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Claire the Humanist

5.0

Based on 55 reviews

Natalie Steedman

2022-09-01T17:36:55+0000

Claire is the most wonderful human. After our very first zoom meeting we knew she was the one for our ceremony; full of... life, energy and the best banter. We knew we made the right choice. Our ceremony was perfect, a beautiful love story shared with nothing but love, warmth and an absolute truck-load of laughter and tears. Everyone declared it was the best ceremony they had ever been a part of and we wholeheartedly agree (obviously!). Claire is just a complete delight to be around and she helped us create the most beautiful memories to last a lifetime. Thank you immensely!!!read more

Lauren Cardiff

2022-06-26T21:01:13+0000

After 5 weeks of whirlwind planning a small wedding we really did not know how the day was going to go. A lot of people... were very very nervous as to how our day would turn out and my side of the family have never been to a Humanist ceremony before. Your ceremony was incredible. I know we had read it beforehand but we loved every moment of it. The structure of your words with family & freinds reading poems & blessings just flowed so well and your on the spot comments about being in the wizard of Oz/baby yoda were so quick. It was overall such a great way to start our marriage. We loved every second of it. Not only did we love it but our guests continued to compliment what a great ceremony it was throughout the day. It was the perfect balance of meaningful marriage moments coupled with proper belly laughs. You started our marriage in the most special way and we will be forever grateful for everything you have done for us.read more

Ali Son

2022-05-22T22:38:42+0000

We can’t imagine having been married by anyone else! I’ve never been to a wedding where I wanted to listen to the... celebrant. But Claire managed to touch on multiple emotional levels with a sprinkle of well-timed humor to boot. To be fair, it was our wedding, but as I also enjoy her insta, I think this would hold true in other ceremonies. Thank you Claire for adding so much meaning and laughter to our ceremony!read more

Kimberley Ross

2022-04-24T20:48:01+0000

I honestly don’t know where to start with Claire, from the very first time we met her we knew she was the one for us.... Claire was down to earth, kind hearted and understanding of what kind of ceremony we were looking for. Always just an email away no matter what the topic or what time of day and nothing seemed like it was a trouble for Claire to reply. Claire absolutely smashed it with our ceremony, she got the exact vibe myself and my husband wanted which matched our personalities to the T. Claire told our story beautifully with the most amazing degree of humour. The content was not only appreciated by myself and my husband but with our guest also commenting on how amazing Claire was. Claire kept things relaxed throughout the whole journey and honestly made the most amazing addition to our day!! Cannot recommend enough if you want an open and honest individual to conduct your ceremony!! Thanks again Claire for everything you done for myself, Gary & Teddy ❤️!!xxread more

Jessica Morris

2022-03-17T11:59:19+0000

Claire was the one for us from the get-go, she's just so cool! Claire was so supportive throughout and added a bit of... fun to an otherwise very stressful process. The story of my partner and I that was created and delivered by Claire was fantastic, few dry eyes and many rave reviews from the guests. Had our names not headed the Order of Service, it could have been the "Claire the Humanist" showcase. Everyone loved Claire but not half as much as myself and new husband Steven. Thank you so much, you amazing lady!!read more

Stacey Marie

2022-03-12T19:51:46+0000

Mark and I got married on 11/12/2021 and our ceremony was conducted by the lovely Claire and she is honestly incredible... - look no further!! We really enjoyed getting to know Claire during the months leading up to our wedding, so on the day Itself, she felt so familiar and we were immediately at ease. Our ceremony was so personal, meaningful and conducted in a way that captured all of ours guests attention from the word go and even got a lot of laughs along the way - mostly at our expense whilst Claire was telling our story! So many of our guests said it was one of the best wedding ceremonies they had been to and Claire even made one my best friends change their mind on how they want their wedding ceremony to be conducted due to the positive impact and presence she had on them. If we were to do it again, we would choose Claire every time as she is honestly amazing at what she does! A million thank you’s and we can’t wait to have our wedding video back to watch back the ceremony and take it all in again!! The Bells xx P.s get yourself a humanist who also captures a lovely post confetti pic like this 🥰 Ceremony picture taken by the wonderful Emma Lawson 📷read more

Rónán Peter

2022-02-03T20:53:16+0000

Myself and Gillian would like to say a huge thank-you to Claire for conducting our wedding in October. She made us... feel relaxed, happy, and loved. She put an incredible amount of personal detail in the ceremony, and we are very grateful for that!read more

Charlotte Hill

2021-11-03T11:48:35+0000

I just wanted to say a huge thank you again for our wedding a couple of weeks ago at The Engine Works. Our ceremony was... our favourite part of the day thanks to you, it was so fun and relaxed which was exactly what we wanted. I laughed so much throughout it and so did all our guests. And so many people have mentioned how special it was. Thank you again!read more

Samantha Dean

2021-10-03T17:22:05+0000

Claire is honestly the BEST! We belly laughed our way through our ceremony, had a jagerbomb out of the quaich and got... married too! 🥳 Had so many guests say how amazing it was and how much it suited us as a couple to a T! Really can’t recommend enough! Thank you so much again 🥰read more

Sophia Barclay

2021-06-27T16:27:06+0000

Couldn’t thank Claire enough for marrying us.. she did a fantastic job of giving everyone a little condensed snap shot... of Phil and I. We had so many compliments about the ceremony everyone loved it including us. Thank you Claire xread more

Liz Turner

2021-01-26T16:22:29+0000

Claire comes fully recommended as a funeral celebrant. We couldn’t have had a better person to oversee the ceremony. I... felt confident with her from the first phone call. She immediately contacted the funeral parlour and family members who were speaking. Co-ordinated everything beautifully and was able to capture the essence of my mum’s lovely nature from our casual conversation. Thank you.read more

Siobhan Paterson

2020-10-11T14:11:50+0000

We were lucky enough to, how shall we put it, be ‘gifted’ Claire! We won our wedding as part of The WeeWildWeddings... company’s amazing competition in August and we couldn’t have picked a more perfectly suited person! From the first FaceTime to the actual ceremony we had such a laugh!! She made us feel instantly at ease and we could just be ourselves. She captured our day perfectly with the right amount of love, laughter and banter! Our wedding was live-streamed and the people who tuned in with us have said how they felt they were at the ceremony due to her personality and we loved that!! Don’t hesitate to book her for your occasion, you will not regret it 😍 Thank you so much from Siobhan and Mags (Mrs and Mrs Paterson 😂) xxxread more

Scott Morrison

2020-04-07T13:47:45+0000

When we begin our search we came across some great people however were just a little too formal for us. Don't get me... wrong, you're a true professional but definitely have that 'mental side' we seek 😝. Finding a humanist very much like ourselves proves you're one in a million. When we got our draft of the wedding we were delighted with it, had all the laughs, perfect amount of seriousness and some beautiful words about those who missed out on the wedding 💔. The day was a true emotional rollercoaster but you kept us focussed on what we were there for on the day! Thank you so much Claire! Love, Scott & Shelley ♥️read more

Gary James Blair

2020-03-20T16:27:21+0000

What can I say that hasn’t already been said before? We were to lucky to have found Claire, she captured our special... day in better ways that we could have imagined. The compliments of the ceremony by our guests were plentiful and we are forever grateful to Claire for everything she did for us! Most were surprised that we had only talked to Claire on a few occasions, as she performed our ceremony like a family friend...if you are thinking about asking Claire to perform your wedding - do it! You will not be disappointed whatsoever!!!read more

Jennifer Ross

2020-03-15T22:45:18+0000

Claire married us yesterday and we literally cannot put into words how amazing this woman is at her job! She made us... both instantly feel at ease and captured us and our story perfectly! All our guests commented on how great she was and said it was one of the best ceremonies they had been to! It must take a lot of time and effort to do such an amazing job and Claire was always in touch and at the end of the phone if we had any questions throughout the whole process. Would highly recommend Claire to anyone.read more

Carol Miller

2020-02-16T17:10:37+0000

Claire, you are amazing. You made our special day extra special. We laughed, we cried and our phones have been blowing... up with complements. You made our ceremony all about us and captured our personalities perfectly. We loved every minute and we love you. Ben sends his regards 🤣😂read more

Laura Mearns

2019-12-06T20:18:12+0000

Claire is truly, absolutely wonderful at what she does. From the outset, we were set on having a personal, intimate and... relaxed Humanist wedding ceremony, and Claire stood out to us as being the ideal celebrant - in actuality she was so, so much more than that. Working with her on our ceremony felt like sharing our story with an old friend, she made everything feel so easy and laidback, so that on the day, we were just so excited about the ceremony and sharing it with our guests, with no nerves at all. The ceremony itself blew us away, it was everything we could have hoped for and so, so much more - Claire was the perfect balance of funny and warm and personal, sharing our story in the most beautiful, relatable and memorable way. Our guests all commented on how wonderful she was, and lots said they wished she could have stayed for dinner! Claire, we can't thank you enough for helping us to get married in the most brilliant way, we'll treasure it forever xread more

Ian Cohen

2019-12-04T21:13:12+0000

Claire simply is spectacular in every way. We married 2 weeks ago and our service was beyond perfect. She captured us... like we were old friends. On talking to family and fiends since our day everybody has said it was the greatest wedding ceremony ever. Honestly she is a complete starread more

John Murphy

2019-10-30T10:13:43+0000

Fantastic personal service, funny enlightened, amazing and just made our day fantastic. Can't recommend Claire enough.... Exactly what it should be a celebration of us! xxread more

Stacey Berrie

2019-10-20T06:09:03+0000

Claire is amazing! She made our wedding ceremony perfect, she got the balance of charm, funny and heartfelt just right.... Her communication was excellent from the get go and made suggestions that suited us. Everyone was so complimentary of the ceremony. It was personal, with just the right amount of humour. We couldn't be happier with our wedding ceremony! A day we will never forget. Thank you so much!read more

Stuart Madden

2019-10-13T18:37:27+0000

Claire is exceptional at what she does, her infectious personality brings the best out in people. From the moment we... got in touch with her, she was friendly and helpful, and made the process enjoyable. Our wedding ceremony was absolutely perfect, extremely personal and everything we could have hoped for and more. We really can’t recommend Claire more. Thank you again!!!read more

Jocelyn Janssen

2019-10-03T12:31:32+0000

We highly recommend Claire, our wedding ceremony was very personalised and flowed perfectly. Claire was very responsive... to our enquiries - definitely a great choice!read more

Triona Gray

2019-09-09T10:28:49+0000

Claire married us on 22.08.19 and we cannot thank her enough 💕💕. She gave us the most amazing,family oriented, fun and... laughter filled ceremony that we could have ever asked for 💕💕 All our guests are still raving about her. From the moment we met her we just knew she was right for us and are so privileged that we had her marry us. She really is a top bird. Keep being you Claire, your fab. Lots of Love Mr & Mrs Grayread more

Steph El

2019-08-28T13:30:58+0000

Claire married us in March (sorry it's taken me this long to leave a review, Claire!) and she is just THE BEST. From... the first Skype call with her to the big day itself she 'got us', and we couldn't have asked for a better ceremony. If you're looking for a Celebrant, look no further, Claire's who you need in your lives!read more

Lindsey Gowdy

2019-08-03T08:26:35+0000

I can’t recommend claire highly enough. She made the process from start to finish, clear and easy. She is absolutely... one of kind and all our guests raved about the ceremony. We are not necessarily the best public speakers as a couple but with everything we discussed with Claire prior to the wedding, she put this into a ceremony that was heartfelt, funny and unique! 100% recommend claire to anyone 😃read more

Davie Abel

2018-11-15T17:17:12+0000

Claire did our wedding and delivered a superb ceremony. We found Claire quirky, honest and the ceremony was very... much a representation of us. Pretty much every guest commented on how enjoyable the ceremony was and Claire’s delivery. She’s top notch 👌👌👌👌read more

Ryan Casey Gormley

2018-10-01T19:45:41+0000

If you’re thinking of having a Humanist wedding, choose Claire. My wife (!!) and I were married by her just over two... weeks ago and it was such an incredible ceremony. She took the time to get to know us and made our ceremony so special and unique. She brings out that double-chin kind of laughter and even snuck us some gummies when we were nervous! Couldn’t recommend enough.read more

Heather White

2018-09-25T13:05:52+0000

To the lovely Claire.... Kevin and I can't thank you enough for the beautiful ceremony you created for us! We couldn't... even have imagined it could have been so much fun and relaxed and emotional all wrapped up together... you put everyone at ease which just made it a great experience for everyone! Folks who were there have been absolutely raving about you and asking "who is she?" like you were some mythical magical goddess!...definitely the best wedding I've ever been to..not biased at all but it was amazing...you really started the day off beautifully and it set the tone for the rest of the day which Kevin and I will never forget. I can't thank you enough for that...your a talented lady and your just amazing at what you do x. I wish you all the happiness and thanks again Xx lots of love and happy vibes from the McCormicks 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 5 stars from us....I can't figure out how to get the stars showing on my post so just to get the point across...Your the best!! Xxread more

Craig Stewart

2018-09-01T08:14:20+0000

Claire, We love you!!!! I can’t tell you how bloody amazing you made our day!! I know you’ll get thanks like this all... the time but honestly the ceremony was amazing every part of it.. you totally relaxed me and everybody there. Everybody commented on how fab you were and the laughter that filled the room high lighted this.. thank you a million times over!! Can’t wait to see you in the future for our babies naming days and any other celebrations.. you’re so talented! Love Love love you for this forever!! Thanks, Lisa and Craigread more

Nikki Ferguson

2018-08-09T16:50:23+0000

Claire is amazing!!! She done our wedding & the ceremony was exactly the way we wanted it (and more 😂) cracking person... & made the whole process totally chilled & really enjoyable. Thank you! Xxxread more

Yvonne Clark

2018-07-17T20:36:36+0000

A huge thank you for your services on our big day! You exceeded all our expectations and were amazing!! You made... everyone feel at ease (esp the bride & groom!), as many had not been to a Humanist wedding before and they all thoroughly enjoyed the service and were singing your praises. We could not imagine our day without you there, so once again thank you! : ) P.s apologies for the worst knot ever! Lol! xread more

Olivia Mack

2018-06-26T17:15:24+0000

My husband and I were recently married in Scotland by Claire. We are not from Scotland, had never been to Scotland and... had zero idea of what we really wanted other than to be married. Claire was an absolute dream to work with. She right away from day one took so much time helping us via Skype and email and helped us plan a beautiful ceremony. Claire was a huge help on the legal paper work side, helping us with every question we had. She sent us tons of ceremony ideas, poems and symbolic ceremonies and she even helped suggest locations on where to be married. Claire really went above and beyond for us and we can not thank her enough. She made our wedding day so incredible and one we will never forget. She is wildly talented at her job and makes a ceremony feel like something out of a fairy tale while at the same time being light hearted with her great sense of humour.read more

Jacqueline Sunnick

2018-06-03T17:37:34+0000

We’ve just opened our first anniversary piñata..... Lots of lovely messages for us but even more for Claire and her... amazing ceremony. Claire, you’re absolutely brilliant! Thank you so much for such a great day. Xread more

Claire Fleming

2018-05-29T12:07:52+0000

Claire was everything we expected on our wedding day - she was professional but quirky, entertaining and just made it... the most beautiful ceremony! Thank you so much for everything, our guests said you were brilliant and we thought so too! Love Claire and Kieran xxread more

Aly McCulloch Devine

2018-04-09T17:31:04+0000

I can't possibly give the fabulous Claire any less than 5 stars and not just because she's my pal!� We had a perfect... wedding day thanks to a number of people, but Claire got it off to the best possible start with a beautiful and very personal ceremony. It had remembrance, humour and lots of love. Most of all it was relaxed and fun which was very important to us. Thank you, Claire for a day we will remember with much happiness.read more

ELaine Neeson

2018-04-07T10:58:35+0000

Words can't say how much Claire was part oh oh the day, not only did she do the marriage ceremony , she then went on... to dance the night away with all the guests Top Notch Humanist ��read more

Claire Partridge

2018-02-25T14:30:13+0000

From the moment we met Claire, we knew she was the one to marry us. Witty, quirky and with a great personality she had... everyone laughing (and at points crying) during our wedding ceremony. An absolute gem of a person.read more

Keith O'Donnell

2018-02-19T11:47:41+0000

There is not enough stars to show how much we loved you!! Finally getting some time now to reflect on what’s been the... best weekend of our lives. Honestly, you are one in a million. Both of us were so happy and delighted with how our ceremony went. It was the exact way we wanted the whole day to be. So much laughter, love and at the same time relaxed. So many of our guests had complimented on your ceremony and I’m pretty sure they will be hunting you down for their weddings. Thanks so much for all your hard work and time you have given us over the past 6 months. Sorry about getting the timings wrong on the day as well. Hope it wasn’t too much of a hinderance to your day. I’m sure we most definitely will see you again in the future � (don’t worry it won’t be our wedding!). Thanks again for giving us some of the best memories from the most perfect weekend ever. Lots of love, Keith and Laura O’Donnell �read more

Emma Morgan

2018-02-05T16:19:53+0000

Claire was our celebrant for our wedding last year & our ceremony was spot on, all because of her! She completely set... the relaxed & fun tone for the rest of the day. We got so many compliments throughout the day and after about how brilliant Claire was, our guests thoroughly enjoyed it. She told our story perfectly and kept everyone chilled and entertained, can't recommend her highly enough!read more

Chris Redmore

2017-11-25T19:41:38+0000

Barry McCausland

2017-11-01T20:15:46+0000

Can't say enough how good Claire is. Deserves every one of the 5 stars for our amazing wedding ceremony. All our... friends & family are raving about it! We are so happy with how amazing it was, thank you so much Claire.read more

Katie Wilkie-McKenna

2017-10-22T14:22:55+0000

What can I say, Claire is simply awesome! We were initially unsure about whether or not a humanist wedding was for us... but from the moment we first contacted Claire and met up with her for coffee, we knew this was definitely what we wanted and that Claire was the just the right person. It was really important to us that the ceremony reflected us and our interests and set the scene for our vision for the day - fun, relaxed and with a few surprises thrown in for good measure. Claire really understood our vision and wrote a beautiful ceremony filled with funny anecdotes, a quaich ceremony and band warming. So many of our guests have commented on how great the ceremony was. If you're looking for a humanist ceremony, then look no further than Claire for your celebrant. Massive thanks Claire. PS. Loved your shoes!read more

Stephanie Nicol

2017-10-12T12:56:54+0000

I cannot thank Claire enough for all the hard work and effort she put into our wedding ceremony. It could not have been... more perfect. Having a humanist wedding was important to us as we wanted to include all our friends and family in the ceremony, while focusing on the reasons why we wanted to be married. It initally seemed quite daunting to prepare for a humanist wedding as you're working from a blank page, but Claire was brilliant in helping create a ceremony that was just "us". Claire so lovely to work with; shes funny, bubbly and she clearly loves her job which makes the whole planning process and the ceremony itself really good fun. Claire's ceremony was our favourite part of the day and the amazing atmosphere it created carried on throughout the rest of day. Thanks so much Claire! xxread more

Kirstin Kirk

2017-10-11T14:16:41+0000

Claire performed the ceremony for our wedding in late September and it was absolutely perfect in every way. She is... amazing and I would recommend her to everyone, so stop looking, you have found the right woman for the job! �read more

Miriam Smith

2017-09-17T09:45:52+0000

HELL YES!!!! Claire you are AWESOME!!! You captured everything about us and put it into the funniest, warmest and... personal ceremony! Every guest was crying happy tears and have said you were fantastic. Thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts .. if people don't have you as their Celebrant they really are missing out! .. you are the best !!!! Love from the Sexi Smith's haha �� xxxxread more

Sarah Stewart

2017-09-06T16:08:01+0000

Could not recommend anyone more highly than I would recommend Claire. She done our wedding last week and she was... absolutely amazing!! Nothing was an issue, the service itself was not only beautiful but also very funny and all our guests commented on how brilliant she was!!read more

Chris Judge

2017-07-28T23:25:53+0000

Such a lovely warm person who puts everyone at ease on such an important day! I was at a wedding she carried out at... the Glasgow University and it went seamlesslyread more

Helen Clark

2017-05-17T18:46:13+0000

Absolutely amazing, magically orchestrated by a very amusing, friendly and warm Lady...Claire made our ceremony one... that guests are still talking about 9 months later...hoping I can persuade her to come South of the border next year, for our soon to be "Baby C" naming ceremony! Xread more

Lawrence McCurrach

2017-03-07T02:44:50+0000

Malissa Mcwilliams

2017-03-03T22:01:06+0000

Claire was a joy to work with from start to finish, funny and personable she put 2 shy people so at ease we were able... to do completely personalised vows. From her c3po shoes to vying with overexcited toddler guests in order to be heard she brought the exact informal, celebratory, party atmosphere we do wanted for our day. Tailoring a ceremony entirely around us and our values and (slightly geeky) interests everything about our ceremony felt natural and easy. I can't imagine anyone doing a better or more personal job.read more

Christine McArdle

2017-02-18T11:34:29+0000

Claire married my husband & I on 12/2/17 & gave us the most perfect ceremony we could have asked for! Our guests... raved about Claire and how amazing she was saying it was the best ceremony they had ever been to (& we all go to a lot of weddings lol!). Claire got to know us and made sure that our ceremony truly sounded like us. She also made sure that our daughters were a key part of our ceremony and included them whenever she could! Claire was great in the lead up to the wedding too, she even text on the morning of the wedding to wish us luck, keep us calm & tell us to remember important documents! We are so so grateful to Claire for making our ceremony as fabulous as it was! THANK YOU� We would highly recommend Claire to everyone!read more

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