If I ask you to picture a wedding, what’s the first image that comes into your head? Is it a happy couple dressed up to the nines, surrounded by a big crowd of their nearest and dearest? For many people, … Read More
Something that always surprises me is the willingness of many couples to just ‘go with the flow’ when it comes to their wedding ceremony. And by ‘go with the flow’, I mean that they are happy to take their chosen … Read More
My awesome daughter is studying to be a nurse and she told me recently about the ‘6 Cs’ of the NHS, which are a set of values for all health and social care staff, which underpins all that they do. … Read More
As we reach the middle of January, it can be hard to feel that New Year zeal that we are ‘supposed’ to feel. It’s still dark for a large proportion of the day, and the pretty fairylights that offset the … Read More
Even during the darkest and harshest of winters, there is still beauty to be found – in the bright red of a holly berry amongst the grey, the glow of Christmas tree lights glimpsed through windows at dusk, or the … Read More
When planning a ceremony of any kind, there’s often a moment when you feel overwhelmed or out of control. Maybe it’s the enormity of committing to someone for the rest of your life, or the grief that you feel is … Read More
Funerals and weddings are the most common ceremonies I’m asked to do, and the same is true for most of my celebrant colleagues. These ceremonies (arguably along with baby namings) are the ‘meat and two veg’ of the ceremony world. … Read More
One of the exciting parts about planning your wedding is deciding who will be in your wedding party – your ideal ‘I Do Crew’. But before you get too excited and start promising places on the team to all and … Read More
Should we invite dogs to our wedding? I’m asked some version of this question about dogs at weddings a lot in my work as a wedding celebrant. Whether the couple wants to have their beloved pooch as ring bearer for … Read More