Wedding Day anxiety.

Wedding Day anxiety.

Do you have Wedding Day Anxiety? Pre-wedding nerves are normal. Book a Wedding Celebrant to help you relax. Book a Celebrant and relax at your wedding ceremonyhttps://www.charlotteburnphotography.com/. So, you have Social Anxiety, you are an anxious person, you've...

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5 Great Wedding Readings

5 Great Wedding Readings

5 Great Wedding Readings chosen by Wedding Celebrant Jess May Welcome! I thought it would be helpful to share 5 Great Wedding Readings from the many ceremonies I have created over the years. Spiritual but not Religious, Interfaith Wedding Reading by Khalil Gibran...

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Chic Queer Wedding Ceremony with The Affirming Celebrant!

Chic Queer Wedding Ceremony with The Affirming Celebrant!

Sara & Abiah's happy marriage ceremony at The Westmill, Derby https://thewestmillvenue.com/ Queer Affirming Celebrant at a unique wedding! Sara & Abiah got in touch with me 18 months ago and told me that even if i had cost £6k they would have paid me because i...

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Jess May, Brighton based Celebrant

Jess May, Brighton based Celebrant

I have a vocation to Create Ceremonies that will never be put in a box to gather dust Jess May, Brighton Based Celebrant, creating your ceremonies in the sunshine on Brighton beach Hello! I'm Jess May, Brighton based Celebrant Hello, I'm Jess May, I am a Ceremony...

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Brighton Communities… need a Ceremony?

Brighton Communities… need a Ceremony?

The Pearls. Amy and Rebecca. Crystals, Dream Catchers, Communal singing. All the woo and so much love. Jess May's Special Days Jess May is my name, Special Days is what I do! photo from Han at The Giraffe Shed Your very own Sparkly Human Ceremony Dream Catcher Hello...

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“We want A Solemn Ceremony” SAID NO ONE EVER!

“We want A Solemn Ceremony” SAID NO ONE EVER!

Local wedding with a local couple celebrating with me because Covid disrupted their plans. Photo by David Wadley Many of you will know that there is Marriage Law Reform being debated at the moment. The debate gets really nasty at times. The idea of the reform among...

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Affirmation Ceremonies, Affirming who you are!

Affirmation Ceremonies, Affirming who you are!

Becky and Korny's love story If you ever felt that you didn’t belong or you just feel a little different, then you probably belong with me. My goal is always the same, whether it is a Wedding, A Naming or a Celebration of Life, to affirm you and the people you love...

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Affirming Ceremonies; Affirming Celebrant

Affirming Ceremonies; Affirming Celebrant

Chelsey and Isis' Affirming engagement photos Recently I have been asking all of you, my perfect customers how you found me. Furthermore, if it was the case that you found me because you saw me in action at a ceremony and liked my approach.... how would you have found...

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“IT IS WHAT IT IS”

“IT IS WHAT IT IS”

& why I hate that saying I've set an image here of my first wedding after lockdown. I cried so much because of what it all meant. My least favourite idiom is "it is what it is'. I hate it. Everyone says it all the time nowadays and I hate it. Since when did that...

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Can’t you just become a Humanist?

Can’t you just become a Humanist?

I am an Independent Celebrant and not a Humanistphoto Charlotte Burn Photographyhttps://www.charlotteburnphotography.com/ A Blog post about recent consultations on Marriage Law Reform and my personal Identity! I aim to highlight the difference between an Independent...

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Woodland wedding ceremony for forest dwellers

Woodland wedding ceremony for forest dwellers

A Woodland Wedding Ceremony for Forest Dwellers "We feel 'Spiritually Married'. This was our Spiritual Ceremony" Jasmin & Luke's wedding ceremony I was really struck by Jasmin telling me that for her the Woodland Ceremony she and Luke celebrated was their...

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Journeying

Journeying

How Ceremonies enable New Beginnings Christy & Stef's Interfaith 'fusion' wedding . photos courtesy of Scott Bytheway at https://bluefinchphotography.co.uk/about-me/ The central attraction for me about creating Ceremonies is the long enduring tradition of their...

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Real life Love Stories: Chelsey & Isis

Real life Love Stories: Chelsey & Isis

Childhood Sweethearts, cage fighting and cats. Chelsey and Isis turned up on my doorstep when I ran an Airbnb. They fell in love with my cats….not hard to see why IMHO! They fell in love with our cats, and I fell in love with them. They were so lovely to have as...

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Real life love stories: Sarah, Kieran and Family

Real life love stories: Sarah, Kieran and Family

SARAH AND KIERAN: A STORY OF TRIUMPH OVER ADVERSITY I have been asking my couples to write up their Love Story for us so that we can enjoy it too. Here is Sarah and Kieran’s Love Story, written by Sarah herself. Sarah and Kieran are one of my many online dating...

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You’ve nominated me for some awards!

You’ve nominated me for some awards!

Thank you for reminding me that celebrations are not ‘optional luxuries’ Weddings are often about more than the central couple, especially now. A little flashback to Jane, Camran and Chloe at their family ceremony. I really love Family Ceremonies. Maybe there should...

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Interfaith wedding in Digbeth

Interfaith wedding in Digbeth

Mia and Ankit’s Christian/Jain Fusion extravaganza with rock salt candles, Saris, Ginger Parkin Bundt cake & Afternoon Tea. More images to follow of the happy pair… This blog post isn’t only to prove that whatever your theme or colour I will choose my outfit and...

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Claire and Guy’s Woodland Wedding!

Claire and Guy’s Woodland Wedding!

Mellow warm sun, soft breezes in the oak trees, candles swinging in the branches, a giant tipi and the very best lemon tart I have ever tasted, thanks to http://www.bubbleandsqueakfood.com and their vegetarian feast! Claire and Guy had a classic English Sumer wedding,...

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