{"id":9521,"date":"2025-05-30T15:10:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:10:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=9521"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:01:06","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T12:01:06","slug":"catherine-oban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2025\/05\/catherine-oban\/","title":{"rendered":"Catherine &#8211; Oban"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9521\" class=\"elementor elementor-9521\" 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-8f35fed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f35fed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Catherine Dods \u2013 Assistant Registrar for Oban<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\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<p>Started in Registration \u2013 January 2015<\/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-358ed7c elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"358ed7c\" 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 enjoy the variety of ceremonies we offer.\u00a0 One day we can be in the registration office and another, on the side of a loch. I enjoy getting to meet so many people from different parts of the world.\u00a0 From the initial contact with a couple to finally officiating for them on their big day, makes me feel privileged to have had the opportunity of working with them to create their ceremony. Working as an assistant registrar has taught me that no matter how much or how little you choose to incorporate in your ceremony, each and every one is special.\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\">Catherine Dods<\/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-9521 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><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=\"Rachel and Aaron - Silver Photography 245\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTUyNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3d3dy5hcmd5bGwtYnV0ZS5nb3YudWtcL21hcnJpYWdlXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI1XC8wNVwvUmFjaGVsLWFuZC1BYXJvbi1TaWx2ZXItUGhvdG9ncmFwaHktMjQ1LXNjYWxlZC5qcGciLCJzbGlkZXNob3ciOiJiNGJkNGNmIn0%3D\" href='https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rachel-and-Aaron-Silver-Photography-245-scaled.jpg'><img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Rachel-and-Aaron-Silver-Photography-245-150x150.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=\"Lauren &amp; 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The website was so informative and provided us with lots of useful ideas to consider what type of ceremony we wanted.\n\nAfter booking our date, Catherine was great, linking in advance, checking what exactly we wanted and arranging to see us the day before to process the necessary paperwork.\n\nOn our big day her delivery was professional yet friendly and spoken with meaning. Just what we were looking for. A lovely thoughtful gesture was Catherine and Iona (who was assisting Catherine and read out a beautiful Poem for us) writing our names in a love heart on the sand just before we arrived on the beach.\n\nWe feel lucky to have been able to get married in such a beautiful part of the world and we would not hesitate in recommending everyone who supported us to make it happen..\"<\/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=\"2048\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9527\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Sharon-Ian-LJF-Photography-3-1-1638x2048.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" \/>\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\">Sharon &amp; Ian<\/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=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2022\/02\/oban\/\" title=\"More about Oban\">\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 Oban<\/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>Catherine Dods \u2013 Assistant Registrar for Oban Started in Registration \u2013 January 2015 \u2018I enjoy the variety of ceremonies we offer.\u00a0 One day we can be in the registration office and another, on the side of a loch. 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