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Hi, I'm Ruth
I am a Midlands based celebrant and I hand make and conduct personalised ceremonies for people looking for something special and personal that reflects them and the life moment they wish to create and remember always. We are all different and the way we love and feel is unique is to us. Working with an independent celebrant to craft your ceremony will give you the opportunity to create a ceremony that reflects that uniqueness and create a memory that will last forever.
What's my ceremony style?
Bored of hearing the same words and phrases at every wedding, funeral and christening? Do you want a ceremony created and delivered that reflects you and your loved ones? As your celebrant I will get to know you and find out what is important to you and create a truly unforgettable moment for you and everyone who shares that moment. My celebrant lead ceremony will not only give you the right words at the right time but give you the confidence and reassurance that the moment will be well planned, confidently held, calmly executed and delivered with warmth and joy.
Prices From
Weddings £500, Vow Renewals £375, Naming's £375, Funerals £250
Why choose Ruth?
I see everyone’s romantic journey as the best romance novel I have ever read and I am a sucker for a happy ending!. I have worked in the arts all of my career and enjoy telling a great story to a captive audience. I am family oriented and love celebrating and marking those special people and moments with a mixture of humour and quiet reflection. I am also a well seasoned project and event manager so you can be confident that the service I provide for you will be stress free and professional.
What do I offer?
Weddings
If you want a ceremony that reflects who you are as individuals, as a couple and how you want to start the next chapter of your lives together, then I am the celebrant for you. If you want a wedding ceremony that wows and one that you and your guests never forget, then I am the celebrant for you. By choosing me Your wedding will set the bar high! As your celebrant I promise to ensure your ceremony is all of those things and more. I will work with you both to create words, vows and a ceremony that reflect you!
By choosing a Handmade Ceremony your package will include: Up to two meetings to get to know you and create and design your ceremony. We will work together to make sure that everything and everyone you want to include is included.
Your Script: I will create for you a bespoke wedding script that can include vows , unless you want to write them yourself , special ceremonies and lots and lots of love, laughter and moments to cherish. You will get the opportunity to review and edit the script but if you want it to be a special surprise that’s okay too. Many couples like to include a symbolic ceremony and I will work with you to create the right one for you as well as sourcing and providing ceremonial keepsakes and props.
Rehearsal: I will plan and execute your ceremony without fuss or stress, and rehearsals can be factored in if required.
Prices From
£500
Why choose Ruth for your wedding?
I am in love with love. I see everyone’s romantic journey as the best romance novel I have ever read and I am a sucker for a happy ending!. I have worked in the arts all of my career and enjoy telling a great story to a captive audience. I am family oriented and love celebrating and marking those special people and moments with a mixture of humour and quiet reflection. I am also a well seasoned project and event manager so you can be confident that the service I provide for you will be stress free and professional.
Naming Ceremonies
Family and Friends are very important to me and I love making those special moments in their lives with gifts, words, events that make them feel special and appreciated. If I could throw a party for each and everyone of them I would, but sometimes a simple message in a card is all they need. I will take time to get to know you and the person or persons you are celebrating and create a ceremony for you that offers the love, warmth and care that I would for anyone I love and care for.
When you book with me you get a handmade bespoke ceremony written from the heart, reflecting your thoughts and feelings. I will meet with you and get to know you and the circumstances that have lead you to want to celebrate this moment in your life. I will lead you and your loved ones through the ceremony with my handmade script, incorporating any special ceremonies or people that you want.
Prices From
£375
Why choose Ruth for your naming ceremony?
I am thrilled you have decided to get in touch with me to see how I can work with you and your family to create a Naming Ceremony that is unique to you. I will create a ceremony that is inclusive, fun and filled with love, a ceremony that marks this important and special day for you and your family.
Renewal of Vows
And I am a deeply romantic person. By choosing me to tell your story and shape a ceremony that reflects your story you are entrusting me to take care of your memories and your journey together as a couple. I Vow to take care of you and your love story and retell it to the world through your Vow Renewal ceremony and promise you a day to remember just like the first time you said ‘I Do’
As the celebrant you have chosen to create your Vow Renewal ceremony I will meet with you and get to know you both, finding out what makes you special as people, as a couple and listen to your story of life together. I will create a warm, and personal ceremony that reflects you and your relationship and help you to share this with your loved ones in a unique way that will create a memory to treasure for all, forever.
Prices From
£375
Why choose Ruth for your renewal of vows?
Being in love with one person and sharing your life with them for as long as you have is something worth celebrating. In 2014 I had the honour of organising a special event to celebrate the 50th Wedding Anniversary of my parents. We came together on that day to celebrate them as a couple and honour the years of togetherness that had played such an important part in shaping the lives of those of us that have shared that life with them. A Vow Renewal is your chance to celebrate your love and life together but it is also your moment to say to each other the things that we sometimes forget to say on a daily basis and remember why you fell in love with each other all those years ago.
Funerals
In 2017 I said goodbye to the man I had loved for my whole life. I never thought I would ever have the courage or the right words to do his life, his love for me and my love for him justice, but somehow I managed it. And it was an independent funeral celebrant that helped me to do it. At a time when my family were feeling sad and exhausted our funeral celebrant walked into my kitchen, took quiet control of the situation and helped us create a ceremony and write eulogies that did justice to my Dad. Nothing was too silly or to serious, it was just us honouring him and our memory of him. That’s why I chose to become a funeral celebrant and that’s why I know being chosen by you to do this for you is an honour.
When you choose me to create the ceremony for your loved one I will meet with you and your family members to listen to your stories and help to shape the ceremony you want, reflecting the person you have lost and your love for them. Everyone is unique, our memories of people we love are unique to us. My ceremony will reflect that individual and how they and you wish to be remembered. I will guide you through what to say, when to say it and shape all the special unique elements you wish to include that reflect your loved one and the way you wish to honour and remember them.
Prices From
£250
Why choose Ruth for your funeral?
In 2017 I said goodbye to the man I had loved for my whole life. I never thought I would ever have the courage or the right words to do his life, his love for me and my love for him justice, but somehow I managed it. And it was an independent funeral celebrant that helped me to do it. At a time when my family were feeling sad and exhausted our funeral celebrant walked into my kitchen, took quiet control of the situation and helped us create a ceremony and write eulogies that did justice to my Dad. Nothing was too silly or to serious, it was just us honouring him and our memory of him. That’s why I chose to become a funeral celebrant and that’s why I know being chosen by you to do this for you is an honour.
Reviews for Handmade Ceremonies
Total Reviews: 2
Average Rating: 5
reviews (2)
Celebration of Life for my husband Tim Laurence
Ruth personalised our Celebration by having several meetings with us and also took the time to view the location. She spent a lot of time with us finding out about Tim and all our various relationships with him. We couldn’t have asked for a better person to lead us in our Celebration of his life and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend her. She had a personal touch and we were very pleased with how it all went. She helped us create a day to remember. Thank you Ruth. Trish
Thoughtful, Personal, Perfect Ceremony!
It’s hard to put into words just how fantastic Ruth was as our celebrant.
We were very last minute with organising a celebrant for our wedding and only gave Ruth 10 weeks to put together our ceremony, but what she delivered absolutely blew us away.
Ruth’s attention to detail could not be faulted and she created the most perfect ceremony. Our guests were blown away by Ruth’s beautiful words and how personal our ceremony was (with some commenting that we must have known her for years).
Ruth made us feel so comfortable, calm and relaxed going into the ceremony and made the day even more special than we had imagined.
If anyone is looking for a celebrant, then we could not recommend Ruth more!
Thank you for everything you did for us, you’ll always hold a special place in our heart.
