Earlier this autumn I received an enquiry for a bilingual wedding in May 2029. It was a lovely surprise, and it reminded me how differently couples approach booking their celebrant. Some come to me two or three years ahead, while others get in touch a few months or even weeks before the day, once the…
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Speaker of English and German for weddings
Five May Weddings, 4 Countries, and What Spring Taught Me About Saying I Do
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…
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…
Why couples are choosing a Celebrant ceremony!
6 Reasons Celebrants Rock for modern Couples! Planning your big day and want a ceremony that reflects you, not a generic script? I totally get it. You’re adventurous, authentic, and simply want to hold a celebration that’s as unique as your love story. That’s where I come in – your personal story teller and standing…
After the Celebrations: What your words mean to me!
What comes after the wedding ceremony and celebrations? As your celebrant, having worked closely with you, I share with you what your kind words mean to me in a blog about sharing reviews.
6 Things to do after your Swiss Mountain Elopement!
Having just returned from some of the most stunning ceremonies and scenery in Europe, I have to say there is something so special in having your wedding or Elopement ceremony on a Swiss mountain top! It really is a stunningly beautiful and breathtaking backdrop to making those vows and promises to each other. …
“Should I write my own Vows or ask my Celebrant to write them?”
Hi everyone! This is often one of the questions I get asked once we are deep into the journey of writing the ceremony script together. I know that Vows can be somewhat daunting to many couples; for instance those who are shy, or who don’t particularly like the spotlight on them or they are…
Planning a Destination Elopement? Don’t forget your Celebrant!
Over the past 12 years I have been so excited with the number of couples who are choosing me for their Destination Elopement. As a Bilingual Celebrant who speaks English and German, and offers ceremonies in the UK and throughout Europe, amongst magnificent scenery, at any time of year! When it comes to planning a…
10 Tips to Planning your European Elopement!
I love my outdoor Weddings, and especially those next to glacial lakes, by mountains and woods, in castles and palaces….and I have to say, my experience of Elopements has been absolutely awesome! They are simply brilliant: relaxed, intimate, special, personal, meaningful, unique, magical….. I could go on! But suffice to say that any couple that…