Modern day ceremonies often rely on a beautiful location, a celebrant who will hopefully be able to share a few funny tidbits and a downloaded playlist of the couple’s favourite songs, generally love songs. Any thoughts of storytelling come in late, too late, once most of the details have been booked and it’s down to working out the nitty gritty of the actual ceremony wording with the celebrant. But what if we approached things differently?

The important truth to this is that so many people around the world are not in a position to slow down for something as significant as a full season, whatever that looks like. Most people barely scrape back enough rest or quiet play time during weekends and/or short holidays throughout the year.

Ceremony is one of the few things that lets us slow down, create meaning, and gather in community. But what are we missing? This is about remembering what ceremony was - and what it can be now.