{"id":11968,"date":"2026-06-16T10:59:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T09:59:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=11968"},"modified":"2026-09-25T11:22:31","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T10:22:31","slug":"nicola-campbeltown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2026\/06\/nicola-campbeltown\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicola – Campbeltown"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Nicola Forshaw \u2013 Assistant Registrar<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
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Based in the Campbeltown office.<\/p>

Started in Registration \u2013 2025<\/p>

‘Since joining the team in 2025, I\u2019ve had the pleasure of conducting ceremonies for couples from all over the world. One of the things I enjoy most about my role is meeting new people, getting to know them and hearing a little about their lives and what makes their relationship special. It\u2019s a privilege to be part of such an important moment in their lives, whether that\u2019s at a beautiful beach or garden wedding, or a more intimate celebration.<\/p>

I also love seeing couples include their pets in their special day, with plenty of four-legged guests proudly wearing their bow ties and playing their own special part in the celebrations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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‘The weather on the day of our ceremony was absolutely glorious, and we were delighted when we were offered the opportunity to hold the ceremony outdoors. It was such a wonderful surprise to exchange our vows in the sunshine, and it made the day even more special\u2014something we\u2019ll never forget.<\/p>

She was incredibly thoughtful and paid attention to every little detail, ensuring everything ran seamlessly. We were also given plenty of options to personalise our ceremony, which made it feel truly unique to us. As someone with a Chinese name, I especially appreciated that she took the time to learn and pronounce my name perfectly. That small gesture meant a great deal and made us feel genuinely cared for.’<\/p>

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Nicola officiated our ceremony, and she did such a wonderful job! She was warm, professional, and incredibly easygoing, even happily walking through a field of cows with us to get to our ceremony spot!<\/p>

We truly couldn’t have asked for anyone better to officiate our special day. We’re so grateful for both Nicola and Julie for helping make this entire process feel seamless, personal, and so memorable. We couldn’t recommend them more!<\/p>

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Although this is so late as we moved to the US and have been hectic since the wedding day….. The day itself was amazing. Not only did Scotland show up and give us the most stunning sunny day, everyone in attendance reminded us how loved we are.<\/p>

Nicola and the team kept everything for the ceremony on tract helping us to remember the rings and the hand fasting tartan. The ceremony itself was so personalized telling our story in a way that was crazy to hear how far we have come together as a couple. Our bunny children, who were sadly not able to attend, were mentioned which for me was second best option. We had said we wanted more causal vibes and that is exactly what the team gave us. Then they even left us a card and a special graduation card for the bride. Everything was fantastic and so personal and just truly made the day exactly what we were hoping and unforgettable.<\/p>

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Nicola Forshaw \u2013 Assistant Registrar Based in the Campbeltown office. Started in Registration \u2013 2025 ‘Since joining the team in 2025, I\u2019ve had the pleasure of conducting ceremonies for couples from all over the world. One of the things I enjoy most about my role is meeting new people, getting to know them and hearing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":9924,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[26],"venues":[],"oli":[],"venue_type":[],"class_list":["post-11968","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mid-argyll-kintyre-and-the-islands-registrars","tag-registrar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11968","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11968"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11968\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12378,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11968\/revisions\/12378"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9924"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11968"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11968"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11968"},{"taxonomy":"venues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venues?post=11968"},{"taxonomy":"oli","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/oli?post=11968"},{"taxonomy":"venue_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/venue_type?post=11968"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}