‘Frances conducted the most beautiful ceremony. We wanted our friends to feel involved in our marriage and to feel our gratitude, but we didn’t want the day to feel too formal or stiff: this was quite a fine balance to achieve and Frances understood and embodied the feeling that we wanted to create perfectly. Her confident and relaxed style put us and our family and friends completely at ease – seeing the circle of smiles around us as she spoke was a heartening sight that will stay with us. Her encouraging way made everyone feel so comfortable and happy and her script was very thoughtfully written. As a humanist, while making us feel so special and unique for what we as individuals give to each other, she also brought a sense of faith in something bigger than our relationship to the ceremony, a faith in the power of human community of which we are all a part. Frances has such an irresistible and abiding love for people and community that radiates from her and brings people together – we felt such faith in our relationship from her. She made us all laugh and cry with her genuine and heart-given words. Thank you Frances!’ Lynn and Rob.

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Frances, what a beautiful person you are inside out.  You made our day. We have been little tired and then straight to work after the wedding so here we are, finally getting a chance to thank you.

We wish to share something with you. On Friday, after our wedding, we had a meal with our Finnish family plus Matt’s mum and dad. Everyone had thanked us throughout the day and night, what a beautiful wedding it had been. But it wasn’t until this meal when we decided to go around the table and asked everyone’s favourite part – if they had to pick one. I think 99% said that it was the ceremony, and 1% just couldn’t choose. So wow. I knew we were going to love it but everyone else, I didn’t realise what an impact you really made until then. It was stunning. We felt it. We felt that our story was told, so well, and by a person who could really bring it alive. We saw people’s faces. You could see they loved it. But then to hear it was the best part of the day. Wow.

So, Frances. Thank you. Thank you ever so much. We loved all of it. We loved having you there. I do hope that our gratefulness did shine and came through in the speech. Like said at the beginning, you are a beautiful person. We could have never ever asked anyone else to tell our story and also be part of the wedding. Marianne and Matt. 

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I just wanted to write to thank you for the most magical and special ceremony we could have asked for. We felt our story was captured so beautifully and sensitively. Many of our friends and family were unfamiliar with humanist ceremonies before but so many of them were touched and inspired by your words. One member of the choir commented that she’d now love to have a humanist ceremony for her own wedding. Alanya and Josh.

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Frances is such a kind and thoughtful person and an amazing listener and speaker. She captured our story and celebrated our values; we are so pleased to have chosen a humanist ceremony. We will cherish the memories of the special ceremony we created together forever. Thank you so much Frances for marrying us. Grace and Olly.

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5Frances was absolutely incredible, able to provide just the right amount of guidance and steering, while allowing us to make decisions and shape the ceremony to be exactly as we wanted it to be. Having a personalised ceremony was so important to us, as it meant we were able to truly reflect our relationship and story within our wedding ceremony, and made our guests feel part of something unique and tailored to us. This would simply not have been possible without Frances, who was so kind and welcoming from our first conversation and who led our ceremony with grace, humour, and her typical warmth and generosity of spirit. We will remember our ceremony forever, and feel so very lucky to have been able to have such a special and memorable ceremony to be able to look back over. Thank you, Frances! Bella and Michael.

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Thank you SO MUCH for that incredible ceremony yesterday. It was absolutely perfect and just a wonderful expression of who we are and what our relationship is. We cannot express just how special it was. We are so lucky to have met you and to have you share that very unconventional day with us, and we already feel like we know you so well.  Josh and Elyse.

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Thank you so much! You were amazing 

Everyone complemented the ceremony and we’re extremely grateful! – Shivani and Harman

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We just wanted to reach out and say thank you for everything you did yesterday, you not only absolutely smashed it but gave us so much advice on the day as well. So many people commented on your speech and how wonderful you were, a few people assumed you were a close friend, which is exactly how it felt. Dan and Claire.