Celebrate People
About this business
Celebrate People is a multi-belief organisation based on humanist values. We conduct ceremonies as well as providing support and counselling. Our highly trained and experienced celebrants represent our humanist values of love, kindness, equality, compassion, inclusion and respect. We believe that you two are central and will support you to make sure that your ceremony reflects and expresses what is important to you, your lives, your culture.
We can provide excellent Spanish, French and Italian speaking celebrants to make sure everyone is included.
We simply want you to feel cared for and supported to express your love and commitment in the way that means most to you in that special moment. You may celebrate with family and friends or run away just the two of you. Whatever you choose we are there to help you have your perfect ceremony.
We are there for you from the moment you start to think about what you want for your ceremony all the way through to you leaving for the rest of your celebrations. For most that includes making sure all the legal details are taken care of in the right way and in the right place. If you need guidance on what to include on your ceremony, we are there with many ideas and support to help you choose the best words and elements for you both.
All of our celebrants are brilliant at listening and helping as little or as much as you need them to put what is you want to say into words. For some couples this is easy, others less so. Wherever you fall on that scale we will support you in your ceremony development in preparation for the main event. Symbols and customs can strengthen what you want to say and all of us can include handfasting, drinking from the quaich, sand ceremony and many more.
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Maureen at Celebrate People was the celebrant for our wedding. She did a fantastic job and captured the mood we were looking for perfectly. In the months prior to our wedding she spent time getting to know us and structured our ceremony just as we hoped it would be. We can’t thank her enough!
Tim Maguire was our celebrant at our wedding in October 2022 and we can’t recommend him enough! We loved that the ceremony was unique to us and allowed us to share our story with our guests. We loved how Tim guided us through our ‘homework’ and we especially taking time to read what we had each written with one another. Our ceremony felt very ‘us’ and fitted the relaxed style of our wedding perfectly. Tim was so progressional on the day and made sure the ceremony ran smoothly. So many of our guests commented on how much they had enjoyed the ceremony and Tim’s delivery. Thank you again Tim! Caitlin & Martyn x
My husband and I cannot say enough great things about our celebrant, Leigh Ferguson. From the moment we got in contact with her, she made us feel comfortable and at ease and was very communicative during the entire process. She’s such a fun, sweet, down to earth person which is just what we were wanting for our special day. She is also wonderful at what she does and knows the ins and the outs of everything when it comes to the legal side of things, which was so helpful! When it came to wedding day, she added such a special and personal touch to performing our ceremony. We had some pretty crazy weather, but she encouraged us to embrace it and we were so thrilled with her dedication and the way she put her whole heart into the ceremony. She was also great at working with our needs and requests and then putting her own personal touch into it. And she’s also a fantastic hairstylist extraordinaire, this woman truly does it all!! We loved the concept of Celebrate People and how it centers around being human, and truly connecting with people in such a beautiful and unique way. We highly recommend Leigh, she is 10/10!!
Gerrie Douglas-Scott
Gerrie married my husband and I at The Clachan Inn, St John’s Town of Dalry in early December. Gerrie was amazing from the very moment we first made contact, she was so patient, understanding and ensured we got the personal wedding service we really wanted.
Gerrie even managed to get the very young children involved by getting them to give everyone a twirl of their beautiful outfits.
We wanted the service to reflect our personalities and Gerrie ensured it did exactly that with everyone laughing loudly at various points.
We cannot recommend Gerrie highly enough, don’t hesitate book her now!
We had Leigh Ferguson look after us from start to finish, guiding us from initial ideas of a ceremony through to something that would fully encompass our Scottish and Jewish heritages. She also helped us on the practical side, as we were getting married on the island that she lives on and she went out of her way to advise us of potential issues with the ferry services and supported our plan B should we not be able to get off the mainland for the ceremony. On the day we did manage to get to the island of Cumbrae and we sheltered in a pub opposite our marriage location with Leigh acting as a lookout for the break in the weather that would allow us to go and fulful the ceremony on the rock. Even with a gale blowing Leigh carried out our ceremony with appropriate dignity humour and candour and we cannot think of anyone better who would support our vision from start to finish and ensured that the day was all we planned and more.