Happy Couples
βDon’t change Dawn, because the combination of knowledge, personality and utter respect for who we are and how we live our lives made for a ceremony without equal. Just wonderful. We are on Cloud Nineβ
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Couples say they chose me as their celebrant because:
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You took time to get to know us and find out who we areΒ
You are experienced, relaxed and you clearly love what youdo
You offered lots of choice about what a ceremony could look like and feel like
You didn’t pressure us to choose you- we felt we could take our time and find the right celebrant for us
You are flexible, imaginative and have great reviews
You were recommended by other wedding suppliers who said they loved working with you
You were interested our story as a couple
We really liked you!
“How lucky we were to have you. So many people spoke to us afterwards and were so moved by how much it spoke to who we are. Β You crafted it so well. Β You’re the most peaceful presence in the midst of chaos! Β You carry it all with a humour and warmth and its all such a reminder of why a humanist ceremony made so much sense to us.”
“Dawn, it meant the world to us. You will never know. Β You knew the story that got us to this point. Β You listened. Β You gave us space to pour our hearts out to you and you didn’t flinch. Β Not every love story is easy. Β And you know our love story as parents has been hard. But oh so worth it. Β We could not have done it without you. Β Calm, respectful, open. and great at hugs! Β Thank you just doesn’t cover it.”
“I cannot believe we just did that! Β We laughed and laughed and laughed. And cried. Β Thank goodness we had you to Β keep us in check!”
“We knew that Dawn was the person we wanted in front of us on the biggest day of our lives. We were keen to explore options for a humanist ceremony as a means of celebrating who we are as people, and our story, in front of all our loved ones. Dawn just seemed to get it, and embody that approach. I was so struck by how much she clearly enjoys what she does – how much she values the opportunity to bring a couples story to life and to give them an experience and memories that are really tailored to you.”
“Thank you for such an ecstatically happy day naming Tilly and Eddie. Β We couldn’t believe it went so smoothly with all those children there! Β The ‘memory tree’ was inspired and thank you for including all those little references …… In the Night Garden, Moana and Frozen. Β Perfect!Β
βA very belated but heartfelt thank you for all you did to make our celebration so wonderful.Β We are still full of memories of our festival of love which just wouldnβt have been the same without you at our side.Β We so appreciated all of your support and wisdom and your investment in us madeΒ it feel β on all sides β like you were one of the family on the dayβ
Emma Flanagan:
We couldnβt have asked for a more wonderful celebrant than Dawn. From the very beginning of us working with her, she made the process of developing our ceremony feel personal, collaborative, and easy. She took the time to really understand us as a couple and helped us put together a ceremony that reflected exactly what we wanted. Every element felt meaningful and beautifully balanced.
TR:
From the very beginning, Dawn was an absolute pleasure to work with. Despite the distance (we live in Australia), she really took the time to get to know us through Skype calls and email. She even suggested a run-through the day before the ceremony, which was incredibly helpful and put us both at ease. ...
She was recommended to us by my mother-in-law, who thought Dawnβs quirky and warm vibe would be a perfect match... and she was absolutely right. We are so glad we chose her to be our celebrant!
Ashley Berry:
10/10 fantastic experience and fantastic service throughout and made the day wonderful!
From our first meeting Dawn was lovely and very welcoming and got to know myself and my wife's story and background and worked with us to create a lovely ceremony. Even incorporating our ideas such as a hand fasting into the ceremony. It made the day even more special to us. .... Having Dawn there along the way and to even help with a dry run through the day before settled so many of our nerves and started our special day with joy and laughter. I can't say thank you enough for her services and the experience she has showed through and through.
K S:
Dawn delivered a moving, personalized, humorous wedding ceremony that really set the tone for our wedding day! We were so grateful to have her- our guests couldn't stop talking about what a unique and moving ceremony it was. Many of our guests told us it was the best wedding ceremony they had ever attended, and had so accurately reflected who we were. Dawn helped create a sensible schedule for preparation but was also flexible and understanding when I needed to adjust the timing of a few things. She was kind and supportive in the lead up. We appreciated her quirky energy and her love of love was one of the things I appreciated most.Β
Christina Boswell:
Dawn made our ceremony so personal to us and it genuinely felt like she was a good friend who really had been with us through our 24 year story as the ceremony unfolded....
Dawn is all of the right measures of kind, funny, honest, direct, approachable and genuine. I couldn't have imagined the day being as spectacular as it was if anybody else had been performing our ceremony.
I genuinely cannot recommend Dawn highly enough. If you're lucky enough to secure her for your event, congratulations!!!!
Abigail and Alasdair:
Dawn was the kindest, most reassuring celebrant. She helped us along our way, guiding us and making sure that we had the most special ceremony which really meant the world to us. We couldn't recommend her more and she was an integral part of making our day special and feel like it was truly a representation of us!
Emilio Donnachie:
... We both felt like weβd known Dawn for years. She is warm, charming, and has a fantastic sense of humour. She put us at ease, guided us through the process, and brought out the best of our memories and connection and captured it so movingly on paper. She was always patient - even when we werenβt get things back to her on time! And we ended up with a ceremony that we will remember for the rest of our lives...
I really couldnβt recommend Dawn more highly. From start to finish she was a joy. We had a gut instinct when we first spoke, and we were proved absolutely right. Thank you so much Dawn, for playing a special part in our special day.
Β “Quite the most romantic wedding ceremony Iβve ever been to β the individual touches, their story, their personal vows, the setting, all tied into one amazing package. Β Perfect!β
Β βWe both felt like weβd known Dawn for years. She is warm, charming, and has a fantastic sense of humour. She put us at ease, guided us through the process, and brought out the best of our memories and connection and captured it so movingly on paper. She was always patient – even when we werenβt get things back to her on time!Β has a quiet presence and authority and the ceremony was incredibly well thought through and personalβ
β As you know, we wanted to renew our vows with just two guests. I am sure it is more tricky to do that and to ‘make it real’ than to do a big ceremony. Β You held it all so lightly, it was as if we were in a little secret bubble. Nothing else mattered but being there and the words you wrote. Β We will never forget what you did and how you made us feel. You got who we are.β
Β “We couldn’t have chosen better. From the very beginning you made the process of developing our ceremony personal, collaborative and easy.”
“”You took the time to understand us as a couple, and helped us to piece together a ceremony that reflected exactly what we wanted. You were a calm, genuine presence Β and guided us through the ceremony with warmth and grace and helped make our ceremony feel truly special”.
βWe engaged Dawn for our micro-wedding outside in a garden; arranged it from overseas & from the very start all the way through to the ceremony itself, Dawn listened, acknowledged & carefully crafted a beautiful ceremony for us that we will now cherish forever. Her calm, capable manner was a hit with my family; her sincerity was truly clear; she loves her job & cares for the people who hire her with a human warmth that you want around you on your day. Donβt look any further. You wonβt get betterβΒ
βI am a church person but I have to say this was lovely, it was all about the couple, it had humour and yet it also had the dignity I wanted to seeβ
βSince the wedding everyone has said how memorable it was, how personal and how very βusβ. Thank you so much for making our day so specialβ
βI never thought my daughter would look so calm. I knew she was beautiful, but she was also calm. She had confidence in you and so she could relax. Thanks for making our dayβ
βThanks for taking the time to talk to us on Sunday evening. It didnβt take much of a decision making process for us both to agree that we would really love you to marry us. We are both very gut-led people and it all felt very βrightβ and very easyβ
“Thanks so much for all the effort and time you have put into making our special day so perfectly wonderful. We can’t thank you enough”.
βWe havenβt even got to the wedding bit yet but I wanted to say how lovely it is working with you. As two women preparing for our special day we never thought it could feel so easyβ
“What just happened there? Β We loved what you did and how you did it. Β It was personal, inclusive, funny, tear-producing magic!”
“You were fabulous! Β You got our story absolutely pitch perfect, and everyone loved you! We dont just think of you as our celebrant, we consider you a friend. In fact you probably know more about us now than some of our friends!”
βWe liked the fact that you know the venue, your journey to becoming a Humanist and also your commitment to people throughout the various roles youβve held. We also really liked the fact that your Sunday evening consisted of veggie curry and wineβ
βThanks so much for all the information you shared with us, it was lovely to meet and spend time with you. Weβre very glad we chose you!Β Lots to do!β
“Thank you for taking the time to speak with us last night. We love your warmth, enthusiasm and ideas and we would love to have you has our celebrant!β
βWe couldnβt believe how much you do apart from being Β a celebrant β thanks for all the information and contacts about caterers, flowers, props, bunting, candles, music, fast food stalls. Whoβd have thought we just wanted you to be our celebrant, not knowing how much more you do!β
βYou said take your time and talk to other celebrants too. That was generous. But we didnβt need to. Having talked with you, we knew we just clicked with you. Thank youβ
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