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What do you think of the icy weather? I bet it plays havoc with Winter weddings if the guests are sliding all over the churchyard. My husband wanted a Winter wedding with me wearing a white cloak trimmed with fur. In the end we decided that crisp white snow wasn't guaranteed and opted for August instead... read more »

In our house these past weeks it has been a bit up and down. Four weddings and a funeral sums it up really - but in our case the funeral was that of our little old Springer Spaniel, Hattie. She was my 40th birthday present from my husband. read more »

At a recent conference I got into conversation with a lovely woman who was clearly still very raw from her husband's death just months before. Her husband had died suddenly while they were out having a meal with friends. She told me "I went out that evening as part of a couple and came home a widow." read more »

The Church of England has been quoted in the Press as saying that married couples have better sex and more of it. They even use the word spectacular. Wow - that's worth having an early night for! read more »

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She’s the Church of England’s secret weapon in the war of the weddings. Meet Manchester’s ‘virtual vicar’ Revd Jan Harney who’s going online and out on the streets to lure brides and bridegrooms back up the aisle. [Source: BBC Manchester] read more »

I bet no-one else reading this website is old enough to remember the TV programme with the title above...it was a roundup of all the happenings in the week. Anyway it has been an amazing week in the Church of England and I'm delighted to be part of it! The long awaited Marriage Measure became law on October 1st and we've been celebrating. Hopefully you'll think it's a cause for celebration too as you now have much more freedom in your choice of venue for a church wedding.Hurray! read more »

This morning, while walking my dogs, I noticed a poster on the lamp post. It's a favourite community place for sticking up planning applications, special birthdays of the "Guess who is 40" variety, and Lost Cat photographs. Today's picture showed a couple roaring with laughter. Their names were written underneath and the words 'Just Married' boldly across the top. A cause for celebration indeed. read more »

A trip to Holy Island (Lindisfarne) was on my list of 'things to do before you die' and so our 32nd wedding anniversary last weekend was spent under canvas at Goswick in Northumberland. Whilst visiting the Heritage Centre on the island I chanced upon some weird and wonderful wedding day traditions. read more »