Celebrating Every Love Story: My Commitment to Inclusive Weddings in Totnes, Devon & the South West

By Your Friendly, Flexible, Slightly Confetti-Obsessed Celebrant

Planning a wedding can a bit like assembling flat-pack furniture: exciting, full of promise… and occasionally overwhelming if no one has considered the needs of actual humans in the instructions. That’s where inclusivity comes in - and where I, your ever-prepared, ever-patient celebrant, step happily onto the scene.

Inclusivity isn’t a trend or a buzzword to sprinkle over a website like edible glitter. It’s a mindset. A promise. A way of making sure that every couple - and every guest - feels welcomed, understood, and celebrated exactly as they are. Your love story is unique, so your ceremony should honour your needs, your comfort, and your personality.

And luckily, I’ve had more than a little practice in that department.

Why Inclusivity Matters (and Why It’s Not Negotiable)

Every couple deserves a ceremony that doesn’t just look beautiful but feels safe, warm, and deeply personal. Whether you're navigating physical access requirements, sensory sensitivities, communication differences, anxiety, mobility needs, or anything else that makes you wonderfully you, your ceremony should be crafted around you - not forced into a mould.

Inclusivity means:

• No assumptions

• No judgement

• No “this is how weddings must be done” energy

• Lots of thoughtful options so you can breathe, relax, and actually enjoy your moment

Why I Might Be the Celebrant You’re Looking For

Aside from being a celebrant, I have spent over a decade working as a teacher (and still do!). If you want to talk about navigating different needs, personalities, attention spans, communication styles, and last-minute surprises… well, let’s just say I’ve been around a while!

Teaching has taught me how to:

• Listen between the lines. Not everyone communicates comfort or discomfort directly. I notice the little things.

• Adapt on the fly. A ceremony moment goes sideways? No problem-I have the reflexes of someone who’s rescued many a dropped science project.

• Use clear, kind communication. Whether you want structure, flexibility, step-by-step visuals, or a sensory-friendly rehearsal, I’ve got you.

• Create calm. Years of soothing overwhelmed students means I can also soothe overwhelmed brides, grooms, parents, or ring-bearing toddlers (in fact-ring-bearing toddlers is a whole other world I will happily talk to you about).

• Meet people exactly where they are. Neurodiversity and additional needs aren’t obstacles - they’re part of the beautiful texture of human experience.

  
  

If you need accommodations, we’ll work it out together. If you’re neurodiverse, we’ll shape a ceremony environment that works for your brain, not against it. If you have physical or sensory needs, I’ll help design a ceremony that feels accessible and comfortable. If something is worrying you, let's talk it through and I'll help alleviate your worries. Nothing is too small to mention, and nothing is “awkward” - you’re safe to share.

Your Ceremony, Your Way

Want a quiet, low-sensory ceremony? Love it.

Need detailed notes ahead of time? Done.

Prefer to practise the flow until it feels familiar? Absolutely.

Want your ceremony to move at a pace that doesn’t send your nervous system into fight-or-flight? Yes please.

Have mobility or access considerations? Let’s design the layout around you.

There is no one-size-fits-all wedding. There shouldn't be. Your celebration should feel like slipping into your favourite outfit - comfortable, joyful, perfectly you.

Love Is Diverse - Your Wedding Should Be Too

At the heart of every ceremony I write is a simple belief: love deserves to be seen, respected, and celebrated in all its forms. My job is not to mould you into a “typical” couple - it’s to amplify your story, your voices, and your experience.

So whether you’re neurodiverse, anxious, introverted, overwhelmed by crowds, sensory-sensitive, have a physical disability, or are simply someone who values kindness and understanding, I’m here to craft a ceremony that honours that.

If you’d like to chat about your needs, ideas, or simply your love story, I’d be delighted to hear from you. Let’s build a ceremony that feels genuinely yours, from the first line to the last “I do.”