The Manchester Celebrant

25/08/2024

Never gets any easier to meet a mum who has lost their child, whether that be a young mum losing a baby or a 96 year old losing their pensioner age baby 🥹

25/08/2024

Wishing Manchester a very happy Pride weekend - we certainly know how to do it well! X 🌈🌈🌈🌈🌈

11/08/2024

09/08/2024

Today I led a funeral service for a 19 year old male who had everything to live for..

The look in his mother’s eyes, the sounds of the sobs coming from his siblings, family and friends, mixed with the laughter of sharing their most favourite memories of him, will stay with me forever…

I wrote that script at least five times, I’ve sobbed alone in my bed, emotionally drained from trying to do my best for the family, whilst trying to remember that it’s not my grief. No…it’s not my grief, but at the same time I feel so heartbroken because It’s like I’ve got to know him through those who loved him.

People often say your job must be so hard, but generally when you are helping families celebrate a life well lived, it feels like a privilege.

This is the hardest part of my job, and today has to be the hardest service of my career so far.

Rest in peace beautiful boy, knowing you, even vicariously, changed my heart forever x

07/08/2024

Loving all my iconic Manchester venues, today’s was the Midland and Karl and Sayora flew all the way from their home in Canada to tie the knot in the greatest city in the world! 🐝🍁

07/08/2024

When you finally get to do a ceremony at one of your all time bucket list venues!! So giddy!! Massive congratulations to Sarah and Tom xx

27/07/2024

Guess where today’s wedding ceremony was held?

01/07/2024

I shared their post when they did this last year and one of my couples saw it and entered and won all the wine for their wedding!!! Let’s go for the double!!!! ###

19/06/2024

These are some of the images that the amazing captured of me at weekend whilst photographing my Mum’s wedding. She captured these to give me content for my business out of the goodness of her heart.
You would think that two celebrants who live and work within 5 miles of each other would be the ultimate competition.. that we would be sworn enemies and each trying to out-do the other! But that’s what I love about the celebrant community, in the main it’s about community over competition. We all realise that we each have something special to give and that another persons success does not mean failure to you.

So shout out to Joanne, who is not only a wonderful Celebrant, Actor, Wedding Coordinator, and photographer… but a bloody good friend too xx 😘

16/06/2024

Just wanted to say a huge thank you to Nicki Palmer Florist for the beautiful bouquet for my mums wedding yesterday. Your flowers are always beautiful, but these blew me away xx

16/06/2024

When you get to officiate your own Mum’s wedding ceremony... That’s more than a bit special!!

Congratulations Mr & Mrs Sherwood!

And also a massive thank you to for taking the pictures for us!. ###

05/06/2024

DDAY June 6 1944 - 2024

This year marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. As we reflect on this momentous occasion, it is vital that we never forget the bravery and sacrifices of these soldiers. Their legacy is a powerful reminder of the cost of freedom and the enduring spirit of those who fight for it.

03/06/2024

29/05/2024

Awe I love this

28/05/2024

Congratulations to Natalie and Karen who tied the knot at on Saturday x with three beautiful daughters we had a lovely sand ceremony to get them involved x

26/05/2024

Great weekend for Manchester whether you are Red or Blue, but this is the most important part of football x Family time ###

17/05/2024

This...

15/05/2024

So grateful to be in the job I am x

29/04/2024

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29/04/2024

This looks amazing!!

21/04/2024

Beautiful idea for DIY centrepiece!

19/04/2024

Always look for your rainbows even on the stormiest days x

14/04/2024

Trying to do everything is the hardest thing us Mums ever go through, two weeks school holiday collided with two very busy work weeks and like many others feel guilt when I can't spend the time I want with my babies - gutted but I know everything I do, I do for them 🥰

07/04/2024

Had a nice time the wedding fair at Philips Park Barn this afternoon x

28/03/2024

We are celebrating 10 years of same s*x marriage in the UK this week. I didn’t work in the wedding industry 10 years ago, so although I remember this being all over the news, I don’t think I properly considered how wrong it was that in modern Britain where there was already tons of equality legislation around, that this piece of legislation was so late to the table.

My daughter turns 11 this year and to think that in her short lifetime there was a time where gay marriage wasn’t legal! It’s totally nuts!!

I suppose it shows how far we have come, but we should never stop looking back and being shocked by the injustice there once was. There is still work to be done, there is no doubt, but we keep evolving and actively celebrating love between two people, any two people, and calling out hate and unfairness.. That's all of our responsibility x 🌈 *xmarriage

27/03/2024

Thank you to for capturing these shots of me demonstrating a candle lighting ceremony yesterday