May has become one of my favourite months to work in. Not just because of the light (though that long, low, golden European light is something I will never take for granted) but because of the kind of couples who choose it. May couples tend to be planners who are also dreamers. They’ve thought carefully…
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Why Ritual Still Matters in Modern Weddings (Even If You’re Not Traditional)
Why Ritual Still Matters in Modern Weddings Many couples today feel less connected to traditional wedding formats. They may not feel drawn to formal structures, set wording, or rituals that no longer reflect who they are. And yet, when it comes to the ceremony itself, there is often a quiet sense that something meaningful is…
A Ceremony Written From the Heart, Not a Script
A ceremony should not feel like a scripted performance or something imitated from another ceremony. This part of a wedding day is one of the only times when the only important people are those standing at the altar and what they are going to promise each other. When a couple writes their ceremony with love,…
How to Write Truly Personal Wedding Vows
If you are writing your wedding vows, it is likely an experience that feels exciting and overwhelming all at once. As an award-winning bilingual celebrant who has supported hundreds of ceremonies, Yvonne Beck offers calm, thoughtful guidance to help couples transform these feelings into words that are deeply personal and authentic. Many couples find themselves…
A Celebrant Ceremony in the UK: When Your Wedding is not a Template
When your wedding doesn’t fit a template, a celebrant makes the difference Not every couple feels at home in traditional weddings. For some, the language feels dated. For others, the structure feels borrowed rather than chosen. Many couples I work with simply want their wedding to feel like themselves. They want their guests to…
Planning a Destination Wedding in Europe: What USA and Canada Couples Need to Know
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…
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…
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!
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…