At the risk of being repetitive, how many times have we heard that you cannot pour from an empty cup? Every time you open a newspaper there is an image of someone bereft of the strength to continue, blank eyed and exhausted. We all know that we must eat well, sleep and exercise to maintain READ MORE
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Spring and Summer 2021 – next steps in planning for your special day
So, finally there is a chink of light at the end of a long tunnel and we can start to plan for weddings later this year. Dreaming and planning I have been keeping my couples ticking along, asking them to think about how they might like their wedding day to look. Most of them have READ MORE
A few things that you need to know about your family and how to survive them!
I am sorry if that sounds rude, I don’t wish to cause offence but families are so complex and convoluted sometimes and negotiating your way through half truths and tricky situations can be a minefield. It is both the privilege and the curse of a Celebrant to hear the stories and try to make sense READ MORE
Sure fire ways to set the right tone – choosing poetry that fizzes!
I don’t know about you but I love poetry and choosing the pieces that I use is one of my greatest pleasures. Sometimes a piece will suggest itself straight away and that is great but more often than not finding the right piece is a quest and it is one that I relish. Poetry creates READ MORE
Top tips to planning a spectacular wedding after Covid 19
My plan today is to encourage you to use me as your Celebrant. We are just beginning to see a glimmer of light at the end of a long tunnel of uncertainty where all the hooks on which we hung our plans were dashed to the ground and trampled on. Trust Just recently my READ MORE
Children and Animals – what can I say?
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
Grief and Regret
Tomorrow is Father’s Day in England. I know that it is a modern concept, born of the marketing whizz kids keen to make a bit of money; but for those of us who have lost our Father’s it is a bittersweet day. It is hard to lose anyone important in your life. Speaking as a READ MORE
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 Country Carer | Doula Work | Community
Doula Work I have had the immense privilege in the last few months to support three people at the end of their lives. I would like to emphasise that this is not medical support; we are lucky enough in Hampshire to have the wonderful Rosemary Foundation; a team of professional, dedicated people who provide a 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