Ceremonies with backbone & belly laughs.
If you're looking for laughs where they belong, depth where it matters & a ceremony that's unmistakably yours... you're in the right place.
Love stories told as they're actually lived.
Hi, I'm Helena, a proud Peak District lass and celebrant for couples across Derbyshire and Yorkshire.
I create boldly personal wedding and life ceremonies for people who are looking for more than polite words and borrowed sentiment.
I write every ceremony shaped around your actual lives, not just the highlight reel. I get to know you properly, your history, your humour, your shared language, the good bits, the hard bits, and the bits you’ll reminisce about down the pub years later.
If you like the idea of people laughing and having a lump in their throat, I just might be the celebrant for you.
The whole thing. Done properly.
My services are anything but standard. But, you'll definitely get...
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A relaxed discovery meeting where I get to know you both, your story, your humour, the bits that matter.
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Guidance on readings, vows and any symbolic or religious elements
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Ongoing support: calls, messages, secret vow plotting as needed
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A completely bespoke ceremony script, written from scratch and refined with you
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Delivery of your ceremony on the day
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Arrival early to steady nerves, read the room and make sure everything runs smoothly
For a little bit more I can also provide:
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Rehearsal support
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A keepsake ceremony script for your wedding album
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Exclusive booking: I’m yours, no dashing off to another ceremony
How I work ensures a ceremony that's built around your real story, not a template.
Prices from £550.
Couples come to me because they want something that feels like them.
"We’ve been together a long time, through some hard years as well as the great ones. Helena honoured our history with warmth and laughter, and made the messy bits feel beautiful. We’ll never forget how that room felt."
Jenny & Richard Hemmingway
"Our reading had heart, and the perfect amount of cheek. Guests were laughing one minute and wiping their eyes the next. If you want something personal and properly memorable, book her before someone else does."
Katie & Matthew Holloway
"It didn’t feel like a ‘reading’, it felt like a wedding gift, something we’ll carry with us long after the flowers have gone."
Rebekah & Philip McCaw