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How to use trees in your ceremony
An ancient relationship that is flourishing again Since before the Ancient Egyptians, before the Celts and their Tree of Life, trees were embraced by tribes, peoples and religions around the world as a central part of their ceremonies. In the last...
Planning an Eco-friendly Wedding
Eco-friendly weddings are going to be more than a fad going forward. I am so pleased to see more couples planning their wedding day around their personal ethics, values and beliefs for the planet. It's a vital step and also one filled with opportunity. Planning an...
Let’s talk about death, darling!
Talking about our inevitable death and our wishes after the event, is not usually included in light conversation for date night. Despite us all knowing that we will die, many of us never let our loved ones know what we hope for at the end of our life. As a Celebrant,...
The perfect Proposal
There are some wonderful reels and videos on social media showing incredible proposals. They clearly took ages to plan and required lots of people being involved in secret, to create the 'perfect' scenario. And I am as delighted by them as the next person. I am also...
Your funeral isn’t all about you!
I visited a client recently who asked me to help them plan a remembrance service for their partner who had died, because there had been no funeral. The partner had expressed in his Will that he wanted his body cremated with no fuss and no service. No doubt, he thought...
Poems for your wedding or vow renewal
As a wedding celebrant I am often asked to recommend poems and readings to include in the ceremony. In this post I am going to share my top ten poems for your wedding day. Do remember that, if you wish to publish the words to a poem by a living poet, you will need...