Hi, I'm Ciara

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Hello! I’m a naming ceremony celebrant, trained and accredited by Humanists UK. I create and deliver joyous, heartfelt and uplifting personalised humanist naming ceremonies that celebrate the arrival of a new child. I also lead ceremonies to mark an adopted child joining a family, celebrate a blended family, or to affirm a new identity.

What I offer

I’ll work closely with your family to craft a bespoke non-religious ceremony that welcomes your child into the family with warmth and love. Together we’ll create an authentic and heartwarming ceremony, incorporating personal elements, stories, and promises to make the day uniquely special.

Personalised Naming Ceremonies

Welcoming a new life is a momentous occasion. From the initial consultation to the final script, I ensure that every detail is tailored to your preferences. You may choose to involve family and friends, singing, music, poetry, and even symbolic rituals. You also include guide parents - sometimes called mentors, champions or even ‘odd parents! - as an alternative to godparents. It’s a day that will be unique to your family.

Contact me

Please do contact me if you are looking for a professional celebrant to conduct your child’s naming ceremony, I’m happy to have a conversation in the first instance to explain more about what I do and how I work.

We feel blessed to have crossed paths with such a talented, caring and amazing humanist that is Ciara!! From the minute we got in contact she showed an interest in the lead up to our wedding. Always checking in and making sure we were all set!Ciara created such a perfect atmosphere during our ceremony. With lots of laughs and tears, we can’t thank her enough. We have been inundated with messages and compliments from the day at how special and personal the ceremony was <3

— Shauna and Oisin

'What a wonderful human Ciara is! She made our wedding totally unique to us, was always on the end of a voicenote to answer any questions we had and the whole day was made so much more special with her there. She embraced our approach, our absolute "wing it" attitude toward the weather and the rain on the day too! We are so glad we chose Ciara and that she chose us, she will be part of core memories of a special day we will never forget and for that we cannot thank her enough!'

— Lauren and Dom

After searching high and low for a humanist celebrant, we stumbled across Ciara at Millbrook wedding fair. From the moment we met Ciara, we knew instantly we wanted her to be the one to marry us.

From that day, Ciara has taken such an interest in our story and was able to portray it perfectly on our wedding day. Remembering the tiny details and executing our story in the most beautiful way.

With Ciara's friendliness and calm personality, it made it very easy to interact and communicate everything we wanted for our special day.

Ciara was professional and knowledgeable on all of her rituals guiding us to find the right one for us.

We couldn't recommend a better person to marry you!

— Ben and Toni

Ciara has such a brilliant, calming presence and was absolutely fantastic on the run up to and during our wedding. Our ceremony couldn’t have been more perfect!

Even those who had never been to a Humanist Wedding before were absolutely raving about how beautiful and personal Ciara had made our ceremony. 🥰 We also had lots of questions afterward about how we found Ciara- with lots of guests assuming she was previously a friend of ours- because she had such a warm and welcoming way about her.

Ciara supported us with making our ceremony about what was most important to us and it was genuinely my favourite part of the day. Lots of love and laughter during and Ruairi and I couldn’t be more grateful!

Thanks so much Ciara ❤️

— Niamh and Ruairi

Working with Ciara was an absolute pleasure and a highlight of our special day. Ciaras heartfelt and personalised approach, made our ceremony truly memorable.

Words were beautifully crafted. Ciara's warmth, professionalism, and attention to detail were evident throughout the entire process, from our initial meetings to the ceremony itself.

We cannot thank Ciara enough for creating a ceremony that was so uniquely 'us'.

If you're looking for someone to officiate your special day I would 100% recommend you get in touch. Ciara is truly a gem in the world of celebrants and humanists.

— Lauren and Ray

The universe often helps you find a person that your destined to cross paths with. Ciara Turley was most certainly one of them for us.

Myself and husband David wanted to create a wedding ceremony personal to us, incorporating our own beliefs and vows whilst honouring the humanist values within our marriage.

Ciara helped create the most incredible day possible. From our very first chat, she created a sense of ease, warmth and excitement at being a part of our day. She gave us some brilliant ideas and suggestions, her visions really aligned with ours.

Most of our friends and family had never been to a humanist ceremony before and everyone commented on how beautiful and personal she made our day.

We are forever grateful for Ciara and the magic she created for us.

— Ciara and David

"Ciara was a dream to work with! From our first meeting, sending me little words of encouragement the night before my wedding and the ceremony itself, she was amazing! The ceremony was everything we wanted and more. It was delivered with fun, love and laughter throughout and all of our guests commented that ‘the woman marrying you was great, that was lovely’ 😂 we wish we could do it all over again it was that good. Thank you does not seem good enough for how we grateful we are 💕💕"

— Eimear and Kylie

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Ciara Turley

Fluent in

Irish

How to contact me
Email

ciara.turley@humanistceremonies.org.uk

Phone

07851 548125

Instagram

ciaraturley.humanistcelebrant

HUMANIST CEREMONIES™ is the network of more than 550 celebrants, trained by national charity Humanists UK to a gold standard to provide memorable and meaningful humanist ceremonies to non-religious people. Operating throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, we deliver authentic, tailor-made and heartfelt ceremonies for life’s key moments. They are always inclusive and welcoming, regardless of the beliefs of those attending.

You can trust Humanist Ceremonies celebrants: We are DBS-checked, fully insured, and regularly peer reviewed for quality assurance. We are committed to a code of conduct, and have a transparent and robust complaints process in the rare case of a problem. We all pay a monthly fee to Humanists UK to further support the work of the charity, and are part of a regional network for like-minded celebrants for support and learning.

Humanist naming ceremonies

A humanist naming ceremony is a joyous event, and the perfect opportunity to gather friends and family to welcome your child into the world, with no reference to religion. It focuses on the child, their future and the circle of love and support around them, offering a sincere and personal alternative to a christening or other religious ceremony.