Lisa Duffy Humanist Weddings

Lisa Duffy Humanist Weddings My job is to tell stories. With laughter and joy and beauty. Your unique love story told your way.

“Hi Lisa - we want to say thank you so much for a wonderful ceremony - You did an amazing job - we were getting comments...
19/02/2025

“Hi Lisa - we want to say thank you so much for a wonderful ceremony - You did an amazing job - we were getting comments from people the rest of the evening saying that it was the best wedding ceremony that they had ever been to! - is there a good place to leave you a review?”

When a couple is mindful enough to think about offering kind words to you unprompted, it is always a heartwarming moment. Thank you Bethany and Jason. What a beautifully warm ceremony on a cold January afternoon.

“Lisa did an amazing job on our wedding day - Our ceremony was extremely personal and her script was so well thought out - we were able to say our own Vows to each other and we did our handfasting - everything went so smoothly and we had comments from people all day saying it was the best ceremony they had ever been to! Highly recommended her” Beth &Jason

Being social - off lineDid I ask, ‘is it just me’ enough times?Where I am and where I am not going to be.What was annoyi...
09/02/2025

Being social - off line
Did I ask, ‘is it just me’ enough times?
Where I am and where I am not going to be.
What was annoying me
I love grannies and grandads
Ps. Is it just me?!







"We had a such a good time this evening, it was great chatting with you! We're very excited for whats to come" Thank you...
15/11/2024

"We had a such a good time this evening, it was great chatting with you! We're very excited for whats to come" Thank you Jason and Bethany, the feeling is mutual x

According to Cambridge Dictionary, Kindred Spirits means, "a person who has the same opinions, feelings, and interests as you: 'We recognised each other as kindred spirits as soon as we met'."

Finding the person who is going to marry you should feel a bit like this - you just get each other!

x

When the words a couple select for your review are as carefully chosen and thoughtful as the wedding day detail. Thank y...
08/11/2024

When the words a couple select for your review are as carefully chosen and thoughtful as the wedding day detail. Thank you Alex and Kevin x

Joy! It is such a visceral emotion and is so utterly infectious! You can find it in a pair of sparkly eyes, in twitchy f...
08/11/2024

Joy!

It is such a visceral emotion and is so utterly infectious!

You can find it in a pair of sparkly eyes, in twitchy fingers, in wrinkling noses and in giddy chins. Just like in this joyful pair I had the pleasure of marrying. And there I am soaking up the joy and pocketing it to take with me for the rest of the day. pocketing joy - a wonderful side effect of the job!

Wishing you a weekend full of joy; find it and pocket that gold dust x

When it comes down to it, life is about human connections. So these kind words speak to my heart. As you embark on a mil...
20/09/2024

When it comes down to it, life is about human connections.
So these kind words speak to my heart.
As you embark on a milestone moment, if I can connect with you, help you to feel more at ease, more present, more you, well I have done my job.

These two are dotes. Pure dotes. 🦞🦞





Trust...Is key between a couple and your celebrant. This beautiful pair, Alex and Kevin, are absolutely sure of who they...
03/09/2024

Trust...

Is key between a couple and your celebrant. This beautiful pair, Alex and Kevin, are absolutely sure of who they are and how to squeeze the best out of life, whether that is up a mountain or diving underwater. But one thing they weren't entirely sure of, was if they needed a celebrant for their wedding day.

Alex and Kevin had already gone off to their local registrar where they live in Germany and completed the legal bit in a simply beautiful and quiet way. And so Alex and Kevin wanted to understand was how a trained celebrant like me would alter the day. So we chatted...

About the 9 month process we would have together in order for me to understand who they are. To understand the ebb and flow of their journey: the good times and the trickier times, the pivotal moments and changes in direction, the important people, places and things that guided their decisions and the funny, ridiculous craic that happened along the way.

About the wealth of resources I would bring to help them choose existing readings, vows and symbolic acts or how to create original ones that perfectly reflected them.

About the hours I would spend creating and editing an original wedding script which would sow together the fabric of their lives in an authentic and effortless way.

About the rehearsal we could have in the week leading up to the wedding and the advice I could offer to help calm nerves, feel present and steady their voices in those final moments.

About the day of the wedding and how I would arrive in advance to oversee their ceremony area, liaise with the venue staff, with the musicians, the readers and to rehearse.

About the 3 minutes before Alex walked into the room when I would come see her, offer a breathing exercise to aid a centred and content walk up the aisle.

About the vocal and presentation skills that would give them the reassurance that everyone in the room or outside on the pier would hear every word of their story.

About the powers of improvisation and dealing with the unexpected things by gauging the room and adding humour or a slight change where needed.

Alex and Kevin trusted me and as you can see from the last photo I was pure buzzing!

I mean!! When you have a couple who have a way with words and a way to perfectly balance each other- sweet spot 👌
23/07/2024

I mean!!

When you have a couple who have a way with words and a way to perfectly balance each other- sweet spot 👌

“Not that we even needed to discuss anything but we would love to have you marry us!!”When you receive an email like thi...
08/07/2024

“Not that we even needed to discuss anything but we would love to have you marry us!!”

When you receive an email like this precisely 60 secs after the discovery call ends from these two shiny happy dotes, a wee happy tear might just sneak out 🥹

It is such a privilege to get to meet so many beautiful souls. People who start off as complete strangers and yet end up as people who you get to know so well and who trust you to write and tell their unique story on their most joyful day.

Nicola sent me this snap of her and Mark having a wee toast to finding their perfect celebrant.

I can’t wait! X

It’s me in the paper 🫢 Thank you for the chat and delighted to share all things humanism with the newsletter readers. ...
09/06/2024

It’s me in the paper 🫢
Thank you for the chat and delighted to share all things humanism with the newsletter readers.

Kind words 🤍 #
04/06/2024

Kind words 🤍

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Today’s couple meeting spot. Any guesses?Ps. I’m home with the pink jumper. Too nice 👌 ...
26/05/2024

Today’s couple meeting spot.

Any guesses?

Ps. I’m home with the pink jumper. Too nice 👌

My mum walked me down the aisle.The spotlight is not her natural habitat so that morning she was a little 'jittery'. But...
30/04/2024

My mum walked me down the aisle.

The spotlight is not her natural habitat so that morning she was a little 'jittery'. But she did it because she wanted to be there by my side, as she always is.

Well this last few weeks, my mum has needed me by her side for a change and so that's where I am.

Bear with me if I am a little quieter on here and in responding to your enquiries.

Lisa x

17/03/2024

Seamus Heaney’s Scaffolding

This poem comes back to me time and time again, revealing new layers and unseen relevance. Heaney’s simplicity reminds me that words don’t need to be complex to pack a punch. Unpretentious and precise - the perfect reading for couples who like a message that’s plain speaking yet poignant.

Side note, Seamus Heaney acts as the Oracle for all decision making in our house 😂 This painting, skilfully captured by Paul Digby Artist of the big Bellaghy man hangs high in our living room and his eyes are always watching (helps keep the toddlers in check 😉) The perfect wedding gift from Tríona Rafferty Photography

What readings do you love to hear?

Scriptwriting spots - this one is my favourite for sunny springtime afternoons. Creative bliss! Any guesses where? ...
15/03/2024

Scriptwriting spots - this one is my favourite for sunny springtime afternoons. Creative bliss!
Any guesses where?

🤗 Getting booked on the spot by the most fun loving couple = the best feeling!!
13/03/2024

🤗 Getting booked on the spot by the most fun loving couple = the best feeling!!






This feedback really gets me. I love it when the word community feels tangible in real time, when you are sitting in a r...
24/02/2024

This feedback really gets me.

I love it when the word community feels tangible in real time, when you are sitting in a room with a gathering of lovely humans sharing an experience and everyone feels a sense of belong and part of something that will never happen again. You know that same feeling you get when you are at a gig and something really special happens or when an unexpected moment occurs on stage. It's the joy of a LIVE experience. That moment will never happen again.
That's how I feel about your ceremony. A moment, a gathering, where everyone you love comes together to celebrate you and the excitement is in knowing that you shared that unique, present moment together.
Pure Magic

Step 8: The Ceremony By the time the big day has arrived, I will have spent around 20 hours - meeting and getting to kno...
20/02/2024

Step 8: The Ceremony

By the time the big day has arrived, I will have spent around 20 hours - meeting and getting to know you, designing, scripting and editing your ceremony. And all of that effort to craft the most authentic piece of writing for you, needs to be matched with a pitch perfect delivery.

‘What is your style?’

The perfect question to ask your potential celebrant. While every one of my amazing colleagues accredited by Humanists UK will be trained to the same exacting standards, the absolute joy of a humanist wedding is that we we all bring our own unique style to the ceremony and it’s about find the right fit for you.

Me, I thrive on being utterly prepared with a winning script that has your seal of approval but then trusting the magic of the moment to direct the flow of the ceremony! With a background in performance, reading the room and adapting to the atmosphere is where I feel most in my element.

Perhaps I see that you feeling overcome with emotion and are going to struggle to steady your voice; perhaps we have a joke that really gets the crowd rolling with laughter; maybe there’s a little one who is determined to join you two at the front or maybe we are outside, like this one when the birds have decided to break in to full chorus!

My strengths lie in being able to improvise and adapt to the environment on the day to ensure that your wedding story is perfectly you. Memorable, meaningful and marvellous craic!

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