Celebrants - We are all very different so choose wisely!

Caught on camera giving a hug to the bride.

I thought I would write a short blog about choosing the celebrant thats right for you, and why is so important, because it really is!

You are all unique as individuals and as couples, so are celebrants. It's hugely important to choose the celebrant that is right for you as a couple as they will be a key factor in one of the most important days of your life. There are many different types of celebrants, rainbow ones, alternative ones, trans, traditional, gothic, and singing ones to name but a few. We each have our own style and way of working, yet our objective is the same, to design and deliver a very special service for you that creates precious life time memories.

Of course there are practical factors involved such as budget, location, availability, current restrictions etc, but I strongly advise you to consider the connection with your celebrant as a key factor when you start to plan your special day.

So where do I fit into the celebrant sector and what sort of celebrant am I?

I became a celebrant because I am a person of love, and I live my life in this way. I wanted to give the gift of love and share that with couples in a professional yet personal way. I have a very natural ability to reach in and project out this amazing thing called love that all couples share, in their own unique way. Being part of a couples wedding / ceremony / blessing / really is the most incredible 2 way gift, and its a responsibility I take very seriously. The ceremonies I craft do tend to be on the traditional side, with vows, promises, readings, exchanging of rings, telling the story of the couple. They are incredibly personal, often emotional and totally bespoke. Saying that, I can and do bring in some more spiritual and alternative elements if the couple are more on the alternative side, although its not something I promote or advertise.

Im often found at stately homes, large houses, beautiful hotels and venues and do love the grandeur and history that some of them are steeped in. Equally, if a couple wanted to have a ceremony in a woodland or by the ocean, we can do that too! the love is the same and the most important thing is that its your special day - its focused around you and whats important to you.

My advice to all couples would be to talk to a few different celebrants, and see who you connect with, because its a very personal journey you share. When I talk to a potential couple I will always re direct them if I feel we are not a good fit, because at the end of the day its not about me...

Always with love.. Eve X

Another 5* Review

Its always appreciated when couples take the time to write a review, and such a smashing one at that! My last wedding was a micro wedding over in Robin Hood's bay with just the 5 of us. Very personal, magical and incredibly special. Two people celebrating love and making that life commitment to each other in a way that was perfect for them.

Thank you Chelsea and Sam for taking the time to write this - and roll on 2021 when we can meet up again and have the hugs that were missing this year X

Intimate Ceremony During The Pandemic

Chelsea & Sam chose an Intimate Wedding and heres how it worked.

An intimate micro wedding as they are called is not for everyone, after all weddings are usually quite a grand gathering of many people, but ... and there is a big but here, there is something very special and incredibly personal about a micro wedding!

I had the pleasure of working with Chelsea and Sam and officiating last Saturday in one such wedding and let me tell you.. it was absolutely amazing! They decided for a number of reasons that they wanted an intimate ceremony with themselves and their two children, so there was 5 of us in total from two different households. They chose The Victoria Hotel in Robin Hoods Bay, which has beautiful sea views and stunning gardens as well as an outside ceremony area.

So how does it feel with only 2 adults? from my side its very similar in the way that when I'm delivering a ceremony, the whole world seems to disappear around the 3 of us and whats being said and felt in that space at that time. Its certainly no less special than when there is a large gathering, and when you make a choice of having a micro wedding ceremony for yourselves, its a ceremony that really is just about the two of you and a celebration of the love and committment you share.

Its a very deliberate choice of wanting to celebrate love between the both of you, and I can say with hand on heart about this couple, the love they share radiated out and was a joy to see. They chose some very different ingredients to include in their ceremony, which I wont go into but it did involve moon water!

At the end of the day, you choose what is right for you and with the restrictions of 2020 leading into next year, couples are looking at an intimate wedding as an option to celebrate their love in a very personal and quite way. From the couples side they told it was perfect, and exactly what they wanted. If you would like to know more about micro weddings, what they involve and what venues are able to accommodate these, please get in touch.

Finally a huge thank you to Chelsea and Sam for letting me be part of their special day, and for proving that intimate weddings are totally amazing, in a beautiful and very unique way. Wishing them the very best for a happy future together and roll on next year when we can get together again and have that hug that was missing x