Maxine Beech Ceremonies

10/03/2023

So I realised I haven't updated this page in a long time!
The Covid years changed a lot for many people, including us. We now live permanently in Malawi. I've been here since Sept 2021, and so far I've done a cheetah monitoring project, run a vet clinic/ animal shelter, rehabilitated pangolin, bougth a farm, grown a staff team to 10 people, set up Malawi's first and only CrossFit gym, started a direct sponsorship project at a refugee camp, hosted cacao ceremonies, and am setting up a women's support and sexual health organisation, amongst other things! Oh, and I also planned a wedding ceremony (of course!) 😁

It's been an incredible adventure so far, but I haven't forgotten the years of magic and joy in being a celebrant, along with the fabulous people I've met along the way.
If you want to keep in touch, feel free to reach out on my personal FB; Maxine Coral Beech. I'm also logging some project on Insta: (animal shelter) and (gym).

20/04/2021

*Personal Update Post*

Not surprisingly, this page has been very quiet over the past year, and my hair has grown so long I no longer resemble the photos on my website. But this is me and Mr B.

Whilst wedding bookings were sadly cancelled, I was able to finish my MSc in psychotherapy, and my Level 2 Clinical Training in Gottman Method Couples Therapy. 2021 should have been a sabbatical, a year of travelling with Mr B, reinvesting into our marriage and rekindling our relationship, ready to rebrand and branch out into relationship therapy on our return.
As things stand, our travels have been pushed from January to September, and I have been able to honour just a small handful of ceremonies that were re-booked from last year. Alongside that, I continue to offer a vow writing workshop independent to my celebrancy service. This is a process I care deeply about, and have had excellent feedback from all the couples who have taken part.

A vow writing workshop isn't just for those who plan to get married. It can be used to renew wedding vows for an anniversary, replace a formal commitment ceremony, and has a real intrinsic value, connecting two people together whatever their current situation. I believe our relationships evolve and our intentions and promises should too.

For more information please see my website for details: https://www.maxinebeech.com/vow-workshop
For followers of my page I am offering a 'love in the time of covid' discount of 25%, by quoting the code LITTOC.

20/04/2021

Make the most of the here and now by booking a vow writing workshop and aftercare service with Maxine Beech.
Whilst weddings have been postponed, you can use this time to reconnect, reflect, and rediscover what you treasure about your relationship.
*
I am couple therapist, not a poet, so don't expect flowery abstractions, set structures or templates. Consider this an indulgent mini-therapy session for you and your partner. What I help you to craft will not only sound beautiful and authentic, but will be meaningful and useful.
*
A vow workshop can help you plan your big day, celebrate an anniversary, create a standalone commitment ritual, or form a fabulous date night activity for long-term lovers.
https://www.maxinebeech.com/vow-workshop

20/04/2021

I could not have been more proud to FINALLY get to marry these two insanely wonderful lovebirds. Originally booked for July 2020, Kat and Sam were forced to change their wedding date at least four times. Sam drew this picture of the two of them as an initial piece of ceremony-planning homework TWO YEARS AGO! Who could have known then how much a simple hug has come to symbolise.
Their ceremony was not what they originally envisioned, but they adapted and evolved with charm and grace, and celebrated in an intimate setting with their closest family around them, and as Kat said; "it was truly a dream".
I can't wait for the day I get to see them again and actually bear hug the breath out of them.

*Huge shout out to the fabulous photography duo, Lauren and Glenn, aka throughthewoodsweran.co.uk/ for the stunning post-ceremony shot.
https://www.facebook.com/throughthewoodsweran

24/06/2020

Putting out another call for participants as one of my couples is now no longer able to take part. You'd need to be willing to join in with a 30-minute chat about your relationship via Google Meet. Message me if interested and I'll send details.

*Call for participants*
In the very strange void left by a summer without weddings, I am conducting research into RELATIONSHIPS for Keele University as part of a masters degree.
I'm in need of THREE couples who would be willing to join me via Google Meet for a chat about your relationship. The dates and times are completely flexible, and hopefully the experience will be a great opportunity to reconnect with each other and have a bit of fun.
This is open to anyone, not just my wedding clients. Ideally you'll have been together for at least five years, but not necessarily already married. If you're interested please send me a message or drop an email to my academic mail: [email protected] and I'll send you all the information and ethics/ consent forms to have a look through before you decide if you'd like to participate.
Thanks in advance! Maxine x

15/06/2020

*Call for participants*
In the very strange void left by a summer without weddings, I am conducting research into RELATIONSHIPS for Keele University as part of a masters degree.
I'm in need of THREE couples who would be willing to join me via Google Meet for a chat about your relationship. The dates and times are completely flexible, and hopefully the experience will be a great opportunity to reconnect with each other and have a bit of fun.
This is open to anyone, not just my wedding clients. Ideally you'll have been together for at least five years, but not necessarily already married. If you're interested please send me a message or drop an email to my academic mail: [email protected] and I'll send you all the information and ethics/ consent forms to have a look through before you decide if you'd like to participate.
Thanks in advance! Maxine x

16/10/2019

Walking down the aisle with rescue dogs instead of bouquets? Yes! What an amazing idea

Animal lovers always try their best to help their little furry friends in need, and we’ve talked about their efforts here on Just Something many times. Sally Burky and her husband are a newlywed couple from Ozark, Missouri, and as animal lovers, did their best to help dogs in need even during thei...

14/10/2019

So lovely to see Fred and Fiona’s wedding featured on Whimsical Wonderland Weddings!

whimsicalwonderlandweddings.com/tipi-garden-wedding-whimsical

It’s a pleasure to welcome Fiona and Fred to Whimsical Wonderland Weddings today, with their garden tipi wedding.

Photos Kit Myers Photography Featuring // Huze Makeovers Louise's Bohemian Hair, Wirral Ewer-Roberts Flowers Teokath of London Alice Underwood Films Pronovias Charles Tyrwhitt The Scotland Kilt Company Needle & Thread Cheeky Chilli Events Maxine Beech Ceremonies

13/10/2019

Setting the trend for Mexican waves mid-ceremony. Because it's a celebration after all!

photo credit: Lina & Tom - Wedding & Event Photography
Clare Tam-Im Photography

13/09/2019

"I choose you Lauren to be my wife because you are not a precious delicate little flower, you are a robust muscly little monkey pig."
Still pretty much my favourite vow ever.

12/09/2019

How beautiful is Nadia and Mark's highlights slideshow!
Thanks for sharing Gareth Newstead Photography

Click here for stunning Lower Drayton Farm wedding photography taken by Gareth Newstead Photography // Nadia & Mark's wonderful wedding day