Congratulations Pope + Shontell!

Last month I had the honour of performing Pope and Shontell’s wedding ceremony. It was an afternoon full of family, laughter and love as these two brought together guests from across the globe. Their ceremony included words of love and affirmation together with a Sand Ceremony honouring their new family. Pope + Shontell – Thank you…

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Your Day, Your Way!

I really enjoyed this article in The Guardian today. While I’m not a humanist celebrant (independent without restrictions), humanist celebrants are seeing great progress in parts of the UK where their ceremonies are made legal and all celebrants hope to see the same progress soon. Weddings do not have to happen in a church or…

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My Top 10 Tips For Your Stress-Free Wedding Day

You’ve planned your perfect wedding day and now the big day is here at last! I’m sure you’ve already been given lots of hints and tips on how to make your day go smoothly. You’ve planned your perfect wedding day and now the big day is here at last! I’m sure you’ve already been given…

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WedFest in the Surrey Hills

It’s been a whirlwind month or so. Literally the day after this wedding I sped off to the South of France so I’m very behind on blogging at the moment!  The UK experienced a great start to the Summer with unusually gorgeous and hot weather at beginning of June. So Kevan and Laura’s WedFest at…

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Family politics and your wedding!

We did it! Our day, our way and walked down the aisle together!  While a planning wedding is the happiest of occasions, for some it can also be really tricky due to family politics. This week in the news there has been a huge amount of interest about Meghan Markle’s Dad and whether or not…

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Choosing the right Wedding Photographer!

When Mr Ash and I were preparing to get married (many moons ago now!) I admit I turned into a little bit of a bridezilla…particularly over who was going to photograph our wedding. You see – I’m a photography fan and while I may not be great photographer myself, I do believe in good quality…

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