I’m Stephanie, based in southwest London, although I originally hail from East Lancashire. I’m an accredited Humanist celebrant of over ten years, conducting weddings, funerals, and naming ceremonies, mostly in English and French, but also adding in others languages (Bulgarian, Hungarian and Hebrew and counting) when the event called for it.

I became a celebrant after attending a friend’s Humanist wedding ceremony. It was so personal and true to them, it immediately made me want to create that same atmosphere and feeling for others. Humanism for me is all about expressing who we are in a way that makes most sense to us, and celebrating the values that make us all human.

I had a Humanist wedding myself, and I’m so glad I was able to have a ceremony that represented my partner and me so well.

All these years on, I still love getting to know people, hearing their stories and finding out what makes them, them. Every ceremony is a collaboration: I’ll always bring ideas and suggestions, but it’s just as important to me that you feel able to say no. It’s your ceremony, not mine. In 2026 I was named Wedding Celebrant of the Year at the London Wedding Awards, which was a lovely nod to that approach.

Alongside the ceremonies, I spent years in communications across healthcare, biotech, transport and consulting, working out the right words for difficult and important moments, often in fast-moving environments and balancing many opinions. That’s the skill I’m lucky to bring to every ceremony I write.

I studied French and Italian at university, and have lived in Florence, Perugia, Rome, Brussels, and Charente-Maritime over the course of my studies and since.

When I’m not conducting ceremonies you can usually find me chasing my little boy, planning my next knitting or sewing project, or worrying about how to tackle my ever growing pile of books!  I’m a keen member of my local theatre group, whether I’m directing, acting, or getting stuck into the technical side of a show. Years of holding a stage, managing nerves (both mine and other peoples’!), and reading a room have turned out to be surprisingly good training for standing up in front of a wedding party or a chapel full of mourners and getting the tone exactly right.

You can read more about my approach to funerals, namings and weddings.  If you want to get in touch about a ceremony, click here.