Interfaith Ministry
Celebrant Services
My life and work are shaped by an ongoing relationship with Spirit, land, and ceremony. For more than twenty years, I have walked alongside Indigenous traditions of North America, and for over eight years I have also been in relationship with South American lineages and ways of knowing. These paths have brought me into deeper contact with the ancient intelligence of the Earth and the living presence that moves through all things.
INTERFAITH MINISTRY
My life and work are shaped by an ongoing relationship with Spirit, land, and ceremony. For more than twenty years, I have walked alongside Indigenous traditions of North America, and for over eight years I have also been in relationship with South American lineages and ways of knowing. These paths have brought me into deeper contact with the ancient intelligence of the Earth and the living presence that moves through all things.
The work I offer as an interfaith minister arises from this long apprenticeship to reverence. It is not static or fixed. I understand my place as one of listening, witnessing, and responding within a living field — where Spirit communicates, where the Soul is in dialogue with life, and where ceremony becomes a co-creative act rather than a performance.
The paths I have walked have not always been easy or comfortable, but they have shaped how I stand in service. By the time you read this, my understanding will already have changed again. I live and work within this dynamic field, trusting that our deepest wisdom unfolds through relationship — with ourselves, with one another, and with the living world.
SPIRITUAL BACKGROUND
My return to a path of reverence began in 2004, when I found myself in a First Nations sweat lodge in North America. Shortly afterwards, I sat up through an all-night tipi meeting within the Native American Church. These experiences profoundly altered my relationship with life, grounding me in meaning and orienting me toward a way of living that honours Spirit, community, and the Earth.
Since that time, my spiritual life has been shaped by sustained relationships with Indigenous ceremonial traditions, land-based practices, and multifaith inquiry. Through these paths, I came to understand spirituality not as belief, but as lived relationship — with land, ancestry, mystery, and the unseen forces that move through the human heart.
Alongside this ceremonial life, I have studied Reiki healing, yogic traditions including Yoga Therapy, counselling skills, health sciences, and adult education. In 2021, I was ordained as an Interfaith Minister with the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation. My learning continues, and I expect it will do so for as long as I am alive.
MINISERIAL WORK
As an interfaith minister, I create and hold ceremonies that honour the intentions, thresholds, and transitions of those involved. I am deeply committed to ensuring that ceremonies are authentic, meaningful, and rooted in truth, rather than formula or expectation.
My spiritual orientation is multifaith and non-dogmatic. I am interested in many ways of understanding belief — including Indigenous, mystical, contemplative, and scientific perspectives. At the heart of my work is an understanding of Great Mystery: that which cannot be named, owned, or reduced, yet which calls us into reverence and responsibility.
For many years, my prayers have been for humanity to remember ourselves as children of the Earth — to care for water, air, land, and one another; to live in right relationship with the natural world; and to stay connected to the life-giving light of the sun. These prayers quietly inform the way I stand in ceremony.
CEREMONY AS A CALLING
I offer ceremony where I feel genuinely called to do so. This work is not transactional for me; it is relational and responsive. I am at home welcoming babies into their names, witnessing commitments between partners, standing with those at points of initiation, holding spaces of remembrance, and accompanying the transition of life at death.
Ceremonies may be explicitly spiritual, gently symbolic, or simple and human in tone. What matters most is that they truthfully reflect those at the centre of the ceremony and honour the moment being marked.
EYAM HALL CELEBRANT
Eyam Hall was built as a wedding present for John Wright and his new wife Elizabeth, in 1672, and it has stayed in the Wright family ever since. My sister Tamaryn married Jeremy in 2010; these days, they dedicate their time to upholding the house’s history and sharing their home with couples who choose this venue for their special day. Tamaryn’s Treasure’s is a highly successful luxury wedding floristry and stylist service based in Chesire and the leading supplier for Eyam Hall Weddings.
Eyam Hall has been in my life for over fifteen years; I have The Space in Eyam Hall Courtyard and live in the village. You have found a resident celebrant who knows and loves the venue, so if you are looking to get married here and want me to write and deliver your ceremony, then please get in touch.
While I have historically kept fees very low and often offered this work within friendship and community, my availability is now more limited. Where I do accept requests beyond my immediate circle, fees reflect the time, preparation and care required to create ceremonies of depth and integrity. Not all requests will be taken on but I invite you to reach out if you feel drawn to work with me.
When I agree to hold a wedding or commitment ceremony, I create a bespoke programme that reflects the truth of your relationship and the commitments you are making to one another. Each ceremony is shaped collaboratively and held with care, attention and reverence for the moment being marked.
Where appropriate, this may include a rehearsal, the holding and conducting of the ceremony itself, and support on the day. Couples receive a commemorative certificate and a keepsake copy of their ceremony.
My fee for creating and holding a wedding or commitment ceremony is £1,000, with additional costs applied where travel is required outside the Hope Valley or Sheffield area.
If you wish to enquire about working with me, the first step is to confirm availability for your chosen date. At this point, a £250 non-refundable deposit is required to secure the date.
Approximately four weeks before your ceremony, we arrange a one-hour consultation. You are invited to bring any music, readings, poems or elements you wish to include. From this meeting, I begin to craft your ceremony and will return to you with any questions or reflections that arise as the work takes shape.
I offer baby naming ceremonies that honour the arrival of a child into their family and community. These ceremonies are held with care and intention, and are shaped to reflect the values, relationships and hopes that surround your child at the beginning of their life.
Option one
A bespoke naming ceremony, including preparation, the holding of the ceremony, a commemorative certificate and a keepsake copy of the ceremony text.
£500
Option two
As above, with the additional option of a spiritual name specific to your child. This involves a personal ceremonial process undertaken by me to seek and listen for the name, and reflects the additional time and depth required.
£700
As with all my ceremonial work, I offer baby naming ceremonies where I feel genuinely called to do so. If you are drawn to working with me please reach out.
I offer ceremonial work for those standing at a significant threshold in their lives – moments of transition, initiation or deep listening. These ceremonies are not undertaken lightly and are offered where I feel genuinely called to hold the work.
Option one
A bespoke ceremonial process, held in a similar structure to my wedding and commitment ceremonies. This includes preparation, the holding of the ceremony, and a keepsake copy of the work undertaken.
Minimum fee: £700
Option two
A guided vision quest process held in relationship with the natural world. This may include time spent in nature listening for guidance, followed by space to share what has been received and to articulate how this will be carried forward into life. The exact structure is shaped collaboratively and depends on the nature of the work being undertaken.
Minimum fee: £1000
These offerings are not prescriptive experiences. They are shaped by intention, readiness and relationship to Spirit and land. Not all requests will be taken on, and availability is limited.
I offer ceremonies that honour the life of the person who has died and support those who are grieving to gather, remember and mark the transition with care and dignity. These ceremonies are co-created with family members and shaped to reflect the unique life, relationships and values of the person being honoured.
This offering includes preparation with the family, either through a home visit or online meeting, support in the period leading up to the funeral or memorial, and the holding and delivery of the ceremony on the day. Where appropriate, readings, stories, music and symbolic elements can be woven into the service.
I understand that circumstances around death and loss vary widely, both emotionally and financially. Fees for an honouring of life or remembrance ceremony range between £250 and £600, depending on family circumstances and the nature of the ceremony.
As with all my ceremonial work, I offer this service where I feel genuinely able to hold the work with care and presence.