Getting married is one of the biggest changes in life you can make. And it’s not something you plan on ever doing again! You're marrying for the rest of your life and that’s what makes your wedding such a significant event. You want your wedding or civil partnership ceremony to be as special and individual as you are. My role as a wedding celebrant is to make sure that happens.

 

As a professional celebrant I can create a unique event which includes whatever religion or spiritual content you require - or none at all. I can work with you to write an individual, bespoke ceremony tailored totally for you to celebrate your relationship and your love.

 

We can meet as soon as you set the date so that I can get to know you and your desires for the day as well as your beliefs and values. The journey of marriage begins with the planning of your wedding.

 

There are many beautiful wedding venues from stately homes or grand hotels to simple guest houses and family homes. You can use any venue (whether it has a civil licence or not) for a celebrant-led wedding. You may prefer to hold your wedding out of doors; in private garden, a meadow or woodland. Weddings can be hosted in marquees, yurts and tepees - the perfect solution for a relaxed atmosphere.

 

Being based in the Nottingham area I am Ideally placed to travel to virtually anywhere in the country, being central midlands based I cover Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire, Lincolnshire in fact anywhere you may be getting married, please give me a call now for an initial discussion.

Whilst I am celebrant based in Lichfield, Staffordshire my weddings so far have take me further afield – Leicestershire, Shropshire, Worcestershire and Cheshire – this means I am happy to travel.  I am also delighted to be the resident celebrant at a small and beautiful boutique venue in Lichfield – Deanslade Farm, Lichfield.  

 

Your wedding is one of the most important events in your life and not only do you look for a venue which reflects your personalities, your celebrant should reflect this too – after all, like your venue your celebrant will always be in your wedding pictures and part of you special memory making celebration.

 

Like your venue and your celebrant it is equally important that your wedding script is personal and also reflects your love for each other, your personalities and include the special people, places and moments in your life.  Through a series of questionnaires and consultations I can build you a vision of your special memory making celebration and personalise it to become your perfect moment.  Between us we create beautiful surprises.

 

We always have a run through online, I record your script so that the nerves can run through the practice ensuring you are word and moment perfect on the day.  Remember, practice makes you present on the day. 

 

Do visit my website and my LinkedIn page, I welcome a chat anytime and if I can help in anyway with other aspects of planning your wedding just ask – I have many contacts too.  Just as you send out a Save The Day card to your guests, it’s just as important to Save The Day quickly with your celebrant for that perfect wedding celebration you deserve.

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Why choose a Celebrant

and not a Registrar from

the Local Authority?

 

•Your venue may not have a Civil Licence in place, and therefore the registrars cannot attend to perform the service there.

 

•If the venue does hold a licence then using a Registrar is a viable choice, but be aware of their limitations. They cannot deviate from the given script and there are restrictions on wording, music and content. They are also unable to perform a ceremony in a location 'without a fixed roof', so if you were planning to say your vows in the great outdoors, they cannot do this for you.

 

•A registrar will simply offer you a choice of pre-set scripts, and fill in the spaces with your names. There is very little contact before the ceremony and they must keep to the scripts without adding any personal details or embellishments. It's all a bit 'cold' really.

 

•They are booked in using time slots and you may feel rushed. Choosing Simply Ceremonies means that I devote the whole day to you and never book more than one ceremony a day, so my time is yours.

 

•You won't meet the Registrar who's on duty on the day of your wedding until the day itself unless you pay extra. I will work closely with the couple for months in advance, getting to know you, so that your ceremony is as unique as you are. We will communicate many times via email, phone and face to face, working together to create a bespoke ceremony that's meaningful, personal and individual.

 

•With Simply Ceremonies you can have your wedding ceremony anywhere you like. Bear in mind that you will need to do the legal bit first, anytime in the 2 weeks before the wedding. Visit the Register Office in casual clothes, with 2 witnesses (sworn to secrecy of course!), and say the Contractual and Declaratory words in order to obtain your licence. This is only to register your marriage legally and is not the ceremony itself. This then allows you have your ceremony in a place of your choosing, and as I will conduct a service that includes your special vows, and the exchange of rings, then it looks like the 'real thing'. In fact, unless you choose to tell them, your guests will be none the wiser.

 

• Anything goes - within the realms of being legal and decent of course! - I can include religious or spiritual elements along with modern day poetry hymns or music.

 

 

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