Welcome
Beautiful, bespoke wedding ceremonies
Your wedding ceremony sets the tone for your wedding day and should be a true reflection of you as a couple. With a humanist ceremony you can have your ceremony, your way. You can choose the location, time, what is said, even how you make your promises. You can involve your children, your pets or anything that is meaningful to you. It is about creating a unique, personal ceremony.
How it works
Deciding to work together
Understanding your plans
It is really important to find the right celebrant, to create a ceremony that truly reflects you.
Initially we meet for an informal chat, as a chance for you to get to know me better and for me to understand some of your ideas. Ideally this will be in person, with a coffee, but if you are further away it will be by Zoom.
If you wish to book, this is done with a contract and non-refundable deposit. Your date is then secured and I won't take any other ceremonies on that day. This means that you can truly relax on your day. I will not be rushing off to another ceremony, I will just be focused on you. If there is an issue (traffic, venue), then your celebrant won't be one of them.
Creating your unique ceremony
Beautiful and truly yours
We will then meet for an in-depth ceremony planning meeting. I will get to know you and your story as a couple a lot better in order to write your bespoke ceremony. You will of course be sent a draft, and we will make edits as needed. Your ceremony will be finalised in good time for your ceremony and I will contact and send cue scripts in advance to your musicians and photographer.
This really adds to your ceremony flow as the other professionals can then focus on their craft. For photographers in particular it means they know when the key moments will happen and can capture those beautiful, memory making images for you.
My fee for new bookings is £750
I include everything you normally need, and any special moments in the ceremony such as signing a wedding certificate, or handfasting.
I will only book one ceremony per day so once confirmed, I will be exclusive to your wedding
My exclusive pre-meeting questionnaire
A meeting with you to fully understand your story to create your bespoke ceremony
Write and edit your ceremony as needed
Guidance for your promises, poetry, readings, and music
A full rehearsal of your ceremony, usually at the venue
Cue scripts for photographers and musicians
Liaise and work with venue staff
Greet your guests on the day
Conduct your bespoke ceremony
All my travel costs up to a 30 mile radius of my home. Travel costs for further travel and accommodation will be agreed in advance.
A printed presentation copy of your ceremony to keep
My DBS check and public liability insurance
Nora Ephron
“When you realise you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.”
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Send me a note, include your date and location if you have them, and we can arrange an informal chat. I'd love to see how I can help you.