An adapted ceremony

The bride’s mum is very ill and cannot attend the ceremony abroad. The couple have asked whether I can adapt their ceremony, make it shorter and add an element that can include her mum in a personal and memorable way.  The answer of course, is yes.  We have added a symbolic act called ‘warming the ring’ and mum will stand with the couple when they exchange rings again but first she will hold the rings in the palm of her hand and cover them with the other – thus warming them.

My ceremonies are adaptable; they are not fixed or prescriptive. The purpose of the ceremony is to represent what is most meaningful for you.