A Perfect Ceremony NI - Amy Reid - Humanist Celebrant

02/01/2025

See you there! ✨🥳🥂

01/01/2025

✨Twenty-Twenty-Four✨

Oh my goodness, what a year! 🎊

This year I was blessed to:

• Legally marry 12 amazing couples ♾️
• Create non-legal ceremonies for 2 lovely couples 🥂
• Visit 13 different stunning NI venues📍
• 7 of which I’d never been to before 💫
• Attend some incredible business events and talks 📝
• Exhibit at 13 wedding fairs/showcases 🧍🏻‍♀️
• Be featured in a magazine 📰
• Win an award (still crying at this) 🏆
• Start a course in something I’ve always wanted to learn 🤟
• Get invited to join the recommended suppliers list of some outstanding NI wedding venues ⭐️
• Be the on-the-day-coordinator for 3 fabulous couples (through a perfect plan and for the last time ever) 📋
• Meet and be booked by, the best couples in the world 🌍
• Work with NI’s most wonderful suppliers 🥳
• Book Orlando for 2025 (10 years in the making)🎢
• Leave my day job to go self-employed (life long dream) 📇
• Get asked to speak at a 2025 business event 🎤
• Enjoy an array of great moments with family and friends 🥰

Goodness I’m shattered after that 😂😂😂

But in all seriousness… thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you more than words. If you asked me to be your wedding celebrant this year, you will never know how much it means to me, and how grateful I truly am. If I married you this year, please know it was one of the greatest honours of my life. To everyone I’ve met this year, worked with this year, became friends with this year, spent time with this year… thank you… for everything 🩷🧡💛

Cheers, to a mind-blowing and brilliant year!! 🥂

And cheers, to everything that 2025 has in store!! 🥳

15/11/2024

📍𝗦𝗔𝗩𝗘 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗟𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗥📍

Here’s a little summary, of the process for having ‘A Perfect Ceremony’ - feel free to save it for later, send it to your other half or tag someone you think could benefit from reading it 🥰

And incase it helps, here’s a little glossary of some terms that you might not know:
• 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗜 = The General Register Office of Northern Ireland 👩🏻‍💻
• 𝗩𝗜𝗣'𝘀 = The Very Important People invited to your wedding ceremony e.g. parents/guardians/grandparents - the key people you’d like to be treated *extra* special on the day and/or mentioned in your ceremony script ✨
• 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 = There are lots of these and I can go through them with you in-depth if you wish, but some examples are; warming of the wedding rings, unity candle, champagne toast, time capsule and hand fasting (tying the knot) 🥂

If I’m lucky enough to be your celebrant, I promise, I will do everything in my power to make the process as seamless and enjoyable as I possibly can for you both! I will be right by your side every step of the way, to guide you through wedding planning, remind you when it’s time for each next step, offer advice/recommendation, and support you in every way I can! 🙌🌸

If you still have questions or you’d like to enquire about your wedding date - please don’t hesitate to reach out! You can send me a message through here, email me or fill in the enquiry form on my website 💌

𝗜 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 '𝗔 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘆'! 🥳

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11/11/2024

✨𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛𝗟𝗬 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗗𝗘𝗗✨

Oh my goodness me. I am absolutely 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 to say that last night at the .helpnorthernireland awards… I won the ‘supplier vote highly commended’ award for celebrant of the year🎖️

I cannot tell you what this means to me. When they read out my name and I walked up to the stage, I said ‘oh I am mortified’ and then I smiled for my picture, walked back to my seat and cried a little 🥹🥹🥹

I am so so grateful to every single supplier who voted for me. Truly. You will never know what this means to me. I am so grateful that you as a wedding professional, chose me as your celebrant of the year, and I really am grateful to have received the highly commended award! 🥳

Thank you very very much.

And thank you very very much to the wonderful Chris at .helpnorthernireland for putting on such a great event! I am delighted I got to be part of it! 🥂

Here’s to A Perfect Ceremony NI 🧡💛🩷

11/10/2024

🔔 SET YOUR ALARMS🔔

I am ✨𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱✨ to be back at the 𝗯𝗲𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗳𝘂𝗹 Orange Tree House on Sunday, for their 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗺𝗻 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗱𝗮𝘆! 🤗



𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:
✰ Orange Tree House
✰ Sunday 13th of October 2024
✰ 11.30am-4pm
✰ Parking onsite plus an overflow car park
✰ Complimentary entry

𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳:
🍊a stunning venue
🍊a wonderful team
🍊gorgeous views
🍊myself, a humanist celebrant
🍊an array of amazing suppliers
🍊and the most delicious shortbread

I’ll see you there! 🥳🥰

26/09/2024

✨ THE MCALLISTERS ✨

Rebecca and Craig, where do I even start?

Together for 11 years, they dreamed of a ceremony filled with laughter, fun and the love they’d shared throughout their relationship … so that’s exactly what they got! 🩷🧡💛

There was a special mention for the bride herself, for all the wedding planning she did single-handedly! There were two gorgeous readings, one by Craig’s mum and one by Rebecca’s granda. There was a beautiful handfasting with 6 ribbons, a different colour chosen by each member of the wedding party. There was some gorgeous music by the wonderful . And there were lots of laughs and tears! 🫶

It was an absolute pleasure to write Rebecca and Craig’s ceremony script, and conduct their wedding ceremony. And I was joined, by some very wonderful suppliers, in bringing their ceremony vision to life:

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McAllister Marriage Forever … MMF 🥳

22/09/2024

✨ THE AISLE WALK ✨

As a bride, it goes without saying, this is one of the biggest “cliches” or “traditional” parts of a wedding... Your dad walks you down the aisle, to your lovely partner, then goes back to his seat, to watch his little girl get married, like the proud dad that he is…🤵🏻

Well. I’m here to tell you, this isn’t always the case. For an array of reasons!

My Uncle walked me down the aisle on my wedding day, and it was one of my favourite moments so far. I think it was one of his too. He was proud of punch to have the honour, and I was proud as punch to have him there. It was something we shared, that we can always remember and cherish. 🤜🤛

So don’t worry if you don’t fall into the typical “father-daughter” box. That doesn’t have to happen just because it’s deemed “normal”. What’s “normal” anyway? 🧐

This is me, granting you the right to have WHOEVER you choose to “give you away” or es**rt you down the aisle. You can have a parent, a step-parent, a sibling, a grandparent, an aunt, uncle, cousin, child, a boss, a work colleague, a friend, a best friend, a neighbour, a pet, a random selection from your guest list… anyone… I’ll happily es**rt you if you like too! Or you can strut down the aisle like an independent woman if you’d prefer. It’s YOUR day! 🥰

Always remember, you are marrying the person you are CHOOSING to start a family with. That’s the most important bit! What’s happened before this point doesn’t have to hurt on your wedding day. You don’t need to feel an absence or shame or guilt or anything negative about your aisle walk, I promise. It is such a precious moment that you deserve to feel all the love and support in the world, so choose wisely. And don’t feel like you have to choose a person because it’s what society has told you, have who YOU would like! 👰🏼

So… who’s joining *you* on your last unmarried walk?
Feel free to share it below… you might just help someone.

🤍 swipe for some gorgeous pics of me and my amazing uncle 👉
📸 forever grateful to the brilliant

^^ insta posts still aren’t long enough, so some slides not noted, swipe across for full post ✍️

10/09/2024

✨ GENTLE REMINDER ✨

If you are expecting an email from me, for the very first time, pleaseeee be sure to check your junk folder! 💌

Sometimes it automatically goes into your spam, so please don’t think I’m ignoring you 🙈 if you have ever sent me an enquiry, I PROMISE I have came back to you 🩷🧡🌸

Lots of love xo

📸 the lovely Caroline Smyth Photography who captured my first ever ceremony 🥰

29/08/2024

Voting is still open - so go vote for all your favourites ⭐️⚡️

I know I’m a newbie, but if you’d like to vote for me, the link is in the post below 🔗

Have a lovely evening 🩷💛🧡

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19/08/2024

Here’s to two… me and you.

Today is my own wedding anniversary.

It’s been two years since we made our debut as Mr and Mrs Reid! Smiling from ear to ear, taking our step into forever, making wonderful memories with our family and friends.

I would LOVE to do it all over again!

This time two years ago we had just finished a gorgeous dinner, about to enjoy our first dance to this song. Tonight, we have just finished a gorgeous sausage mash and beans that Jack made for us… the smoke alarm just let me know it was ready… Now Jack’s watching the match on one sofa and I’m writing a poem on the other. Who says date nights need to be fancy? 😅

But I love it.

And don’t be fooled, every minute of married life isn’t sunshine and roses, and smiling from ear to ear. But we’re a partnership. We’re best friends and team mates. And it’s still the best decision I’ve ever made (joint top stop with a placement year in Disney of course… and becoming a celebrant!)✨♾️

📸 forever grateful to the phenomenal David Cavan Photography

19/08/2024

This is how happy being a celebrant makes me.

This is how happy meeting incredible couples makes me.

This is how happy being the reason you’re official makes me.

I love my job. I love my couples. I love THIS.

🩷🧡💛🌸✨♾️

05/08/2024

🌟 UPCOMING SHOWCASES PT.2 🌟

We really are sooo lucky, to have lots of amazing venues in Northern Ireland, where your magical wedding ceremony can take place📍So I’ve created a post to let you know about the wonderful showcases and open days being held in some of them, over the next few weeks…

So check your diaries 📆
Rally the troops📱
Then go bring your gorgeous wedding vision to life 🥂

I will personally be exhibiting at the La Mon Hotel & Country Club on Sunday the 8th of September and the Belfast Wedding Festival on Wednesday the 11th of September… so please come say hello if you’re there 🩷🧡💛

Happy planning everyone! 🥳

Feel free to tag anyone who needs to see this in the comments!👇

03/08/2024

🌟 UPCOMING SHOWCASES PT.1 🌟

We really are sooo lucky, to have lots of amazing venues in Northern Ireland, where your magical wedding ceremony can take place📍So I’ve created a post to let you know about the wonderful showcases and open days being held in some of them, over the next few weeks…

So check your diaries 📆
Rally the troops📱
Then go bring your gorgeous wedding vision to life 🥂

I will personally be exhibiting at The Carriage Rooms at Montalto on Sunday the 11th of August, so please come say hello if you’re there 🩷🧡💛

Happy planning everyone! 🥳

Feel free to tag anyone who needs to see this in the comments!👇

30/07/2024

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

You may stick a fork in me here, because I am DONE!!!

I will never have the words. Thank you beyond measure. This means more to me than you will ever know 🧡

How lucky am I to have couples like you, and make friends with some of the GREATEST people on the planet!!! 🩷

It really was the best day! 💛

PINCH ME!!!!! ✨

19/07/2024

🖤 Deimante + Gareth 🖤

Happy second wedding day Deimante + Gareth ✨

This gorgeous pair became official in sin city a few months back, so today they’re going to have a ceremony that is personal, relaxed and surrounded by their loved ones 🥰

See you soon Mr & Mrs Steele 🥳

PS: How gorgeous is this Vegas pic by 📸

18/07/2024

🖤 Naomi & Caolan 🖤

Well well well, what a day! .parker96 and are two of the NICEST people I have ever met! I’m still obsessed with how they are complete best friends and totally in love! They asked me for a wedding ceremony that had humour, hand fasting and minimal cringe - so that’s what they got!⚡️The last picture shows how happy you SHOULD be during your wedding ceremony! 🥰

Naomi’s and Caolan’s ceremony featured:
Styling by the wonder-woman Quirky Kitten✨
Music by the brilliant John Garrity Music 🎵
Photography by the incredible Angel Photography📸
Videography by the fabulous AngelFilm 🎥
Stationery by the wonderful Ryan Patrick Design - Wedding Stationery & Decorative Accessories 💌

It was also my first time at Leighinmohr House Hotel, and it certainly lived up to the wonderful tales I’d heard 🏩

I hope you’re having the best start to married life Mr & Mrs Parker! Thank you very much again, for letting me the one to start it! 🥳

And thank you so much Angel Photography for capturing the first image for me, I’m very grateful 📸🧡