Hi, I'm Emma

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Hello, and welcome to my page! If you've found yourself here, it's likely you're on the path to marriage, so congratulations on your engagement!

I am Emma, a mother of one and two beloved pets, with strong family values. With over 20 years of experience in the voluntary and charitable sector, I currently work in the disability field. I have a love for humour and rum, a deep appreciation for music, the great outdoors, and animal welfare, and I am profoundly passionate about the mental well-being of others. Engaging in meaningful work is my passion; after all, we only have one life, and it's important to make it count.

I pursued training as a celebrant after experiencing my own Humanist Wedding, which was remarkable for its freedom of choice in the ceremony's conduct. Offering this experience to others is significant to me. Crafting a ceremony that mirrors the essence of the couple is genuinely enchanting.

A Humanist Wedding is intimate and distinct for every pair. Allow me to assist in making your day the most memorable, whether it's a conventional, themed, or extravagantly flamboyant wedding. The charm of a Humanist Wedding lies in your power to choose whether it's understated or utterly extravagant.

Since training as a celebrant in 2018, I have officiated over 200 weddings. It's clear to my couples that I am passionate about what I do and invest myself fully in every ceremony. Throughout your wedding journey, I serve as a planner, counsellor, joker, advisor, suggester, and purveyor of good vibes. The ceremony, after all, should establish the tone for the entire day.

Emma, I simply can't find the words to thank you enough for our ceremony! It was soooo personal and everyone has commented on how amazing it was, thank you so much. From the bottom of our hearts. We are so glad we had you.

— Lucy & Johnny

Emma, honestly thank you so much. You made Saturday so enjoyable and light hearted and easy. Even some of my more religious family couldn't get over how personal and lovely it was. Thank you a million times over.

— Danielle & Jonny

We had the pleasure of having Emma as our humanist for our wedding day, she was so attentive and professional throughout the whole process. On the day of the wedding Emma lead the ceremony with the most beautiful speech, everything she said was beautiful with a sense of humour which was exactly what we wanted. Emma was so easy to work with, nothing was too big of an ask and every guest at the wedding was in awe of her. We highly recommend Emma for any future brides and grooms, we can’t fault her at all!!!

— Martin & JJ

Emma is just the best! During the build up to the wedding, she really got to understand our relationship, so on the day incorporated a lot of personal stories into the ceremony which made it feel so special to us, and our family and friends loved hearing this. She speaks eloquently and from the heart and we had so many comments from people, most of who had never been to a humanist wedding, about how brilliant she was and how much they enjoyed listening to her and the ceremony itself. Emma really did make it perfect for us, more than we dreamed it would be, and we are so grateful to her.

— Steph & Chris

Emma is the nicest, most helpful and funniest celebrant! She kept us both calm and made sure we had everything sorted for our day (despite my best efforts to make a mess of things). She's wonderful and really made our big day special.

— Sarah & Jamie

Looking for a humanist for your wedding? Then look no further than the wonderful Emma. Honestly, I’ve never met a more nicer bubbly person who just completed my wedding altogether. We first met over zoom and just laugh all the way through our meeting. Emma was so organised and help us sort out our paperwork and what we had to do in order to get our marriage license. On the day, Emma put both me and my husband nerves at ease and I’ve never felt more relaxed. Thanks Emma, you told our story perfect and I couldn’t imagine it would’ve been told better by anyone else but you!

— Holly & Ste

Emma married us in April 23, We had attended our friends wedding that Emma officiated back in June 22 and right from then we knew we wanted Emma to marry us, from the initial contact with Emma right to her marrying us everything was perfect, she made our wedding just us, we had both laughed and cried the whole way through our ceremony as did all our guests, The feedback from our guest was that they had never been to wedding quite like it as it was all about us as a couple and our love story which Emma brough to life again by marrying us, if you chose Emma you will not be disappointed. Thanks again for the memories.

— Danielle & William

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Emma Bailie

Where I work

I journey across Ireland and have officiated ceremonies overseas. I'm always ready to pack my bag, sunglasses included!

Fees from...

£650 covers all travel expenses, rehearsals, and the presentation script of your ceremony. Price can be dependent on year and location.

How to contact me
Email

emma.bailie@humanistceremonies.org.uk

Phone

07788 715787

Website

www.emmabailieceremonies.co.uk

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.