{"id":9379,"date":"2025-05-19T15:10:25","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:10:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=9379"},"modified":"2026-03-23T15:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T15:58:06","slug":"mandy-islay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2025\/05\/mandy-islay\/","title":{"rendered":"Mandy &#8211; Islay"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9379\" class=\"elementor elementor-9379\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1d59e0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1d59e0f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f376eda\" data-id=\"f376eda\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23efd08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23efd08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><strong>Mandy Walker \u2013 Assistant Registrar<\/strong><\/h2><p>Started in Registration \u2013 July 2024<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9758e0a elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"9758e0a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\u2018Before coming to live on Islay I worked in Registration in Cumbria, performing ceremonies at licenced venues across the county. I\u2019ve found ceremonies on Islay, and in Argyll and Bute overall, are more unique and personal compared to the majority I have taken part in previously. Luckily, couples considering holding their ceremony on Islay have an extensive choice of what to include from the options offered when they plan and personalise their special day. Being involved in their preparations and conducting their ceremony is indeed a great privilege, one I wholeheartedly enjoy. The scenic locations on Islay offer amazing photographic settings like no other and every ceremony I\u2019ve been involved in so far has created special memories, rain or shine!\u2019\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"elementor-blockquote__author\">Mandy Walker<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4bd4cf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"b4bd4cf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-9379 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b4bd4cf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Islay\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODMwNiwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hcmd5bGwtYnV0ZS5nb3YudWtcL21hcnJpYWdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wNVwvSXNsYXkuanBnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjRiZDRjZiJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Islay.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Islay.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b4bd4cf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sarah and Jordan - My Islay Wedding Photography 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyNzIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYXJneWxsLWJ1dGUuZ292LnVrXC9tYXJyaWFnZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcL1NhcmFoLWFuZC1Kb3JkYW4tTXktSXNsYXktV2VkZGluZy1QaG90b2dyYXBoeS0zLmpwZyIsInNsaWRlc2hvdyI6ImI0YmQ0Y2YifQ%3D%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography-3.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography-3-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b4bd4cf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Islay 3\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODMwNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hcmd5bGwtYnV0ZS5nb3YudWtcL21hcnJpYWdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wNVwvSXNsYXktMy5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNGJkNGNmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Islay-3.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Islay-3.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b4bd4cf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"5Caro Weiss\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MTEyNzQsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOlwvXC93d3cuYXJneWxsLWJ1dGUuZ292LnVrXC9tYXJyaWFnZVwvd3AtY29udGVudFwvdXBsb2Fkc1wvMjAyNlwvMDNcLzVDYXJvLVdlaXNzLXNjYWxlZC5qcGVnIiwic2xpZGVzaG93IjoiYjRiZDRjZiJ9\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5Caro-Weiss-scaled.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/5Caro-Weiss-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Photo of couple being married on the beach\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-11274\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-11274'>\n\t\t\t\tCaro Weiss\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b4bd4cf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Islay 2\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODMwNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hcmd5bGwtYnV0ZS5nb3YudWtcL21hcnJpYWdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI0XC8wNVwvSXNsYXktMi5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNGJkNGNmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Islay-2.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/Islay-2.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"b4bd4cf\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Sun - Islay\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NDE3OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hcmd5bGwtYnV0ZS5nb3YudWtcL21hcnJpYWdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIyXC8wNlwvU3VuLUlzbGF5LXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNGJkNGNmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sun-Islay-scaled.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Sun-Islay-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-347a81a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"347a81a\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-caf4a03\" data-id=\"caf4a03\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d989154 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d989154\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4b10656\" data-id=\"4b10656\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02f5531 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-testimonial\" data-id=\"02f5531\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;motion_fx_motion_fx_scrolling&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;,&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;,&quot;motion_fx_devices&quot;:[&quot;desktop&quot;,&quot;tablet&quot;,&quot;mobile&quot;]}\" data-widget_type=\"testimonial.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-content\">\"Mandy was fantastic, the speech was very clear and well spoken. Mandy had a good giggle with us during the vows and exchanging the rings! The whole process on the lead up to the wedding was seamless and stress free. All questions\/queries were dealt with quickly and without any difficulty.'<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-aside\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9773\" alt=\"Man and Woman standing looking at each other in a field\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sarah-and-Jordan-My-Islay-Wedding-Photography-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-details\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-name\">Sarah and Jordan<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-job\">Married 2025<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6176434 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6176434\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9d2660a\" data-id=\"9d2660a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c783638 elementor-button-info elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c783638\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\" title=\"More about Islay\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">More about Islay<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5bf2a2\" data-id=\"f5bf2a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07d7486 elementor-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"07d7486\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"\" title=\"Book your ceremony\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book your ceremony<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mandy Walker \u2013 Assistant Registrar Started in Registration \u2013 July 2024 \u2018Before coming to live on Islay I worked in Registration in Cumbria, performing ceremonies at licenced venues across the county. I\u2019ve found ceremonies on Islay, and in Argyll and Bute overall, are more unique and personal compared to the majority I have taken part [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11274,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-9379","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\/9379","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\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9379"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9379\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11277,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9379\/revisions\/11277"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11274"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9379"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9379"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9379"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}