Val Marshall, Celebrant of Lakesceremonies conducted the wedding ceremony at this styled shoot at Hause Hall Farm a venue for small, intimate weddings which is part of  @ the_rowley_estates who have a number of wedding venues in the Lake District, at this botanical themed spring bridalshoot which was arranged by photographer Emily Santoro.

A cool and […]

As we all know, a bereavement is a very emotive and stressful event with families wanting to pay personal tributes to their loved one but not aware of how to go about personalising their Celebration of Life.  As a celebrant, I am used to writing Celebrations of Life for families but recently I had the […]

Some families have chosen to have a direct cremation for their loved one with the aim of having a memorial ceremony later because of the pandemic and the restrictions both on time available for a funeral service and numbers that are allowed to attend – generally numbers are restricted to 30 mourners at the most […]

Congratulations if you’ve decided to get married and are now looking for your dream wedding ceremony venue.  There are beautiful venues everywhere but here, in Cumbria and the Lake District which is home to England’s highest mountain, deepest lake, smallest church and an abundance of wedding venues to suit every taste and budget.

So, why Cumbria […]

Val Marshall of Lake District based Lakesceremonies added her Celebrant skills to this styled shoot at Park House Farm- a unique barn and events venue located at Faversham, near Milnethorpe in the Lake District for this Lake District Wedding shoot.

A fine day for the wedding shoot in late summer if a little windy outside but […]

Val Marshall of Lake District based Lakesceremonies added her Celebrant skills to this styled shoot @ CastletownWoodlandWedding and Events venue located on a private estate at Rockcliffe near Carlisle, near the Lake District, which provided the perfect backdrop to capture this boho late summer bridalshoot arranged by Barrow based Rebeccaelizabethsmith photography.

The day was blessed with […]

When do most engagements happen?

2020, wasn’t a great year for weddings with many having to be postponed to 2021 and beyond but what we do know is that couples don’t stop falling in love.

Did you know?

– Christmas Day is the biggest engagement day of the year.

– 40% of engagements will take place from December through […]

You can have your ceremony written especially for you both.

Your celebrant will spend time with you getting to know you as a couple, and will ask you lots of questions in order to create your personal ceremony that has special meaning for both of you.

Relationship with your celebrant.

Your celebrant will meet up by […]

A Naming Ceremony celebrates the importance of a baby or child to family and friends taking part in the celebration.  This guide will help you personalise your naming ceremony by including rituals or special actions to include in this wonderful ceremony.
What is a personalised naming ceremony
A personalised naming ceremony can be exactly what you want […]

Planning a funeral for a loved one virtually may be daunting as most of us have never done this before and there are no second chances of getting it right. So here is a simple guide’ to help you through the process.

First steps in planning for a virtual Funeral

If you will be using a Celebrant […]