{"id":9388,"date":"2025-05-19T15:23:15","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T14:23:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2026-10-02T11:13:41","modified_gmt":"2026-10-02T10:13:41","slug":"elaine-helensburgh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2025\/05\/elaine-helensburgh\/","title":{"rendered":"Elaine &#8211; Helensburgh"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9388\" class=\"elementor elementor-9388\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-66d11be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"66d11be\" 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-46bf23a\" data-id=\"46bf23a\" 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-81c5daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"81c5daa\" 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<div class=\"\\&quot;elementor-widget-container\\&quot;\"><h2><strong>Elaine Crichton \u2013 Registrar for\u00a0Helensburgh<\/strong><\/h2><p>Started in Registration \u2013 October 2007<\/p><\/div>\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-ec68a84 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"ec68a84\" 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\u2018I have been a registrar in the Helensburgh and Lomond Area for many years and find it an absolutely wonderful job to do. Not only is it a privilege to be involved in one of thee most important days in a couples life\u2019s it is also great fun to be part of the planning and the excitement in the build-up to the wedding and then watching as the couples dream ceremony comes to life knowing you\u2019ve helped in some way to make that possible.\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\">Elaine Crichton<\/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\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-386ffef elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"386ffef\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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href=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fruin-Farm-2022-ChicPhoto.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"1ce4985\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"Courtesy of Chic Photo by Jacqui\" data-elementor-lightbox-description=\"Courtesy of Chic Photo by Jacqui\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6NzAxNCwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hcmd5bGwtYnV0ZS5nb3YudWtcL21hcnJpYWdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIzXC8wMlwvRnJ1aW4tRmFybS0yMDIyLUNoaWNQaG90by5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiIxY2U0OTg1In0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-gallery-image elementor-gallery-item__image\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Fruin-Farm-2022-ChicPhoto-300x200.jpg\" data-width=\"300\" data-height=\"200\" aria-label=\"Bride and Groom with registrar in the middle\" role=\"img\" ><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-gallery-item__overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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 elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26dea01 elementor-widget-divider--view-line_icon elementor-view-default elementor-widget-divider--element-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"26dea01\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon elementor-divider__element\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\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-7514dea elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7514dea\" 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-6d01c20\" data-id=\"6d01c20\" 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-f6ad63c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f6ad63c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Grace-and-Nathan-HLCC.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12013\" alt=\"a marriage room filled with people and a woman in black taking a selfie with bride and groom\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-ebdd7fc\" data-id=\"ebdd7fc\" 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-50d7101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"50d7101\" 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<p>We cannot thank Elaine enough for the wonderful role she played in our wedding.<br \/><br \/>Her warmth, care, and calm presence made our day feel so special and memorable. From our first meeting, to the big day, she created a relaxed and happy atmosphere, guiding us through everything with kindness and care.<br \/><br \/>We are so grateful for the thought and attention she brought to our ceremony, making one of the most important moments of our lives feel truly personal and meaningful. Her professionalism and experience made us feel completely safe to sit back and soak in every minute of our special day.<\/p><p><strong>Grace and Nathan &#8211; Helensburgh Marriage Room &#8211; May 2026<\/strong><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c851013 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c851013\" 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-1ea5709\" data-id=\"1ea5709\" 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-9f3ee8a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9f3ee8a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/1500-Photo-4.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-12367\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-2081c6c\" data-id=\"2081c6c\" 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-32d4506 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32d4506\" 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<p>Wow what a day we had! We got married at the most perfect setting on the banks of Loch Lomond, The Cruin. Our registrar was Elaine Crichton, who was a superstar from start to finish. She was very calming and made sure that every detail was covered. She made the ceremony very memorable by making it so personal and we couldn\u2019t have had anyone other than Elaine marry us.<\/p><p><strong>Heather and Jonthan &#8211; The Cruin &#8211; September 2025<\/strong><\/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<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5fee758 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5fee758\" 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-500a88b\" data-id=\"500a88b\" 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-cc15f05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cc15f05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SJ-IrisArtPhotography0247-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-9581\" alt=\"one woman in white dress holding man in suit hand. Woman in middle with flower arch behind\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SJ-IrisArtPhotography0247-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SJ-IrisArtPhotography0247-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SJ-IrisArtPhotography0247-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SJ-IrisArtPhotography0247-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/SJ-IrisArtPhotography0247-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\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-fbb9513\" data-id=\"fbb9513\" 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-88c33c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"88c33c4\" 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<p>We had the most magical wedding day surrounded by the breath taking views at the Lodge on Loch Lomond! Elaine was so professional from start to finish and made us feel so at ease during the ceremony. Thank you for being such a special part of our day, the memories will last a lifetime.<\/p><p><strong>Sophie and Jake &#8211; Lodge on Loch Lomond &#8211; April 2025<\/strong><\/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<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 Helensburgh and Lomond\">\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 Helensburgh &amp; Lomond<\/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>Elaine Crichton \u2013 Registrar for\u00a0Helensburgh Started in Registration \u2013 October 2007 \u2018I have been a registrar in the Helensburgh and Lomond Area for many years and find it an absolutely wonderful job to do. Not only is it a privilege to be involved in one of thee most important days in a couples life\u2019s it [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":11719,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-9388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-helensburgh-and-lomond-registrars","tag-registrar"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9388","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=9388"}],"version-history":[{"count":25,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9388\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12470,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9388\/revisions\/12470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11719"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9388"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9388"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9388"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}