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Launched!
23.04.2025
My new website became live today and it represents another and significant step in my personal celebrant journey.
When I trained, it was always suggested having a dedicated website. Mine was attached to my main website, but that had been created by my husband on HTML which is a coding language that takes time to learn and is becoming less commonly used by many nowadays. What I wanted was something I can edit myself and build upon so it reflects the ever shifting landscape.
Hence my plunge, over Easter, into this. I am already fairly adept at using Canva and Powerpoint, and, admittedly, I soon came across frustrating limitations with the simple site that I have created here on WordPress. When building a site it has to be friendly across all platforms and this is where the scaling of it matters and that can fall down without adding in extra, premium cost features! I apologise that you may find some features annoying on a mobile, or the text not wrapping elsewhere.
Overall though, you hear my voice loud and clear on this site and along with some great images and lots of information, it is my hope that you will be inspired to work with me and allow me the privilege of creating something personal and meaningful for you.
Above all, I can remain very present and give you my latest news and views as they happen!
Please feel free to get in touch!
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Both ends of the emotional spectrum
19.04.2025
I am often asked how on earth I do both weddings and funerals? Many celebrants stay in one arena and certainly these areas are very different, yet ironically the same, as they both deal with emotionally vulnerable people, whether at the happier or sadder end of the spectrum. I consider myself quite an emotional person, yet, somehow I can find a stability to approach both these extremes. I certainly enjoy meeting people and seeing the human condition unite us all through a wide range of emotions.
During lockdown, I trained in Emotional Intelligence so I could begin to deliver what I have been doing instinctively for many years, but give it some kind of framework and underpinning. That walks alongside me each day as I try and determine how to be the best at what I do and am. It involves checking in on how I react to situations, monitoring my language choices and constantly questioning how and why I do something.
You are probably thinking that sounds way too exhausting, but actually it has its own momentum, that is both enhancing and also gives me a massive amount of philosophical perspective.
As a performer, I am used to thinking on my feet, to adapting and to being a creative thinker all the time. As a celebrant, this comes into its own when I have last minute adjustments to make or even mid sentence when I decide it needs to flow better or I judge the way it is being received could do with a boost.
Emotional intelligence is part of our every day and has at its heart self reflection and flexibility. Every time I deliver a ceremony, I am conscious of the importance in the ‘now’ for the recipients. I trust my ability to be very present and to react accordingly. I trust my judgement and instincts. I trust my awareness and precision. In short, I trust my integrity.
I invite you to trust it too.
