First of all, Many, Many Congratulations!

Whether you are getting married, undertaking a civil partnership or a less formal public declaration of your love and commitment, I hope I will be the celebrant for YOU.

Together is a beautiful place to be!

Flexibility and freedom is the beauty of being a civil celebrant. Your union your way. Perhaps you are not religious and don’t want a place of worship ceremony but equally you don’t want to be tied by the limited script a registrar can offer.

Perhaps you would like an element of religion or you are a blending of different faiths and beliefs. Maybe you are joining diverse families together.

That’s where a celebrant comes in. We are not affiliated to one faith or church or another. We celebrate faith and no faith, spiritual, religious and everything in between and beyond. As celebrants are not tied to a particular church or venue that is solemnized, I can perform your ceremony anywhere you like!  Celebrants celebrate YOU! Your love, your life, your uniqueness, your cultures, your individuality and your bond.

What is a celebrant and why choose one?

“We are the music makers and we are the dreamers of dreams”

I will help you make the magic happen

What I can do and What I can’t. (Yet!)

Let’s start with the can’t yet.

Current legislation does not allow a celebrant in England to perform the legal aspect of a marriage or civil partnership. However, this is set to change to fall in line with Scotland, much of Europe and the USA. In fact, government is being lobbied on the subject as I type, so fingers crossed! Part of the reason I have chosen to do the double platinum diploma is so that I am ready and able when the law changes to be one of the few highest qualified UK celebrants in the event of regulation of the industry.

In the Meantime:

It is quick and easy to get the legal bit done at the registrar. Just ask for a 2:2 which costs around £46. Most couples do it quietly in the days before or after their “Wedding”.  Then all you have to do is get on with the job of enjoying and celebrating your way

What I can do

 I will craft a bespoke, unique ceremony at a venue of your choice. It will include the music, readings, poems, vows or promises that over the months ahead we create. At its heart will be your individual love story written and told by me. It will be a beautiful and joyous occasion and whether you wish it to be formal, small and quiet or large and effervescent or all of these things, the relationship we will have built over time will allow me the understanding to create your heart’s desire and you to trust me to do so.

Rituals

I can perform a mini ritual at your wedding ceremony in addition to or instead of the traditional ring exchange.

The exchange of rings is the most popular and well known of the marriage rituals but there are many more that have been with us since ancient times. Perhaps you have heard of a few of them.

Perhaps you would like a handfasting or hand tying ritual at your ceremony – an ancient ritual where we get the phrase “tying the knot”from.

A lovely ritual to include children and family members is the sand ceremony. Each person takes a different coloured bottle of sand and they are then poured into a frame or other receptical to represent the blending of families, faiths, or cultures together.

Maybe you would like to take a leap of faith into your future together by Jumping the broom. This fun ritual has conflicting claims at to its origin, some claiming Ghana and others claiming Wales!

Alternatively, you might want an oathing stone to be incorporated. A celtic tradition where the couple hold the stone in their hands as they say their vows. An ancient symbol of lasting love and a commitment that’s literally “set in stone’”

The Quaich or loving cup is a Scottish tradition where the couple share a drink from the same cup to toast their union. The cup can then be passed around other members of the wedding party if desired.

What I offer

• Initial face to face planning meeting to get to know you and discuss ideas for your ceremony as well as a detailed questionnaire about you both.

• One further face to face meeting if required.

• Unlimited email, phone or whatsapp communication during the planning process.

• Unlimited changes and adjustments until the script is finalised and approved.

• A bespoke wedding ceremony including vows or oaths, ring exchange, readings, poems, music and the story of your love.

• One optional mini ritual (material costs will be extra)

• Assistance in choosing or writing your own vows or writing them for you in collaboration with you.

• Rehearsal attendance if at all possible (eg. If in a reasonable travel distance/time frame etc)

• Attendance and delivery of the ceremony

• Unique ceremony certificate for you to sign and have witnessed on the day – a treasured keepsake.

• A copy of your special day’s ceremony.

Cost From £750 – A small price to pay for what is essentially the most important part of the day!

Further mini rituals available if required at £50 plus material costs