The Somerset Celebrant

Name: The Somerset Celebrant
Address: 70 Cranhill Road, Street, BA160BZ, GB
Telephone: +447530570943
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Hi, I’m Carol Smith. I’m an independent celebrant. I specialise in funeral, wedding, civil partnership, renewal of vows and naming services.

I create special,memorable and meaningful ceremonies.

12/05/2026

It’s always nice to have something in the diary - eek 😳

What this celebrant does in her spare time - whilst listening to The Boss
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05/05/2026

I’ve been in Padstow for the May Day celebrations and the colourful maypole reminded me of a very colourful ceremony I’m writing for July

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I have the honour of performing a beautiful handfasting ceremony using 12 coloured ribbons, each one carrying its own powerful symbolism

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Together, they weave a story of love, commitment, and shared intention.

Here’s what each colour represents:

❤️ Red – Passion, desire, and the fire of love
💙 Blue – Loyalty, trust, and emotional depth
💚 Green – Growth, fertility, and new beginnings
💛 Yellow – Joy, abundance, and positivity
🤍 White – Purity, honesty, and spiritual unity
🖤 Black – Strength, protection, and resilience
💜 Purple – Power, wisdom, and intuition
🧡 Orange – Attraction, creativity, and vitality
🤎 Brown – Stability, grounding, and home
💗 Pink – Romance, tenderness, and affection
🩶 Silver – Reflection, clarity, and inspiration
💛Gold – Prosperity, success, and enduring warmth

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As each ribbon is wrapped, it binds not just hands, but hopes, promises, and a shared future

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This handfasting ceremony is a deeply personal expression of love, where every colour tells part of the couple’s story

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02/05/2026

As I’m not leading any more ceremonies this week, but have plenty to write, we’ve come down to Padstow, for the May bank holiday weekend
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I took Friday off, to enjoy the traditional May Day celebrations
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What is the ‘Obby ‘Oss Day celebration?

‘Obby ‘Oss Day is the biggest day in Padstow’s calendar.

Thousands of people cram into the little town to celebrate the festival every May Day.

The origins of the Obby Oss are numerous.

Some say the celebration has its roots in pagan times, others that it’s a rain maker, a fertility symbol, a deterrent to a possible landing by the French some centuries ago or perhaps a welcome to the summer.

Locals spend the night decorating the town’s streets with flags, flowers and greenery complete with a maypole.

The next morning, two ‘osses’, one red and one blue emerge from their stables.

The ‘osses’, swirling and dancing proceed through Padstow’s streets taunted by a Teazer, who leads the dance with theatrical movements.

As the procession moves around the town, dancers perform a traditional gyrating dance to the sound of musicians and drummers
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The celebrations, drumming and drinking start at 8am and the street partying goes on until closing time.
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Our place here is right in the center of it all and it’s much much quieter this morning - back to writing ceremonies !

01/05/2026

I am so thrilled to have been chosen to lead T & J’s handfasting ceremony this summer — a small and intimate celebration set near the tiny village of Simonsbath, deep in the heart of Exmoor National Park
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I’d never heard of Simonsbath before, so I did a little research…
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The historic village sits high above sea level in the valley of the River Barle and the famous Two Moors Way long-distance trail runs right through it
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It’s such a beautiful place I’m tempted to stay on for a few days and explore
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30/04/2026

Yesterday’s service for a dearly loved and popular Welsh gentleman
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We had a double slot at the crematorium which more than doubled our time in the chapel and gave the family the opportunity to create a fitting goodbye without the usual time constraints
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I always order the music and visuals - This service included a holding photo displayed throughout the service, a silent slideshow played during a tribute, a visual tribute set to music during the reflection, a hymn and the entry and exit music - complicated huh 🤔
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I checked it so many times to make sure it all played in the right order !!
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The chapel team are really brilliant and professional and always ensure the service runs smoothly
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I’ll leave you with one of the poems which was eloquently shared by a grandson
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Do not go gentle into that good night,
Old age should burn and rave at close of day;
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Though wise men at their end know dark is right,
Because their words had forked no lightning they
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Good men, the last wave by, crying how bright
Their frail deeds might have danced in a green bay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

Wild men who caught and sang the sun in flight,
And learn, too late, they grieved it on its way,
Do not go gentle into that good night.

Grave men, near death, who see with blinding sight
Blind eyes could blaze like meteors and be gay,
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.

And you, my father, there on the sad height,
Curse, bless, me now with your fierce tears, I pray.
Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage against the dying of the light.
Dylan Thomas
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29/04/2026

At yesterday’s celebration of life ceremony for an adored and lovely lady, I wore a purple scarf - it was her favourite colour
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Below is her favourite poem, which was shared by her daughter at the service
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It certainly reflected her mischievous sense of humour and put a little smile on everyone’s face
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Here it is for you to enjoy
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When I am an old woman I shall wear purple
With a red hat which doesn’t go, and doesn’t suit me.
And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves
And satin sandals, and say we’ve no money for butter.
I shall sit down on the pavement when I’m tired
And gobble up samples in shops and press alarm bells
And run my stick along the public railings
And make up for the sobriety of my youth.
I shall go out in my slippers in the rain
And pick the flowers in other people’s gardens
And learn to spit.

You can wear terrible shirts and grow more fat
And eat three pounds of sausages at a go
Or only bread and pickle for a week
And hoard pens and pencils and beermats and things in boxes.

But now we must have clothes that keep us dry
And pay our rent and not swear in the street
And set a good example for the children.
We must have friends to dinner and read the papers.

But maybe I ought to practise a little now?
So people who know me are not too shocked and surprised
When suddenly I am old, and start to wear purple.
Jenny Joseph
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Have a beautiful day !

28/04/2026

This week I sent M & E the first draft of their wedding ceremony script
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It’s always a nerve wracking time waiting to hear back from a couple, to see if they like it!
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So it was really lovely to get a reply straight back saying, ‘Amazing, thank you so much ‘
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Now we’ll work on it together, making little tweaks here and there, until it’s absolutely perfect for the day
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27/04/2026

Congratulations Jessie & Rory on your wonderful wedding on Saturday
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It’s been such a pleasure to work with you both over the past year to create your wedding ceremony, which included a handfasting element, lots of singing, and tears of joy and laughter
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I wish you both every happiness in your new adventures ahead, as you continue ‘winging it’ together
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26/04/2026

Some pics from Jessie and Rory’s incredible wedding yesterday, in the beautiful de-consecrated Church of the Blessed Virgin Mary in East Lydford
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It was an absolutely glorious day, full of warmth and sunshine and lamas basking in fields
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Whilst in the church we found an extra bridesmaid 🗡️🗡️🗡️

25/04/2026

It’s a gloriously warm and sunny Spring day and everything is ready for J & R’s wedding ceremony this morning
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We all met up yesterday afternoon for a run through, so it will all be perfect today
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Address

70 Cranhill Road
Street
BA160BZ

Telephone

+447530570943

Website

http://somersetcelebrant.com/

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