Introducing…Gothic Wedding Photography
Posted on 31 May 2010
Now with a name like Gothic Wedding Photography it’s not too much of a mystery what’s on offer here. Gothic Wedding Photography is a sister project set up by Mr Mark Tierney, alongside his established wedding photography business, Tierney Photography. I asked Mark what had made him want to set up a whole new business aimed at the gothic community. “To be honest I’d just like to spread my wings a bit, rather than shooting regular weddings week after week.” he replied, “I’d love to find couples who were more adventurous when it comes to making use of the venue and surroundings as a backdrop to their wedding albums. For example, I was shooting a wedding a while back, which was taking place at a beautiful venue with gorgeous gardens and the bride... Read more...
Welcome to my blog, Gothic By Design
Posted on 18 May 2010
Thanks for dropping by to see what I’m about. Presumably you are here because either you are somewhere along the way to planning a wedding of a gothic/alternative nature, or you are a wedding supplier or creative bod who is interested in joining in the fun. For those of you planning a wedding….. Congratulations – both on your forthcoming nuptials and also on having the good fortune to stumble across this site. This site has been put together to serve people like you, who are sick and tired of Googling “gothic wedding dresses” only to keep getting dragged back to the BHS website!! If only there were enough hours in the day to do all the things you have to do anyway plus research your dream wedding. Well, worry no longer because I’ve done all of that searching... Read more...
Getting Married in Northern Ireland
Posted on 12 April 2010
In Northern Ireland, preliminaries may vary according to the method of solemnisation. The basics are: minimum age is 16, for both parties, but parental consent must be given for people under 18. the parties must arrange for two witnesses to be present at the marriage to sign the marriage register. Documentation required: if birth certificates of the people getting married are available it is helpful to the Registrar if they can be produced when the notice of marriage is given. if either party is from abroad an official travel identity document for that person should be produced. parties who have been previously married should produce documentation or evidence of the death of the former spouse, or the dissolution or annulment of the marriage. If getting married at the Registrar’s... Read more...
Getting Married in England and Wales
Posted on 12 April 2010
Unless you are marrying in the Church of England or Church of Wales by Banns or Common Licence, notice of marriage has to be given personally to your local superintendent registrar at the Register Office in the district where you both live. A notice of marriage states the names of the parties to the marriage, age, marital status, occupation, nationality and the intended venue for the wedding. Both of you must have lived in a registration district in England or Wales for at least seven days immediately before giving notice. If you both live in the same district, you should both attend your local register office together to give notices of marriage. If you live in different registration districts then each of you will need to give notice separately in your respective district. After giving... Read more...
We Just Got Engaged!! Erm, What Do We Do Now?
Posted on 12 April 2010
Right then, congratulations are in order so it seems. Well done, you’ve got the scary bit out of the way and now have butterflies in you stomachs. So? Where do you begin? What date? What venue? Can we really have Auntie Jean and Stella in the same room after last Christmas? Well first things first, heh? We’ll leave family spats out of it for now; things will be governed in the short term by the rules and regulations of our Motherland, the UK. The next three articles form a small series outlining the laws that rule where and when you can get married, within England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland. They concentrate of non-religious ceremonies. Articles covering religious ceremonies may follow at a later date. The majority of the information in the articles... Read more...
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