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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We can’t recommend Maureen Waterston enough! We were keen to have a relaxed ceremony, personal to us and with us speaking as little as possible and Mo absolutely delivered. From small touches to having us say “we do” instead to tailoring our vows to referring to our love of travel, it was completely us.
All of our guests commented how lovely and friendly Mo was and how completely us the ceremony was.
We can’t thank her enough❤️
From the moment we met Gerrie we knew that we wanted her to be part of our day. We had both met Gerrie at the Wedding Fair in Slogans not long after we had got engaged. We spoke with Gerrie and instantly clicked. This was our first experience of stepping into the wedding world and getting an idea of what was the right fit for us. With most things, we had some discussion with regards to what was right for us, however we both immediately knew that Gerrie was the Celebrant for us. There was no question about it. Gerrie made us feel at ease from the second we had spoken with her, it was obvious the wealth of knowledge and experience Gerrie had with her background in the Wedding field.
We had plenty of chats & meetings with Gerrie which all felt so comfortable and as though we had known each other for years. Everything we wished to incorporate on our day Gerrie was fully supportive and allowed us to have the freedom to make the day our own. We always felt as though we could speak openly and honestly with Gerrie and explain our worries regarding anything Wedding related. Gerrie was a great source of information and reassurance for us to speak outloud about anything we were not sure of.
Gerrie quickly got to know us and knew the type of ceremony we both were looking for. Which allowed us to feel completely at ease knowing there wouldn’t be any pressures to be “conforming” to any wedding norms that may have been out there. The day was completely our own and Gerrie enabled that to happen from the moment we had met her.
From the minute we had confirmed Gerrie was available and able to share our day with us we had many compliments from our current suppliers, all speaking highly of Gerrie and complimenting how we had made a great choice! This only further assured we had made the right choice. Gerrie ensured that every part of the ceremony went flawlessly, from the moment the Groom had arrived to the moment we both walked down the aisle after. Gerrie also made sure after the ceremony that we were both happy and gave us lovely advice & well wishes for the future.
We felt as though we had a reliable source to fall back on throughout our wedding planning, as well as the wedding day. We were provided with many difference sources and options from Gerrie to allow us to have a starting point for our planning, which really helped as we were not sure where to even begin at times. These were all altered to be our own and personal to use, but were a huge starting point and gave us the reassurance we were on the right path to putting our ceremony together. We had multiple conversations with Gerrie to ensure that all 3 of us were on the same page & we all knew exactly how the ceremony would go.
We would highly recommend Gerrie & celebrate people to anyone who is looking for someone to take part in their wedding day/celebrations. We have never felt more comfortable and happy working with someone for such a big event in our lives!
Thank you Gerrie x
Mo was absolutely fantastic from beginning to end. She was able to accommodate our busy schedule for meetings leading up to the big day and we had online and an in person meeting. The ceremony was exactly what we wanted and suited us to a T! We had many guests comment on how lovely the service was and Mo also stayed in contact post wedding and took some great pictures herself! Highly recommend.
Wedding: 07/10/23
Well what can we say – Aileen was amazing from start to finish. From the care, time and attention she gave from first meeting with her to discuss our ceremony to the humour, warmth and attention to detail on our wedding day.
Our ceremony was beautifully written and conducted with all our guests commenting on how personable and loving it all was, so much so even Scott was full of emotion on the day!
we cannot recommend Aileen highly enough, an absolute privilege to have her conduct our ceremony.
Heartfelt thanks from us both.
Audrey and Scott Brown
November 4th 2023
Gerrie was absolutely outstanding as our celebrant for our Ayrshire wedding in August. She coordinated a lovely ceremony that was truly personal to us. She gave us complete freedom about what we included in the ceremony and in what order – making recommendations when we asked.
She was also very well organised, we had a zoom meeting several months prior and then had to fill a comprensive form which allowed her to tailor the ceremony to our personalities and needs. A quick rehersal the day before and everything was clear! She was early on the day and her relaxing nature meant we could relax on the day as well. Couldn’t have wished for a better celebrant – thank you, Gerrie! Oli & Meta x