Celebrant of Surrey - an Independent Wedding Family and Funeral Celebrant

05/01/2025

‘I wish to ask for your hand in marriage’
‘May I ask for your hand’
‘Take my hand’.
‘I give you my hand’
‘I’ll give you my hand in marriage’

We don’t really talk about the hand anymore do we? Well, not in the culture I’m part of - and thankfully a lot of us are part of- it’s not about a trade and a handshake with a coin being put into the in palm of a man . It’s also a lot less about permission and more about asking for a blessing these days. It’s not a handshake sort of a deal anymore.
‘Trade’ aside , the ‘hand’ was asked for because we didn’t use to have rings, and you were joined in a hand binding.

All that as history, now I see the joining of hands as the ‘bare vulnerable truth’ of each other. Holding hands and exchanging rings, to me, feels so much more personal and meaningful.

I also like that it’s a question. It’s a WILL you marry me question , and not just a demand ; ‘marry me’ or ‘take my hand’ . To be asked and to be able to answer freely, willingly and excitedly is soooooo much better don’t you think!

So;
Remember you are asking
Remember you are hoping
Remember you are putting yourself in a vulnerable positions for the possibility of rejection
Remember that to be asked is a big brave question

It’s more than your hand. It’s your heart, your hope, and your future . It should be a bare-naked wonderful thing!

What do you think? Would you expect to be asked ‘for your hand’ in marriage anymore? I think hand holding is one of the best things in the world.

Some ‘hand’ Inspo for you 👌🏽

04/01/2025

Missing your loved one or missing your pet over Christmas, ‘twixmas and new year is not to be underestimated.
It also is not to be underestimated how much company they can provide to those left behind, or those missing thier loved ones for one reason or another.

Pooches at ceremonies is a wonderful thing. I often wonder what stories they would tell me if they could!

Bilko here - I’m relived he can’t talk human 😂 . Mr N recons he has a voice like Olaf the snowman though!

What voice do you recon yours has?

I’m here for all your ceremony needs!
Check out my new website too! Super pleased with it!

31/12/2024

This is me. Helen Noble. Welcome. This is my Celebrant page for weddings mainly but I’m all about a love story - what ever yours is ♥️My is for the legacy of love 🖤& my personal page is for my family 🤍I’m a mother wife daughter sister cousin friend & parent to an old moggy and loud cockapoo 🐾

I’d gone through my camera roll, I’d ticked about 50 images on drop box, I’d found a ton of ‘trending’ stuff but then I stopped & thought about my values, my coupes, my families I’d served, & all my future clients. I knew in my heart that ‘truth’ was at the centre of what I do.

So, today, New Year’s Eve, I wanted to say a heart felt thank you to all my couples and families who have shared their true love story with me, and to all those couples and families booked in for next year who have already started to share theirs.

It’s such an honour and joy to help you tell and share your stories with your loved ones gathered around in celebration and love. 🥂Creating a ceremony that has your truth at the heart of it, your energy running through it, and my soul gone into putting it together…⚡️

I bloody love my job! It’s a calling . I looked for a career that gave me the energy from my live theatre management career, the depth of my faith upbringing and the joy of family - and I found celebrancy .

2024 has genuinely flown by and it slightly frightens me how fast time goes by! January started with UK weddings and honeymoon magazine award for best Celebrant and November saw The Wedding Industry Highly recommended Wedding celebrant 🏆so I’m going to sit with the family today and go through our camera rolls and actually print some out to remind us of our life and times together!

Happy New Year’s Eve everyone , thank you for spending time with me on the grid here and I look forward to seeing you in 2025!
Here’s a very basic plan of Q1
Jan - enjoying my new website, and 1-2-1’s with this years couples
Feb - IN PERSON healthy marriage success course and order of servies done. Mentoring 1-2-1 clients
March - script writing ✍️

Here’s to life 🙌🏽, me in my fav cosy jumper, and smiles from the heart

20/12/2024

I’ve only gone and done a fancy new swanky smart website
as a Christmas present to myself. I’m super proud of it .

A big shout out to .ig for the design and to for capturing my energy

Head over to it folks- I hope you love it! Celebrant, mentor, educator, speaker … it’s been so fun pulling it all together!

www.helen-noble.co.uk

15/12/2024

Time will tick by - if you aren’t intention about your time, someone else will be. It will also fly by if you aren’t marking it. As we all start to plot in dates for next year, I’m still shocked how quickly this year has past by. I’m no where near ready to do a ‘review’ and tbh I don’t really ever do one as I’m always onto the next thing but , as my intention is to do one with all the family because time really is slipping through my fingers. I love the life Joe and I have built together and the children are growing like we had put them in a tomato bag! So, before the year ends , we will reflect , learn and decided to do more of what we love, and less of what we don’t.

What are you going to keep an eye on , time wise this winter time ?

| celebrant , weddings, naming, funeral, vows and renewal of self ceremonies | London, Surrey , Home Counties .

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28/11/2024

Sat still and listening to…. It’s a surprisingly big part of my job.
Giving you the air time to talk about yourself , your worries about the day, and the hopes for the day - usually based around finding out what you want more of in your life and less!

Family politics might at a big part - it could be an awkward situation between your parents? We fine a way to make you feel content and calm about it by working out the choreography of it all.
Missing someone? We can mark it and talk about them so you feel they are still with you in a loving way
Centre of attention dread ? I’ve got you. I PROMISE we will make it work so that you feel safe and happy all of the time!

I’m with you all the way. You might start out feeling totally clueless about the wedding - and rightly so - it’s probably your first and last time you have one! That’s why you call in a crack team of suppliers!

12 years in, nothing surprises me and everything excited me. I’m powered my love and energy

Want to tell me your story? I’ve got availability for chats in December, and wedding slots throughout the year (except August really. August doors are pretty much shut u less you can convince me otherwise!)

Grap a tea, or wine, let’s have a chat

Link in bio or dm me here xx

12/11/2024

POV : 3 reason why I love being a celebrant. Well, I could give you countless but as these photos show, I get to witness love in all its stages . Love, loss, life.

🤍There is the hope of a happy ever after at a wedding, and when you see your couples look like this as they hear their story, my heart just sings.
🤍There is the evidence of love as I capture the love of your life, life love story at a funeral
🤍 There is the pure joy of love as you welcome a new life and love story into the world .

We have one life, and I’m here to make sure those big moments count . What an honour. It’s a huge about if trust and love I am given to carry and share and I do it with pride, grace and energy .

I honestly believe this is a calling and I’m here so enable you to say Yes I do, to say Farewell for now with love, and to say welcome to our world .

It’s a big 3 right!

If you have a rite of passage to mark, and would like me to do it, just ask 🤍

11/11/2024

Totally serious. Oh my god - Look how young I was when I trained to be a celebrant! (And this photo was taken a year after I trained and I had a little one and a 6 month old here!

I was looking back at records and I think myself a one more were the youngest qualifies celebrants in the country when we started 12 years ago in May!

Since then I’ve
🤍relocated from SW london
🤍had 2 more children
🤍moved again and renovated
🤍 become a mummy to a dog (the cat is still going (she’s now 18!)
🤍served the most amazing coupes, families and loved ones as well as little ones
🤍Travelled
🤍Got a tattoo ⚡️
🤍Had an apology from the Dr for mis diagnosing ADHD but am still on the 4 year waitlist for not to be official(one to go!)
🤍Kept my business going through the global pandemic
🤍Become a trainer for Funeral celebrants
🤍And finally started to enjoy cooking

Oh, and as of next month have paid off my Grave! (As I will definitely need it one day and land isn’t getting any cheaper!

It’s all a bit mad, and I love it!

Having a celebrant is the no 1 ‘trend’ in the wedding industry for the 3rd year running . I’ll have completed my 12th year in May, and am so proud to have been banging that drum for over a decade so you all now know there is a 3rd much more freeing choice!

Welcome to the celebrant way! Thanks for being here with me!

29/10/2024

Exciting news! Me, on your screen, to answer all your ceremony questions!
‘Can we have my Mum say a prayer even though you aren’t a vicar?’
‘Can I still do a signing?’
‘Are you open for 2026?’
‘Can we have both you and registrars?’
‘Are you booked on the …’
‘My Dad really wants to do a speech during the ceremony - is that okay?’

Just a handful of questions I regularly get asked
So I’m all yours, for 50 mins this Sunday!

If you have questions now, dm me and I’ll add them to my list!



In the webinar you can prick my brains and get my 12 years of celebrant insight , as well as a life time of witnessing weddings! I’ve been a chorister, a florist assistant, a licensee, a venue manager, a bridesmaid, a bride, and a security office at parties so I have absolutely seen it from every angel l. I see the politics , the worry, the desire, the pain, the joy. I’ve seen the limitations registrars have to put on weddings to ensure they can do their legally binding job yet witnessed the sadness of a wasted opportunity when couple find out what could have been possible for them.

I’m yours, this Sunday.
✔️sign up
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18/10/2024

Grooms… often it may be a case of them thinking their work is done once they have proposed!

Does that resonate?!

The wedding day starts and they are stood up the front with the Registrar and are sweating in a silent panic realising they have no idea what they are supposed to do, or what they need to be doing, what to say, where to stand or even might go completely blank when asked their name by the stranger stood in-front of them!

I PROMISE you this won’t happen with me as your celebrant!

For one - ☝🏽because, well, I mean the images speak for themselves - Grooms and couples that are pulled towards me to be their celebrant are the kind of couples and Grooms that are totally invested in loving the day, the energy and the vibe as much as their spouse
And two ✌🏽- I’ve made sure they come along for the journey too! No sitting on the side lines when designing the ceremony!

I’m here for the transformation from ‘I’ve done my bit’ through to ‘oh my goodness, I can’t wait, this is going to be awesome !’ And out the other side of ‘yes! Helen! Oh my god it was unbelievable, can we do it all over again! That was wicked! ‘

All things Amy grooms have said to me!

If you or your Groom needs a bit of ‘get on board’ love I know I’m your gal…. The will get total FOMO and be with me 100%

I PROMISE the transformation journey from a proposal to a wedding is better with a celebrant!

Don’t miss out!
Book a non obligatory discovery call or DM me now to set one up 🤙🏽

08/10/2024

Yes, yes you can have a wedding - no matter who old you are, no matter if it took you a while to find the right ‘one’, no matter if you are going to be mother of the bride soon, no matter if you’ve been a parent , a step parent , or a partner for years and years.

If you feel that the time is right now, then now IS the right time!

So embrace your best self, harness the happiness of you happy ever after, and let’s have a rite of passage that marks your happy day and celebrates love, what ever the journey.

This fantastic couple, CEO’s of a company and trustees of others was not going to let this magical moment pass by without dressing up and making a ‘do’ of it.

With a very exclusive guest list of x12, a live saxophonist, gold award winning bubbly from - top hat and tails were the way forward followed by a private hire dining for the wedding breakfast .

Their story, their vows, the choice of reading - all very special and had us all feeling alive and full of spirit

So, where ever you are in your relationship journey in life, if the time feels right, then it’s the right time!

I’m here for you! Dm me!

19/07/2024

Freedom of speech, of expression, to love who you love and be able to celebrate it in any way you wish. That’s why I’m an independent celebrant.

I leave my own doctrine at the door and embrace the spirituality, faith, hope and love of the couple!

I’m in my 12th year as a celebrant. I’ve got international, national and regional recognition and I’ve been published left right and centre but nothing beats this!

Testimonies and thanks from the couple but also recovering messages from the guest 🙏🏼🥳🏆

-absolutely smashed it, a feeling I get after each ceremony . I do, as says, put my heart and soul into it

So I’m here for it

Book me!
hit me up with some dates!

20/06/2024

🌿✨ Alex & Beth ✨🌿

Bury Court Barn, June 15th, 2024

What an incredible wedding!

From the roaming band to the Italian-style food, every detail was perfect. A close friend played the violin, and touching speeches from Beth’s sister, (the maid of honour) added to the magic. A candle was lit for loved ones, making the ceremony deeply personal.

Their love story of “love at first sight” and their core values of connection and kindness shone through. I first met this amazing couple in a pub in Wimbledon Village, and their energy was infectious.

Despite the English weather doing its usual chaotic thing, our rehearsal at prepared us for everything. The venue’s stunning chandeliers, wooden beams, and long white fabric drapes created an enchanting indoor setting. And just in time for the canapé reception and photos, the blue sky appeared!

It was perfect! 💍✨

-> swipe for pics!

19/06/2024

14/06/2024

Conversations that normally happen behind closed doors or even just in our own heads were had in a shared space.

Inspiration, insight, and information were shared, discussed, and developed.

Chaired by Vicci Massy, a bridal health coach, she invited a panel of women to join her to talk about matters of the heart—conversations of love and intimacy.

The panel included Maria Morice, a clinical s*xologist; Andrea from Relate Surrey, who specialises in s*xual psychology, family relationships, and children who need special learning support, as well as blended families; and myself—seeing the cycle of life from namings to funerals, weddings to divorce ceremonies, I witness relationships when they are most pressured.

Relationships affect your health and mental health. The learning and awareness emphasized how paramount a healthy relationship with ourselves—our morality, our s*xuality, and our bodies—is to finding balance in all other relationships.

It was a fantastic talk!

10/06/2024

It’s this week!

Add Thursday eve, 7.30pm, the mill studio Yvonne arnold to your weeks schedule! 🥳

The panel talk is this week! Think chat show style .. so you don’t have to get involved, you can sit back and feel heard and seen but you could also get involved!

The first of a series of talks hosted by Vicci Massey , this first one looks through the lense of s*x and intimacy, love and loss .

The panel is myself, through the lense of my celebrant work with life love and loss. We have Ali Mortimer as a Joy coach and a deep work on these subject . And we have as a clinical s*xologist working with women of all ages discover what they need.

It’s going to be uplifting , enlightening and insightful

We would love you to come along to this positive exploration of how a healthy relationship, in all things , is the key to happiness. We explore how to get there.

Book, come, connect 💕

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03/06/2024

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