Hi, I'm Claire

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I’m Claire, a Northern Ireland native and Humanist Wedding Celebrant. 

Having been an English teacher for 16 years, I have a true passion for words and stories. I also love to meet people, learn about their lives, and (weirdly) I feel very at home speaking in front of large groups of people!

It was the combination of these things that inspired me to train to become a Humanist Celebrant. Having had my own Humanist wedding ceremony, I knew how special it was to be able to share the story of my relationship with someone and watch them weave it into a beautiful ceremony to be shared with our loved ones on our wedding day. There were tears of laughter and tears of joy – it was perfect, and I knew I wanted to create that same feeling for other couples. 

Stories have bonded us together since the beginning of time, being passed down from generation to generation and documenting the most important moments in our lives.

What could be more important than telling the story of your Great Love?

I'd love to have a chat with you about how we could make your Wedding ceremony really special!

Where do we begin! From the moment we booked Claire for our Wedding, we knew we had the perfect person.

We had Zoom calls and in person meetings to confirm the perfect ceremony. Our guests laughed and cried with us, but more importantly came away with a good understanding of Humanism.

I can't tell you how many compliments we had about Claire throughout the day, and many focused on how personal it was and centred around us as a couple.

We are so sad our big day is over, but so excited for all the couples to come who will have Claire as part of their day!

— A&K

Claire conducted our ceremony and it was wonderful!

You'll meet with Claire and discuss what you really want your ceremony to be like and Claire makes the process easy and enoyable; she's knowledgeable, thorough, inclusive, funny and most importantly for us: organised and calming! Her script writing skills are brilliant too.

Once the planning was sorted, the ceremony went amazingly. Even when our day went a little off plan, Claire was chill and brought the whole thing together.

We had readings, vows, ring exchange and handfasting - She makes it all look easy!

Lots of guests commented that they really enjoyed the ceremony and we had lots of compliments about it.

We'd confidently guarantee you'll have a fantastic ceremony with Claire and you'll want her to be your mate by the end of it!

— L&J

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Claire Shearer

Where I work

Northern Ireland and beyond!

Fees from...

Price on application

How to contact me
Email

hello@claireshearerhumanistcelebrant.com

Website

www.claireshearerhumanistcelebrant.com

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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 weddings

A humanist wedding ceremony is a wonderful option to celebrate your wedding in the way you choose: without religion but with meaning, and totally true to the two of you. They are uplifting and heartwarming occasions, personal to each couple to reflect your personalities and interests, and your love story. Sincere and significant, your ceremony will be crafted to create an occasion which is unique and fitting to you both.