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On restrictions, resilience and the rise of the micro wedding
weddings
‘Shoulds’ and the F*ck-it Bucket
funerals | vow renewals | weddings
Your hot weather wedding: six ways to keep your cool
love | weddings
What’s the difference between a humanist celebrant and an independent celebrant?
celebrant life
Postponing your wedding – the upsides
love | weddings
How to include your dad in your wedding
love | weddings
Some thoughts on equality in a troubling time
life
20 ways to mark a loved one’s death when you can’t attend a funeral
funerals | loss
Coronavirus and your ceremony
life
anxious bride illustration by Meredith Jensen
How to beat wedding anxiety
love | weddings
Vote Creating Ceremony: for the sparkle, not the dull
celebrant life
Eastern European vodka ceremony
love | weddings
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We can’t recommend Claire highly enough! She created the most thoughtful and personal service for us! We even had a few carols thrown in too! Thank you SO much for making our day so perfect!

Lizzie and Ben

We had friends and family commenting for weeks about how much they loved the ceremony.

Ben and Fiona

Thank you so much for leading  such a wonderful service and for all your kindness and support. We couldn’t have wished for it to go any better and I’m sure B would have been very happy and proud. You certainly … Read More

Marion

From the moment we met Claire, we knew we wanted her to be part of our wedding day.

Jade and Ian

Our guests commented it was the best ceremony they’d ever been to.

Kerry and Ben

Claire was brilliant! We were amazed by how much time she spent with us and how she tailored our ceremony into something special and unique. The reason we wanted a celebrant and not a registrar was for exactly this reason, … Read More

Alex and Sam

Claire made our wedding vows beautiful. Her personality shone through like the smiley lovely lady she is. Felt like we knew her well. Added lots of magic and sparkle to our day! Thanks Claire. Xxx

Sephra and Carl

Claire was a joy from first to last and the feedback from our guests echoes this perfectly.

Guy and Anna

Perfect in every way – Claire just got us and we loved her energy!

Kitty and Matt

I decided today was the day to open the envelope and re-read the beautiful words you wrote for Dad’s funeral and I just wanted to say thank you once again for doing such a good job of capturing the very … Read More

Michelle

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Claire Bradford
Haha made you look, made you stare! But it’s tru Haha made you look, made you stare! But it’s true – I DO like big buts – because answering them might just make the difference between you choosing a ‘meh’ wedding ceremony and a ‘HELL YEAH!’ wedding ceremony. So, what do you think? Fancy looking at some buts with me? Let’s go! (link in bio) . . . . . #creatingceremony #celebrant #celebrants #weddings #weddingcelebrant #sussexcelebrant #weddingceremony #weddingblog #weddinggoals
Two of the funerals I’ve conducted in the past w Two of the funerals I’ve conducted in the past week have had dogs attending. It can be such a welcome comfort and/or distraction to have a dog at a funeral and is obviously especially fitting if the deceased was a dog lover. My lovely late friend Marian was a funeral director who fought fiercely for dogs to be able to attend services at the local crem and I knew she would have approved of these funerals (and the dogs!) Charlie the beautiful Blue Merle Collie cried with her owner at his mum’s service, and Kaysha the German Shorthaired Pointer brought so much comfort to the teenager who had been so close to her grandad. Both were well behaved and brought a positive energy to the room. If you would like to bring a dog to a funeral you’re arranging, check with the venue that they are allowed and make sure that there is someone who can take them out if needs be. Enjoy their healing presence on the day x #dogsatfunerals #funeralcelebrant #celebrant #dogsofinstagram #sussexcelebrant #breaktheceremonyrules #creatingceremony Gorgeous photo by @freddiemarriage on @unsplash
Today I conducted the funeral of a much-loved mum, Today I conducted the funeral of a much-loved mum, Peggy. Afterwards, her son gave me and others a bottle of fizz with the request to raise a glass to her at 8pm. What a lovely thought! Of course we duly did, and it was lovely knowing that others were doing the same at the same time! Cheers Peggy - rest easy xx #funeralcelebrant #bespokefarewells #sussexcelebrant #creatingceremony #funeralceremony #celebrationoflife
What we have learned through this pandemic is that What we have learned through this pandemic is that it’s horrible, but we adapt and survive... That contact – actual, physical contact – with the people we love is the thing we most crave, most miss and have taken the most for granted. And that is the thing that will take centre stage as soon as all of this is over. When we are blinking in the bright new dawn of a post Covid world, I believe the lessons we’ll have learned will show themselves in the ways that we celebrate rites of passage such as funerals, weddings and namings. And that could be a beautiful thing indeed. Read more in my latest blog post (link in bio). Photo by @jennyrutterfordphotography. . . . . . #creatingceremony #celebrant #celebrants #weddings #weddingcelebrant #sussexcelebrant #covidwedding #microwedding #microweddings
Originally, today would have been Helly and Matt’s wedding in the woods, but Covid restrictions meant they decided to wait another year instead. So the date was free for Andy and Emma’s postponed micro garden wedding instead - yay! Except that the rules changed again and it wasn’t micro enough, so they’ve had to put it off yet another time. Sigh. So, although they both did their legal bits this week (congratulations lovelies) it’s raining in my heart for these missed personal ceremonies today. However, it’s also raining a lot in Sussex this weekend, so at least we can console ourselves with the fact that at least we don’t have to have soggy celebrations now... So tonight I’m raising a glass to these four, and all the other ‘woulda coulda shoulda’ couples who are marking their original date today. We’ll get there eventually! . #weddingcelebrant #rainyday #rainywedding #postponedwedding #shouldacouldawoulda #originalweddingdate #personalisedwedding #bespokeceremony #woodlandwedding #gardenwedding #covidweddings @emmacprice @itslondonandy @hfgreen92
Corrina and Sam Gordon-Barnes make up one of the w Corrina and Sam Gordon-Barnes make up one of the wisest and coolest couples I have the fortune of knowing. Rock solid in their devotion to each other, yet not soppy, coach Corrina and teacher Sam are the epitome of what a healthy and happy marriage should look like. When Corrina posted some pictures on Facebook with some thoughts about what it meant to her to be married, I asked her if I could quiz her further. Here are the fruits of a really enjoyable morning’s chat: On travel sickness, the queen and squealing in a car park – a love story (link in bio). . . . . . #creatingceremony #celebrant #celebrants #weddings #weddingcelebrant #sussexcelebrant #lovestory #lovestory❤️ #happymarriage #happilymarried #happilyeverafter
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