Sophie Colligan

Soooo... you've already seen or heard about ceremonies that have totally managed to get the party started, they've left the couple and the guests buzzing with emotion and energy... and you're looking for the right person to work alongside you throughout to make sure that this is how YOU will feel about your ceremony too! // For me, the most important part of being chosen as your celebrant is that we’ll have had the chance to get to know each other. When there's the chance of feeling the pressure on the big day itself, you'll know there will be someone right up there at the front with you who knows and loves your quirks, someone who's got your back... and I'm not just talking about your significant other! // > ‘Sophie was so warm and welcoming... so interested and invested in making this the perfect day for us: We feel like we have gained a friend.’ Bryony & Francis < // A humanist ceremony is NOTHING like a registrar wedding... so stop that comparison Right Now. There are no templates, no paragraphs that get repeated over and over from ceremony to ceremony, no strict starting times: it will be what YOU want it to be! // And as one of my couples told me, I'll be like your wedding doula! I'll guide you right through the process of putting your ceremony together, so you can go from "Sophie, we don't even know where to start!" to "Sophie, this is SO US and we love every word of it!" // There's so much choice! Symbolic acts are always popular, whether that is the common practice of exchanging rings, older traditions such as hand-fasting and candle-lighting... or even some newer ideas such as sand-blending or tree planting. // Want your guests to play a big part? Let's do it! Want your pooch involved? Of course you do! Want your wild-card uncle to stand up and deliver some off-the-cuff thoughts for over 10 minutes? (Woah... that might not make the cut!) I'm here to make sure that you and your guests will be BUZZING!