Blog posts in the 'Thanks and Testimonials' category


Testimonials – They make my heart sing! February 14, 2016

Filed under: Celebrant, Ceremony, Testimonials, Thanks and Testimonials, Weddings

It’s true that charging a fee for ceremonies helps to pay my bills, but the thing that really motivates me about being a celebrant isn’t the money, but the appreciative notes, emails and cards I receive, like the lovely one below from Em and Bonz after their wedding at Fawsley Hall, where I am the recommended Celebrant. Em […]


Testimonials – Check out your wedding supplier January 18, 2015

Filed under: Celebrant, Ceremony, Outdoor weddings, Suppliers, Thanks and Testimonials, Video, Wedding Fair, Weddings

Wedding Fairs, Blogs, Magazines, Social Media…   Wedding suppliers are everywhere, enticing and inviting the bride to be to use their services.    Photographers, cake makers, florists, dress shops, candy carts…. But – on the Internet especially – anyone can profess to be an expert.   How do you KNOW that the supplier in question really IS competent?   How […]


Cherish Ceremonies wins International Award! July 26, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Thanks and Testimonials, Weddings

A massive thank you to all the friends of Cherish-Ceremonies: the wedding planners, the venues who have made me their recommended #Celebrant, all the fellow suppliers who have endorsed and recommended me, and of course, the many Cherish couples who have entrusted me with their wedding ceremonies and vow renewals since 2012. You have helped […]


A Good Funeral March 31, 2014

Filed under: Celebrant, Death, Eulogy, Funerals, Thanks and Testimonials, Tradition

What exactly is a ‘good’ funeral? Is it one that upholds tradition; is very sombre; family and friends in deep mourning. Perhaps a horse-drawn hearse, an oak coffin and hymns such as The Old Rugged Cross and Guide me O though Great Jehovah’..?    Lots of floral tributes, and a wake afterwards at the family home? Or […]


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 […]


A Surprise Testimonial… September 20, 2013

Filed under: Celebrant, General, Thanks and Testimonials

I do get some lovely testimonials from Cherish clients, for which I am very grateful, and which actually give me more lasting pleasure than the invoice payments…  although I do welcome the latter too! The unexpected compliments are wonderful.  Especially the one I saw today, which was posted on LinkedIn by another Celebrant in the industry.    […]