Types of wedding service at Coombe farm Devon
Tiverton Registration Office Tel no: 01884 252913/0845 155 1002
(please note once you have booked your wedding date at Middle Coombe Farm you also need to book the Registrar ASAP)
Local Celebrants:
Alison Orchard, tel:01363 774971, mobile tel:07734 154607
Jacquie Brown Tel: 01872 553138M
(please note you will also need the Registrar to perform the legal part )
Types of wedding ceremony
You have two options when it comes to getting legaly married: you can be married by registrar in the house or barn, or by a priest in a church. In addition you might choose to have an 'alternative' ceremony. We cater for this in our woods.
An alternative wedding ceremony
A personalised ceremony, crafted and in line with your own beliefs can mean a lot more to some people than the 'standard' ceremony provided by the registrar.
Your ceremony might be as simple as standing before your close family and friends and proclaiming your love and commitment to each other, or you might want to incorporate symbolic elements to your ceremony such as drinking from the same cup. Some ceremonies also involve participation from your guests - for example they might all agree to support your union in the future.
There are a number of traditional ceremonies which you might use or take inspiration from. Handfasting is an English marriage ceremony which is gaining popularity at the moment. Your hands are sybolically tied together with ribbons, hence the phrase 'tying the knot'. There are also ceremonies and practices from other coutries that you might like to look at.
The point is that it is personal and meaningful to you both.
Of course our house and barn are both licensed wedding venues so you can get legally married by registrar as well as completing your own personal ceremony.
We would advise that if you do have a handfasting or similar 'alternative' service that you choose a reliable master of ceremonies to guide you and your guests through the service. It is also a good idea to practise the service through a few times so you both know what to expect. This will also give you an idea of how long the wedding service will be as this is an important consideration for your guests. Remember that if you do have the service outside it might be worth thinking about seating, at least for the more elderly guests as a wedding service is seldom short.
The start of a handfasting under the Old Man of the Woods
