Weddings
Your wedding day is all about you. Your family and friends have gathered to celebrate your love story. Love triumphs and as such, yes, you are in the right place. It shouldn’t need saying but whoever you are, diversity, in every aspect, race, cultural background, religion, gender identity and sexual orientation, is at the heart of what we do.
The ceremony can take place almost anywhere. To date I have taken ceremonies in wedding venues, deconsecrated churches, woods, fields and paddocks, pubs, clubs, A Town Hall or three, the bank of the Thames, on a lightship on the Thames, Elizabethan castles and even the top floor of the Gherkin.
There are no norms to conform to. You may be thinking of something on a grand scale or you may have a small intimate ceremony in mind. It doesn’t have to be ‘overly wordy’. We should include music that is meaningful to you. Your wedding can and should involve people who are very close to you.
You may want to be married by a Registrar, so you are legally married, with a small group of family and friends. You may then prefer to have the humanist ceremony, the whole ‘hoopdedoop’ with a much larger gathering before your reception and party celebration.
I really hope I can be involved. Let’s meet and if you are feeling a little overwhelmed I can reassure you. There is so much to talk about. We can do it by WhatsApp but I prefer to meet face to face, if we can. Ask me anything you like.
Please contact me:
graham.downes.celebrant@gmail.com
tel: 07941 234052
Dear Graham,
We got back from an amazing time on honeymoon last weekend. NYC and Japan were incredible. We wanted to get in touch to thank you again for the wonderful ceremony you gave us. We really enjoyed it as did everyone else there. So many people said how great you and it were. It was such a pleasure meeting you and we enjoyed the process of developing the ceremony with you so much. As I said to you on the day, it was what we enjoyed the most.
We feel sure we will meet again in the future and we very much look forward to that day. We're already recommending you to friends who are getting married soon!
Thank you.
Love Lucy & Joe xxx
We had so many lovely comments from friends and family - everyone thought you were brilliant and just the right level of personal, funny and formal. We loved that part of the day and genuinely everyone really enjoyed themselves...plus we got a few tears so the meaning of it all was definitely still front and centre! Thank you for your input and making us get the most out of the service.
Claudia de Wolff and Rob Bovington
We can't thank Graham enough for the amazingly beautiful, funny and loving ceremony he designed with us. Graham was superb from the very first contact we had with him where he was knowledgeable and professional and immediately put us at ease with the process. His guidance throughout was fantastic and we honestly would not have had such a special ceremony without him. Our ceremony was so full of love and laughter, as well as the necessary more formal heartfelt seriousness that a wedding ceremony requires. Our guests have all said it was one of the best ceremonies they've been to.
Thank you Graham.
Laura Clark & John Reeve
Sorry it's taken so long to reply we were all caught up in honeymoon newlywed mode, we did receive the marriage certificate thank you, all my guests and me and Mr Cooper thought you were fantastic, you were helpful thoughtful so organised and made the whole process stress free we wouldn't change any of it your process is flawless thanks again
Mr and Mrs Cooper
Renewal of Vows
As we were planning to renew our vows I was searching for the right person who could be the leader of our celebration.It was a hard step to do as I am a very hard to please person.
So we made few phone calls and Graham was the only one that got into my head straight away after talking to him on the phone. We have arranged a meeting as to see what he could do for us and if he could meet our expectations. During our meeting I was impressed by Graham’s professionalism, not too sure if that is the right word to use but the way you were and how you spoke and how you presented and run the event I was impressed. It just all came naturally from his heart. I would not wish for anything more he was just perfect. Carefully listed all my thoughts and demands as what I would like and how I would like our celebration to be prepared.
Everyone at our party fell in love with Graham as he was so passionate about it; he spoke so naturally and out from his heart. Our friends has asked for his details.
We would not wish for anything more as we received more than we were expecting
Lina Sadiq
