Testimonials

“Rachael was absolutely amazing! She created the most emotional, warm, and beautiful humanist ceremony for our elopement. The story she wrote about us was so personal and touching, it truly moved us both. 

Every detail was perfectly thought out; the ceremony suited us perfectly. Thank you, Rachael, for giving us a moment we’ll cherish forever! 🤍✨”

- Elena + Ebbie, Swinton Estate Elopement

“Rachael was the perfect opening act to our festival wedding. In a day of effervescent colours and vigorous sounds Rachael took us on a deeply personal heartfelt journey through our relationship. Rachael reflected our story back to us in a new way infused with love, warmth, and joy.

From the first online chat to the day itself Rachael took a clear interest in us as both individuals and as a couple. She constructed the perfect ceremony that told our story, the highs and not so highs, the unusual, the unexpected and the gloriously mundane. She helped design a ceremony that was uniquely us, complete with a ring warming ceremony, an emotional memorial toast, a hilarious dishonourable mention and a belting rendition of the Beatles.

Rachael met with us over cake to refine our ceremony, listening to our increasingly outlandish suggestions, and professionally steered us on the right path! Receiving a copy of the script beforehand was vital in settling any nerves – though the personalised vows that Rachael helped us to write remained a secret until the ceremony.

From moment one Rachael exceeded expectations. We would unreservedly recommend her as a humanist celebrant for your ceremony.”

- Ellen + Pete, Townend Tipis festival wedding

“Rachael is simply the best!
From the moment we met her, we were blown away by how friendly and professional she was.

She truly got to know us, and wrote and delivered such a meaningful, heartfelt and personalised ceremony, our wedding guests couldn’t believe she hadn’t known us for years!

Highly, highly recommended!
Thank you Rachael!”

- Becki + Nick, Pavilion Hotel York Wedding

“Rachael was just amazing! We wanted our ceremony to reflect our love for each other, but we didn't want it too serious and wanted everyone to see how much fun we have together. Rachael totally got what we wanted and delivered an amazing ceremony with lots of laughs as well as some very special memories.

We couldn't have even dreamt of anything better. Thank you so much, we would recommend 1000000% to anyone thinking of tailoring their ceremony to share their personalities and memories.”

- Helen + Lucy, North Yorkshire barn wedding

Rachael was the celebrant at our wedding in York in September 2022. It was the polar opposite of a copy and paste registrar-led ceremony - Rachael took the time to truly get to know us as a couple and crafted a bespoke ceremony which felt personal, unique, and a genuine reflection of our personalities. One of our guests told me that our ceremony made her more emotional than her own wedding had!

It's clear that Rachael really cares about her craft, and I couldn't recommend her highly enough.”

- Allison + Mark, The Hospitium wedding, York

“Rachael has been more than a celebrant for us. She was approachable and professional from the start. The list of questions she sent to get to know us were very cleverly written and thought provoking that they actually helped us to start writing our vows, which she later on helped to 'smooth out'.

Finally, Rachael managed to summarise all of this into an incredibly moving ceremony with equal amounts of tears and laughter.”

- Anatasha + Raef, Gray’s Court wedding, York

“Thank you so much for making our ceremony so special. Working with you has been a joy and we really appreciate it.”

- Sophie + Craig, White Syke Fields wedding, Yorkshire

“Thank you so much for being such a special part of our wedding day. We had a wonderful day and the ceremony was just fantastic; which was all down to you.

So many people said to us how wonderful the ceremony was.”

- Ailidh + Ed, Scottish Malt Whisky Association legal wedding, Edinburgh

“The Humanist ceremony was everything we wanted for our day, it was very emotional and personal. Rachael was very professional yet warm and was a pleasure to work with.

We cannot recommend Ceremonies with Rachael more highly.”

- Donna + James, North Yorkshire wedding

“You came across as the most personable and calm celebrant - definitely my favourite!”

- Verity + Tom, Bedern Hall wedding, York

“Rachael captured our personalities during the ceremony. She was warm and friendly from the beginning, making us both feel comfortable when telling the story of our 10 year relationship, of how we met and why we love each other. 

Rachael understood the difficult parts that we have suffered, and she handled this with such compassion. 

Rachael communicated throughout the planning process, so we were always up to date. Rachael has amazing writing and storytelling skills. 

On the day Rachael arrived super early to make sure she could get a feel for the venue and meet the guests; we’ve had lots of comments to say the ceremony was beautiful, it was very personal to us, and we are so glad we went for a humanist ceremony with a relaxed feeling. 

Rachael made it just what we wanted with our personal touches. Our day wouldn’t have been the same without her and we will treasure those memories forever.”

- Leanne + Rich, Leeds woodland wedding