Thank you for your interest in Humanist Ceremonies and congratulations on your engagement!
As a celebrant, I feel that a wedding ceremony should be personal and reflect the people that you are. Your ceremony should be very much what you want it to be, delivered with warmth and originality.
After training as a Humanist Celebrant in 2016, I work closely with my friend and colleague, Louise Forty, under the name of Heartfelt Ceremonies. We are both accredited, experienced, humanist celebrants and have had the privilege to work with many, many couples to create meaningful, personal ceremonies. We are both down to earth and offer a supportive and unified approach. Our normal practice is for one of us to lead your ceremony with background assistance from the other. For one fixed fee you receive the benefits of two qualified, professional celebrants.
At Heartfelt Ceremonies we appreciate how important it is that everything is just as you would like it to be on your special day. We will take time to listen to your ideas, your hopes for the future and your journey so far. If you need guidance or direction, we can bring experience, expertise and plenty of ideas without pushiness or judgement. Together we will transform your plans into a bespoke ceremony, personal and meaningful to you both, filled with love and joy.
Your ceremony can be whatever and wherever you want it to be. It can be huge and magnificent, small and intimate or anything in between. It can be in your home, a castle, a hotel, the woods, a village hall, on a beach – wherever you choose. We have never done one in the air or under water but we are open to considering it!
Humanist weddings are inclusive and designed to be meaningful for everyone present, whatever their beliefs. Fun or romantic, traditional and always personal, you can set whatever tone you like. We can include cultural, meaningful symbolic actions so that important traditions of different backgrounds can still be part of your special day. If you want us to bind you together in a handfasting, we would be delighted to do so. We have had rings delivered by dogs, children and even a hawk. We can stick with traditions, ignore them altogether or include them with a twist – whatever you would like. However you decide to get married, we will ensure that the ceremony is a heartfelt one!
