The brief for Sarah and Andrew’s wedding day was for a fun and unique celebration.
So how did they achieve those unique elements?
1 – Sarah has a strong personality. Her platinum blonde spiky hair, thick lashes, and all over tattoos ensure she stands out. For her wedding dress, she surprised guests with a hunter green wedding dress. As she alighted from the car on arrival at the ceremony venue, she held up a cathedral length black lace veil. “Is this too much?” she asked. I replied that it definitely was too much – and therefore suited Sarah perfectly.
2 – A couple often enjoys some “in” jokes – shared moments that make up the tapestry of their relationship. Sarah surprised Andrew by choosing Elton John’s ‘Crocodile Rock’ as her processional song.
3 – Instead of nominating a ring bearer, Sarah and Andrew hid their wedding rings under two of the guest chairs. When it was time to exchange the wedding rings and I asked Andrew if he had them, he patted each pocket in mock panic, before I requested the guests to look under their chairs. The lucky finders had the honour of presenting the rings to the couple. This was a unique and fun way to present the rings, and also included the guests.
4 – As an alternative to prior nomination of witnesses to sign their marriage certificates, guests who found pens underneath their seats had the honour of acting as witnesses. Andrew’s dad, in his 70’s, had a laugh when I asked him to confirm if he was over 18, sober, and willing to testify in a court of law as to the proceedings of the day if he ever should be called upon. Comically, Terence didn’t immediately find the pen cleverly taped to the underside of his chair, and for the first time during a wedding ceremony, I had to crawl on my hands and knees around the guest chairs to acquire the well attached pen.
5 – Instead of a traditional wedding cake, the couple arranged for wheels of cheese to be placed atop each other for the dessert.
There were so many other elements to the styling of the ceremony area, including table runners depicting black crows, Corpse bride statuettes, table centre pieces made from plastic eyeballs and skulls and topped with crows on branches, and pumpkin décor.
This was such a memorable and fun wedding, but despite all the quirky distractions, Andrew and Sarah only had eyes for each other.