It has oft been said, to work with children and animals is a recipe for mishap. Not so in my experience this year. I was taught not to tie the actual rings to the bird tasked with delivering them … in the past I have had one owl who had other things on her mind READ MORE
Category: bespoke ceremony
To tie the knot
I promised you photos and thoughts on the wedding of my son Jack and his beautiful bride Megan. They were married in the garden of Megan’s family home outside Saskatoon in Canada in August this year. Celebrant getting in a knot!! From the outset the wedding was going to be understated, a proper family event READ MORE
The business of naming | Celebrant work | Nurture
We all have a name, chosen for us by our parents … it may be a reference to someone special in their lives, it may be a name that they have heard and liked or it might be a reference to a character in a book or film. As we grow up, the name that READ MORE
The reader’s view | A love of books #real paper #technology
A wonderful place to read a book It was my birthday yesterday and amongst the lovely presents I received was a Kindle.I have been wanting one for ages and now it is beside me, loaded with a couple of books that I want to read and primed to go.I feel a sense of trepidation of READ MORE
Funeral Celebrant | A personal view
Five years ago today since my darling Father died. Some may find these images hard to view; for me they are a poignant reminder of a special person who we honoured in a way that was fitting and has brought comfort to us all. It was in memory of my Father that I trained as READ MORE