{"id":9531,"date":"2025-05-30T15:14:17","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T14:14:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/?p=9531"},"modified":"2026-02-20T11:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:42:36","slug":"alan-oban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/2025\/05\/alan-oban\/","title":{"rendered":"Alan &#8211; Oban"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9531\" class=\"elementor elementor-9531\" 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-7cb5223 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cb5223\" 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\">Alan Macleod \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 Late 2020<\/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-76ea754 elementor-blockquote--skin-border elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"76ea754\" 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 joined the Oban Registration Team in late 2020 and have fully completed my Birth and Marriage\/Civil Partnership training and have now registered numerous births and have conducted several office weddings. It is a very enjoyable feeling to advise and assist in playing a small part in these happy life milestones for the parties involved, and I have met some lovely people along the way.\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\">Alan MacLeod<\/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-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-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-9531 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-9-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Alan-Aly-Robinson-Photography-150x150.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/Fiona-Catherine-Alan-Oban-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" \/>\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-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\">\"We are sincerely grateful for Alan officiating our marriage ceremony at the registrar office. He made the experience truly special with his kind and professional manner. Brilliant and brief approach helped made the day enjoyable. Thank you Alan and the entire team.\"<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-testimonial-meta elementor-has-image elementor-testimonial-image-position-top\">\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=\"1703\" height=\"2560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-9181\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-scaled.jpg 1703w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-681x1024.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-768x1154.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-1022x1536.jpg 1022w, https:\/\/www.argyll-bute.gov.uk\/marriage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Colin-Eunice-LJF-Photography-8-1363x2048.jpg 1363w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1703px) 100vw, 1703px\" \/>\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\">Colin &amp; Eunice<\/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=\"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>Alan Macleod \u2013 Assistant Registrar for Oban Started in Registration \u2013 Late 2020 \u2018I joined the Oban Registration Team in late 2020 and have fully completed my Birth and Marriage\/Civil Partnership training and have now registered numerous births and have conducted several office weddings. 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