Lottie Holmes - Humanist Celebrant

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Lottie Holmes - Humanist Celebrant

I’m Lottie Holmes and I’m an accredited naming celebrant by Humanists UK. I work in South West L

05/11/2021

Attending a conference with a toddler!

This week I've been attending the Humanist Celebrants' Conference, which is being held online again this year. Being online is great as it means I can attend, but does mean I am joined by a tiny person.

The at home set up needs to be quite different, usually with "Frozen" on in the background. It also means I'm joined on screen when asking questions or in work groups.

13/09/2021

I was at Fulham Palace this weekend, what a gorgeous venue!

29/08/2021

So excited to be out at a wedding today!

I love weddings and love being back in person seeing people and celebrating with them!

06/07/2021

I love it when a plan comes together!

When you meet families and you just know how to set the tone they're looking for in their ceremony.

I love getting feedback like this as I know my job has been done well.

My aim is to create the ceremony perfect for your occasion!

23/06/2021

First IN PERSON meeting since what feels like forever!

I feel like I've been released!

I love meeting families and chatting with them about their plans and being in person with them really helps more with connecting with them and understanding them.

21/06/2021

Happy World Humanist Day! 🎉

Today is a day humanists around the planet celebrate our human achievements and promote the goals of kindness, freedom, and equality!

You do not need to be Humanist to have a Humanist ceremony, in fact many people aren't, and I love that they can include the traditions important to them in a personalised and meaningful ceremony.

But why not find out how Humanist you are with the quiz:
https://humanism.org.uk/humanism/how-humanist-are-you/

19/05/2021

Any language meaningful to you can be included in your ceremony!

Weather it's readings in French, or vows/promises in Russian.
Or using titles in the language you use rather than translated can be important, such as Oma, 祖父, ciocia, or taid. Or even SoS or atar.

(Points to people who can work all those out).

If there's a language important to you, or your family and you want to include it then you should.

Some ceremonies translate the whole ceremony, some have people always using their native language, other ceremonies keep parts private by using a different language.

I may only fluent in English but I've done ceremonies with many other languages included including one half in Spanish which I spent a long time ensuring all of my pronunciation was perfect.
One with promises in German which I translated after they were spoken.
Even one with a reading in Scots with a jokey translation.
I remember the joy on a grandmother's face when I correctly referred to her in her own language as she is not any grandmother, she is Abuela to that family.

It's a level of respect you get from a Humanist Ceremony and the level of detail which I find important as a celebrant.

23/02/2021

So excited that there's now a timeframe to restart naming Ceremonies!

I've been missing the wonderful joy that comes from namings and we could really do with a bit of that now!

Although virtual ceremonies are still an option and are a great way to include people from many different countries.

*These are the earliest dates that these could happen. They could be pushed back.

**They also depend on the venue being able to open.

23/02/2021

So excited that there's now a timeframe to restart weddings!

I've been missing the wonderful joy that comes from weddings and we could really do with a bit of that now!

*These are the earliest dates that these could happen. They could be pushed back.

**They also depend on the venue being able to open.

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London
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Website

http://humanist.org.uk/lottieholmes

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Videos

Namings are a perfect way to welcome a new member to a family, whether it be a new baby, an adopted child or a stepchild. Increasingly people are looking for a non-religious way to celebrate a new family member and Humanist Naming Ceremonies not only provide a personalised and unique ceremony but all celebrants are highly trained and provide an authority and gravitas the occation deserves. This video produced by Humanists UK gives a great insight into a Naming Ceremony and also includes my friend and Mentor Elizabeth Donnelly.