Hi, I'm Louise

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A wedding, or vow renewal ceremony is one of life's most significant milestones, when two people celebrate the love they have for each other with their closest family and friends. No two ceremonies are ever the same and if I am lucky enough to be chosen as your celebrant, I will meet you in person at least twice, to get to know you and understand what type of ceremony you want to create. I will find out about how you met, what you like to do together, why you have decided to make this commitment and your hopes and dreams for the future. I passionately believe that every ceremony should be unique, relevant and meaningful to the couple involved. I will share my script with you in advance of the big day so you are completely happy with everything I am going to say.

A Humanist ceremony can be as formal or informal as you wish, at a location that may not be licensed for civil weddings, including outdoors or in your own home. The ceremony can include readings, poems, music, and your own personal touches. Couples usually make vows or commitments to each other and exchange rings. You may also wish to include a symbolic gesture, such as hand fasting, candle lighting or sand blending. I am very happy to incorporate any ideas you have (or make suggestions based on my years of experience) and find ways to involve key friends and family in the ceremony if you wish.

From our first meeting, I will guide you through the process with my knowledge and experience, and help you with any decision making and further planning. I will ensure that your script reflects your personalities and that it will be unique, memorable and fun!

About me:

I lived overseas for 14 years (in Japan, Brazil, France and Malta) before settling back in the Northwest with my family. I enjoy creative writing, travelling, cooking, running and playing the piano. I absolutely love my work as a celebrant. I'm always very happy to meet couples for a chat and a glass of wine with absolutely no obligation to use me as your celebrant if I am not the right fit for you. Please do not hesitate to get in touch!

I am writing to thank you for the beautiful touching and very personal wedding ceremony you conducted yesterday for our daughter S and son in law C . The wedding embraced both cultures and was thoughtful and warm. I’m only sorry I didn’t get the opportunity yesterday to thank you for all your hard work and for making the service really personal and relevant to the two families. As a teacher I’m always pleased to learn something knew and experience different things and the hand fasting was a special moment which I’m sure many people will remember long after the day. Again many many thanks for adding to a truly special occasion for family and friends .

We want to thank you once again for such lovely ceremony. The ceremony was more than we expected and the work you did on the script was fantastic. You covered everything we wanted for our ceremony and tying the knot wasn’t that difficult. Your voice was clear and lovely. We totally recommend you. Take care and we hope to see you again in a near future.

Thank you Louise for all your help, guidance and hosting of our ceremony. It was just the perfect way to celebrate with friends and family, personalised to us and had people laughing and crying simultaneously!

We wanted to thank you for all of your support in putting together our wedding. From the outset, your wise words, experience and positivity, even with some of our craziest ideas, has been invaluable. 

Thank you soo much for Friday! So many guests commented on how lovely the ceremony was, people said that it was like you knew us, it was very personable. We’ve had a few couples say that when they get married they’re now going to do something similar (you’ve converted them!)

Thank you so much for being such an important part of our wedding day. We loved the ceremony and so many of our guests have commented to us about how special and personal it was and how much they enjoyed it. It was such a perfect way to start our married life together and we will always treasure our memories of the day.

S and I are so grateful that our paths crossed and you were able to be a part of our big day! Thank you for being so patient, pandemic and rescheduling aside! We’re always very last minute so thank you for staying calm and still getting the best out of us. You were the very first thing we booked for the wedding as we knew a humanist ceremony was the only way to go. Thank you for confirming this and delivering the most beautiful service which we’ll remember forever!

We just wanted to say a massive thank you for conducting our wedding for us last month, we had the most fabulous day and our ceremony was definitely a huge part of what made the day so special for us.

Thanks for all the hard work you put in in the run up to the wedding and making sure we were completely happy with our ceremony.

The ceremony was exactly what we were hoping it would be and you delivered it just perfectly.

We had so many compliments on it and loads of our guests said what an emotive ceremony it was! The first thing my mum said to me after was that she’d like you to conduct her funeral so I think that’s a compliment! 😂

There aren’t really enough words to say how grateful we are, but thank you again 💕

Ps. I hope you do baby naming ceremonies as we may be in touch in a couple of years!

I wanted to reach out and say a huge Thank You for our amazing service and ceremony. It’s been a month and we are still on cloud nine.

So many of our friends and family have complimented on what a special and personalised service it was. They loved the readings and blend of Jewish Traditions. Thank you for creating something memorable for us.

Please let me know if there’s a platform I can leave a review on. Otherwise, I’ll continue to recommend you to Manchester couples!

Thank you so much for helping us create the wedding ceremony we wanted and being our celebrant. All our guests commented on how personal the ceremony was and how calmly you delivered it. Even my mum’s pill alarm during the ring exchange didn’t put you off your stride and gave us a memory to treasure!

Thank you so much for Saturday! We had so many comments on how beautiful and personal the ceremony was. Can’t believe it’s all over! You made the process of complicated family issues a lot easier the way you created our ceremony. X

Thank you so much for all of your work to make our ceremony perfect. We honestly couldn’t have imagined anything more beautiful, tractors, motorbikes and all! So many people commented on how amazing the ceremony was, it truly was special. You captured our story perfectly, and we’ll never forget the perfect start to our marriage.

Thank you again. If we ever need a celebrant in the future we know exactly who to ask!

We just wanted to drop a quick message to say thank you so much for everything you did to help us to prepare for our wedding ceremony. When it came to it, neither of us were as nervous as we’d anticipated and I think a large part of that was down to you and how well you had prepared us and organised everything. 

 

I think the ceremony was my favourite part of the day because of how personal it was, and so many people had compliments about it!

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Louise Luke

Where I work

I conduct Humanist, non-religious funerals, memorials, weddings and vow renewal ceremonies all over the Northwest including Cheshire, Greater Manchester and Warrington

Fees from...

£450

Fluent in

French

How to contact me
Email

louiseluke@live.com

Phone

07402 451029

Website

humanist.org.uk/louiseluke

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.