Blog posts in the 'Readings' category
5 Top Tips for speaking in public March 29, 2015
Filed under: Ceremony, Readings, Speech, Weddings
Have you been asked to read at a wedding? What do you do? Panic? Refuse? Or accept, but feel very nervous about it? Research shows that more people would rather be buried alive than speak in public – 74% of us admit to ‘Glossophobia*’ – not something I suffer from, thankfully, or I would be […]
Celebrant Wedding? Insist on the best! November 28, 2014
Filed under: Celebrant, Ceremony, Readings, Weddings
When we discuss and agree the readings for your wedding, I carefully print them up on quality paper (in a large clear font), and I put them in a beautiful folder that ties in with your wedding theme. I sometimes include ribbon, or Swarovski crystal. They have the names, date, and title of the reading […]
Mothering Sunday – but not for some March 10, 2014
Filed under: Death, Funerals, General, Readings, Thanks and Testimonials
Mothering Sunday is fast approaching – and this is a particularly difficult time for those who have lost their mother – no matter how old we are, nor how long ago the loss. If you are a supplier, please be sensitive, especially in your marketing, and especially around this time. A friend today received an email […]
Choosing the right reading March 9, 2014
Filed under: Celebrant, Poetry, Readings, Vow Renewal, Weddings
Much of my role as a celebrant involves lots of research: on the internet, where sites such as Pinterest are becoming a great source of inspiration, but also my many books of poetry, readings, song lyrics etc in order to find the right readings both to match the ceremony, the mood, the venue; as well as the […]
The Celebrant Speaks! March 6, 2014
Filed under: AudioBoo, Celebrant, Poetry, Readings, Vow Renewal, Weddings
Today is the anniversary of the birth of romantic poet Elizabeth Barrett Browning. Her poetry is much quoted, and is used often at wedding ceremonies as the words speak of love, which is unchanged through the centuries. Sonnet 43 is probably the most well-known and thus the most popular. You know – the one […]
Writing a Ceremony November 29, 2013
Filed under: Celebrant, Readings
When designing a ceremony for a wedding, a vow renewal, a baby naming, or a funeral, I always start with a blank sheet of paper. Always. Not everyone does – Registrars don’t, and priests don’t. They have set texts and formulaic layouts and every ceremony follows the same pattern. You can’t change it round, you […]
Speech Writing Service October 28, 2013
Filed under: Eulogy, Funerals, Readings, Speech, Weddings
Unaccustomed as I am…. Need to make a Wedding Speech? Maybe you are the father of the bride? The Best Man? Or even the groom? Or maybe a proud son or daughter making a speech at your parents’ vow renewal ceremony? Maybe you’re a manager with a prize giving ceremony at work or school, or […]
National Poetry Day October 3, 2013
Filed under: Baby Naming, Celebrant, Funerals, Readings, Vow Renewal
I love National Poetry Day – I used it as an excuse to read through some of my favourite poems. Here is one of them via an Audio Boo, called The Trees, by Philip Larkin. I love trees too! I think this poem would be suitable for any occasion, as it has a sense of […]
