Wisteria Independent Celebrant

23/03/2024

Ready to rock and roll at The Bentley Hotel & Spa in Lincoln So thrilled to be leading Sid and June’s Golden Wedding Vow Renewal ❤️

50 years and still in love 😍

14/02/2024

💖 Happy Valentine's Day, lovelies! 💖 Today, let's celebrate love in all its beautiful forms! Whether it's romantic love, love for family, or friendship love, every connection is a reason to cherish. 🥰 Remember, loving yourself is just as crucial as loving others. Take a moment to appreciate the incredible person you are! 💕 Spread love like confetti today and every day! 🎉 💖

10/12/2023

When you find your own swan, and your dance is as beautiful as this…give me a call, I would love to be part of your story ❤️❤️

(PS…how amazing is this??? Nature is awesome!)

06/10/2023

🎉 Choosing a Celebrant: Unveiling the Perks! 🎊

Hey there, lovelies! 💫 Planning a special event? Let me spill the tea ☕ on why picking a celebrant is an absolute game-changer:

1️⃣ Personalization: Celebrants craft ceremonies tailored to YOU. Your love story, your values, your style – it’s all about YOU! 🥰

2️⃣ Flexibility: Whether it’s a wedding, vow renewal, or baby naming, celebrants can make any event YOUR way. No cookie-cutter ceremonies here! 🍰

3️⃣ Inclusivity: Celebrants respect all beliefs and backgrounds. They’ll ensure everyone feels welcomed and represented. 🌍❤️

4️⃣ Stress-Free: They handle all the details, so you can focus on celebrating 🎉 📝🙌

5️⃣ Creative Freedom: Want to incorporate unique rituals or readings? Celebrants encourage creativity! 🎨📖

Your day, your way! Ready to make your event unforgettable? Contact Dawn at Wisteria Celebrant, your celebrant in Lincolnshire, Peterborough, and surrounding areas. ✨📞

10/09/2023

New blog post!

Handfasting or Handtying, what is the difference? As a celebrant, I often get asked whether I do ‘Handfasting Ceremonies’. My answer is always the same: “Yes and no…it all depends on what you mean by ‘Handfasting’…let’s sit down and have a chat about that!” Usually, by the end of o...

10/06/2023

As a celebrant, I see people on their happiest days, and also their lowest days. I post a lot about the happier times, because...well, who wants to read about the sad stuff - and more importantly, who wants their own worst days plastered all over social media?? However, it can help, to hear how others navigate these times, so once more I'm opening up about my own grief journey.

For 78 years, 'the house on Violet Street' was home to my lovely mum…she moved into it when she was 3 years old, moved out temporarily (for 6 months) just after she married my dad, then bought it off my grandad when he moved to Great Moor. There they stayed, brought up 4 children, and made it our home (and an ‘open house’ to anyone who needed a place to ‘be’). My mum was very well known and loved in the area and always said ‘they’ll carry me out of here in a box’. She meant it too 🥰

Well the house sold this week…and I just can’t stop crying. I had no idea that it would hit me this hard. None. Grief is like that though…it’s a sneaky bastard that hits you in ways, and at times, that you don’t expect.

Violet Street…it was nothing special…it was EVERYTHING to me and mine…I hope that the new owners make it their ‘nothing special, their everything’ ♥️


https://www.wisteriacelebrant.co.uk/post/your-title-what-s-your-blog-about

29/04/2023

Love is…💓🐶🐈💓

18/03/2023

Take a look at my three new packages for 2023/24 - whatever your ceremony style, there will be one to suit you 🥰

Something with ALL the Pazzazz! - £1250
Available any time! For couples who want their wedding day ceremony to be ‘the one that we all remember’ for years to come!
This package includes:
• An initial chat in-person chat, with cake and prosecco/non-alcoholic choice of drink, at your venue (or other suitable location of your choosing) to go through your ceremony requirements.
• At our in-person meeting, I will take detailed notes to prepare your ceremony.
• A personalised questionnaire sent to you each separately, so that we can gather more information.
• A bespoke vow writing service, individually with each of you to keep that ‘element of surprise’ on the day.
• Drafting of your ceremony, followed by a read through on Zoom to edit.
• A separate venue visit, nearer to the time, to liaise with your event planner and other suppliers. A wedding rehearsal if required.
• Delivery of your ceremony at your venue on the day. I will arrive 90 minutes beforehand, to ensure that the venue is set up, to organise the ceremony space and to support you (and your guests) prior to the event if needed.
• Up to 3 bespoke ‘extra elements’ to add a special, personal ‘glow up’ to your ceremony, such as my unique ‘letter from friends and family’, where I contact your friends and family before the ceremony and ask them to tell me funny, loving, and memorable stories about you. I then put this into an always beautiful, often tear-jerking, letter, which I will read out and present to you ‘from them’ on the day. You can also add other elements, such a handfasting, ring warming, a rose or sand blending ceremony, or lighting of Unity Candles – all of which are lovely if you wish to include others in your ceremony.
• A bespoke ceremony certificate, with space for you and your witnesses to sign on the day.
• A personalised, boxed scroll of your ceremony script and vows for you to keep as a memento of your day, or, if you prefer, a specially made digital version with music, which is send via mp3.

18/03/2023

Take a look at my three new packages for 2023/24 - whatever your ceremony style, there will be one to suit you 🥰

Something With a ‘Bit of a Pop’ - £750
Available on most days of the week, with the exception of certain ‘peak’ holiday and festival dates (eg Christmas Day, New Year’s Eve, Valentine’s Day). This ceremony is perfect for couples who want that ‘bespoke’ feel for their ceremony, where they and their guests will hear a beautifully crafted ‘love story’ and experience some ‘extra-special’ moments throughout the ceremony.
This package includes:
• An initial chat, either in person or via Zoom, to talk about your ceremony and to gather the any information needed to prepare it.
• A personalised questionnaire sent to you each separately, so that we can gather more information, such as personal anecdotes and stories, to include in your ceremony.
• A digital copy of ‘hints and tips’ for vow writing which will give you ideas for your vows, followed by support/guidance as you draft them. A copy of your vows will be included within your bespoke ceremony script, as well as handed to you on card for you to read out on the day.
• Drafting of your ceremony, followed by a read through on Zoom to check the details.
• Final edit if required.
• Delivery of your ceremony at your venue on the day. I will arrive 60 minutes beforehand, to ensure that the venue is set up, to organise the ceremony space and to support you (and your guests) prior to the event if needed.
• One simple ‘extra element’, such as a Rose or Sand Ceremony, or lighting of Unity Candles.
• A beautiful ceremony certificate, with space for you and your witnesses to sign on the day.
• A bound copy of your wedding ceremony, including vows, for you to keep as a memento of your day.

18/03/2023

Take a look at my three new packages for 2023/24 - whatever your ceremony style, there will be one to suit you 🥰

Something Small and Intimate - £550
Available at off-peak times, this ceremony may be just the ticket if you are eloping, or if you wish to keep your wedding day ‘small and intimate’. Even so, you will still get a completely unique ceremony, and I will share your love story with friends and family.
This package includes:
• An initial chat, either in person or via Zoom, to talk about your ceremony and to gather all of the information needed to prepare it.
• A digital copy of ‘hints and tips’ for vow writing emailed to you, so that you can write your own vows.
• Drafting of your ceremony, followed by a read through on Zoom to check the details.
• Final edit if required.
• Delivery of your ceremony at your venue on the day. I will arrive 30 minutes beforehand to organise the ceremony space and greet your guests.
• A simple presentation of your wedding ceremony for you to keep as a memento of your day.

15/03/2023

Awww 🥰 Megan Vic Ryan Smith Emma Nicholas (show Thea!)

13/03/2023

Are you planning a wedding? Do you want something that is more than just a run-of-the-mill ceremony and which reflects you both as individuals and as a couple? If so, then a celebrant led ceremony might be perfect for you. In these days of careful planning and budgeting, you may find that one of my packages is exactly right for you - and if you want more (or less!), then we can work round that as well. Check them out then head over to my website or simply message me on here and we can arrange an initial informal chat.

14/02/2023

You've said yes, got the ring - now what? This is where I can help you...after all, it's what I do best. Drop me a quick message or book a no obligation Discovery Zoom, and let's PLAN YOUR WEDDING CEREMONY! ❤️

Read my blog on Top Tips for Newly Engaged Couples 😍
https://www.wisteriacelebrant.co.uk/.../we-re-engaged...

04/02/2023

Planning a wedding? Read my new blog for 'What's 'hot' and what's 'not' in 2023!...

Want to know what’s ‘hot’ and what’s ‘not’? This might be right up your street! 2023 is set to be yet another year where smaller, more intimate weddings, are the choice for mindful couples. This trend began, out of necessity, during the pandemic, and has been gaining traction ever since....

04/02/2023

Do you have a ceremony coming up? Wedding, elopement, vow renewal or a family blending (naming ceremony, adoption ceremony)? It can be overwhelming can’t it? Let me take away some of the overwhelm - book a zoom and let’s chat about it.

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04/02/2023

There's NOTHING I love more than receiving a new enquiry - and NOTHING I love more than creating a truly personal ceremony, that tells your story. Whether you are in the beginning stages of your planning, and just need a quick chat to go through your options, or whether you are 'last minute dot com' and need a calming, guiding hand to make your imminent day go off without a hitch...I'm YOUR celebrant!

26/01/2023

What a beautiful way to say goodbye, and send your loved one on their final journey 💗

31/12/2022

It’s traditionally ‘proposal season’, and what better time to start planning your wedding?💍👰‍♀️🤵‍♀️🤵🏽

There are SO many options open to you now…why would you NOT explore them all before deciding? As an INDEPENDENT Celebrant, I can guide and advise without constraint, without obligation and with the firm knowledge that I have YOUR best interests at heart 💗

Read my blog to find out more about how I can help make your wedding dreams come true 💍

https://www.wisteriacelebrant.co.uk/post/how-can-i-legally-marry-with-a-celebrant-in-england

Welcome back! I’m so happy to see you here! Today I want to talk about how you can legally marry in England with a celebrant…I have said ‘England’ deliberately, as the rules on marrying can be different, depending upon where in the UK you live (or are getting married!) Here, I have set out t...

28/12/2022

In process of writing a blog post about processing grief, it seems that instead, I created one about processing my own grief! It's a funny thing, isn't it? There are no road maps!

https://www.wisteriacelebrant.co.uk/post/your-title-what-s-your-blog-about

16/12/2022

Today I will be saying a final farewell to my mum. I went to see her yesterday in the chapel of rest, sat a while, had a little chat and played her some music. It was peaceful, and she looked beautiful - no more anxiety and confusion and pain. This is how I want her to be remembered 💗

I thought I’d be ok…I thought I was ok…turns out I’m not, but that’s ok too! It’s time to say goodbye, and it’s painful and raw and I really want just ‘one more day’, one more hug, one more…one more💗

If you are grieving, or caring for a loved one and preparing yourself for ‘the worst’, reach out to me, or to family, friends and support groups. It’s ok, to not be ok 💗

11/12/2022

If you are still deciding how to marry, read this 💗

Having a celebrant led ceremony opens up a whole world of possibilities…why would you not want that? 🤷‍♀️

In this blog, celebrant Anne O'Brien gives 8 great reasons to choose a wedding celebrant and how they differ to registrars.

28/11/2022

How do I marry legally in England, using a celebrant?

Great question! And I know just the girl to answer it...me, I'm talking about me! 😍💞🥰

I get asked this so many times; is it legal, do we have to do anything else apart from book you, will we get a certificate? So...I thought it easier to write down ALL of the answers to your questions in a step-by-step blog, a bit like painting by numbers 😀

Click on the link below to take you to my blog, and DM me if you want to know more about celebrant led weddings and how to make YOUR DAY go YOUR WAY!

https://www.wisteriacelebrant.co.uk/post/how-can-i-legally-marry-with-a-celebrant-in-england

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11/11/2022

23/10/2022

Wisteria is ‘On The Move’…but not too far 💗

Some of you lovely people have already noticed that I’ve updated my location…I’ve moved from Deeping to Spalding, so not far, and I’m still available in all the same locations as before 🤩

02/09/2022

Pop down to on 2nd October and check out their new venture…great venue!!

01/09/2022

Love is…dancing with your family on your wedding day 💗 Clare, David and their beautiful girls, Alissa, Lily, Chloe and Lara at the fabulous Holmewood Hall Wedding Venue

22/08/2022

Holmewood Hall Wedding Venue Stunning wedding venue! Can’t wait to marry Clare and David and blend their beautiful family together with a sand ceremony this afternoon!

22/08/2022

Another super sunny day…another super special wedding…I can’t wait to see you walk down towards me Clare!!! 45 minutes to countdown 💗 Holmewood Hall Wedding Venue

19/08/2022

Congratulations to Mr and Mrs Koneru 🥂

Love my job 🥰