"We knew that we wanted a personal ceremony where we could say exactly what we wanted to each other, and Argyll and Bute registrars came highly recommended to us by our venue. The next thing we knew, we were on a WhatsApp call with Samantha! She immediately felt like a best friend, putting us at ease, making us laugh and calmly answering all our questions. She made us feel so excited for our big day," Photo courtesy of Fotogenic of Scotland

'We had an absolutely wonderful ceremony. It was personal because we had liaised with Gemma to ensure we include poetry, song and a piece of pipe music played by a friend Chris Barber. Gemma chosen an Excellent script to accompany our ceremony which was meaningful and purposeful. Afterwards Gemma dropped the marriage certificate into the Beaumont hotel where we were staying. I cannot praise her highly enough for her sensitivity and care in making a very special day for us both. Thank you, Dave and Elaine'

"Any concerns I had that a registrar wedding might be too formal or legal were totally unfounded. Lorna made us all feel welcomed and part of something special. She was attentive, friendly and clearly loves what she does which meant that our ceremony felt personal, intimate and memorable. Argyll and Bute is a stunning part of the world and we couldn't be happier that we chose it as the location for our wedding."

'We had a wonderful day. Jane was wonderful in the run up talking us through the ceremony and how it all comes together. On the day we really enjoyed the ceremony and many of our guests commented how refreshing it was to have a marriage ceremony with a bit of humour and personality shine through. Thanks Jane for all of your support!' Photo supplied by couple

'We had the most amazing wedding day; there are so many parts of our day that stood out to us, but our overall favourite part of the day was our ceremony. The location of our ceremony changed at the last minute due to wet weather and instead of being held outside in the courtyard of the hotel, was held in the main reception area. This provided an extremely intimate location where we were surrounded by our loved ones and the acoustics were great. Julie McLellan was our registrar and being a family friend, created the most personal ceremony that we could've had. She delivered the ceremony so eloquently and professionally on the day, but also had fantastic communication with both of us before the wedding regarding what we wanted out of our ceremony. We couldn't recommend Julie enough and will have these special memories from her wonderful ceremony forever. Thanks once again Julie' Photo taken by My Islay Wedding

'It has been almost two weeks since our wedding and I can't stop thinking about it. Everything was so perfect, we couldn't have asked for a better day to celebrate our marriage. Catherine and Fiona were so helpful and patient, and always replied back to me promptly, which I am really grateful for. The ceremony felt so special and personal to us - Catherine did a fantastic job (especially as she had to compete with some very curious sheep!) and included everything we asked for. She was also more than happy to include my old teddy bear Pinky to be the official ring bear(er), which just added an extra perfect touch on the day. Pinky was most pleased to be included in such an important role and have such a big fuss made over her. Thank you again from the bottom of both our hearts for being a part of our special day.' Photo taken by Silver Photography