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I'm an inclusive modern celebrant, writing and conducting fabulous ceremonies to celebrate YOU!
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I can elevate your ceremony into something magical while keeping it authentic and unique to you. Whether you are a couple about to tie the knot, marking a special anniversary, starting a new chapter in your life, celebrating an important milestone or remembering a loved one, I am here to bring meaning and a little bit of extra fun and sparkle to your ceremony.

31/01/2025

GATHER YOUR PEOPLE ✨NEVA AND BEN

It’s been far too long a wait for me to share these joyful images of Neva and Ben’s day.

Their hill top wedding ceremony had all the elements that make them tick and a gathering of the people that have nurtured them@and brought them joy over the years.

Neva’s mum adding sage to the fire was probably the highlight I didn’t know I needed!

All that was missing were some actual bats to swoop over their love of these gorgeous creatures (but there were lots of bat references throughout the ceremony and the whole day).

A wedding all about connection- to nature, to community and to each other. Gorgeous 🤩

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08/01/2025

THE COLOURS OF LOVE ♥️🧡💛

Ami and Tom’s ceremony was glowing with the vibrant ribbon streamers all assembled by their own deft crafting, and the energy in the room was bouncing off each bright hue.

Throughout their planning process Ami and Tom knew that they wanted their wedding to be relaxed and just FILLED with their own personal touches and that was no more present than in their ceremony.

Their story glimmered with their sense of fun, their connection and their values and all the things that make them happy.

So, there was laughter and emotion and a brilliantly executed handfasting – the rehearsal paid off!

I can’t for the life of me remember what that laughter was about in the middle picture, but if you want a ceremony that feels like this and you’re getting married in 2026 (2025 is full now), drop me a line!

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02/01/2025

JEN AND SCOTT ❄️

What to do in that lull after Christmas to keep the good vibes going?

Marry the love of your life of course!

It was an absolute joy to be the celebrant for Jen and Scott just after Christmas and it was also my last wedding of 2024.

This cool pair met during a Christmas night out so it was only right that they kept those frost-filled twinkly memories alive with a ceremony written just for them.

Confetti shots are still my faves so I was thrilled they embraced the cold and let those fluttery paper snow blossoms fly!

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20/12/2024

A VERY IMPORTANT QUESTION ❓

If you are about to pop THE question this Christmas, before you start the standard process of booking registrars and licensed venues, take a moment to ask yourself a very important question.

What do we want our wedding to be?

If you care about the part where you make your vows and promises to each other and want to make your ceremony a bigger feature in your day,

If you want to make your wedding about celebrating your love and the life you’ve built together;

If you want it to be about bringing your absolute favourite people together to be there when you say ‘I do’ in a way feels right for you;

And, if you want to feel relaxed and excited during your ceremony, knowing your celebrant has spent time and effort crafting the words and celebration that fits you perfectly,

Then think about having a celebrant-led wedding and tell your venue that’s what you’re considering.

And check out my availability for 2026 - I’m only taking on 20 more ceremonies for 2026, so contact me to see if your date is still free and how I can transform your ceremony into something truly special!

19/12/2024

⭐️ CHRISTMAS WEDDINGS ⭐️

It was around this time last December when Danni and Simon tied the knot in the warmest of midwinter ceremonies at Swancar .

They really wanted their ceremony to celebrate their own special blend…

⭐️ Their Welsh and English backgrounds (with all the good natured competition that goes with that!)

⭐️ The merging of their two families and rugby rivalries

⭐️ And their most special of fusions - their little boy Ethan who stole every heart in the room when he made his aisle entrance.

Their ceremony told their story with beautiful readings in Welsh and English, and so they tied the knot with red and white cords (plus a third green cord to represent Ethan), and their certificate had a very special witness.

The accompanying music from Danni’s cousin Jonathan on guitar really hit the brief and rounded off their warm, twinkly Christmas wedding 🎄

Images by the fabulous .terry.photographer

12/11/2024

YOU CHOOSE!

DAY 2 of World Celebrants Week and it’s all about CHOICE!

It’s as simple as that. Having a celebrant wedding means your ceremony choices just blossom.

You can choose whether you want a ceremony that’s:

✨ Traditional or something completely unconventional;
✨ At a venue that’s licensed for weddings or not;
✨ On any day of the week;
✨ At any time of the day;
✨ With the officiant that you have selected writing and conducting the ceremony;
✨ With words you are happy with;
✨ Using the names and pronouns that fit you;
✨ And hitting the vibe you want.

All that, and we GUARANTEE no rain or late RSVPs*

What more could you ask for?

*we cannot guarantee either of these things but we can help with planning around them!

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11/11/2024

ALLOW ME TO RE-INTRODUCE MYSELF ✨

It’s World Celebrants Week so that means a celebration of all things CELEBRANT!

I’m a Humanist wedding celebrant based in Nottingham but I do travel all over and I seem to find myself in the lucky position of having absolute best couples to work with so THANK YOU if you’re one of them reading this now 🫶

Some things about me you may not know…

My dream job from a child was to be a writer and now I get to write the most beautiful, fun, hysterical and utterly unique stories for the couples I marry.

I’m a psychologist by training and for many years I specialised in the darker side of human nature so now I am just basking in all the shimmering love surrounding me!

You’ll never find me without… a hot-cross bun! Seriously, come wedding season, you never know when you’ll be able to re-fuel, so a sneaky hot-cross bun is my go-to pick-me-up.

If you’re getting married in 2026 and you’re looking for a wedding celebrant who can tell your story with a perfect balance of elegance and fun - get in touch!

Fabulous image by taken at the utterly fantastic wedding of and this summer.

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02/10/2024

SHIYU AND FEI 🌸

Are you worried about including children in your wedding?

When couples want a wedding ceremony that involves their young children, they’re often concerned that this will mean they either have to compromise on a sense of occasion and elegance, or lean completely into a child-focussed day where the wedding transforms into… well, a bit of a crèche.

So, for Shiyu and Fei’s intimate and elegant wedding ceremony at Wollaton Hall, we talked a lot beforehand about a balance between the joyful serenity they imagined for their day and the involvement of their gorgeous and unpredictable little ones.

In their ceremony, it was key that the smaller guests were involved and we decided on a ring warming.

Now, a ring warming with their *extremely* valuable rings being passed amongst small children did, I can tell you, require a lot of trust and a little bit of child-level explanation. But all went beautifully.

Shiyu and Fei’s personal vows, spoken in their own language and with skin-tingling emotion, made time seem to slow down for us all, just for just a few moments.

Utterly captivating.

There were, of course, lots and lots of light-hearted moments and the most beautiful accompaniment by (whose stirring strings just FILLED the amazing Great Hall).

For child-instructing skills in action see the 4th photo 😆
And check out my blog on ideas for including children at your wedding.

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20/09/2024

HIT THAT DIP! 👏

Well it’s been a busy old summer and I’m currently basking in the glory of all the gorgeous people I married over the last few months.

I don’t think I’ve given the wonderful wedding of Meg and Patrick nearly as much love as it deserves, but here are some edited highlights courtesy of

These two were just adorable to work with. They trusted me to deliver their ceremony without reading it beforehand, which, I’m not going to lie makes me have a few churns of nerves before hand, but it was just a JOYOUS ceremony.

The whole venue was bursting with colour and flowers (the SCENT!) and laughter and the sheer amount of really thoughtful touches all the way through the day meant that there were many, many ‘stop in your tracks’ moments.

Their story told of uni friends to soulmates, of fancy dress and Budapest ruin bars, a proposal under a star-free sky and promises to steer each other away from questionable fashion choices. It was just magical.

And… for anyone out there who thinks that you can have too much confetti. Well you’re wrong, and I’ll hear no more on the subject!

Meg and Patrick, I hope your summer has continued as brightly as it started, you absolute dazzling pair ⭐️

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28/05/2024

WHEN SOPHIA MARRIED KANE ⭐️

The atmosphere, the magic, the JOY of their day is hard to capture, but these two images by the amazing do a great job!

Happy first anniversary to Soph and Kane and I am so excited to be seeing you in June! 🤩

03/05/2024

MEG AND PATRICK 🐝

Just back from their joy-filled wedding with this sneaky peak of a fabulously timed confetti dip kiss.💃

These are two BEST friends who met in Manchester Uni and sprinkled their wedding with the symbol of Manchester - worker bees.🐝

They trusted me to write and deliver their ceremony without seeing it beforehand, and If that doesn’t add a little pop of adrenaline to a celebrant’s day, I don’t know what does! 😅

The magnificent venue was FILLED with the most glorious flowers by and their guests brought the love and the laughter.🌸

The stars themselves were just as wonderful as they had been through the whole planning process.

Congratulations and armfuls of joy to you Meg and Patrick!
Thanks for making my job such a dream ⭐️

03/04/2024

FEELING FRAZZLED?
Wedding planning CAN be an exciting, fun, and a real bonding experience.
The word doing all the heavy-lifting there, though is *can* 🏋️‍♀️
It CAN be all those things, but it is often stressful, relentless and it can tap into all those insecurities that we had pushed deep deep down! 🥺
If you're feeling the wedding planning strain - you're not alone, but before you feel like calling the whole thing off, take a breath.
Have a night or three off from the planning 🌃
Do something fun and remember why you like each other in the first place! 🥰
Working with a celebrant is also a brilliant way to connect with each other and remember all those funny stories, reasons you fell in love and perhaps most importantly of all, it can help you to start thinking all of all the things you can do once the bloody wedding planning is over! 😂😘

15/03/2024

What is a ring warming? 💫

⭐️ One of the key moments in almost every wedding ceremony is the exchange of rings

⭐️ It’s always a great point in the ceremony where the heartfelt can mix with the downright hilarious

⭐️ I’ve had rings that just won’t go on the finger, rings that have bounced across a wooden floor and even a deafening fire alarm right in the middle of that magical moment!

But all that aside…!

⭐️ One really beautiful addition to your ceremony is a ring warming.

⭐️ Here, I send your rings out amongst your guests, your special people, and those shiny circles are placed in a little bag like in the last picture here.

⭐️ They are passed from person to person, giving everyone the chance to add their blessings, good wishes, and take a moment to warm your rings with their love.

⭐️ So your rings are imbued with all the good vibes your guests can muster and are transformed into something much more than cold rings of metal and ready to be placed where they belong.

💫 What do you think- does the sound of a ring warming ring your bell?

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05/03/2024

Bringing back the excitement 🤩

At some point in the wedding planning process every couple hits THE WALL!

This is the point when you’re sick of the endless decisions, can’t face another Pinterest board and you almost forget why you’re doing this in the first place!

Throughout the planning of their wedding S&R often told me how much focusing on their ceremony and their story with me revamped their excitement and certainty about each other.

Writing their ceremony and working with them was an absolute delight and their wedding was a gorgeous new beginning for these positive and fun loving souls.

Their New Years Eve wedding was a golden celebration of love and with all the excitement of a new year and a new start. All the love and lots of buzz! ⭐️

24/02/2024

A MASTERS IN LOVE 🎓

Can’t wait to be alongside so many creative wedding suppliers TOMORROW at The Unconventional Wedding Fair

SUNDAY 25th

The Trent Building, University of Nottingham

10am to 2.30pm

What a way to plan your wedding 💃

25/01/2024

Happy Burn's Night!

I couldn't resist taking the opportunity to post this brilliant shot by of beautifully framing and tying the knot at in their ceremony last August.

Using the tartans from their families and with the most amazing piper accompanying Cathy down the aisle, it's definitely one to revisit on Burn's Night

Enjoy your neps and tatties folks!

09/01/2024

COME UP AND SEE ME

It will definitely make me smile to see you if you’re planning a wedding for 2025 and you’d like to do things a little outside the box.

With me as your celebrant you can keep the traditions that make you feel all warm and fuzzy and completely yeet the ones that leave you cold.

If you’d like to chat more drop me an email or come and see me ✨in real life✨at these FANTASTIC wedding shows.

For details and tickets click on the highlight ‘Come and see me’.

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MY CELEBRANT SUPERPOWER 🦹‍♀️ I mean it’s not me saying this - it’s Nicole Kidman and who would argue with her? It’s day 4 of world Celebrants Week and the prompt is: What is your celebrant superpower? Well.. For me, it’s writing and crafting ceremonies that encompass the romance, fun, poignancy, energy, and the extraordinary in just the right combination for each couple. Every couple is different and every story has its own ebb and flow. Sometimes it’s fast and high energy and sometimes it’s slower and more contemplative. My job is to hit the balance that fits each couple. So it shouldn’t be any surprise that there are no cut and paste aspects in sight! What would be the Netflix category for your wedding? The fabulous @megclay23 and Danni here at @walledgardenatbeestonfields captured by the ever-amazing @samantha_whiting_photography #worldcelebrantsweek #wcw2024 #humanistwedding #relaxedwedding #uniquewedding #celebrantwedding #nottinghamshirecelebrant #nottinghamcelebrant #nottinghamshireweddings #derbyshireweddings #leicestershireweddings #lgbtqweddings #lgbtqwedding #translove #inclusiveweddings #unconventionalwedding #netflix

WHAT’S YOUR NAME? 🏷️ For so many of us, the name that feels right; the name we call ourselves, and the name that the people we love most and know us best call us IS NOT THE NAME ON OUR BIRTH CERTIFICATE! This is especially the case for trans and non-binary folk and so, at those really key points in our life, like when we’re getting married (!) it’s even more jarring to have to use a name that means nothing to us anymore. That’s what is so perfect about celebrant led wedding ceremonies. You can use the name that means something to you. How much more meaningful is it to make your vows using the name that is an integral part of who you really are. All that, and you get a ceremony written completely for you, to fit your vibe AND you get to know your celebrant before the day. What’s not to love? ❤️ #humanistwedding #humanistcelebrant #lgbtqia #weddingplanning #nottinghamcelebrant #nottinghamshireweddings #nottinghamweddingvenues #nottinghamshirewedding #translove #nonbinarylove #pride2024 #engaged #relaxedwedding #transwedding #nonbinarywedding

WHAT A YEAR! 💥 I’ve loved every single part of planning and creating your wedding ceremonies. I’ve been so lucky having the most funny, open, and brilliant couples to write for and the absolute best suppliers to work alongside. So to everyone- for your humour, your words of encouragement, your vulnerability and your bloody amazing reviews - a massive THANK YOU! Let’s see what we can do in 2024 🥳 #engaged #wedding #relaxedwedding #weddingcelebrant #nottinghamcelebrant #nottinghamshirecelebrant #justengaged #nottinghamshireweddings #eastmidlandswedding #inclusiveweddings #loveislove #gettingmarried #unconventionalwedding #humanistwedding

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