Hello world!
I am Dawn the humanist celebrant, and all I want is for you to have the ceremony you dream of, whatever that looks like. Enjoy my blog full of happy stories and ideas for your ceremony. I also write articles over on Substack – follow me there for the full experience!
![How I actually write your ceremony (and why I ask so many nosy questions) [Dawn’s Substack]](https://dawnreesceremonies.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/dawnrees-writing-keyboard-400x250.webp)
People imagine I turn up with a script. A nice, safe, slightly-adapted-from-last-time script, tucked under my arm along with the certificate and a spare pen. I don’t. I never have. Every single ceremony I write starts with you. That terrifies some people and delights...
![Anything Is Possible – You only have to ask. [Dawn’s Substack]](https://dawnreesceremonies.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Dawnrees-humanistcelebrant-Anything-Is-Possible-400x250.webp)
A few weeks ago someone told me I should probably be thinking about retiring by now. I laughed so hard I nearly dropped my tea. If anything, this year has shown me the exact opposite — that the work I do stretches wider and matters more than ever. From the grandest...
Saturday's humanist wedding was a blast. it proved that a wonderful wedding doesn't have to have masses of bells, whistles, expensive shoes, big cars, expensive cakes, lots of bling. Instead, Simon and Nina's humanist wedding was gentle (at the beginning) rising to a...
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If you have any questions at all about any part of this, I’d love to talk.