Fees & FAQs

A booking is confirmed when we have an agreed date, you have paid your deposit and we have signed our agreement. Deposit and agreement form our contract. Cancellation/deferment terms are included in the contract.

Nope! I am committed to providing you with high-quality service. That includes me doing the delivery!

 Yes, of course! I recognise that weddings are expensive!  

Fees are payable on Invoice and instalments are monthly or quarterly – you choose what works for you.  The first payment is the Deposit, which secures your booking.

The balance can be split equally across the remaining months, whichever you prefer.

An Invoice precedes each payment and all fees must be received three weeks prior to your ceremony date.

Only one. Yours!  

That means my time is dedicated to you and I am always around for advice on the day and there are zero time pressures.

Yes of course! Don’t worry – I do loads of weddings miles and miles from my base.

You simply need to know that depending on the distance, there will inevitably be additional costs which we will discuss and agree before you book.  

Distant weddings usually involve one or sometimes two overnight stays. Depending on where it is I will either travel in my camper-van or book a Travelodge or similar.  If your ceremony is overseas then separate charges apply, please ask.

I charge mileage at 55ppm after the first 50 miles.

Overseas ceremonies are quoted separately.

 I live in Norfolk but I travel anywhere in the name of love!  Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Greece, Spain, Kent, London, Home Counties – name your place!

If I need to travel further than 50 miles, there will be an additional fee. We can discuss this before you book.

I only do one ceremony a day, and that one day will  be yours.

 We start at the beginning with an informal conversation. I don’t charge for this meeting, it’s simply an opportunity to get to know one another. 

I never ask you to decide there-and-then whether you want me to be your celebrant. I ask you to take your time and to choose the celebrant who ‘fits’ you best.

If you choose me – then the fun starts!

We confirm all the formal details and then I get to listen to your story. I have worked on hundreds of ceremonies, so can offer lots of advice and guidance on vows, rituals and readings, suppliers –  but ultimately, this is your chance to create a ceremony unique to you. 

I absorb, interpret and start to write a humanist ceremony that celebrates all the elements of your love story. This is a collaborative process and we work together to get it right over a number of months.

Not every celebrant you meet will be that rigorous – so make sure you check the process for every celebrant you speak with. 

 Your ceremony, the words, your vows, ‘the feels’ is what you will remember; way beyond what car you arrived in, how many flowers you had or what cologne you wore or the colour of your suit.

Writing a bespoke ceremony takes time and care which ultimately determines the quality of your ceremony and the memories it leaves in the minds of you and your guests.  Ultimately you get what you pay for. 

The humanist wedding ceremonies I write  will last between 30 and 60 minutes; renewing vows and naming ceremonies about 30 minutes. It takes an average of 35 hours to meet, liaise, draft, craft, re-draft, printing, design,source materials, coach you in the writing and delivery of your vows, and to travel and conduct the ceremony. 

My clients often say to me “we only want a little ceremony”. But in truth, ‘little’ or ‘big’ does not always correlate with the amount of time it takes to write a bespoke ceremony. It depends on the level of content.

What you are paying for does not relate to how many guests you have. It’s not about your celebrant simply writing and turning up – if you choose me, you choose reliability, experience, reputation, skill, confidence and presence.  Oh.  And humour!

All my detailed fees can be found in the table below.

  Sadly in England & Wales, no.

a humanist ceremony is not legally binding. It is however, in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Jersey.
Humanists UK are campaigning to change this and you can help by campaigning your local MP.  

In England & Wales, if you want a legal marriage you will need to have a separate Register Office ceremony.

Most of my couples have a simple ‘You-plus-Two’ legal ceremony with two witnesses at the Register Office either a couple of days before or just after their Humanist ceremony.  (Make sure you ask the Registrar about this as often this option is hidden away on their website!)

Choosing a celebrant-led ceremony for your main event – your love story, ring exchange, vows, readings, music, flowers is genuinely best saved for the humanist wedding ceremony where you  have limitless choice, influence and satisfaction with the outcome.

Read my full article on the best way to combine your humanist ceremony and legal obligations.

-If you want a legal ceremony then you will need to choose either a church/temple or Registrar for your marriage to be legally binding. However don’t be deceived – you don’t have to have a full expensive Registrar ceremony (often described as a ‘Registrar Celebrant’ led ceremony – #sneaky that!) to make it legal! 

There are ways of reducing the Registrar cost but rarely will they tell you how to do this. After all, it’s not just a legal ceremony, it is also a revenue raising activity for the local Council.  

There is shorter and less expensive way to have a legal ceremony with a Registrar and this is called the two-plus-two ceremony.  This is a brief ceremony for you and your partner plus two witnesses. You say the required 37 word declaration that you are ‘free to marry’ and sign the register. That’s it. It costs about £65.  

You probably wont find reference to it on the Registry website but it is your right. Ask for it!  You can then do the paperwork quite simply with a Registrar and put the rest of your effort and budget into your full bespoke celebrant-led humanist ceremony.

Read my full article on the best way to combine your humanist ceremony and legal obligations.

The short answer is no!  I love to help people celebrate the good times and if there’s an occasion, I’m happy to help.

I offer vow renewals, naming ceremonies, adoption celebrations, anniversaries, transition ceremonies, celebrating life itself or any landmark event for you and your family – these are all part of my repertoire.

Some celebrants write ceremonies for others to deliver.  I do not.

I spend time getting to know you, writing a truly unique ceremony and take huge joy in delivering the service and making your day truly special. 

The ceremony I deliver represents the work we have done together in preparing a perfect ceremony – whatever the occasion.

My reputation and reliability is built on the complete package.  I don’t use AI, or cut and paste from other ceremonies – I give you my full attention and offer something really special.

Delivering a ceremony is only part of the story (after all, anyone can read off a page) – but developing a trusting relationship with you over time, writing the ceremony with you and using all my skill and experience in delivering it – well that is the whole package!

To be honest, things do go wrong sometimes but this is usually to do with the weather, or transport or lateness of guests or even the bride. Hiccups with clothes, nerves, someone backing out when they said they would read something………..

What you need to remember is that – along with other suppliers – my job is to be in control of all these things and there are always contingencies up my sleeve. As well as an experienced celebrant, I’m also a confident master of ceremonies! 

Less of a question and more an affirmation from me to you.

My approach to life, as well as ceremonies, is to treat everyone well, equally and with humour and with respect.  I positively welcome everyone – whatever their culture, gender, sexuality or belief, their physical and mental wellness or challenges.  

As an Official Supporter of Norwich Pride, we pledge our business, organisation or group will be a safe, welcoming, and friendly place for LGBTQIA+ customers and staff.

We will visibly support and promote equality for LGBTQIA+ people, challenge homophobic and transphobic behaviour, and have clear reporting mechanisms for harassment and discrimination.

I aim to run a sustainable business and aim to be paper-free. I love meeting you in person however if you live at a distance we will probably do most of our work together on Zoom/Teams, to reduce travel until closer to your ceremony date.

My couples say I am fun, quirky, reassuring, engaging, flexible, easy to be with and reliable. I also have a campervan. For some reason, that seems to attract people and I found that over the past two years, 40% of my couples also own a campervan. Bizarre, but true!! You don’t have to own one of course, but it does mean I can meet you anywhere and we can have tea and cake!