An Oathing Stone Ceremony
An Oathing Stone Ceremony honours Celtic heritage, but is obviously not limited to couples with a Celtic heritage. An Oathing Stone symbolises the lasting power of weddings vows. In this ceremony, the couple holds or touches a special stone while reciting their vows, grounding their promises in the physical world and symbolising their connection to…
Symbolic Sand Ceremonies
Sand ceremonies are extremely popular in ceremonies and can be used to represent many aspects of union. Unlike Unity Candle ceremonies, these are also ideal and safe for couples wanting young children involved. The ritual is one full of symbolism. It involves taking two vessels of different coloured sand, or sand from places meaningful to…
Time to think Unity Candles.
A Unity Candle is a candle used in a wedding ceremony to symbolise two people joining together in marriage. When I married several decades ago, I obtained permission from the minister who married my husband and I, to have a Unity Candle ceremony. (This was in the days before Celebrant lead weddings, and some churches…
What are the traditional symbolic meanings of the colours in a traditional handfasting cord?
What about including other symbolic and personal tokens? The colours used for handfasting cords or ribbons can have symbolic meanings that reflect the couple’s relationship: The colours and their symbolic meanings are as follows: In addition to the colours of the cords, there is symbolism attached to the number of cords used too. There are…
Symbolic Wedding Rituals
I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked by clients “So what is a handfasting?/ an Oathing Stone?/ a unity candle and so on. As a result of that, I thought I would share with you some interesting facts and information about each of them. Symbolic rituals can add a…
Chateau Weddings in Charente Maritime: Everything You Need to Know Before You Book
The Charente Maritime is one of the most beautiful parts of France for a wedding. Rolling vineyards, warm summers, golden afternoon light and more stunning chateaux than you could visit in a lifetime. If you are dreaming of getting married in France, this region deserves to be high on your shortlist. I am Susie Mae,…
every chapter matters
Ceremonies for Every Chapter of Your Story
Whether you are at the beginning, the middle or the end of a chapter, there is a ceremony for it. Here is what I offer across Charente Maritime, Charente, the Dordogne and the Gironde.
Weddings
Your love story is one of a kind. Your ceremony should be too. I create warm, elegant and deeply personal wedding ceremonies for couples who want something meaningful, symbolic and completely unique to them.
Your love story is one of a kind
Choosing each other, again
Vow Renewals
You chose each other back then. You are choosing each other again. Whether it is your tenth anniversary or your fiftieth, a vow renewal is a beautiful way to celebrate everything you have created together. A choice once made, is now beautifully reaffirmed.
Naming Ceremonies
Welcoming a new baby, celebrating an adopted child, or acknowledging a name change with the people who matter most. A naming ceremony is a gorgeous, memorable rite of passage for the whole family.
A gorgeous rite of passage
Truly remembered
Funerals and Cremation Services
Your loved one deserves to be truly remembered, not just formally acknowledged. I create funeral ceremonies that honour the whole person: their life, their humour, their quirks and their enormous contribution to the world around them.
Celebrations of Life
Sometimes the time constraints of a French burial or cremation mean there is not enough space to give someone the send-off they deserve. A Celebration of Life is a separate, lovingly crafted event that brings family and friends together to remember, share stories and truly celebrate the person they have lost.
The send-off they deserve