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Asylum London Wedding Inspiration
I’m Nat, and I create bespoke wedding ceremonies for couples who are eclectic, enthusiastic and eccentric!
"The Mary Poppins of Celebrants" - Harriet & Jon
FAQS
Can you marry us anywhere?
Yes! Anywhere you want to hold your wedding ceremony gets two very enthusiastic thumbs up from me. Your only limit is your imagination (safety permitting!)
Do you officiate same-sex weddings?
Of course! Love is love.
Are Humanist ceremonies legally recognised?
At this time of writing, Humanist ceremonies are sadly not legally recognised in England or Wales. They have been legally recognised in Scotland since 2005 (and are by some margin the most chosen form of non-civil ceremony there), and have been recently recognised in Jersey , Northern Ireland, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark. England and Wales will follow suit soon! - but, in the meantime, this is not a barrier to choosing a Humanist ceremony. One can purchase statutory legal registration from your local register office for as little as £57 (I can advise you how to get the statutory price), and this can be done days before your Humanist ceremony, or even on the day itself. It is not a legal requirement to exchange rings in a civil ceremony, so you can leave that special moment for your Humanist ceremony: you can also make different traditions out of that extra ceremony. Nothing wrong with making lemonade out of lemons! If you would like me to lead your legal marriage ceremony in Scotland, Northern Ireland, Jersey et al, I can absolutely do so! All it requires is a letter of permission.
Is a Humanist wedding "real"?
Well, this question gets right to the heart of the matter! Think of it this way: you register a birth, but you don’t have a huge party and celebrate that happening - it is just a formality. You also register a death, but it isn’t the funeral or wake. The legal requirements of a wedding, although of course necessary (and we hope Humanist ceremonies will be legally recognised very soon!), are not emotional. In my opinion, the real wedding is the event where you declare your love and commitment in front of those who are the most dear to you. This will be the ceremony you and your friends and family remember, talk fondly of, and hold in your hearts.
What is your training?
I am trained and accredited by Humanists UK to lead weddings, mentor other celebrants in the network, and lead training workshops for HUK too. I also have decades of performance and writing experience in my sister career as an opera singer. If you would like me to sing your ring vows, you only have to ask...!
Wait: I have a question that you haven't talked about here...?
Ah, amazing! Do get in touch - I am obnoxiously contactable! Slide into my DMs on Instagram, drop me an email, dust off your smoke signal equipment: I can't wait to get to know you...!
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