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My blog records the feel and the look of many beautiful ceremonies I’ve written and led. To feature all of them would take far too much time…. but scroll through and treat yourself to some smiles!
Humanist Ceremonies Blog
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How I actually write your ceremony (and why I ask so many nosy questions) [Dawn’s Substack]
People imagine I turn up with a script. A nice, safe, slightly-adapted-from-last-time script,...
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Anything Is Possible – You only have to ask. [Dawn’s Substack]
A few weeks ago someone told me I should probably be thinking about retiring by now. I laughed so...
Sustainable humanist wedding
Saturday's humanist wedding was a blast. it proved that a wonderful wedding doesn't have to have...
What it feels like to be a humanist celebrant
Being a celebrant is not about simply turning up, smiling for the camera, reading the script and leaving. What about the emotional investment?
The Question Nobody Asks… but should
... or what should you ask your celebrant when you first meet! I am a Humanist celebrant. When...
Substack Humanist Ceremonies
Keep an eye or two open for my weekly Substack post every Friday about all things Humanist...
Humanist wedding – it’s personal!
Laura and Tom's humanist wedding was personal. I mean personal. It had so many genius touches....
Humanist Wedding Rituals
Humanist weddings are built. They are not templates. We throw the word ‘ritual’ around a lot in...
Equinox Elopement anyone?
Coetha handfasting cords Tom and Emma chose a Humanist ceremony when they eloped to a field not...
Humanist wedding Oxnead Hall
Pheobe and Phil's humanist wedding at Oxnead Hall in Suffolk was tailored to them, and reflected...
DIY Humanist Wedding Ceremony
Tom and Takara's outdoor humanist wedding ceremony was in deepest Norfolk, England. But they live...
An Outdoor Humanist Wedding Cambridgeshire
A Humanist outdoor wedding ceremony for Kat and Beni, by the lakeside at Longstowe Hall in...
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