Heartfelt Moments - Independent Celebrant

07/08/2024

What an absolute joy to be standing in a field of the most gorgeous sunflowers 🌻 🌻🌻🌻🌻

27/05/2024

Time out on a lovely afternoon for a walk & a bite to eat at a great cafe sitting outside in the sunshine ☀️

14/04/2024

Wedding Fayre ready at Stanton House Hotel.
Looking forward to meeting lots of couples who are planning their special day 🥳

29/02/2024

🌟 Embrace the Leap Year Magic! ✨

Did you know that according to an old Irish tradition, on Leap Day, it's considered perfectly acceptable for women to propose marriage? 💍
But don’t just leave it to the women!
In the spirit of inclusivity and empowerment, anyone can take the leap and pop the question on this special day! 🎉

Whether you're planning a traditional proposal or something very different February 29th is all about celebrating love and seizing the moment 🥰

So go ahead, follow your heart, and make this Leap Day one to remember!

24/02/2024

It was an absolute privilege to be the Celebrant for this huge Ghostbuster fan. What a wonderful and very personal farewell 💙

20/02/2024

Today is National Love Your Pet Day!

Let’s share the love, post a picture of your pet below ⬇️

These are my two:
Elsa the Golden Labrador 🐾💗
George the African Grey Parrot 🦜💙

10/02/2024

I had the most amazing meeting with my clients over dinner yesterday evening who are getting married in June ☀️

We talked incessantly about their beachside ceremony with lots of unique and very personal elements including their wonderful love story. How they’re going to arrive and greet their guests & we laughed so much about them writing their own personal vows, should they vet each others or not?

It’s going to be a wonderful day 🥰

If you’re getting married then I’d love to chat to you about your love story and how I can help make your ceremony unique, creating very special moments and memories that will never be forgotten.

Head to my website www.heartfeltmoments.co.uk and hit connect or message me here ☺️

09/02/2024

What a pleasure it was to be a guest on “Wiltshire Views” with presenter Sue Davies at BBC Wiltshire Radio. Joining me on the panel was Richard Wintle former press and Royal photographer.

We talked about:
🎤 what to do with your kids during half term & we reminisced about our childhood
🎤 King Charles’ cancer diagnosis & how he’s shared it with the nation
🎤 the blue card sending footballers to the sin bin
🎤 being weighed at the airport before you board a plane?!

It was an interesting conversation what are your thoughts on the above subjects?
Let me know if you happened to be listening in 😉

23/12/2023

I am open over the Christmas period 27th - 31st December so if you need my support please do not hesitate to contact me, details below ⬇️

11/12/2023

The beautiful Christmas tree at North Wiltshire Crematorium where I had the privilege of conducting a beautiful service this afternoon with so many personal touches for a lovely gentleman and his family.

As we approach Christmas I am thinking of all the families I have had the honour of supporting this year and hope all those special moments you shared and the memories you made will provide you with comfort during this time.

07/12/2023

Lovely Kingsdown Crematorium at dusk.
A real privilege to support a family saying goodbye to their loved one this afternoon 💐

12/11/2023

Wedding Fayre Ready 💜

Looking forward to meeting lots of couples today who are planning their wedding 💍

04/11/2023

Autumn Wedding Fayre 🍁

FREE ENTRY

I am pleased to be exhibiting at this wedding fayre on Sunday 12th November.

Bassett Down Complex is a gorgeous venue so if you’re engaged, CONGRATULATIONS 🥳 come on down BETWEEN 11:30 & 15:30 I’d love to meet you and hear your love story

🩷❤️🧡💛💚🩶🖤💜💙🩵🤍🤎

15/09/2023

Working on holiday 🙈

However, when you love what you do it doesn’t feel like work at all, and just look at where I am ☀️ 🌊

10/09/2023

I’ve won an award!

SME News have awarded me 'Best Emerging Independent Celebrant South West’ and I’m absolutely thrilled having only been in business a short while.

SME News - We recognise the hard work and dedication of small and medium-sized enterprises from across the United Kingdom, and we like to acknowledge them and highlight them within our quarterly digital publication and annual award programmes.

Thankyou SME News

30/08/2023

Today, August 30th, is National Grief Awareness Day…

Why do I write so much about grief?
Because, like love, grief is the one thing we will all know in this life.
We will all grieve, we probably are all grieving in some way, right now.
To love is to grieve. To live is to lose.
And yet there is still stigma and silence around those ‘stuck’ in their new world of grief.
We usher and rush them along to join back in with the rat-race of life.

But they do not need reminders of their struggling, they already know.

They need to hear others talking about grief, see others sharing their stories and feel safe to grieve wherever they are.

They need more light on the darkest areas of this life, we all do.

To love is to grieve, to live is to lose, so let’s stop whispering and shunning those in pain and start asking the questions and mentioning lost loved ones names without ‘fear’ of the reaction.

They can’t hurt more. That is already happening.

But they can hurt less, and time is not the sole healer we think it to be.

Time creates a capacity to process and accept yes… but it’s the talking that heals, the sharing that strengthens and the ‘using love as the lead’, that lets joy come back on in…

And that’s why I have chosen this piece today… love came first.

From ‘Wild Hope’ 🩶

UK: https://amzn.eu/d/eDGFsCs
US: https://a.co/d/h6FEaTv

09/08/2023

Such beautiful & very poignant words

WHEN YOU SAY GOODBYE TO A PARENT
You are suddenly living in a whole new world.

You are no longer ‘the child’ and regardless of how long you have officially been ‘grown up’ for, you realise you actually never were until this moment. The shock of this adjustment will shake your very core.

When you have finally said goodbye to both your parents, assuming you were lucky enough to have had two. You are an orphan on this earth and that never, ever gets easier to take no matter how old and grey you are yourself and no matter how many children of your own you have.

You see, a part of your body is physically connected to the people that made it and also a part of your soul. When they no longer live, it is as if you are missing something practical that you need – like a finger or an arm. Because really, you are. You are missing your parent and that is something far more necessary than any limb.

And yet the connection is so strong it carries on somehow, no-one knows how exactly. But they are there. In some way, shape or form they are still guiding you if you listen closely enough. You can hear the words they would choose to say to you.

You can feel the warmth of their approval, their smile when a goal is achieved, their all-consuming love filling the air around you when a baby is born they haven’t met.

If you watch your children very closely you will see that they too have a connection with your parents long after they are gone. They will say things that resonate with you because it brings so many memories of the parent you are missing. They will carry on traits, thoughts and sometimes they will even see them in their dreams.

This is not something we can explain.

Love is a very mystical and wondrous entity.

It is far better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all and grief, grief is the price of that love. The deeper the love the stronger the grief.

When you say goodbye to a parent, do not forget to connect with that little girl who still lives inside you somewhere.

Take very good care of her, for she, she will be alone and scared.

When you say goodbye to your parents, you lose an identity, a place in the world. When the people who put you on this earth are no longer here, it changes everything.

Look after yourself the way they looked after you and listen out for them when you need it the most.

They never really leave.

Donna Ashworth
From my poetry collection
To The Women: words to live by
UK: https://amzn.eu/d/i8Xpzmu
US: https://a.co/d/2FaN5Ey

05/08/2023

How absolutely wonderful 💗💗

03/08/2023

It was the 2nd Anniversary of my fathers death on 29th July so I have been taking time out for some quiet contemplation & reflection over the last few days 💙

03/08/2023

02/07/2023

Proud to be a member of the FPC

Celebrating Love in all its Forms, because Love Has No Boundaries. 🌈💕 From traditional elegance to contemporary flair, our FPC Celebrants embrace every style to create your perfect wedding. Let's embark on a journey of love and celebration, tailored just for you. ✨💍

23/06/2023

I know both of these gentlemen who are very passionate & knowledgeable about their businesses.
Definitely recommend you speak with them ☺️

Financial adviser Dave Southby is offering drop-in sessions in Wroughton in July and then on a quarterly basis. Local residents are invited to pop in for a free informal chat about their finances.

17/06/2023

Your love story deserves a ceremony as unique as you are. As an Independent Celebrant I specialise in crafting personalised ceremonies that reflect your love, values & dreams. Let’s create an unforgettable day that celebrates your one-of-a-kind journey together

13/06/2023

Pride month celebrates the vast diversity within the LGBTQ+ community. It recognises that no two individuals have the same journey or experiences. By embracing and appreciating this diversity, we can build stronger connections, learn from one another & create a society that values & celebrates differences.

I am here to honour & celebrate you, embracing your unique identities & stories. I acknowledge & hold deep respect for who you are & I join in celebrating your individuality.

As an Independent Celebrant I have free rein to create the ceremony that you desire. My ceremonies are free from any restrictions or limitations so each one is totally unique & bespoke & written just for you.

So if you’re planning your dream wedding I would love to help you create a magical ceremony full of special heartfelt moments & memories that will last a lifetime.

Let us come together & I will tell your unique love story 🥰

09/06/2023

I’M A CELEBRITY!

Well ok, maybe not yet, but I’m on my way 😉

Wonderful to be featured in the Business Exchange Magazine this month. Thanks to Fiona Scott at Scott Media for providing me with space to talk about my business Heartfelt Moments and what I can bring to your celebrations as an Independent Celebrant.

Contact me for a free consultation to discuss how I can help you celebrate life…

08/06/2023

Having lost my Dad in 2021 I think this is a wonderful way to take time out and hold space just to remember him.

On Father’s Day – Sunday 18 June – you can visit the crematorium’s chapel between 10am and 12noon & if you wish light a commemorative candle or collect a commemorative rose.

We are inviting families to remember fathers and father-figures next month and have a number of special ways to help.

Read more here: http://ow.ly/Fe7G50OuTLO

03/06/2023

It was my absolute privilege to be the Celebrant for this funeral and to create with the family a ceremony to celebrate Tommy’s life.

May you rest in peace Tommy 🖤

21/05/2023

Getting ready to exhibit at the Wedding Fayre 💜

TODAY between 11-3 at The Corn Exchange, Market Place, Devizes

If you’re planning your wedding then there are lots of lovely exhibitors here & a catwalk show too so do pop down.

It will be lovely to see you 💜

17/05/2023

This is a friendship that is built on the true love that these two have for each other.
At the Rob Burrows Marathon in Leeds at the weekend they celebrated their success when Kevin picked Rob up in his arms and they crossed that finishing line together.

This is a bond that will never be broken and this is a love that will never die.

These two amazing and inspirational men are a true example of why life should be celebrated even when you are going through the toughest of times.

16/05/2023

I will be exhibiting at this Wedding Fayre on Sunday.

If you’re engaged & excitedly planning your wedding do pop by & I’ll explain how unique & beautiful a Celebrant lead wedding can be
❤️🧡💛💚💙💜💗