Your wedding is as unique and special as you are. Everything about the day should reflect
your own personality and individuality, paying particular attention to the actual Ceremony
itself. This fantastic day is when you both have the opportunity to publicly express your love
and devotion for each other, making personal vows and creating special long lasting
memories that you will cherish and remember forever.

Ceremony Facts:
From the 5th December 2005, gay and lesbian couples began to register at registrars
offices across the country their intention to carry out a civil partnership ceremony.
Within the first two months approximately 4,900 have either registered or carried out
their ceremony, with an estimated 10,000 couples intending to marry in the first year
alone. All couples must adhere to the following requirements:

Same sex couples must not be married or already be a civil partner
Parental consent is needed if between the ages of 16 and 18
15 days prior notice of proposed civil partnerships must be given to the Registration
Authority You will be required to sign a document in the presence of a registration
officer and two witnesses
The Civil Partnership Act applies to all residents within the UK and Northern
Ireland. Registering under this Act will offer gay and lesbian couples similar legal
benefits as heterosexual married couples. For further details on registering,
contact your local council or registry office, or visit: www.gro.gov.uk.
After you have legally registered your partnership, you will be known as
"Civil Partners". There is no stipulation that you automatically take your partner's
surname, so if you would like to change your last name you will need to make
changes by deed poll.

Things to consider when planning your wedding:

Wedding Budget and who is paying for what?
Do you consult the services of a Wedding Planner?
Ideas on Location of Ceremony / Reception Venue?
Size of Wedding Intimate or Grand scale? Family, friends and acquaintances or
just close family?
Time of Year to hold the wedding Summer, Spring, Autumn or Winter?
Flowers available at these times?
Themes traditional, modern, fancy dress etc?
Colour Schemes considering seasonal changes perhaps?
Ideas on food for wedding breakfast / evening reception menus?
Cultural / Family customs and traditions to consider?
Who will you ask to play a special part in your day i.e. choice of attendants?

Wedding Budget Planner
With your Big Day planning in full swing, have you considered how much it is
going to cost and who is going to pay for it? Setting yourself a Budget is a good
way of keeping on track with your finances and calculating the overall costs
before you start making those important decisions.

Successful Weddings
In order to help you identify all the areas of planning and their associated
costs, we have created a simple budget planner which you can refer to throughout
your planning. This will hopefully make sure your wedding day is stress free and
affordable for everybody involved.

Suggested Entertainment :

STRING QUARTET
GUITAR DUO STONE & KING
CHOCOLATE FOUNTAIN
GAY & LESBIAN FRIENDLY DJS
WEDDING SINGERS
BEAUTIFUL & TRADITIONAL RANGE OF TABLE LINEN & FAVOURS
BENTLEY CONTINENTAL HIRE