“Have the most amazing ceremony and avoid these common mistakes” advises Dublin-based Certified Wedding and Humanist Celebrant Lucie O’Sullivan.

As Henry Ford famously said about the cars on his factory production line; “You can have any colour as long as it’s black”. Many brides seem to think that their wedding ceremony has to be the same as everyone else’s…but why? There is so much scope to express your creativity and YOU-niqness with a well-crafted ceremony. Secular or non-religious ceremonies allow a couple a huge amount of flexibility to put “their personal stamp” on what can be the best part of the overall wedding day. Working as a Celebrant I have noticed a seismic shift in ceremonies over the last five years. So what is this big shift? The ceremony itself, is becoming part of the overall entertainment. In the past, the ceremony was just a formality but that is changing fast…

Below are my top FIVE tips for creating an amazing Ceremony on your big day…

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