Blog – Words of Wisdom
Find out more about topics from weddings to funerals in our blog. We are passionate about celebrating all life events and helping you to make it your ceremony, just the way you want it.
Weddings… at last!
I’m so happy that weddings are back on, I’m having a Spring Special and am including a delicious bottle of bubbles, too! Spring has sprung and you can finally start thinking about getting your life back on track and tying the knot! We’ve all put so much on hold, why...
Funerals in the time of COVID-19
At the very best of times, organising a funeral for a loved one is incredibly distressing. But now, in addition to grief we have added anguish and despair as we grapple with the fear and uncertainty of COVID-19 and all the restrictions that come with it. With serious...
Have you been secretly looking for an excuse to kis (keep it simple)?
Have you been secretly looking for an excuse to kis (keep it simple)? Covid restrictions are, sadly, wreaking havoc with wedding plans. So perhaps the perfect solution is to have an intimate ‘registry office style’ ceremony? Just the two of you, your two witnesses and...
Victoria’s Assisted Dying Laws Give us a New Outlook on Death
Kahlil Gibran said “For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one”. Victorias assisted dying laws have just come into effect. How does it make you feel, knowing you have control, if you wish, to choose when you die, should you...
The Importance of a Plan B
When we are busy, excited and exhilarated about putting together our wedding ceremony, we may not necessarily think of the word “compromise”, or what it means and how very important it is when we bring people together. Most of us have a dream, a perfectly thought out...
Tips To Managing Family Gatherings Over the Holidays
During our lives, there’ll be ceremonies that are pretty much once or perhaps twice in a lifetime ceremonies. Weddings, funerals - these events don’t happen with any real regularity. Many of us do, however, find ourselves coming together with friends and family once...
The Reason I became a Celebrant
When I trained as a celebrant many years ago I saw myself working with couples helping them to plan and enjoy their wedding day. I never imagined that I would also become a funeral celebrant and reap as much joy from working with bereaved families as I do working with...