This week’s video blog features me reading from On Children by Kahlil Gibran, a hugely popular baby naming reading.
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A Powerful Wedding Reading
This blog post is the first in a four-part video series featuring readings from ceremonies. It features a wedding reading that tells us, when it comes to love, we should go hard or go home.
Should Celebrants Cry At Ceremonies?
This blog post asks an important question. Is it okay for celebrants to give in to emotion and cry during a ceremony?
What Is A Civil Funeral?
A civil funeral respects who the person was. You are the person who decides what that ceremony will be. You may be arranging a funeral for a loved one or even planning it for yourself. Either way, if you’re planning a civil funeral, you’re in charge.
Five Places to Host Your Memorial Ceremony
As we come out of COVID restrictions, funeral sizes are increasing and more venues are opening up. And people who were forced to say goodbye to their loved ones during the height of restrictions will begin to look at ways of remembering them the way they deserve to be remembered. Memorial ceremonies will offer people […]
Why Small Weddings Are Mighty
In this blog post, I’m going to tell you what made my small wedding mighty, to encourage you to make the leap and plan a small, intimate wedding day. I hope this will soften the blows for couples who are having smaller weddings than they originally planned.
Celebrant Training: Why It’s A Great Idea
I’m glad I completed my celebrant training training. I feel I’m equipped to deal with my clients and to cope with whatever glitches arise. The fact that I’ve invested time and money to become a better celebrant builds trust. And I can show people that I have the skills to deliver the ceremony of their dreams.
Make Your Vow Renewal Even Better Than Your Wedding
Nothing could be better than your wedding day, could it? The day you and your beloved tell each other, and the world, that you will be together for life. But there is another day that can be just as good – in fact, it can even be better. That’s the day of your vow renewal.
Planning A Brilliant Wedding Ceremony With Your Celebrant
When you see a celebrant deliver a wedding ceremony, you just see what you do on the day. But a lot of planning goes into that ceremony. Last week’s chat with the couple was just a chance to get to know each other, but it’s pretty clear that they’ll be a delightful couple to work with.
Making Your Family Ceremony A Truly Joyful Experience
By Derbhile Graham A couple of weeks ago I wrote a post about family ceremonies. There was a method to my madness – I was secretly planning a family ceremony, for the lovely Healy family in West Cork, in the deep south of Ireland. The family ceremony happened yesterday, and I thoroughly enjoyed it. The […]