Welcome! Congratulations on your engagement. My name is Veronika Sophia Robinson. I'm so pleased you've found me and would love to create your ceremony. I'm a highly experienced celebrant in Penrith, Cumbria who has been creating beautiful weddings, handfastings, vow renewals, and commitment blessings internationally since 1995, and am highly sought after for my bespoke, creative ceremonies.

Why consider me for your ceremony? As an independent Heart-led Celebrant, I create ceremonies based on whatever is meaningful to you: spiritual, religious, agnostic, humanist; romantic, philosophical, humourous, formal, informal, alternative, traditional, indoors or outdoors.

With a Master's Degree in Creative writing, and the author of more than 30 books, you can be sure that I will write the perfect ceremony for you. My vast and unparallelled experience has seen me creating ceremonies for people of various cultural, religious, and spiritual traditions.

So whether you're after a full Pagan Handfasting Ceremony in the woods, a barefoot commitment blessing on the beach, an elopement ceremony on the fellside, a vow renewal at home, or a traditional wedding in a barn, castle, or other venue of choice, get in touch.

This is my promise: I practise discrimination-free celebrancy, which means that I will not discriminate (or associate with those who discriminate) against you on the grounds of religion or other beliefs, disability, mental health, race, culture, gender, gender reassignment,sexuality, age, body shape or size, health and wellness narrative, marital or parental status. What does this mean? I honour the right of each human being to celebrate their life.

You have my assurance that I will accord you the respect you deserve.

Kind words from some of my wedding couples:

Wedding Ceremony at Three Hills Barn

We just wanted to say a huge thank you!

Our ceremony last week was wonderful and everyone loved it!

Darryl and Greg

Elopement Ceremony in the Lake District

It was absolutely perfect. The whole day was beyond everything we dreamed of; exactly how we wanted it. Thank you for putting your heart and soul into making it so deeply meaningful and personal. It was the most special experience of my life.

Mrs Brown

Wedding at Askham Hall

We just wanted to say a massive thank you for putting together the most perfect wedding ceremony. It was so personal and filled with just the right words. Everyone afterwards commented on how great it was and how it suited us both so well.

We couldn’t have asked for a better ceremony and your delivery and tone was so calm and composed.

The whole day was truly magical, we couldn’t have asked for a better wedding. We don’t think we’ve ever been so continuously happy in a single day!

Lots of love,
Flora & Angus

Wedding at Appleby Castle

Katy and I would like to say a huge thank you for conducting our ceremony on Saturday. We had such a special day and the service was absolutely perfect. We will be forever grateful.

Thank you once again.
Kind regards,
Mr and Mrs Walsingham

Wedding at Low Hall, The Lakes

We honestly couldn’t have wished for a more perfect ceremony. It was everything we hoped for and more, and all of our guests absolutely loved it! Thank you so much for your care and attention when planning and all your support throughout the process. It really made everything so special and truly felt like a ceremony created just for us. We’ve both said how much more bonded we have felt since (something we didn’t feel at all after the legal ceremony) and I think without you we might not feel married at all. All our love, Katrina and Josh

An Autumnal Wedding at Askham Hall

Lyndsay and I wanted to say a HUGE thank you!

The ceremony you put together was nothing short of spectacular. It really was.

You captured the essence of Lyndsay and I beautifully and your words were so moving. …

I don’t think I have ever laughed and cried so much in such a short space of time.

We’ve had numerous friends and family tell us it was the best ceremony they have ever witnessed. Even religious family members commented on how moving and special they found it.

So, thank you SO much for all your hard work. You smashed it out of the park!!

Love, Jake and Lyndsay X

Eden Barn Wedding, Cumbria

We just wanted to say thank you for making our day so memorable. Having you make it so personal to us really was so special.

Thank you for everything xxx

F and E

Askham Hall Wedding

Veronika! Wow wow wow! What a ceremony! We absolutely loved it & so did our guests. So many people have commented on how lovely it was and how amazing you are. It was everything we hoped it would be and more. We cannot thank you enough!

We’re off on our honeymoon now but we will be in touch properly when we get back! Xx Fiona and Paul

Handfasting Ceremony at Callanish Stone Circle, Outer Hebrides

We are still on such a high, and feel that our wedding brought together so many elements in unexpected and beautiful ways. The ground, the horizon, and the heavens have conjoined and we could not be happier in the full appreciation of that privileged experience and its unfolding gifts.

Thank you for your wonderful presence and your delivery of our ceremony. I don’t think words could describe our gratitude for your understanding, delicacy and commitment from first online contact years ago, until our goodbye at the Stones where we left the bouquet. Sista, you got soul!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. P and D xx

Elopement in the Eden Valley

Just wanted to also thank you personally for an amazing day. You made everything so special for us and I cannot thank you enough.

K x

Wedding Ceremony at Askham Hall

Lee and I just wanted to say thank you for everything. We both loved our wedding and Jude’s naming ceremony so much. We appreciated your kindness and patience as well.

Everybody commented on how lovely it was, and how beautifully you conducted it. You created a level of tranquillity with your soft and gentle delivery ~ which I needed with Jude getting a little upset.

We cannot thank you enough and we’re so glad that we found you.

All our love, Nicole, Lee and Jude.

Wedding Ceremony at Hidden River Barn, Cumbria

Dear Veronika, We’re 100% happy with the ceremony, it was exactly what we wanted and we got positive feedback from friends and family too. Thanks again and best wishes, T and K

Eden Valley Elopement

Thank you for an amazing day. You made everything so special for us and I can not thank you enough.

N xx

Wedding at Augill Castle

Thank you again for creating such a personal ceremony for us. There were such special moments and we really appreciate all the personalisation to make it meaningful not just to Greg and me but to the whole family. Samantha took her duties with the rings very seriously and I love seeing her face in the photos! Given we were an ocean away, I appreciate all the extra effort to communicate with us and making the time the day before to get everything finalised.

Inga (Atlanta, Georgia)

Askham Hall Wedding

Thank you so much, Veronika! The ceremony was amazing and just perfect for us. Take care and thank you again for making our wedding day so special xx

Meghann Jackson