The cultural role of couple ceremonies

The cultural role of couple ceremonies

Couple ceremonies, whether wedding or civil partnership celebrations, commitment or renewal ceremonies have a number of distinct characteristics that traditional religious or civil marriage formats simply cannot provide. Firstly, and obviously, they are secular in...
Toastmasters at charity events

Toastmasters at charity events

Toastmasters are often asked to act at charity fundraisers – the ‘dinner dance’ ones where everyone’s turned out in their formal finery.  But what value does the Toastmaster add? To give you an insight, a recent ‘black tie’ fundraiser for a local charity was...