https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration daily 0.75 2026-02-23 https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/taking-care-of-your-legal-marriage-prior-to-your-celebrant-led-wedding-ceremony monthly 0.5 2026-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/a193555c-ed91-4347-953a-c5b4db3b0a7e/Becky%2526Felix_24%2890+of+102%29_Original.jpg Inspiration - Taking Care of Your Legal Marriage Prior to Your Celebrant-Led Wedding Ceremony - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/7a67d37d-2754-4192-be9b-04cf0f617ad4/IMG_5403.jpeg Inspiration - Taking Care of Your Legal Marriage Prior to Your Celebrant-Led Wedding Ceremony - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/276a3f85-09f2-4848-93ee-93f34a100f93/Henry+and+Phil.jpeg Inspiration - Taking Care of Your Legal Marriage Prior to Your Celebrant-Led Wedding Ceremony - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/97ca25d8-98aa-4597-9a58-4a25ff11a6dc/IMG_6970.jpeg Inspiration - Taking Care of Your Legal Marriage Prior to Your Celebrant-Led Wedding Ceremony - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/e8ecc8b8-aa94-4d10-9047-ebad081ebae9/West+Tytherley-70.jpg Inspiration - Taking Care of Your Legal Marriage Prior to Your Celebrant-Led Wedding Ceremony - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/business-awards monthly 0.5 2023-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/973c6b8e-a979-41b4-8175-fe1bf8dc39aa/Business+Award+for+Mike+Warren.jpg Inspiration - Funeral Awards - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/unique-wedding-readings-and-poems monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/d840e883-e217-4bf5-aeeb-584fcce3800a/wedding+rings.jpg Inspiration - Unique Wedding Readings and Poems - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/helping-children-what-happens-at-a-burial monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/helping-children-what-happens-at-a-crematorium monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/what-is-handfasting monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/4bdfe441-27d6-413e-af73-ac2a243d8022/Pexels-handtying.jpg Inspiration - What is Handfasting? It represents the coming together of two people and their lives by the tying of their hands with cord or ribbon. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/how-can-a-celebrant-help monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1620896861659-UWNWNOTLBDOELIW4Z2YZ/sunsetimage.png Inspiration - How can a Celebrant help? - Just as every person is individual; so is every funeral ceremony. It is important to me, as a funeral celebrant, to plan a fitting ceremony for your loved one and ensure that it is highly personalised to reflect your wishes. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/how-to-make-funerals-special monthly 0.5 2023-05-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1614446261796-S3W2R4VNN842E4ANG01J/image.jpg Inspiration - How to make funerals special - Personalising a funeral can help create a meaningful and lasting tribute for those who are saying goodbye to someone close. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/how-can-children-be-involved monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1614445460383-PSSZ78OXPE155VTMOQTV/image.jpg Inspiration - How can children be involved? - A celebrant is able to help you find the best way involve your children in the preparation and ceremony of your loved one’s funeral. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/how-to-write-a-eulogy monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1614446786591-IO5C207P11F02W7DJYKD/image.jpg Inspiration - How to write a eulogy - A eulogy or tribute is a way of saying farewell to a person who has died; by expressing and sharing thoughts, feelings and experiences that honour and respect them. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/what-music-is-appropriate monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1612533357982-ZMINF40W68E6TL1I95VO/image.jpg Inspiration - Which music is appropriate? - A celebrant is able to structure the ceremony and help you choose specific pieces of music to be added to the order of service. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/what-readings-are-popular monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1614940552055-I3PPAJWW0UDZXCFA1KO9/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Which Readings are popular? - A celebrant can help you choose an appropriate reading that best reflects your loved one. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/inspiration/what-poems-are-popular monthly 0.5 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1612780622352-ILBVCHFN8XS1HZTW8H5Y/image-asset.jpeg Inspiration - Which poems are popular? - A celebrant can help you choose a suitable poem that best reflects your loved one. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2024-09-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/487b3d96-2264-480e-a717-304407a945a8/multiple-star-png-5.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/a243696f-1233-4b5f-8b6e-2a0e12454718/TCWD+Square+Badge+for+Your+Website.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/ac27c73c-48d9-478d-bcb4-40951e9978f3/Hitched+button.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/f94a9a01-bcf8-4850-9d2c-4ceed4be03b3/Dark+Award+Picture+1.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/858a10b1-9cfb-4abd-b7b5-e28b872ccec8/Logo+with+name.png https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/9d2474c3-a083-4bc6-93a6-953b1f6f709d/Gold+Circle+Profile+Picture.png About - More About Me… My name is Mike Warren. I am married to my wife, Lisa and have two wonderful, grown up children - Jack and Naomi. We live in Hampshire, along with our three gorgeous dogs - Rosie, Chester and Frosty. I am a trained Civil Celebrant and hold the NOCN National Qualification Level 3 Diploma in Funeral Celebrancy (RQF), together with a Certificate in Marriage and Family Celebrancy. I am a member of the International College of Professional Celebrants (ICPC) and I now have the pleasure of working with ICPC as a member of its training team - training others in this amazing career! Prior to becoming a professional celebrant, I enjoyed 25 years as a Class Teacher and served as a Headteacher in Primary Education. https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/funerals daily 0.75 2024-09-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1611930899771-PJ3U4IINMZE852ULWEJZ/image.jpg Funerals - Natural and Woodland Burials Has your loved one ever expressed a wish to be buried in a natural, woodland setting? A woodland burial is an environmentally friendly alternative to traditional burials and cremation. This beautiful option allows families to approach a funeral with simplicity and flexibility - and provides a serene and comforting environment for quiet reflection and remembrance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1611931051518-NBR4HYV1AUQ63VJQW3MK/image.jpg Funerals - Scattering or Burial of Ashes This simple ceremony takes place after a cremation and involves scattering your loved one’s ashes in a special place. Most people choose a place associated with happy memories, a special event or a loved one. It is comforting to think that a place you have loved - will be where your last remains lay. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1611931217902-93TQ1K3FCPCPA0X458D0/image.jpg Funerals - Memorial Services A memorial service is typically held some weeks after a private, family funeral. It is a longer, bespoke ceremony, which offers time to reflect and celebrate a person’s life and legacy. This is a good choice - if the person was very well-known and a large number of people want to pay their respects. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1a1b231c-15d0-489b-9a1b-bac7bcbac79a/pexels-tima-miroshnichenko-5591240.jpg Funerals - Planning Your Own Funeral By pre-planning your own funeral, you can relieve your loved ones of this burden, allowing them to focus on honouring your life rather than getting caught up in logistics. If you are the sort of person who likes to be organised and get everything in place, then pre-planning your own funeral will give you this control and having planned it - great peace of mind. Find Out More Here . . . https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/c418dcaa-7b36-45e3-8701-c980de88a49f/pexels-suju-1169084.jpg Funerals - Living Funerals A living funeral is an opportunity to plan a joyous gathering with family and friends - to celebrate a life, to express gratitued, share your stories of that person and feel the warmth of your loved ones appreciate…while you’re still here to experience it. Find out more here https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/new-page daily 0.75 2022-05-08 https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/weddings daily 0.75 2026-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/0b8e3706-be48-41cd-8f35-b0de76265801/Pexels-handtying.jpg Weddings - Handfasting Ceremony Hand-fasting is a symbolic unity ritual in which a couple stand face to face as their hands are tied together - hence the phrase, tying the knot! As your hands are bound, you can recite special words that express your commitment to one another. Hand-fasting rituals are associated with Pagan ceremonies, but are now often seen in secular, spiritual, and even some Christian ceremonies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/9f1278fd-6894-4c3b-9490-27f8a8be1c67/Sand-ceremony3.jpg Weddings - Sand Ceremony The unity sand ceremony, a variation of the unity candle ceremony, is a tradition full of symbolism. Two people take sand from their individual vessels and combine the grains into one. The act represents the joining of two individuals and the creation of a new union and family. The joined vessel symbolises the marriage of both partner’s hopes, dreams and values. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/e0e2da10-299f-4148-a502-8501f140431c/ring+warming.jpeg Weddings - Blessing of the Rings This beautiful ritual involves your wedding rings being passed around your chosen guests and warmed with their love, blessings and positive energy. By the time the rings make it on to the fingers of the couple, they will contain something very powerful and very precious - the love and blessings of their friends and family. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/f2885273-d273-4b91-a21d-052edaa5a66b/Jumping-the-Broom-1080x675.jpg Weddings - Jumping the Broom Jumping the Broom symbolically represents sweeping away your single lives and jumping into your married future. The wooden handle represents the strength of your commitment, the straw represents family, and the ribbons hold you together. The act itself represent love, togetherness, loyalty and respect – all key ingredients for the recipe of a successful marriage! https://www.mikewarrencelebrant.co.uk/vow-renewals daily 0.75 2024-07-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/a81400ae-7960-4084-a62b-998725319af4/unity+candle+3.jpg Vow Renewals - Unity Candle Ceremony The Unity Candle Ceremony is perhaps one of the most commonly performed rituals at a wedding ceremony. It is a special way to show the joining of families, the merging of two people and the first steps as a blended family. At a Vow Renewal, the couple could light a unity candle along with their children or grandchildren to represent the love of the family as well as their love for each other. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/1411feaf-cf3e-473e-b412-23e71565cf65/hands+with+rings.jpg Vow Renewals - Blessing For Your Marriage May all that you are, always be in love; and may all that is love always be in you. May your love be as beautiful on each day share; as it is on this day of celebration. May each day you share be as precious to you; as the day you first fell in love. May you always see and encourage the best in each other. May the challenges life brings your way make your marriage even stronger. And may you always be each others best friend and greatest love. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/30324323-4641-4874-84c1-82d3e22058f2/Wine-Ceremony.jpeg Vow Renewals - Wine Ceremony A Wine Ceremony is a lovely symbolic ritual to include in your ceremony.⁠ The ritual can be done in various ways. It usually represents the coming together of two people, or two families. A sweet wine is symbolic the good times to be faced together with happiness, joy, hope, peace, love and delight. A bitter wine is symbolic of the bad times faced together with disappointment, sorrow, grief, despair, and life’s trials and tribulations. The ritual of the ceremony turns an ordinary event of pouring and drinking wine into one with a special meaning. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/600c0c18276d9d4dbba047eb/9718f26e-736e-4bbc-879d-dadd7c444285/Quaich.jpg Vow Renewals - A Quaich Ceremony Couples looking to add something vintage but unique to their ‘renewal of vows’ ceremony, may want to consider adding a ‘quaich ceremony’ to their plans. This involves using a traditional Scottish two-handled cup known as a quaich or as it is sometimes called the “loving cup”. During a ceremony, the couple fill the quaich together and then they offer each other the whisky (or another beverage). 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