Yes, I completed my wedding celebrant training with the Academy of Modern Celebrancy and I’m proud to be certified by them!

No, celebrant-led weddings aren't legally recognised in England and Wales at the moment. If you want to make things legal, all you need to do is pop down to a register office for a simple ceremony (it may be known as a statutory ceremony or a 2+2 ceremony). The cost varies but is usually fairly low, around £50-60. A lot of people choose to do this before the celebrant-led wedding, but you can also do it after if you prefer. I can help you figure out where and when you want to do this!

Registrars are employed by the council and provide legally binding ceremonies. Ceremonies can only take place within designated rooms at the council buildings, or at licenced wedding venues. Registrars are unlikely to meet with you beforehand, and ceremonies offer very little personalisation.

Independent celebrants can't do the legal bit, but what they can do is spend time getting to know you so they can craft a ceremony uniquely for you that expresses your individuality and tells your love story to your guests. Maybe you want more freedom and control over your ceremony? Like getting married in a place that isn't a licenced venue? Or incorporating spiritual or cultural traditions, and symbolic rituals? Then a celebrant-led ceremony is what you're looking for!

I'm an independent celebrant, not a humanist. Humanist ceremonies are entirely non-religious. I'm not religious myself, but I understand if you might want to include some religious elements in your ceremony and I'm open to working with you on that if that's an authentic expression of who you are.