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Handfasting and other ceremonies

Handfasting Ceremony		A ceremony written for you and with you (This applies to Betrothal, Renewal or Naming Ceremonies) Details	270 pounds
Two celebrants		Both myself and Samantha as Celebrants, male and female, in balance
Bann type	Custom Ban'	Give a brief description of Ban' materials e.g leather and two plaids	15-40
	Plaid Ban'	A simple Bann of clann plaid, finished by me. Your choice of plaid and variation (Forbes hunting, ancient, dress etc):	10
	Own Ban'	Use your own Ban'. It needs to be about 5 feet long and about 2 inches wide. Something special to you.
Besom		Jumping of the Besom ceremony as part of the Handfasting, with your Besom to take home with you. (Can only be made June-Sept)	50
Clear HandFasting options

Note on availablity: In the High season (June-Sept), Weekends (Friday-Sunday) are reserved for engagements that include Hand Fasting ceremonies, within Scotland and North England.
Generally, MC or storytelling-only events are kept to mid week in High Season.
Longer distance engagements (South England and Europe) are kept to low season (Oct-May). If in doubt, please enquire.

Master of Ceremonies / Fear and Taighe

Master of Ceremonies	Guiding and entertaining guests at the reception in the Highland traditional (Known in England as a Toast Master). For up to about 6 hours. Includes storytelling. Details	195 pounds
Master of Ceremonies	As above, but in addition to acting as Handfasting officiant. Details	150
(No MC role)	All below are part of the MC role, which you should select above
Besom Ceremony	Besom ceremony as part of reception proceedings, not Handfasting. With your Besom to take home with you (Can only be made June-Sept) Details	50
Sharing of the Cuach	Sharing the communcal drinking cup and blessings with guests, normally around the speeches. Using my cuach.Details You can request your own Cuach as a gift in the Extras section below	gratis
Fling the Ring	Yes, the wedding ring! Fling it into a big tin bath of soapy water. All the women scrabble for it, in their nice dresses. Very illuminating... Requires loan of tin bath Details	gratis
Plaid demonstration	Dressing a guest or two in the Fèilidh Mòr. Highly entertaining. Details	gratis
1715 Muster Role	Singing the 1715 Muster Role to gather Guests to Dinner Details	gratis
Bride's Crosses	Making Brides crosses with the guests as part of the entertainment Details	20 per 15 people

Note on availablity: In the High season (June-Sept), Weekends (Friday-Sunday) are reserved for engagements that include Hand Fasting ceremonies, within Scotland and North England.
Generally, MC or storytelling-only events are kept to mid week in High Season.
Longer distance engagements (South England and Europe) are kept to low season (Oct-May). If in doubt, please enquire.

Storytelling

Storytelling	Sessions over about 3 hours, usually after the ceremony, till the Wedding Breakfast, perhaps afterwards. Themed on Highland weddings past. Details	170 pounds
Storytelling	Highland Storytelling in addition to Handfasting. Details	120
Storytelling	Highland Storytelling as part of MC role. Details	gratis
Family Tales	Specific Scottish Clann Tales research in addition to names I already carry. Clann names: Details You can check the names that I carry Tales for at the Genealogy Website	30-60
(No Highland Wedding Storytelling)

Extras... All made in Argyll or Perthshire, Scotland
N.B. All favours and extras are Bespoke and thus require a lead time of at least 3 weeks

Cuach	Small Cuach (with triple knot design) Details Small Cuach (no symbols)	47
	Medium Cuach (no symbols) Details	57
	Large Cuach (with triple knot design) Details Large Cuach (no symbos)	62
Bride's Cross	Large Bride's Cross use for the ceremony and hung in your home afterwards (made by me). Can only be made Nov-January. Details	23
Medium Sporan	Old Style, Highland sporan to your needs and colours (made by me). Details Choose Belt loop Or Rings, for a standard Chain-Strap belt (not supplied) Details	85
Large / two-tone Sporan	As above but with a third more capacity or a two-tone sack. Details Choose Belt loop Or Rings, for a standard Chain-Strap belt Details	100
Lasses Sporan	Sporan for the ladies, medium size, complete with adjustable plaited strap. Details	105
Your own plaid	I can source most plaids and tartans and give full lessons and pictorial instruction before the wedding in the donning of them. Ladies require about 3 yards/meters for an Arasaid, men require about 5. Details Clann/sept name and hunting/weathered etc variant (leave blank if same as handfasting Ban' above):	120-200

Travel and payment options...

Travel	Travel by car from Perthshire to: at 20p/m. Please note: For engagements up to 4 hours from Perthshire, only the above travel is charged. For long distance engagements (i.e.England and Europe) both the direct cost of the petrol/train ticket is charged plus a Per Diems (PDs) allowance to cover incidental travel expenses (e.g. en route accomm.) and lost engagment days. PDs rate = 50GBP per day. Long Distance engagements are gladly undertaken in Low Season (Oct-May), always by surface transport. It may not be possible to accept long distance engagements in High Season (June-Sept). Please enquire.
Accommodation	Accommodation may be required, depending on distance and times I am required during the day. Also sometimes, for Handfastings or larger weddings, I require the assistance of my partner, Samantha MacKenzie. I will clarify that with you upon receipt of this form.
Booking and Deposits	To book, complete this web-form and submit. I convert this to paperwork and send two copies to you for checking and signing. Return one. A deposit of £195 or 50% of total (whichever greater) will be required by 8 months before the wedding in order to hold the date.
International Clients	For international clients. I have a Paypal account so that money transfers can be easy and cheap (3.4 percent). Transfers over about 400 USD may be cheaper by an IMO or Swift. Domestic Clients or balances can be paid cash or cheque. I would like to pay the Deposit by Paypal I would also like to pay the Balance by paypal, prior to the wedding.
Non-cash Trades	Being Highlanders, we appreciate the exchange of goods and services, in lieu of cash exchanges. If you would like to offer a barter, let's discuss. Typical things we use: office consumables, professional services, boating items, travel services, wood tools, food stuffs... Got something?

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