Pleased to meet you...
Hi there! I'm Charlie - a fully qualified, independent celebrant based in Bedfordshire. I conduct wedding celebration, baby naming and vow renewal ceremonies and I love it. You can find out more about me here.
Why choose a celebrant?
If you're interested in a completely unique and personalised ceremony, booking a celebrant is a great way to make that happen. Whether you're planning your wedding, arranging a baby naming or thinking of renewing your vows, I'd love to be a part of making it come to life in the best way possible. As a celebrant I conduct ceremonies that happen outside of religious buildings and registry offices - and that can happen absolutely anywhere! At a beautiful venue, in a restaurant, at someone's home, on a boat, inside or outside...the possibilities are endless.
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Some people choose a celebrant for their special day because they want the freedom to change the script, hold it in an unusual venue, include their friends, family or pets, or because they're looking to incorporate some religious elements which aren't permitted in a registry office.
How does it all work?
We'll start off with a no obligation chat over the phone to talk through your ideas and give me a chance to get the creative juices flowing! At this point I'll give you a booking form to complete - this will secure the date.
Then we'll meet and spend a couple of hours talking it all through. If you've already got an idea of how you'd like your ceremony to run, that's great but if you're not exactly sure, that's fine too. We'll work it all out together!
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Once I've asked a million questions I'll go away and draft a script for you to read. I'll edit it until you're completely happy and then we'll have one final chat before the big day.
What else do I need to know?
If you're arranging a wedding, celebrants can't legally marry people in England (yet!) so you'll need to register your marriage before the ceremony, just like a birth or death. In Bedfordshire this costs approximately £35 per person. I'm very happy to work alongside a registrar in circumstances where they agree to do this.
There is no legal requirement to register a baby naming or vow renewal.
