Wedding Planning 2020

ANGELA MOORE Wedding Harpist Angela loves to share the glamour and wonder of the harp, especially at weddings. Friendly and professional, adaptable and reliable, she has played for royalty, at celebrity weddings and for the na�on’s great orchestras – including the Royal Opera House, LSO and RPO. Now she looks forward to discussing your wedding and preferred music, whether contemporary or classical. 07850 154867 angelaxmoore@aol.com www.angelamooreharp.com

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CHURCH SERVICE – JUST HOW YOU WANT IT

H aving married more than 150 couples, I’m still looking forward to every wedding with the same sense of excitement. There is a power to the act of two people saying their vows to each other in church that will always be the same – always deeply moving, always enduringly meaningful, always tremendously encouraging. And yet, everything else about a church wedding will always feel new and surprising. A church wedding is first of all about the couple and their love for one another, and there are endless ways to make it personal and wholly enjoyable. In churches we have had some beautiful traditional weddings, but other more simple or modern ceremonies are just as perfect. I remember one particularly stunning bride walking down the aisle in a white summer slip

to live in the parish, go to church or be baptised. Check it out with your local vicar. You will get a warm welcome whether you are single or divorced, whether you have children or not. One of my favourite memories is of the wedding-party assembling for their final blessing, when the couple’s toddler girl squeaked: ‘Toilet!’ After a short break, they all gathered together again: affirmed, blessed and cherished as the loving family they were. If you missed the opportunity of a church wedding there is still the option of a Blessing or a Renewal of Vows. And if a civil ceremony straight at the reception venue might seem more convenient, did you know that many churches also have reception venues? Rev Marion Wood

dress that she had found, pre- loved, in Oxfam. I remember gatherings of 200 people and intimate ceremonies with just the couple and two witnesses. I remember rousing hymns like Jerusalem , pop and rock anthems, friends offering their musical talents and even no music at all. Church weddings are for everyone – you don’t even need

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