Wedding and Vow Renewal

A Dorset wedding.  photo:katiehamiltonphotography

The wonderful thing about a humanist wedding or vow renewal is that it is all about you. You choose the location, time of day, and set the tone. You can be as serious or as light hearted as you want, and can include all sorts of personal elements, such as vows you have written, readings and music that mean something to you, or a symbolic moment to tell everyone how much you love and want to commit to each other.

Weddings

Take a look at this video to see more about a humanist wedding –

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My job (and huge pleasure) as your celebrant is to make sure that we create a ceremony together which reflects you as a couple and your view of the world. I aim to give you the celebration you, your family and friends will always remember with joy.

I will work with you to create a meaningful and joyous celebration for your wedding ceremony or vow renewal which reflects your personality, style and image of your perfect day. Personal elements are what make your ceremony special, and you can include (or not!) music you love, vows you have written, and contributions by other people if you wish. Many couples opt for a symbolic act such as exchanging rings or handfasting. It’s all up to you. After getting to know you, I will write a ceremony which feels right for the two of you. A humanist wedding is an expression of your love for each other and the commitment you are making as a couple. You are individuals, your story is unique and your wedding ceremony will be too.

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Vow Renewal

A vow renewal ceremony, like a wedding, relects your story, personalities and experiences as you celebrate your relationship so far and your commitment to the future. You choose when, where and how you wish to mark this special occasion, and your bespoke ceremony will be written to include all the ways you wish to honour this unique point in your lives.

Here’s how it works –

• It’s a good idea to have a no obligation chat or brief face to face meeting first, to help you decide if you would like me to be your celebrant.
• Once you have confirmed that you would like me to conduct your ceremony, we then have a full meeting to get to know each other. I take detailed notes on your story, and we discuss the type of celebration you have in mind. If you would like assistance with ideas, I’m here to help.
• Following this meeting, I write a draft script for you based on what you have said, which we then pass backwards and forwards between us for editing until you are completely happy with a final version.
• If at all possible, we arrange a rehearsal at the venue the day before the wedding, so that you can feel secure that everything will run smoothly.
• On your big day, I will conduct the ceremony in a warm and professional way and ensure that all goes according to plan.
• Finally, within two weeks of that, I will send you a presentation copy of your ceremony to keep.

Rest assured that I will stay in touch throughout this whole process, we will be planning and preparing together to ensure that everything goes exactly as you want it to.

My wedding fee is £600.

The fee for Vow renewal is £400.

This includes travelling from my home up to 30 miles. Travel further afield is charged at the prevailing RAC-recommended rate for car travel. For other forms of transport I’ll pass on travel expenses at cost.

Once you have confirmed that you would like me to be your celebrant I will ask for a non refundable deposit (wedding – £200, vow renewal – £100). For both types of ceremony a further £200 will be payable on receipt of the script, and the final balance will be due 10 days before the event.

Janet Glaze. Humanist wedding celebrant in Dorset, Somerset and Wiltshire. Photo:photographybylouisajane

‘It was such a well written and thoughtful ceremony, warm and empathetic.’

‘The ceremony was very inclusive’

‘You were so well organised and calm.’