Wedding Ceremonies 

You choose how you want to celebrate your big day.

Whether you’re having a perfectly intimate wedding for two, or a huge celebration for everyone you know and love, I will create a ceremony that reflects you and your style.

Beautiful barns, mystical mountains, funky restaurants… you choose your perfect backdrop for a Celebrant-led ceremony.

I am a big believer in going with whatever makes you feel comfortable and reflects you as a couple.

My services

  • First of all we’ll have a free, no-obligation chat so you can tell me what your wedding plans are so far. I’ll give you a flavour of who I am and what I do, so you can make sure we’re the right fit.

  • If we’re meant to be, we’ll meet for a much longer in-depth chat over a coffee (or whatever!), so I can get a real feel for how I can create your ideal ceremony. This is where I really pick up your vibe as a couple and the tone you want to set on your day. Do you want a really fun ceremony full of laughs? A romantic and poetic ceremony full of stories? An eclectic wedding that gets the whole family involved? I’ll ask you lots of questions about your relationship, interests, differences and hopes for the future.

  • We discuss any rituals or special features you would like to incorporate, as well as your music choices, readings (which I can help you with, using my library!) and other elements like songs or toasts.

  • I will craft a full ceremony script, which incorporates every element from start to finish. You will receive a professional draft well in advance of the ceremony, so you can check you’re totally happy. You will then receive the final script.

  • If you want a rehearsal, we can explore that. Some couples feel it settles the nerves and means they feel more confident on the day.

  • On the day I deliver your ceremony. As a professional event manager, you don’t have to worry about a thing. I will coordinate with everyone participating in the wedding and make sure everything is in place. All you have to do is relax, enjoy and get married!

Rituals

Exchanging wedding rings is the most common ritual that we choose to follow in wedding ceremonies.

There are also so many other beautiful rituals that you might want to explore adding to your ceremony.

Dependent on your interests and cultural references, we could explore anything from handfasting to a water ceremony.

One of my personal favourites is an oathing stone ritual. Deriving from celtic tradition, an oathing stone is a specially selected stone which a couple may attach special significance to. During the ceremony, the stone is ‘warmed’ in the hands of the wedding party. Couples might then choose to exchange vows or promises while holding the stone together, and keep it in their homes as a symbol.

When we think of stone we think of bedrock. Of timelessness. Of the ability to weather a storm and provide shelter. An oathing stone is thought to bring the wisdom of the past and security for the future.

Rituals can help root marriage in its ancient tradition, and bring extra significance to your ceremony.

The legal bit

Currently in England & Wales, Celebrants cannot perform legally binding marriages.

Independent Celebrants can, however, deliver creative ceremonies which are unrestricted by time, religion, identity, venue and style.

Couples I work with first have an intimate legal ceremony with their witnesses, usually at a local Register Office. Some people see this as fulfilling solely their legal obligation and rather than having any ceremonial element to the day, they simply complete the forms.

Then, you are free to celebrate exactly how, where and when you want to on your wedding day.