Ceremonies with Suzanne

01/08/2024

Officiating Jess and James' wedding in April at The Plough in Sleapshyde, St Albans was truly beautiful! From the gorgeous setting to the heartfelt handtying ceremony, every moment was unforgettable. ❤️ 🌟

Read all about it in my blog! https://www.ceremonieswithsuzanne.co.uk/post/jess-and-james-the-plough

18/07/2024

Oooh, this resonated this morning!

05/07/2024

Lin made table centre pieces and favours for my wedding seven years ago and my son's this year. 😍

Highly recommend you getting in touch for a chat about how she could help you with some if the smaller, finer details on your day.

LB Ceramics UK

04/07/2024

Do you know what your loved one's wish is for their final farewell?

Do you know what YOU want??

Start having those conversations!

It was his father's dying wish not to have an expensive funeral

03/07/2024

Read about Louise and Carlos' beautiful wedding at Horwood House earlier this year in my latest blog.

https://www.ceremonieswithsuzanne.co.uk/blog

28/06/2024

😛 I'm so excited to have secured my second wedding at for August of next year!

I cannot wait to start planning what promises to be a fabulous ceremony!

28/06/2024

Sounds like a bloody good plan to me!! Anyone else??

Fiona Family and Funeral Celebrant Anita Scott Celebrant

28/06/2024

Saturday's wedding was beautiful 😍

🌟 Outside location
🌟 Relaxed vibe
🌟 Tents set up for overnight stay
🌟 Firepit at the ready
🌟 So much laughter

The fact that the gorgeous couple were happy with my service is the cherry on top! 🍒

27/06/2024

Just days left to take advantage of late availabilty offers!

I have limited spaces for discovery calls over the next day or two so, if you're planning a wedding from August through to December this year, be quick and get yourself booked in for a natter.

14/06/2024

Red and white Arsenal themed ceramic bouquet for my Pops this Father's Day 🌹 💮

12/06/2024

Why I love being a celebrant...

I have the privilege of creating bespoke ceremonies and officiating at celebrations at some of the most important times of people's lives. ❤️

💍 Weddings
💐 Celebrations of Life
👶 Namings

Thank you to those who have, so far, trusted me to do that for them or their loved ones. It has genuinely been an honour.

For those of you who are unsure of what a celebrant-led ceremony is or who are looking for a celebrant to work with, please do get in touch; I'd love to hear from you! 😊

22/05/2024

What a beautiful last journey, surrounded by loved ones ❤️

He was ‘a bedrock of the community’

20/05/2024

Networking for Bedfordshire and Surrounding Areas

Hi to all wedding businesses here. 👋

I was wondering whether there are any of you in and around the Leighton Buzzard area who would like to meet up on a regular basis as some form of networking.

I'm not entirely sure what that would look like but am putting the feelers out there anyway! Possibly a monthly or bi-monthly lunch or evening drink to just get to know each other with the idea of passing on tips, recommendations, information, etc… Very open to ideas!

❤️

13/05/2024

Fantastic advice on how to support somebody who is grieving ❤️

Talking about dying matters, but it is normal to feel awkward or worried that you might make things worse.

Here's some advice on how to support someone who is grieving

https://www.cruse.org.uk/understanding-grief/managing-grief/how-support-someone-who-grieving/ #:~:text=One%20of%20the%20most%20helpful,t%20'fix'%20their%20grief.

08/05/2024

This week, 6-12 May, is Dying Matters Awareness week. It is a time where people all around the UK encourage communities to open up conversations around death and dying, which ties in nicely with this year's theme, 'The way we talk about dying matters'.

As a Funeral Celebrant, it is often apparent when I meet with bereaved families that they have not had discussions with their loved ones surrounding the topic of their wishes upon death. The same goes with friends and family that I talk to - not many of them are aware of their nearest and dearest's wishes for their final farewell, nor have they thought about their own.

Yes, it's a sensitive subject, but such an important one to approach.

Let's normalise these conversations, write down those ideas and make our lives, and the lives of those who love us, a little easier for when the inevitable happens.

Let's start today!

What are your thoughts and feelings about talking to others about death? Does it make you feel uncomfortable or do you feel it is a conversation that is needed?

Let me know in the comments and start our own healthy conversation about death and dying.

😊



www.ceremonieswithsuzanne.co.uk
Ceremonies with Suzanne

I am Suzanne of Ceremonies with Suzanne, an independent celebrant based in Bedfordshire, but available to travel to the Home Counties and beyond. I create bespoke ceremonies for all of life's special moments.

06/05/2024

This month, I am so lucky to be able to feature a guest blog on my website written by the wonderful Rebecca from Rebecca Jones Photography - Lancashire Wedding Photographer. In it, she divulges tips and tricks on how to achieve the most beautiful wedding photographs on your ceremony day.

https://www.ceremonieswithsuzanne.co.uk/post/capturing-the-magic-top-tips-for-perfect-wedding-ceremony-photos

27/04/2024

Happy 35th birthday to the man who made me a mumma 💙

27/04/2024

Facebook friends... HELP!

I chipped a nail and my gel has just fallen off... three and a half hours before officiating at a wedding!

Does anyone have any (sensible!) suggestions as to what I could use as adhesive to get it to stick on for a few hours and that won't ruin my own nail (bearing in mind that I leave for St Albans under two hours)??

24/04/2024

Looking for a chauffeur service for your wedding day? 👇

23/04/2024

Shout out to my newest followers! Excited to have you onboard! Marc -Soleil Emane, Lewis King, Izabela Manolache, Ciorox Anna, Robert Johnston, Stela Paraschivoi, James Dell, Podea Virginia, Rosy Rosy, Elaine Louise Keay, Lynda Roberts, Omat Toumi, Martin Oldham, Stephen Rollinson, Stuart Pooley, Karoly Marton, Kriss Nails, Lynda Elaine, Jane Hudson, Michelle Crockett, Kelly Parrott, Patricia Ryan-Chilton, Shelley Heath, Karen Evans, Hannah Bade, Sandy Wood, Mark Shipham, Emma Platts, Heidi Kinsella, Mandy Hofsten, Anita Jenkins, Craig Blessington, Alison Kent

19/04/2024

This month's blog tells you all about Jason and Saskia's beautiful wedding day at Tewin Bury Farm Hotel earlier this month.

Want to know what made this wedding extra special to me? Head on over to the blog to find out!

Officiating at any wedding is an absolute joy and privilege but officiating at the wedding of one of your own children certainly adds another layer of emotion!On Wednesday 3rd April this year (2024), that is just what I did… I was the celebrant at the wedding of my eldest child, Jason, and his bea...

19/04/2024

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17/04/2024

Today, I had the absolute privilege of officiating at the Celebration of Life for a strong, determined lady at the beautiful setting of Chilterns Crematorium in Amersham. ❤️

Good old song of Louis Armstrong - What a wonderful world.Subscribe

17/04/2024

Starting out on any venture can be exciting, promising, and full of fun and new opportunities. 😀

It can also be lonely, daunting and overwhelming. 😩

Setting up a service-based business as a family and funeral celebrant last year has been all of the above.

There have been some amazing highs over the past year and some definite lows. I've doubted myself, I've had imposter syndrome, and I've allowed comparison to take over at times.

But, I've made some amazing friends along the way, I've been blessed to work with couples, families and venues who have put their trust in me, and I've had the support of some great wedding and social media partners along the way. 😊

Today, I'd like to give a shoutout to those who have supported or inspired me in some way or other along the way... the other celebrants, the venues and the other businesses.

Of course, my cheerleaders who I see faithfully liking and commenting on my posts, and the friends who endure my constant chatter, I love you. 😗

I appreciate you all. ❤️

11/04/2024

The way forward for the final farewell ❤️

09/04/2024

Excited to be joining Katie and Roxy of the Wedding Business Hib tonight. Always looking for ways to improve my little business. 😊

02/04/2024

I received an enquiry from a bride-to-be last night.

At the end if her enquiry, she asked, 'If you could have dinner with any three people, dead or alive, who would they be and why?'.

What a fabulous idea as an ice-breaker and way to get to know a little about somebody!

My answer was...

1. Ragnar Lothbrok. I'd love to know the truth behind the legend. All that we do know has been gathered from sagas, what the poets told, and what was passed from generation to generation. I'd love to know the truth.

2. My dad. I didn't know the last time I saw my dad was going to be the last time, as he died suddenly and unexpectedly. I'd love for us to go to his local in Lincolnshire, where I used to take him when I visited, and have our favourite lasagne lunch just one last time so I could fill him in on how we're all doing.

3. Tom Hardy. Because he's Tom Hardy and no other explanation is needed! Haha!

Who would your three people be?

❤️

28/03/2024

Are you planning a wedding, naming or celebration for somebody's life?

Get in touch to find out how I can support you in creating a totally unique ceremony with you and/or your loved ones at the very heart of it.

❤️

https://www.ceremonieswithsuzanne.co.uk/

I am Suzanne of Ceremonies with Suzanne, an independent celebrant based in Bedfordshire, but available to travel to the Home Counties and beyond. I create bespoke ceremonies for all of life's special moments.