A mini 'blogette' Hello all. I often get asked "what is the difference between a celebrant wedding and a registrar led wedding?". In a nut shell it’s the personal service. As a celebrant I am committed to getting to know you as individuals long before your wedding day. If I am conducting your wedding ceremony, then I want to hear your story, to hear about what is important you as a couple, to reflect all of your hopes and aspirations for your married life together. I will wor

Nestled on the edge of the stunning North Yorkshire Moors National park you will find this beautiful, family owned Estate. I had the pleasure to exhibit at The Chapelgarth Estate open day on Saturday. From the moment I pulled up in the drizzle in my laden car, I was stuck by the person-centred approach and genuine wish to help. I was offered assistance parking, to be escorted with an umbrella as I unloaded and generally made to feel that nothing was too much trouble. Rewind.

All wedding venues are on a register somewhere right? No! Wedding myth busting 101(UK only). I'm going to let you into one of the biggest secrets around. You can be married pretty much where ever you want! Now, I'm sure that HRH Queen Elizabeth would not be happy for most of us to marry at Windsor Castle, but aside from the obvious restrictions and checks with private landowners etc, you have options as far as the eye can see. There are legal restrictions as to where you regi

Welcome new readers and welcome back to True to You's existing followers. Today I wanted to share something that runs thematically throughout my work as professional celebrant and as a nurse - the 'life cycle'. In 2016 I completed my post graduate certificate in Systemic Family Therapy at the University of Leeds. Of the many schools of thought within the systemic practice community, the 'life cycle' model (Carter and McGoldrick 1980), was one that really resonated for me as a