“Gaynor was absolutely exceptional. She stepped in at the last minute and we will never have the words to express how grateful we are. She could not have done more for us as a couple. Not only that, but she was genuinely interested in who we are and took our love story to another level. We had so many amazing comments about the ceremony and how it was the best that many people had ever been to. Thank you, Gaynor, from the bottom of our hearts. You made the day for us.” – CB & KB

“It was just brilliant – words actually won’t do our feedback justice. Gaynor was amazing and our ceremony was perfect in every way. We have had so many messages since the day to say it was the best ceremony people have ever attended too. It was so personal and just exactly what we had in mind. All we have to say is thank you.” – JD & OD

“Gaynor and the ceremony in general, far, far, FAR exceeded my expectations of what a wedding ceremony could and would be. Prior to meeting Gaynor I hadn’t concentrated on the wedding ceremony itself whilst planning the wedding, and it ended up being one of my favourite parts of the day. I would say that anyone who has Gaynor perform their ceremony is incredibly lucky to have her. Meeting Gaynor meant that we now know things about our relationship and each other that we had\’t previously known, like what our first impressions of each other are – and what we have each found our own personal hardest parts of the relationship to date. These are important conversations that I feel grateful that we were led to have before the day. I honestly could not shout louder from the rooftops about how wonderful Gaynor is, and how grateful we feel to now have her in our life moving forward.” AS and AS

“Absolutely Amazing, all the guests were blown away and still haven’t stopped commenting about how amazing the ceremony was, so different, so personal, so touching. Nothing like a traditional ceremony , something much more special and to the heart.” – JT and JT

“We were absolutely over the moon thrilled with Gaynor’s ceremony, and with the whole process leading up to it. Gaynor really took the time to get to know us, and we really enjoyed spending several hours with her in the pub talking about ourselves and our story to give her the insights that she needed. When we got the first draft through, we both cried! Fast-forward to the ceremony itself, and it really could not have been more perfect. We felt Gaynor really captured our story and who we were, and it was clear from looking around at all our guests that they were genuinely really enjoying the ceremony. There was laughter and light-hearted sections, paired beautifully with some really special moments and the vows which we were able to choose and finesse ourselves. We would not have wanted anyone else to do our ceremony, and we could not have written a better script for it. We had so many comments from friends and family afterwards complimenting Gaynor, which were 100% deserved. Unless you specifically want a religious or civil ceremony, do yourselves and your guests a favour and book Gaynor!!!” – R F-M & JM

“Gaynor was absolutely amazing. We both live in Bangkok but from day one Gaynor took this in her stride and conducted all of the interviews and discussions via Skype without any issues. She was so enthusiastic and excited throughout the whole process and that continued to emanate during the ceremony. She really listened to our story and what we wanted and she delivered a personal and unique ceremony, which was exactly what we wanted. So many guests commented on the authenticity and individuality of the ceremony and we couldn’t have asked for anything more. Gaynor was professional, knowledgeable, open to ideas and absolutely delivered on the day. We can not recommend her highly enough.” – RH & SH

“What a fantastic experience! During our first meeting, Gaynor sat and chatted to us about love, how we met and our relationship for hours. It was such a nice experience to be able to share this and for someone to listen with such interest and understanding. Receiving the first draft of the ceremony was so wonderful and such a joy to read, Gaynor had really captured who we were and what our relationship meant. It barely needed tweeking and she had helped us with ring blessing, readings and music. The ceremony was incredible; Gaynor is an excellent public speaker and made everyone laugh / cry. Our friends and family really enjoyed the ceremony and felt like they knew us better as a couple which is exactly what we wanted! It was such a special, memorable part of our day. Thank you so much.” – CR and LR

“Gaynor was so wonderful, and made our special day extra special. Her ceremony script was truly amazing and captured us as a couple to a tee. She is made for this role. Everyone loved the ceremony and we are so glad. We think we even converted some people to think about having a humanist ceremony! “- Y D-N and J D-N

“Gaynor was amazing from start to finish, she couldn’t have done any more for us. The constant communications, making sure she’d got everything right about us, helping us write our vows, everything was perfect. We had the best day and all our guests commented on how special and personalised our ceremony was. We can’t thank Gaynor enough, you truly made our wedding day so special and we’ll be forever grateful.” – HB and MB

“Gaynor was incredible- patient, kind, compassionate and good natured. Our guests were all blown away by the pace and delivery of the ceremony and it was clear that Gaynor is proud of what she does and shares the happy and joyful experience with her clients. Gaynor went above and beyond to ensure we were happy with the process, reviewing the script and she had gotten to know us in the year that we worked together. I had never attended a Humanist ceremony before we had started the process ourselves but there’s no way I’d celebrate an important life event any other way now. One half of our family are religious and were sceptical of a Humanist ceremony however they quickly changed their mind after our wedding! The ceremony and the way it was scripted was humorous and sensitive, delicately balancing the importance of the vows (and marriage) but also representing us as a couple. The script was printed for us and is now such a special document, and memory of our day. I couldn’t be more thankful to Gaynor for creating such a special ceremony and her patience when wedding stress took over, and time to make sure we were organised with ceremony logistics (including liaising with our suppliers!) Is greatly appreciated by us both. Thank you so very much – you set the tone for what turned out to be a perfect day.” MW & SW

“Gaynor Doherty officiated over our ceremony. She was wonderful, so friendly and endlessly positive and supportive throughout the many delays and complications. On the day, she made everyone laugh and cry in equal measure. All our guests commented on how she managed to capture us so well in her ceremony.” – Priya and Stu as featured n the lovemydress.net blog https://www.lovemydress.net/blog/2021/11/peak-district-fusion-wedding-hollowgate-farm.html

“Gaynor was wonderful throughout the whole process, from first meeting her, to creating the ceremony, to the whole day and afterwards. I cannot rate her highly enough and every second of the process with her was a joy. Many of our wedding guests have asked after her, commented how lovely her ceremony was and mentioned how friendly, kind and genuine she was. Some guests have even commented seeing her ceremony has made them consider having a celebrant for their own upcoming weddings – something they’d never considered before. Gaynor kept us in the loop throughout the planning process and was on hand to answer anything we needed, giving us lots of guidance and choice when we needed it and supporting us to make our own decisions when we had clear ideas in mind. We have been so lucky in having Gaynor as our celebrant. She picked up on little passing comments we made and made them so, special – using our language but weaving it together into a clear narrative. Many, many thanks to her – she is a credit to the profession.” – K S-H & AH

“If you want bland, generic and mundane, then don’t choose Gaynor.
However. If you want a highly personalised and meaningful ceremony, full of warmth and laughter then Gaynor is your celebrant! Choosing Gaynor is not simply a box ticking exercise, it becomes a journey of exploration as she gets to know you better, picking up on the little nuances you didn’t know were there to deliver the ceremony you want. Gaynor did a perfect job of delivering our Humanist ceremony (which followed a church wedding). The ceremony we wanted was exactly what Gaynor gave us: witty, light-hearted, and not soppy. This was only made possible because Gaynor works so hard to get to know and understand you, and fully involves you in the creation and scripting of the ceremony. We had so many lovely compliments from our guests after our Humanist ceremony, many of whom hadn’t been exposed to Humanism before. Even if you’re not sure if a Humanist ceremony is right for you, I urge you to get in touch with Gaynor, because above all, it is her honesty and clarity which shines through the most.
Thank you once again Gaynor! X” – JV & SV

“Gaynor was at all times professional, warm, kind and generous. She was exactly what we were looking for in a celebrant. Gaynor took the time to get to know us and that was reflected in the wonderfully personal ceremony she presided over. On the day, all our family commented on how wonderful she was and she brought a gravitas and warmth to our ceremony. We couldn’t have asked for a more wonderful celebrant.” – MR and JR

“It took a few days for us to come down from the heavenly clouds after our perfect wedding day and **** and I want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your unique role in shaping and delivering this perfect of days. From the minute you walked through our door and into our lives we knew you would be able to capture our love story for all to hear and to conduct our wedding ceremony with the magic it deserved. My daughter said ‘it told your story as a couple, it was wonderful’. My nephew in-law said ‘I’ve never been to a wedding like it, it was the best’. We talked about it for the whole weekend. The beautifully presented, printed wedding ceremony and certificate was a fabulous touch helping the day stay in our hearts and memories forever.” – JA & DA

“Gaynor was amazing and we couldn’t have asked for a better person to conduct our ceremony! She made the whole process so magical from our first meeting right through to the ceremony, even when Covid struck our plans and everything had to be rearranged a number of times, she was so accommodating and it felt like nothing was too much for her! Everyone commented on the ceremony and how personal it was to us as a couple. We can’t thank Gaynor enough!” – CG & AG

“From the moment Gaynor came round to learn about our love story, her enthusiasm, professionalism and pure love for her job was clear to see. We knew she was the woman for us. We wanted a personal, inclusive and intimate ceremony that was unique to others. Gaynor’s ceremony script covered everything we wanted to share with our friends and family and more! We received so many compliments after the ceremony from our wedding guests. Most of them said they had never seen a ceremony so personal, funny and true to the couple. Gaynor was an absolute delight and we are so thankful of all of her hard work from start to finish.” – CW & MW

“Gaynor was incredible and the perfect choice for our day. From the initial contact she made us feel at ease and tailored our ceremony and gave us everything we wanted. We got so many compliments about the personalised ceremony and even had a good handful of tears!” – JF and RF

“Thank you so much for everything! We had so many compliments on your ceremony and how personal it was. Even my family were saying they would get married by a humanist if they could do it again, and they are catholics!! So thank you so much for everything you did for us. It was a beautiful day!” – CH

“5* from the first meeting all the way until the ceremony and beyond. Gaynor told our story perfectly and really made our ceremony “ours” All our guests commented how beautifully personal our ceremony was. The day of our dreams was PERFECT. We really can’t thank you enough and will and have been recommending your services.” – JS & MS

“You made our wedding day perfect, and we’ll never forget you.” – NL

“We couldn’t have asked for anyone better to do our wedding ceremony, Gaynor was professional and told our story perfectly. On the lead up we had a few meetings with Gaynor and we felt so comfortable with her and so on the wedding day she felt like part of our wedding party. We have had so many comments from our guests on how well the ceremony was delivered.” – LH & DH

“Thank you so much for helping to make our wedding such a wonderful day, Gaynor. We had so many lovely comments about the ceremony from our guests, and we’re just over the moon with how it all went! Walking down that spiral aisle with my parents, listening to *** & ******* play, seeing all our friends and family on the way to meet ****** in the middle; and then all your beautiful words during the ceremony, and those of our readers…all the happy tears and giggles (I’ve been assured it wasn’t just me!!)… Those feelings and memories will stay with us forever. It was all so special, we really couldn’t have asked for anything more. We are so grateful for all your input, suggestions and way with words, to help us pull it all off .” – NA