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Funeral Celebrant in Carmarthenshire Leads a Talk about Dying.

On Thursday 27 June, I organised a local event; “With the End in Mind an Audience with Dr Kathryn Mannix” When Dr Mannix offered to come to Carmarthen, I panicked a bit wondering how a Funeral Celebrant in Carmarthenshire leads a talk about dying. I've written about...

Personalising Your Wedding Ceremony

This discusses the feature in My Secret Wedding about personalising your wedding ceremony.

The Get Wed in Wales Report 2018

What's happening on the Wedding Scene in Wales? Where did you go to Get Wed in Wales in 2018? What did you do? How much did you spend? These are among the questions we were pondering at the end of 2018, so we decided to send a questionnaire out to scores of Welsh...

FEATURED Emily and Jay’s Rustic Destination Wedding in the Coastal Town of Tenby

Guess what? This beautiful Castle wedding has been blogged about no less than THREE times, including my own blog, of course! "Emily and Jay's Rustic Destination Wedding in the coastal town of Tenby" is the latest. The Blog This one is from "Zank You", click on the...

FEATURED: Green Wedding Shoes on “Moody Castle Weddings”

https://greenweddingshoes.com/moody-castle-wedding-in-wales-with-overgrown-florals/ Sorry, but I can't help being excited when a "Treasured Ceremony" is written about in a blog! The more that's out there about these great "Moody Castle" celebrant weddings in Wales,...

Wedding vows; Are you a rabbit in the headlights or will you channel your inner bard?

Often when I mention, casually, to my beautiful couples that I’d like them to write their own wedding vows, I’m met with looks of surprise - or dare I say horror! Not everyone looks like a rabbit caught in the headlights at this point, but within this article I’m...

Free Advice! AKA My Son’s Getting Married!

Free Advice for couples who didn’t have the foresight to book a Celebrant. AKA…OMG my son’s getting married! Here comes another blog motivated by a huge life event….my son’s getting married! OK, nothing unusual there I hear you mutter, well, no,...

May 19th, Not JUST a Royal Wedding!

Did you watch it? I’ve got to be honest, I didn’t get much further than a quick glance at "The Royal Wedding" since I was preparing for a different wedding, here, we held our "Royal" wedding in a castle in West Wales. It may have been a little smaller than Harry and...

One Wedding Celebrant, No One Wedding Ceremony Like Any Other!

Make the wedding ceremony suit the couple One of the joys of being a wedding celebrant is knowing what sort of wedding ceremony will suit my couples. What follows is my account of two very different ceremonies to try and show what I mean. Castle Romance Simplicity...

Funeral for my Mother

Creating a funeral for my mother was the hardest thing I’ve ever done, but a Catholic mass with a tribute by her children proved perfect.

Magical Woodland Wedding in Pembrokeshire Wales

The beautiful people at Lovemydress have featured a "Treasured Ceremony" in this article, they describe our Magical Woodland Wedding in Pembrokeshire Wales. Why not have a look for yourself, noting the bride's comments;...

Funeral for a Friend

When I was asked to help prepare a funeral for an old friend I was flattered and we set to work long before his death finally arrived.

Ceremonies and Symbolism: Lighting Candles

Creating a ceremony with rituals that evoke a deeper sense of meaning and connectedness will ensure a truly unforgettable experience for you and those you love. As mentioned in my previous blogs, adding symbolic elements to a special day is the perfect way to put your...

Ceremonies and Symbolism: Sand Pouring

Introducing symbolism into your ceremony is a powerful way to make the day truly ‘your own’. I touched on this in my last blog, exploring the powerful ritual of ‘handfasting’. You can borrow rituals from other traditions – or create your own symbolic gestures to...

Ceremonies and Symbolism; Hand-fasting.

Symbolism in your Ceremony Let's talk about symbolism in your wedding! Starting with the hand-fasting ceremony, an old ritual which I love to adapt for a modern wedding. Part 1 Hand-fasting “Normally I find weddings boring but what you did was fantastic - it...

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