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These days, many, maybe even most, wedding ceremonies are conducted by celebrants, rather than by clergy or registrars. That's because people like to have someone conduct their wedding who has taken all the time in the ...

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I think I was 17 the first time I was in a gay nightclub, the legendary Bennetts in Glasgow.

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Last month I had the absolute joy and privilege to conduct one of the rarer sorts of ceremonies, when I was asked to be part of consecrating a new Natural Woodland Burial Ground in my home town of Alva.

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Sometimes in my work, different parts of my life collide with each other and it was my absolute honour a wee while back to conduct a celebration of life service for a fellow sci-fi fan.

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Some might find the title of this surprising, but bear with me. Daniel O’Donnell is not the most fashionable, the most up to date artist, to some he is a bit of joke, but this afternoon, I spent quite some time listening...

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Anyone that talks to me for any length of time at all would be able to tell you that I am passionate about my work, and that I could talk about celebrancy and what it means to be a celebrant for hours on end if you let m...

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Today marks the 10 year anniversary for Independent Ceremonies. It was the 5th of June 2012 when I conducted my first celebration of life service as an indepenent celebrant.

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With the restrictions of Covid, a great many people are finding that their working office, is now their kitchen table, their living room coffee table or an ironing board in the bedroom.

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People often ask me, especially about Celebration of Life Services, if some thing is "appropriate." I always tell them the same thing, there is no such thing as appropriate, there is only the right thing for the right p...

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As you will be aware, during the current Covid-19 crisis, funeral services have been restricted to just a few close family members only, or in some cases it is more appropriate to have no service at all. 

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We find ourselves at the present moment in a time of crisis, a time when so much that we rely on in our everyday lives has changed. Children don't have the routine of school, young people are separated from friends, fam...

","url":"https://susanfraser.co.uk/susans-celebrant-blog/f/ways-to-remember","title":"Ways to Remember","summary":"We find ourselves at the present moment in a time of crisis, a time when so much that we rely on in our everyday lives has changed. Children don't have the routine of school, young people are separated from friends, fam...","date_modified":"2020-04-15T09:31:53Z"},{"id":"https://susanfraser.co.uk/susans-celebrant-blog/f/in-a-pear-tree","html_content":"

One of my favourite ideas for Baby Naming and Welcoming Ceremonies is planting a tree to grow up big and strong alongside the little one.

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I had someone asking today about Quaich ceremonies as part of a Wedding Celebration.

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Hello and welcome to my first blog post! If you have come this far, by now you will know that I am Susan Fraser and I'm an independent celebrant, here to create and conduct beautiful and meaningful life event ceremonies...

","url":"https://susanfraser.co.uk/susans-celebrant-blog/f/hello-and-welcome","title":"Hello and Welcome","summary":"Hello and welcome to my first blog post! If you have come this far, by now you will know that I am Susan Fraser and I'm an independent celebrant, here to create and conduct beautiful and meaningful life event ceremonies...","date_modified":"2019-06-06T21:00:00Z"}]}