This ceremony is designed to offer couples the opportunity to make a life-long commitment to each other, in the presence of their family and friends, in a ceremony that has deep personal meaning to the couple. The ceremony can feel quite traditional and resemble a wedding celebration ceremony, or could be more contemporary. The couple could exchange rings or gifts and they could make vows or promises during the ceremony.

There are many reasons that a couple might choose a Commitment Ceremony;

• Some couples don’t want to add complications to their relationship caused by financial or legal ties.
• For some it might impact on their widow(er)’s pension to remarry, and this would impact on their income.
• It might be that one or both people in the relationship have children and they often want to avoid complications around inheritance and property issues by marrying.
• For others there could be issues with the venue or their licence renewal to offer a legal marriage. Rather than cancel the whole day, a commitment ceremony allows the couple to carry on with their celebration and have their legal marriage on a future date.

Due to this ceremony being a ‘Commitment’ rather than a ‘Wedding’ celebration, the couple wouldn’t be obliged to have a legal marriage before the ceremony.

Whatever the reason for choosing a Commitment Ceremony, the couple will be able to pledge their commitment to each other and their relationship in a deeply meaningful and personal way in the presence of their loved ones.