If you don't go to church, why get married in one?

 

Paul Toauk, a man who's seen both sides of the seminary gates, has some excellent ideas on the subject. His talent is to perform understated, intellectually-satisfying ceremonies for anyone who prefers an alternative to the big-name faith traditions – without the lukewarm New Age claptrap that so often infests these occasions.

 

When he approached us to name and design his new venture as a celebrant, we were delighted. We took an anthropological line, and sought inspiration in the history of spiritual art and architecture. Photolibraries were ransacked to find the perfectly-imperfect gold leaf background... and when we couldn't find one, we layered three of the best to create a bespoke texture, uniquely his.