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 My blog records the feel and the look of many beautiful ceremonies I’ve written and led.  To feature all of them would take far too much time…. but scroll through and treat yourself to some smiles!

Is a beautiful venue important?

Is a beautiful venue important?

https://youtu.be/w-qdqnVO2bo Hamswell House near Bath - a magnificent venue for a magnificent ceremony for David and Divia. David and Divia chose Hamswell House near Bath for their outdoor humanist wedding ceremony and we spent most of the day outside under a...

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The first ever wedding at Reymerston Hall

The first ever wedding at Reymerston Hall

Reymerston Hall in Norfolk is a brand-new high-end wedding venue, with beautiful grounds, tons of space and an elegant ceremony space. Plus rooms for the wedding guests. Paul and Rachel had the honour of being the first ever wedding there, and it was a truly gorgeous...

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Your name up in lights!

Your name up in lights!

Oh the absolute joy! A wedding in a museum to neon! God's Own Junkyard in Walthamstow! Oh the absolute joy! When your friend and fellow Humanist Celebrant Anna Bailey chooses you to be her celebrant when she married Alex! I'll...

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A long awaited celebration!

A long awaited celebration!

Amit, Lucia and Arti - together with their families at last! We first met over two years ago in Lucia's house in Norwich. Since then, we've had a pandemic, Amit got a new job in Australia, they moved across the oceans, and had a baby. By the time they reassembled in...

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Close harmony humanist wedding

Close harmony humanist wedding

Alice and Nick arrived for their rehearsal at The Flint Room Norwich on a tandem and they left for their reception - also on a tandem... pedalling through Norwich in their wedding clothes! We had sincere personal vows, a handfasting and a beautiful poem by Piers....

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It’s not a wedding without tears!!

It’s not a wedding without tears!!

Kate and Tom's wedding at The Firepit Camp - what can I say? So full of love, and fun, and tears. A real family wedding with magnificent boho touches.... like Kate's dress. We had a family handfasting to bind all five of them together and recognised a change of family...

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The Massingham’s Humanist wedding

The Massingham’s Humanist wedding

Giles and Helen - a perfect shot by the Master Richard Jarmy Giles and Helen's ceremony took place at The Flint Room Norwich. A perfect quirky venue for a perfect quirky couple. And it was just perfect. The icing on the cake was not only working in one of the best...

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Voewood House again!

Voewood House again!

Fran and Dan just before they signed their Humanist ceremonies commemorative certificate Voewood House - oh how I wish I lived there. Every single room is a delight. Enough room to sleep over 20, enough space for a party of 120 indoors - more if you have a stretch...

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Dawn of the Wed: Halloween Wedding

Dawn of the Wed: Halloween Wedding

A spooky evening for Lauren and Luke's Halloween ceremony Lauren and Luke had two ceremonies at the end of October..... not greedy at all! The first was a small family and close friends affair at The Flint Room in Norwich. Small didn't mean sedate or run-of-the-mill...

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