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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Tim Maguire married us at Kinross House on the 5th of October 2024. From the moment we had our first call, we knew that Tim was the one we wanted to work with. He was incredibly helpful when it came to creating our ceremony. We enjoyed the process of doing our ‘LoveWork’ and the result was a ceremony that really got us, our own story with plenty of laughs . So many of our guests commented after, saying how much they enjoyed our ceremony and we’ve since received more messages, many from people who had never attended at humanist ceremony before. Both of us can’t thank Tim enough for contributing to our day, he spoke with sincerity and emotion that came across to everyone and we couldn’t recommend him enough. Thanks Tim!
Robbie & Immy
Angela married me and my husband on the 6th of October 24. We could not have asked for a better ceremony. Angela was so nice made the both of us fell so comfortable and relaxed on the day and the months running up. She had amazing ideas and help with all preparations of the ceremony. Angela is a lovely woman and our wedding ceremony would not have been the same without her. We couldn’t thank her enuff.
We first met Gerrie way back in 2020 at a wedding fayre in Glasgow whilst looking at rough ideas for what we were looking for when we were ready to plan our big day. Gerrie’s humour and prompt answers we had for questions at the same assured us Gerrie was the real deal.
Of course a lot happened between 2020 and when we were looking to plan our big day so it was unfortunately put on hold. Once life resumed some form of normality, my wife found Gerrie on Facebook and after a brief back and forth we were able to secure Gerrie to conduct our wedding ceremony.
From start to finish, Gerrie has remained professional, ensuring we had done what we had to do by specific deadlines. Everything was sent over in such a simple and foolproof way to ensure we ordered what we needed, sent off for what we had to document, and wrote what we wanted to say on the day. Many emails and Teams calls ensured we were kept up to date, gave us a rough idea on what to expect on the day, and was available to accommodate any last minute changes.
The big day came and Gerrie arrived at the venue in good time and gave me a rundown on what was going to happen. My beautiful bride walked up to meet me in front of the iconic Savings Bank clock and Gerrie was quick to jump into action. She entertained our guests with some jokes, told a fantastic story of how we met and ensured no eyes stayed dry during the ceremony.
We simply cannot thank Gerrie enough for everything she has done for us from the start right up until our big day. We would definitely recommend Gerrie to be anyone’s first choice for officiating their big day.
Tim Maguire
Tim officiated our wedding at the stunning Carlowrie Castle, and it was everything we hoped for and more. The ceremony was filled with laughter and tears, with a warm and personal atmosphere.
We can’t thank Tim enough—his genuine love and joy radiated throughout the room! So many guests have commented on how much they enjoyed the ceremony and how perfectly it reflected who we are as a couple. Thank you so much!
Gerrie was our officiant at the wedding we celebrated in Scotland, at Birhill Castle
. We are Spanish but we love the Highlands. I honestly can’t imagine a better person to celebrate our wedding in the forest. It was magical, for our guests and for us, the best wedding in the world, they said.
We are very grateful to Gerrie for her professional and above all human treatment, she is lovely and transmits peace and happiness.
Thank you very much for being there on the happiest day of our days!