Helen Phillips Your Best Life Celebrant Reviews
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Rosanna P. Sent on 01/11/2024Helen is the most wonderful celebrant
I don't even know where to start writing this review, it's taken me a month to put the words together and I think part of the reason for that is because I don't want to admit that its all over now, if you're considering a humanist or celebrant led wedding ceremony then you won't regret choosing Helen.
Every video call, meeting, and email conversation with Helen brought a smile to my face, she guided us through wedding planning with all of her valuable experience and knowledge (her initial questionnaire alone was better than any wedding planning guide online or the journal I bought!)
By the time our wedding day came around Helen felt like a friend and it just made sense that she was the one to be stood up there with us in front of all of our friends and family, telling our story better than we could ever tell it ourselves.
Our entire wedding day was perfect, but out of everything we chose, the thing we received the most compliments on from guests was Helen delivering our ceremony.
It was so important for us to have our three daughters involved, the day was just as much for them as it was for us and Helen understood this straight away and was on board with making the ceremony special for them and including them, she even had a video call with our eldest a couple of weeks before the wedding to settle her nerves and discuss the reading that Helen had found for her.
Helen's attention to detail is amazing, she listened to everything we said and created our dream ceremony as though it was the easiest thing in the world, it must be scary to present a couples own story back to them as a script but I'll never forget the first time I read it and we will cherish that script for the rest of our lives, Helen couldn't have got it more perfect for us.
In the ceremony she made everyone feel welcome and relaxed just like we hoped, it came naturally to her, she has found what she is meant to do and I'm so happy that she was such a huge a part of our day.Helen Phillips Your Best Life Celebrant's reply:
Thank you so much for such beautiful words, Rosie 😍 Now it is your turn to move me to tears! It was a huge pleasure and privilege to be a part of your wonderful day and to get to know you both and your lovely family. I was so pleased that your three girls could be so involved in your day and, as you learnt, it's something I am incredibly passionate about. You are so right that I truly have found my purpose and hearing that I have had a positive impact on your day, really reaffirms this to me and will certainly keep me doing it for a long time to come. All the best for the rest of your lives collectively as the Shakespeares and please do keep in touch. Best, Helen xx -
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Circle E. Sent on 28/10/2024Absolutely Fantastic!
Absolutely Fantastic! Helen is Brilliant, me and my now Wife aren't religious at all so we wanted a humanist ceremony and after speaking with Helen via video call we knew straight away she was the one!
What she wrote was genuinely amazing, informative yet comical and it was great hearing our guests talk about it afterwards as they loved hearing about our story as someone of them didn't know exactly how we met etc a lot of our guests had never been to a humanist ceremony and said it was far more interesting than a religious one!
What was also great is Helen can control the room, sometimes at weddings things can get a little hectic with no one listening and people trying to get involved but Helen laid down the law and took charge which made things run very smoothly!
If I were to ever get married again ( hopefully not, as it's only been a month haha ) I would 100% book Helen again!
Thanks so much for making our day extra special! :)
Ant & KatHelen Phillips Your Best Life Celebrant's reply:
Thank you so much, Ant and Kat, for these lovely words! Your wedding day was so personal and fun and I am so pleased that I was able to also bring those elements to your ceremony too. It is also wonderful to hear how much your guests enjoyed the ceremony too and that they enjoyed hearing your love story as much I enjoyed writing it! All the best and please do keep in touch! Helen xx -
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Lucy E. Sent on 27/10/2024🌟 the absolute best celebrant 🌟
Without a shadow of a doubt, choosing Helen to be our celebrant was one of the best decisions we could have made for our wedding. We both knew we wanted a celebrant led ceremony, and Helen not only met our expectations but absolutely surpassed them. She took the time to get to know us, and really managed to reflect this in her script. Her writing is beautiful, she made sure to give thoughtful insight into both of us individually and as a couple, while injecting humour and light hearted moments too. We truly feel Helen’s words, helped us to be vulnerable and open in our vows, as we both felt safe and inspired to do so. We felt at ease with Helen straight away and I know that’s how our loved one’s felt throughout the ceremony - despite not meeting her in the way we had, which I think says such a lot and is a testament to Helen’s warmth and skill as a celebrant. The feedback we have had, both on the day and since, only reinforces how brilliant we think Helen is.
A huge thank you Helen, we appreciate you and will forever be thankful for our amazing ceremony. You really helped kick start the day and we will always cherish such an unforgettable and special time! ❤️
Ps absolute bonus points for the amazing sparkly heels you wore, very on theme and again, so many people commented on how fab they were ✨Helen Phillips Your Best Life Celebrant's reply:
Thank you, Lucy and Will, for your lovely, kind words 🥰 It was a real joy and a pleasure to get to know you and to be your Celebrant for your wonderful wedding. I adored your vibe which was as bright and beautiful as you two are as a couple 😍 (and which gave me the opportunity to coordinate my sparkly heels to the glittery decor!). Please do keep in touch and all the best for the start of married life together ❤️ Best, Helen xx -
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Laura M. Sent on 21/10/2024Absolutely perfect ceremony!
Helen was amazing from start to finish. The vows were personalised perfectly and Helen was professional and extremely personable from start to finish. She made us feel incredibly comfortable to share personal details at what was for us a very emotional time for lots of reasons.
We had a few special requests which Helen accommodated without hesitation.
We are so very grateful for the beautiful memories. -
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Pete M. Sent on 21/10/2024
Wonderful!
Helen officiated a beautiful ceremony for us, handled with grace and skill. -
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Rebecca S. Sent on 22/09/2024Amazing Celebrant
We are so grateful to have had Helen as a part of our wedding day. Her words were absolutely perfect, capturing the essence of our love story with such warmth and authenticity. From the very beginning, she made the effort to get to know us, and it really showed in the beautiful and personal ceremony she crafted. Her delivery was nothing short of amazing. Our family and friends couldn't stop talking about how special and tailored the ceremony was. Thank you, Helen, for making our day unforgettable and for giving us the most heartfelt start to this new chapter in our lives!Helen Phillips Your Best Life Celebrant's reply:
Thank you so much for such lovely words, Becky, and for choosing me to be a part of your incredibly special day 🥰 It was an absolute pleasure to get to know both you and Matt as well as, by extension, your whole family. I felt so welcomed on the day and I am delighted to hear that you and everyone else enjoyed your ceremony so much. All the very best to you all and I look forward to hopefully seeing you all locally some time soon 😀 Best, Helen -
Jane D. Sent on 16/09/2024
Brilliant ceremony
I am so glad that we found Helen to be our celebrant at our wedding. Throughout it has been an absolute pleasure working with her. I can't imagine anyone else doing our ceremony now.
From our first consultation call we felt really comfortable with her and listened to. She has interacted with us through our posts on social media so it felt like she got to know us well, before we met her in person. She asked us to fill out a questionnaire which allowed us to think more deeply about what we wanted from the ceremony and then gave us a book about humanist weddings which was full of lovely ideas.
It was great to meet up with her in person and chat together over coffee. Her approach is very flexible and inclusive. She was happy to accommodate a Christian element into the ceremony to represent my faith and worked well with my friend who did that part. She was very accommodating and sensitive about my daughter who is autistic and helped her to participate. Our wish was to be married outside in the woods at Lineham Farm and despite some rain we got our wish. Helen coped admirably with the rain and a temperamental PA system. We were worried about our parents with hearing issues missing out so she provided print outs of the script.
Helen encouraged us when we were keen to include a hand fasting and through this we were able to include our 3 children and it felt very important and meaningful as we were becoming a family not just a couple.
When Helen sent us the script we were both in tears reading it. There were only very minor changes that we wanted to make and she was very responsive about these.
On the day she delivered a beautiful, personal, heartfelt, funny , informal, emotional ceremony with a wonderful story telling style.
So many of our guests commented on how special the ceremony was and how they felt honoured to have shared in it with us.
If you are looking for someone to give you a wedding ceremony that will be highly personal then I'd definitely recommend Helen . She is amazing.Helen Phillips Your Best Life Celebrant's reply:
Thank you, Jane for these lovely words. It was a joy to be a part of your personal, heartfelt and inclusive wedding day and to help you with a ceremony which was also all those things 😍
I am so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the process just as much and thank you for allowing me to be a part of your day 😀 All the best, Helen x -
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