Celebrant Led Gay Weddings
All you need to know about celebrants and gay weddings
A celebrant has one of the most joyful jobs on the planet they officiate at wedding ceremonies!
And a gay wedding? Well, this traditionally happy term encompasses a whole community of people in love beyond the conventional straight male/female relationship.
What is beyond doubt, is that when you throw a gay couple and a celebrant into the mix, you will have The Best time at the resulting wedding ceremony!
Is a celebrant led wedding ceremony legal?
Depending on where you live in the world, a celebrant-led wedding ceremony may be exactly the same as contracting a legal marriage or it may need to be a two-part celebration contracting the marriage with a registrar followed by a symbolic wedding ceremony with a celebrant.
Rainbow badges and inclusivity
The global rainbow symbol is one way of a celebrant signalling to the gay community that they are inclusive. But quite frankly, it is an almost redundant badge for the majority of independent wedding officiants who relish diversity, variety and inclusivity of all ages, races, religions and gender orientations. Celebrants write personalised ceremonies for each and every one of their couples as part of the job.
A celebrant’s web site should speak for itself, promoting an ethos of love is love though the text, pronouns and images without the need to badge it as gay-friendly.
Your day your way
So you are LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, Queer or Questioning) great!
Just like any celebrant led wedding, your celebrant will get to know you, learn your values, your beliefs and your ideas of the perfect wedding to craft a bespoke ceremony just for you. Your day. Your way.
You don’t need to ask here
A celebrant is a non-judgemental officiant of wedding ceremonies. They are sensitive to the needs of every single one of their couples, gay or otherwise. Chat with your celebrant about the pronouns you are comfortable with them using, the terminology eg husband and husband or you may not want to kiss the bride.
And you really don’t’ need to ask here to know that if you have not fully come out or simply want a quiet ceremony, your celebrant will totally respect your privacy with empathy for your situation.
So! Have fun! Your wedding celebrant sees all couples as equally special, equally worthy and equally wed.
Have the most wonderful wedding day and may you both live happily ever after.
Blogger Biography:
Debbie Skyrme is a former UK Deputy Superintendent Registrar who now officiates symbolic wedding ceremonies in the Spanish sunshine.
www.celebrantspain.es
Photo credits:
By kind permission of :
Adriana Watson Photography www.adrianawatson.com
Agata Jensen Photography http://agatajensen.com/
Gary Nunn Photography https:/www.garynunn.co.uk/
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