Grace The Day - Diana Saxby, Civil Celebrant

Dorset’s top celebrant explains... 

What makes the perfect Wedding Ceremony?

Becoming married is one of the happiest moments we’ll ever experience in our lives. The joining of two people’s lives should also be the most personal, unique experience, magic created just for them. Diana Saxby, one of Dorset’s leading celebrants, gives us an insight into what makes the ideal wedding ceremony.

"The wedding ceremony sets the tone for the rest of the day.  If you have a bad or mediocre ceremony, you guests will be talking about it for all the wrong reasons!  By breaking the mould and having a bespoke ceremony which is designed for you, with your input and choices and which is approved by you, your ceremony will pave the way for a magical wedding and will be unforgettable for it’s sincerity and uniqueness. The essential ingredients for a beautiful ceremony are sincerity, feeling, warmth, a little humour, love and romance."  

"Think of holding your ceremony in a beautiful or unusual place, which hasn't been used by your friends.  Perhaps have an outdoor ceremony, or a ceremony afloat, or somewhere private and intimate like a quiet, sandy cove, arriving by rowing boat or motor launch to make a real impact! Remember, choose your venue carefully to help your guests remember it as your wedding venue, and not because it's where everyone else goes to get married!  Be bold and stand out from the crowd for your vision and imagination! By choosing a venue which isn't licensed, you have more freedom to have an unrestricted ceremony. You’ll be free to use a celebrant, rather than a registrar to conduct your ceremony, making the whole day infinitely more individual and personal and sincere."

But most importantly, chose a trained and experienced celebrant who is right for you. Meet with them and make sure that are able to accurately capture the essence of your relationship which they can then translate into beautiful wording within your ceremony script.  And remember: never be dictated to – this is YOUR day! You really do have control of all that is said and done, if you choose an open minded wedding celebrant such as Diana Saxby.

 The benefits of choosing Diana to design and conduct your ceremony are that as a full-time celebrant she will:

• craft an achingly romantic and elegant personalised wedding ceremony designed to your own specifications

• be available for meetings, phonecalls and emails to plan and discuss the ceremony

•  be available for a rehearsal at the venue at a time to suit you and your venue,

• choreograph the bridal entrance,

• allow unrestricted music and readings choices

• prepare a parchment presentation copy of the script as a memento

• attend and officiate on the day

• co-operate fully with your chosen photographer to enable them to fulfil their brief from you.

For an unforgettable and achingly romantic wedding ceremony, contact Diana Saxby at Grace The Day on 07760 110 007 or email ceremonies@dianagrace.plus.com

Diana also  designs and conducts baby naming ceremonies, wedding blessings and renewal of vows and is available for after dinner speaking. 

For authentic testimonials of her ceremonies, see her website Guest Book at 

www.gracetheday.com