Well what can we say? As a shall we say "Mature" couple we have both been through the wedding process before and decided to try again with a married way of life. Date booked, caterers sorted, guest list written only thing left was a celebrant! As neither of us are particularly religious we decided on an independent celebrant and we were recommended by our venue to look at Nichola's website and services (amongst others) we are so glad we did! From our first online chats to actually meeting Nichola the process was fun yet very professional. She "got us" she understood where we were coming from and what we were looking to do. We sat together for about an hour and we answered lots of questions and told our stories. What impressed us the most was that the meeting was not all about Nichola, it was to find out about what made us tick, what made us to decide to get married, what attracted us to each other, how did we see our lives together developing.
After that meeting we waited for Nichola's draft service - Wow! She now knew more about us than we did!
Come wedding day Nichola was at the venue to help, advise, calm the odd nerve and be just like one of our oldest friends. She took us in hand and we just knew it was going to be good.
The service itself was simply magnificent. She first made everyone feel comfortable and clearly was out to make sure our guests enjoyed things as much as we were going to. She filled the room with laughter and love, our guests were loving the way she described us and our history together, learning some things they never knew. She has the knack of reading the room perfectly, she had myself and my bride in stitches and tears in equal measure, she knew when to bring in the solemnity of the occasion and when to make us laugh. It was fantastic, absolutely fantastic!
If you are looking for a celebrant to host your wedding look no further, Nichola Collinson IS the best!