I love looking at wedding sites and venues and decor and seeing how these ideas, colours and themes have evolved to bring ever more content and choice for brides. I have to admit when I was first married back in the 70s the dress I had would be considered “boho” now – it just shows…
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!
Who’s Walking You down the Aisle?
So many couples are looking for a mixture of the traditional customs as of course they’ve been tried and tested, but also want something with a ‘modern twist’. And why not?! It’s your day-it’s great to be able to make all the big and little decisions. The entry of A bride with her father is…
Favourite Wedding Readings
I was looking through my ceremonies and each one has contained new and inspirational wedding readings – some so beautiful they brought tears to our eyes at the ceremony. I have selected a sample of my favourites to share and hope they give you a little feeling of warmth and love and happiness !!
“What does a Wedding Celebrant Do”?
Hello again – I have had a very busy year and summer full of lovely ceremonies, and one of the questions I will still be asked by guests afterwards is, ” so what does a Celebrant actually do?” I thought it would be a good idea to refresh a blog piece I wrote a little…
Celebrant Wedding Season is is off to a great start!!
The start of the year is always a busy one, with lots of Wedding related activities! There are wedding venues to meet and speak to about how a Celebrant can offer them a broader service for their brides and couples – a Celebrant Wedding is unique in that it is totally tailored for the couple…
Christmas! What a wonderful time for a Marriage Proposal!!
Christmas is a truly romantic time for couples in love wanting to take the next step in to marriage. It’s a really popular time for proposals and it got me thinking about different traditions there are for engagements, and also what kind of ceremonies we can hold for these lovely romantic events! I love hearing…
Sharing some of my wonderful weddings in 2016!
I’m always so grateful when couples allow me to share their beautiful photos- their happy smiles are my reward for sure! I love how they plan every loving detail of their wedding so that all their guests and family enjoy the occasion and create wonderful memories !
Welcoming your Baby with a Special Ceremony!
Welcoming a first or new child into your family is one of life’s major milestones and a wonderful emotional and uplifting time, full of hope, joy and meaning. Children always bring new experiences into our worlds, but in themselves they are travellers in time, and have within them the seeds of the past, as well…
Article about my Celebrant role published!
It is often difficult to explain my role to new couples who are more familiar with the standard off the shelf packages at either the Registry Office/Licensed Venue or the Church services. My ability as a Celebrant is to really support and create a Ceremony for those who want something that’s more more personal and…
Create your own Celebrity style wedding!
Your wedding day is one of the most important and meaningful days of your life. Obviously you know this as you’ve probably been thinking and planning it for quite a few years! It’s probably been all about the dress, the invites, what theme you want to incorporate (Star Wars or Disney themes!), the catering, the colours,…