Ceremony Scripts and Wide Smiles
The celebrant low down Okay, okay, so it's not the most inspired first blog for a celebrant but we all have to start somewhere right? So let's get cracking! I'm guessing if you've found your way to my website, www.hjceremonies.com, you may already have a good idea of...
The Lock of Love – A Symbol of Romance or An Act of Vandalism?
I’d heard of the ‘lock’ phenomenon but hadn’t seen it in the flesh (or should that be rusted metal?) until this week, when I was taking in the beauty of the Derbyshire town of Bakewell. A small, pedestrian bridge spanning the River Wye is completely covered in locks...
A Double Wedding – Do You Dare?
Sharing your best day with your best mate Not to put too fine a point on it I like to skulk around on wedding forums on social media. Sound a bit creepy? It’s really not I promise. It’s just such a good way to find out what couples planning their wedding are thinking,...
Wedding Anxiety – You Are Not Alone
Wedding anxiety It’s a real thing. And I’m not talking the jitters, those butterflies in the belly that all people get before they say their I Do’s. Oh and it’s not those wedding night nerves either (according to a survey by WeddingWire last year, less than 40% of...
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Happy customers
Warm and friendly.
"Helen was exactly the sort of celebrant we were after, warm and friendly with a great sense of humour."
Andrew & Kate, The Chimney House
Incredible Ceremony
"Helen! I still can't get over how incredible our ceremony was! Our family and friends have all said it was the best wedding they had ever seen! You were and are wonderful! We are thankful we chose you as our celebrant. Thank you for everything."
Isabelle & Sam, Sheffield Manor Lodge
"What a great ceremony it was"
We just wanted to say a massive THANK YOU for doing our ceremony. We had so many people coming up to us saying what a great ceremony it was and that was largely down to you and the way you conducted it.
Helen & Nick, Garden Wedding, Northamptonshire
You created magic that day
"Helen, thanks for rolling with the chaos and not sitting at the side keeping dry waiting for someone else to sort things out when the extreme rain and wind even ruined our back up plan. You created magic that day. My memory of you running from one tent to another, hair flowing in the wind, will always make me chuckle!"
Bex & Rupert, Family Farm, South Yorkshire
"Our day was perfect."
Helen took the time to visit us in our home and meet with Isla to make sure she was completely relaxed before her 'big day', taking the time to listen to our anecdotes, memories and pass a tissue when I cried (and I did that a few times!). The result was a perfect..... I was going to say 'script' but it was so much more than that. It was a story about the journey of our lives together as a family and how both our daughters have made that so wonderfully complete. It was a celebration of our wonderful, constantly hungry, whirlwind of a fabulous daughter!
Lindsay, Naming Ceremony, Sheffield
Everything we'd hoped and more.
"We just wanted to say an enormous THANK YOU, from the bottom of our hearts. Our ceremony was everything we'd hoped and more. It means a lot that you came all the way down from Yorkshire! Everyone said how fabulous you were. The whole day was perfect and that was kicked off with your wonderful words."
Amy & Mitch, Wedding, The Paintworks, Bristol
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