.
But there is one thing you really have to get on with.
Get your celebrant sorted early. Like… as soon as possible.
Not because I’m needy.
Not because I like to be first.
But because the ceremony isn’t the filler between the arrival drinks and the confetti shot.
It’s the point.
My diary for 2027 has started to fill up already and we are still four months away. So get in touch!
Why the celebrant matters (and why early is good)
Here’s something that doesn’t get said often enough:
Licensed venues are obsessed with the registration service.
And while that absolutely works for some people, it often means couples aren’t even told that a celebrant-led ceremony is also an option — and, whisper it… often a far more personal, flexible and joyful one.
Your celebrant is the person who:
helps you shape the meaning of the day
gets to know you as humans, not a booking reference
writes words that actually sound like you
holds the emotional tone of the whole thing
And that doesn’t happen in a rushed email exchange three weeks before the wedding.
Good ceremonies are built on:
conversations
trust
time
and a bit of good old-fashioned emotional rummaging
So yes — book venues when you need to.
Yes — crack on with caterers, outfits and logistics.
But if you care about how it feels on the day, your celebrant is not an afterthought.
And finally… remember what this day actually is.
Strip everything back.
Before the tables.
Before the outfits.
Before the stationery fonts and chair decisions.
This day is about:
words spoken out loud
a commitment made in front of people who matter
how it feels to stand there and do this thing
When people leave your wedding, they rarely say:
“The favours were exceptional.”
They say:
“It felt so them.”
“I laughed.”
“I cried.”
“The ceremony was beautiful.”
That’s the bit that lasts.
Everything else is just the scaffolding around it.
And if you want help making that part warm, personal, and bursting with loveliness — well, you know where I am.
Be well!