Planning a destination wedding or elopement in Europe. What couples from the USA and Canada need to know Planning a wedding from another continent can feel exciting and overwhelming in equal measure. Europe often appears in couples’ imaginations as romantic, historic and beautiful. What I believe many couples from the USA and Canada are really…
Author: Yvonne Beck Bilingual Wedding Celebrant
I am a trained professional Wedding and Family Celebrant, creating and conducting unique personalised ceremonies for Weddings, Vow Renewals, and Elopements. I am based in London and Berlin, and cover the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria as well as other parts of Europe, should you wish to hold your ceremonies elsewhere! As a Bilingual Celebrant I offer ceremonies in both languages! Get in touch if you are looking for that special meaningful, personal and authentic Ceremony that will create lasting memories, and the biggest smiles!
Winter Weddings and Christmas Proposals in the European Alps: Why This Season Is Made for Romance
I know this might be going against the tide a little, but I have to admit I love the cooler months of the year, and seem to feel very at home wherever there is snow! I have been so lucky to have officiated several winter weddings and elopements, and wanted to share my thoughts as…
Why include a Celebrant in Styled Wedding or Elopement Shoots?
Why include a Celebrant in Styled Wedding or Elopement Shoots? Styled Shoots Are About More Than Looks I have been thinking about this for a while, as I see many calls for Styled shoots in my online groups and on my insta feed. I have long wanted to share my thoughts about them, as they…
10 Favourite Wedding Venues I have officiated as a Bilingual Wedding Celebrant
10 of my favourite European wedding venues I’ve officiated! These are simply amazing!
Adventures with Your Soulmate – Ideas for Heart Centred, Mindful Ceremonies in Europe and beyond
If you’re planning an intimate elopement or a symbolic ceremony in Europe in the coming year or two, and wondering what this might look like then stop scrolling. I can help! Over the last fourteen years I’ve helped couples move away from ceremonies that are rooted in “it’s always been done like this” to modern…
Why Inclusion and a Welcoming Space Matter to me as a Celebrant
Why Inclusion Matters to me as a Wedding Celebrant I have been fortunate to work with a huge diversity of people in my career as a public servant, particularly during the 70 s and 80s when I was in Skills and Training Management, and it became very clear that there were many people who…
LGBTQIA+ Couples eloping to Germany, Switzerland, Austria/Dolomites
Love Knows No Borders – You are welcome here! I have been so disappointed lately to read news that, in a world where love should be celebrated freely, many LGBTQIA+ couples are facing uncertainty about their right to marry. Many of my couples are from the USA and it has been a real joy and…
How to Plan the Perfect Celebrant-Led Outdoor Ceremony
How to Plan the Perfect Celebrant-Led Outdoor Ceremony Many of my couples adore nature and have imagined exchanging vows under a vast open sky, and spending their whole day immersed in the beauty of nature. Have you ever dreamed of doing the same, but worried about what an outdoor wedding would mean in terms of…
Advice on Planning A Bilingual Wedding
I’m so lucky to be able to work with couples across Europe and England and have definitely seen an increase in the demand for a bilingual ceremony and wedding – since moving to Germany in 2017 and offering couples more choice in terms of having their ceremony in either English, or German, or a combination…
Celebrating Marriage Equality as a Celebrant!
HAYLEY AND KATJA GOT MARRIED ! Hayley and Katja held their wedding at a beautiful rural location just outside Hull, in East Yorkshire, a few years ago now, but I have been so lucky to follow their story and see them realise their hopes and dreams of becoming a family, via their honest and heartwarming…