Embrace Ceremonies

23/07/2026

❤️The most beautiful, kind, caring boy who had his whole life ahead of him and a lovely family who will forever love and miss him. Please like, follow and support the move for change in Ronan’s memory - he should still be here; still be making memories; he should have received the help he desperately needed and asked for over and over again 💔x

A Dad and Son. A bond so deep.
Go cart racing, x box playing.
Inside jokes. Oasis songs on repeat.
United match days - let’s go together.
Precious memories for forever.
Chelsea pride.
Ronaldo and Messi debates that never ended.
Chess playing.
Ronan was always the winner.
Disarrano and coke.
Let’s play pool.
Dance your heart out to Man in the Mirror.
Caravan holidays, Blackpool tower.
A dog called Batman…
Let’s compromise - Robin sounds better.
Steal your razor. Get your own!
Whatever’s yours is also my own. 😆
Work at the open.
Biffa together.
Free pizzas, hard work.
A team together.
Love never ends.
It only grows.
It’s in the air,
Or wherever we go.
Love is not words.
It’s memories and actions.
It’s not what we say,
It’s what we do that matters. ❤️❤️

19/07/2026

❤️ Over at the Rhynd today, beautiful and so hot, hope you are enjoying the sunshine x

15/07/2026

10/07/2026

❤️ Long post alert - end of week reflections.

I love speaking to people about my job - I see so many folk I know at services and it’s great to catch up with friends I was at school with; colleagues and pupils from my teaching years and families I’ve worked with.

Being a Celebrant is such a privilege and one I never lose sight of - to be trusted to become a part of a family in their saddest and happiest times is an honour which should never be taken for granted.

We juggle the joy of Weddings, welcoming babies and the heartbreak of saying goodbye - often all in one week.

This week started for me with the service of a lady who had celebrated her hundredth birthday, lived a full and happy life. This week ended with the service for a beautiful, vibrant twelve year old girl whose life had just begun.

Both have left a legacy to be proud of - one in four generations of a family…… the other a girl who in donating her organs has given the gift of life to four other children.

There is an extra beautifully bright star in the sky tonight, right up there next to the moon and a lovely family who I will hold in my heart always ❤️

06/07/2026

❤️ Monday afternoon and I’m doing a bit of everything - writing a funeral for a lovely lady; answering Wedding inquiries and making calls to families to arrange meetings for a blether ….with a bit of kitten cuddling thrown in.

Remember it’s not too late to be a 2026 Bride or Groom - some Weddings are years in the planning some are months ….. I still have some availability for this year, 2027 and booking into 2028. Feel free to phone, message, email 😘

Very grateful thanks to the lovely Martin and Gemma for letting me share some of the gorgeous pics taken by the very talented Abbie McKee ❤️

06/07/2026

❤️Morning everyone, hope you’ve all had a good weekend, been busy here as always with preparation for this weeks services and a lovely naming day yesterday.

This was a bit different and very emotional, Joshua is thirteen and it is very important to his dad that he had Guardians appointed to care and support him through life’s journey. His mum wrote some lovely words to be read and all four of his sisters spoke and told Joshua how loved he was, how proud they were of him and that they would always be there.

Cody and Jim, lifelong best friends were honored to be appointed as Guardians - not a dry eye.

Joshua liked the idea of a sand ceremony in Dundee F.C colours and so that’s what we did.

As always get in touch for a blether, I’m never far away ❤️

03/07/2026

❤️Happy Friday everyone from the mad house ❤️

28/06/2026

28/06/2026

❤️ I had such a lovely afternoon yesterday conducting Louise and Tom’s Wedding Ceremony at the Woodland Hotel. The loveliest couple and family - I taught Louise’s son Kieran many years ago and just loved seeing him and his pals again - they are great lads but made me feel old!!

We had such a relaxed service full of laughter - Louise and Tom chose to have a handfasting and drinking from quaich to seal their marriage - with rather a large measure poured by Tom’s son Ryan!!! This may or may not have contributed to our lovely bride falling on the dance floor, breaking her wrist and ending up in A and E this morning 🙈

Huge congratulations to the lovely Mr and Mrs Aitken ❤️