Nat absolutely made our ceremony perfect!
I knew before I got engaged that I would want a celebrant wedding. I work in the wedding industry myself and I know how incredible these ceremonies are, especially compared to the repetitive, boring offerings from the registry office. I thought it would be a tough sell to my partner though, knowing we'd have to do the legal bit separately from our wedding day and as he'd never seen a celebrant wedding before. Thankfully as soon as he spoke to Nat he was absolutely convinced and wanted her to be part of our day as much as I did.
I chose Nat because she really is the celebrant everyone talks about. She was very highly recommended to me and even though I hadn't seen one of her ceremonies, I knew she'd do us proud.
The homework she gave us was actually amazing. It made us actually sit and think about why we're getting married, what it means to us and what we love about each other. An introspective look at marriage that I feel everyone should go through and made for a wonderfully personal ceremony. We loved getting to know her through meeting up and email chats, and we received the draft ceremony when we were at a festival. We quickly escaped the crowd to read it together on a tiny phone screen, under a tree. It was a lovely moment I really treasure. She'd managed to capture so many lovely elements through our random scrawling of our relationship and history together. The perfect balance of funny and personal.
I was really nervous about writing my own vows. I'd read lots of advice online and felt like I wasn't actually getting it. A quick chat with Nat settled my nerves as she reminded me I was overthinking it. She took my ideas and managed to bundle them into a lovely, neat package of vows and it was done.
On the day, she was a lovely presence to have around, full of cheer and also putting everyone at ease. She's an expert at managing the audience and making sure everything runs perfectly. That everyone knows when to laugh, when to cheer and when to drink a shot of rum ;)
So glad to have got to know Nat, and to have her as part of our day. I cannot recommend her enough and there's a reason she's regularly fully booked! She'll write and deliver an incredible ceremony for you and become your friend too. Thanks so much Nat!! ❤️