NEWS FLASH :: Well it sure has been a busy weekend here at Celebrant HQ! You may have noticed… something is different! After four years of super pretty flowers, I decided recently that UKC[…]
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Author: Samantha Kelsie
Samantha Kelsie | Independant Certified Celebrant in the UK
Keep Calm & Carry On | Wedding Planning
Yup – I’m still here! Waving wildly! I may be in isolation, but let me tell you, I haven’t disappeared. The doors at UK Celebrant HQ are still very much wide open, they’re just…erm… OK.[…]
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Lucy & Jack | Boho Charm | Hayne, Devon
Lucy and Jack celebrated their marriage in an outdoor ceremony at Hayne, Devon on Saturday 7th September, 2019. “When he looked into her eyes, he learned the most important part of the language that all[…]
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Stephanie & Ronan | Sensible Shoes and Glitter | Lewes Castle
Stephanie and Ronan celebrated their marriage in an outdoor ceremony at Lewes Castle in East Sussex on Friday 13th July 2018. …gold, blush and glitter were the order of the day, and sensible shoes were[…]
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Francesca & Alex | Bilingual at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat Saison
Francesca and Alex were married in an outdoor ceremony at Belmond Le Manoir aux Quat Saison near Oxford on Sunday 3rd June 2018 …and it was a multi-cultural affair, to say the least! When Francesca[…]
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Nathalie & Anthony | Family Ceremony at Lake Lungern, Switzerland
Nathalie and Anthony celebrated their marriage with a combined wedding ceremony, family blessing and naming ceremony for their sons at Lake Lungern in Switzerland on Thursday 2nd August 2018. Living in Switzerland and being of[…]
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Symbolic Ceremonies // A Guide to Popular Wedding Rituals
Many couples are now opting to include a symbolic ceremony as part of their wedding ceremony or renewal of vows. This is not essential and it may not be for you, but if you do[…]
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Rosie & Ross | Sheffield General Cemetery
Rosie and Ross celebrated their blessing of marriage on Saturday 12th August 2017 in The Samuel Worth Chapel at Sheffield General Cemetery. Now before I get started on the venue (and yes, it is one[…]
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Kristine & Liam | Norway and Canada Wedding at Aynhoe Park
Kristine and Liam celebrated their marriage at Aynhoe Park House near Banbury, on Monday 31st July 2017. Although having lived together in London for the last year and a half, Canadian Liam and Norwegian Kristine[…]
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Rebecca and Jon | Glamping Wedding
Rebecca and Jon celebrated their blessing of marriage on Monday 17th July 2017 at Camp Katur. Camp Katur is a glamping venue set ‘off grid’ on a few acres of farm land near to Bedale[…]
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Laura and Nicky | Destination Wedding in Croatia
Laura and Nicky celebrated their blessing of marriage on the beautiful Croatian island of Brac on Wednesday 14th June 2017 … and, oh my, what a treat it was, too! I absolutely adore an intimate[…]
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Gemma and Tom | White Feather Wedding
Gemma and Tom celebrated their wedding on Friday 7th October, 2016, at The Plough, Bolnhurst, in Bedfordshire. It was beautifully crisp autumnal day, with the faint smell of bonfire in the air drifting across the[…]
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Bron & Martin | Wrest Park
I’m so thrilled to have received this wonderful testimonial and letter of thanks from Bron and Martin this week, following their recent wedding ceremony at Wrest Park in Bedfordshire. We had a lot of fun[…]
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Chris and Katie | Steampunk Wedding
Chris and Katie said their “I dos” in a Steampunk Wedding ceremony and handfasting which took place on Saturday 1st July 2017, at Wilobe Farm Barn in Pidley, Cambridgeshire. Guests were invited to fully embrace the[…]
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Laura and Nicky’s Wedding Film by Capture Pi
Nicky and Laura celebrated their destination wedding in Croatia on the gorgeous island of Brac, on Wednesday 14th June 2017. Fourteen of their closest family members and friends joined together with them and me in a truly breathtaking[…]
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Lara and Ben’s Testimonial
I would like to express a huge, heartfelt thank you to Lara and Ben for their kind words following their Gatsby-themed, outdoor wedding blessing at Hunstsham Court in Devon. It really was such a joy to be[…]
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Lara and Ben | Great Gatsby Wedding
Lara and Ben celebrated their blessing of marriage at Huntsham Court, near Tiverton in Devon, on Saturday 29th April 2017. The wedding was carefully styled with nostaligic art deco flare and majestic 1920s touches, to[…]
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Kate and Mark | Boho Wedding Blessing
Now I know I shouldn’t be biased… but I think Kate and Mark’s Boho Wedding was possibly one of my most favourite weddings of 2016. I know… I shouldn’t say it…. but it’s true. Kate[…]
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Georgie’s Naming Ceremony
Georgie Alexander Oliver celebrated his naming ceremony at Ye Olde Plough House, near Bulphan in Essex, on Sunday 4th June 2017. It was a fabulous sunny day, filled with lots of love and laughter. Georgie[…]
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Simon and Justin’s Intimate Wedding at Home
Could their be anywhere in the world more personal to hold your wedding ceremony, than to hold your wedding ceremony in the comfort of your own home? I doubt it. I’ve held many a beautiful[…]
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