About You

If you’re planning a wedding in the North East or North Yorkshire area, congratulations! But where to start? You might have contacted photographers, florists, caters and venues, but engaging a humanist celebrant to tell your story and guide you through the process of a wedding ceremony with a smile could be the best decision you could ever make! Non-religious, celebrant led wedding ceremonies are becoming increasingly popular in Newcastle Upon Tyne, Northumberland, Durham, North Yorkshire and surrounding areas, but with so many to choose from, it can be a minefield. You’re going to make the promises of a lifetime in the presence of everyone who’s important to you. Choosing someone you like and trust to add a little pizazz and make your ceremony meaningful, engaging, memorable and enjoyable is incredibly important. Thank you for visiting my site. I’d love to talk to you about the possibilities on your big day.

If you’re in the unfortunate position of having to arrange a funeral, memorial or celebration of life ceremony for a loved one  the best thing you can do is engage a celebrant who you is easy to get on with, who can guide you through the process with kindness and understanding, and who you trust to deliver an exceptional send-off when you are dealing with grief, upset and a mountain of tasks. I work with families to deliver beautiful ceremonies in North Tyneside, within a 30 mile radius of Newcastle Upon Tyne, and sometimes in Thirsk or Harrogate in North Yorkshire.

About Me

My style is smiley, relaxed, friendly, inclusive, professional and enthusiastic. Whether you are looking me up for a wedding ceremony or a funeral/celebration of life ceremony; all my scripts are bespoke, highly personalised, well written and memorable; crammed with information and stories that come straight from you during our ceremony planning meeting! And my natural, supportive and relaxed but controlled delivery on the day evokes sincerity and significance, celebration, love, a sprinkling of humour (if appropriate) and some moving words of emotional loveliness!

I’m easy to talk to and pretty unflappable. With a professional background in writing, event management, photography and story-focused video production for global corporates, UK charities and local communities, I’m a sensitive and encouraging listener, a lover of people, a creative, natural writer and story teller, a professional speaker and a stickler for originality and detail. I love to learn, and I’m always learning.

I’m a big fan of making the most of life. For me, that means music, gigs, music festivals, films, friendship, holidays, seaside and country walks, city life, socials, art, spoken word, getting involved in my community; dogs, puppies, cats,  and red wine!

I’m a humanist by nature (I love people, animals and the planet, I believe in fairness and equality, I’m not religious and I believe that we only get one life). I grew up in Harrogate, moved to London, then Surrey, then back to Harrogate (for 20 years) and now – a new adventure in the North East – we live where the river meets the sea, on the vibrant Fish Quay North Shields, 8 miles outside of the amazing city of Newcastle upon Tyne, and a mile from Tynemouth.