I’m mainly based in Margate, Kent in the UK. I do most of my work across London, Kent and SE England. I’m very happy to travel for an elopement, location, or destination wedding; they call me the ‘travelling celebrant’ for a reason…

I’m currently applying to become an official Australian wedding celebrant, and will then work in both the UK and Cairns, Australia. Celebrants in Australia can conduct legal wedding ceremonies unlike in the UK. Watch this space…

In the UK a celebrant-led wedding is bespoke, beautiful, creative, meaningful – but not legal. You will need to do the legal bit in a registrar office. You might like to think of it as the ‘wedding admin’. You can do the legal bit before or after your celebrant wedding. That’s your call. If you want to be heart-married but not legally married, then you don’t need to do the registrar bit at all.

Absolutely anywhere! Unlike legal (in the UK)/civil/religious weddings that need to take place in a licensed venue, a celebrant wedding can take place wherever you like. In a big top, on a boat, at the beach, in your favourite building, in a field – the possibilities are endless

Yes and no! I’m happy to be your wedding-day co-ordinator who will work with the venue and other vendors to make everything run smoothly on the day. I can also be your wedding planner for small micro-weddings, elopements and micro-destination weddings

Absolutely. We shouldn’t even need to ask that question, right? 

Absolutely. I’m delighted to include the small, and not so small, young people in your life within the ceremony, and adapt on the day (or in the moment) if they go off-piste. There are many wonderful symbolic rituals such as the sand ceremony that are perfect for blended families and children

Absolutely. I’m also a professional dog sitter with over 20 years’ experience, as well a being a celebrant. I adore dogs; there’s nothing I’d love more than to plan your ceremony and include your beloved dog within the proceedings! I also offer a post-ceremony dog chaperone service

Yes. This is your ceremony your way! There are a myriad of ways in which space for religious reflection can be built into your wedding ceremony. For example, cultural rituals that are often performed in religious ceremonies – such as smashing the glass, the Var-mala (garland) exchange, jumping the broom. Together, we can create a unique and generous ceremony that is fully inclusive

Yes absolutely. There are so many possibilities here which we can go over in our discovery call; we’ll get to know each other and co-create symbolic rituals meaningful to you. We can even make one up! We can build in moments of contemplation, prayer and meditation too. A few examples are a union ritual which is a symbolic often creative ritual to represent the union of two people. Examples include sand ceremonies, wine rituals, creating an anniversary capsule, tea ceremonies, jumping the broom, and tree planting. Another popular ritual is handfasting which is a beautiful ancient Celtic tradition with pagan roots that see’s the celebrant bind the couple’s hands together with rope or ribbon to signify the union. It’s where the phrase ‘tie the knot’ originates

I love to dress up, but I ensure to take my stylistic cue from you and your ceremony theme. I have floaty dresses, formal suits, kaftans, evening wear and festival wear. I’m open to suggestions and discussing this when we have our discovery chat

Yes, I have full public liability insurance

In an ideal world we would meet in person. It’s my favourite part of the job, apart from delivering a wonderful ceremony for you on the day of course!

• Beautiful presentation copy of the ceremony script

• Use of a professional PA, hand-held wireless microphone and input (iPod, smartphone/tablet)

• Wedding MC services

• On-the-day, or one-month-before wedding coordinator service

• Get ‘hitched with the hound’ ceremony, and dog chaperone service

• Pre-wedding relaxation CALM package

• Speech writing and coaching

• Combined end to end wedding planning and ceremony packages for elopements, micro-weddings and micro-destination weddings

• Wedding (Commitment, Union)

• Renewal of Vows

• Bespoke Ceremonies

• I’ll soon be conducting funeral, living funerals, and celebration of life ceremonies – watch this space

Planning a wedding can be daunting and overwhelming at times. Sometimes it is hard to know where to start. Book a chat with me and I can help answer some of your questions as you begin to tick off your wedding to-do list.

I do not have an ideal type of ceremony; I’m completely led by you. But here are a few ceremony examples to give you a starting point and get the creative juices flowing…

• An intimate Italian, romantic, nostalgic, modern ceremony oozing with style, poetry and passion in the gardens of an old private manor house

• A traditional-style wedding ceremony with some faith-based readings in the couple’s private home/garden or luxury Airbnb

• Simple, paired-back, zen-like, relaxed ceremony in a luxurious private dining room, with a nod to Japanese culture and rituals within the ceremony

• Get ‘hitched with the hound’ - involve your lovely dog in your wedding ceremony as a ring bearer, to accompany you down the aisle etc.

• Kiss-Me-Quick, retro, kitsch, colourful UK seaside ceremony with lots of laughs held at a hotel function room with a lovely sea view

• A tropical barefoot micro-destination beach wedding ceremony in Australia (on a private beach) with an informal feel and lots of family involvement; maybe in the form of adapted culturally symbolic rituals blending the cultures/heritage of the couple (Moroccan and Indigenous Australian)

• A pagan-type elopement ceremony with a handfasting ritual in a wooded area near the beach on the wonderful Hawaiian-like island of Madeira in Europe for a couple who love surfing

• A stately home UK-based ceremony at a licensed venue with a registrar present to complete the legal elements alongside Celebrant Mounira who will conduct all other bespoke elements of the ceremony, such as vows, ring exchange etc. and any other symbolic rituals requested

• A gaming wedding, at a gaming convention

• An elopement wedding ceremony on a boat in the middle of the deep blue sea…

There really is no limit to what you can create for your wedding ceremony, and I can help you create it...