Wedding and Vow Renewals in West Scotland

Edna Sawdayee - Wedding Celebrant and Vow Renewals in West Scotland

About Me

Bespoke Life Celebrant

I am a qualified OneSpirit Interfaith Minister and life celebrant. I am trained to create and conduct bespoke ceremonies and, as part of my wider ministry, I offer my services as a celebrant.

I have a strong passion for co-creating and delivering a personal and unique wedding ceremony that truly reflects you as a couple. I can help you to plan a wedding ceremony that respects your individual beliefs and wishes. I take a person-centred approach to creating ceremony that reflects individual life paths, life stories and philosophies. The ceremony may be non-religious/non-faith based, religious/faith-based, semi-religious, a spiritual path of your own, a nature or earth-based tradition, or your own life path based on your own philosophy or a mix of all these… it is your choice, your belief, your ceremony.

I will co-create and write a beautifully crafted ceremony and deliver it in a style appropriate to your needs. I will always maintain a sensitive, heart-felt and respectful approach to crafting and delivering your bespoke ceremony in English and/or in Hebrew. I am comfortable with, and skilled at, including elements of different life philosophies, beliefs, religions and faith paths into ceremony.

In addition to being a life celebrant, I am a holistic therapist who has developed and delivered personal development and therapy programmes, and I also practice as a spiritual counsellor. In addition, I facilitate women’s circles, teach meditation and offer workshops and retreats.

I am affiliated with the OneSpirit Interfaith Foundation and adhere to their code of conduct and, as such, I am able to conduct legal wedding ceremonies, if required. I am fully insured as a life celebrant.

Weddings and Civil Partnerships, Vow Renewals, Commitment Ceremonies

My intention as a life celebrant and Interfaith Minister is to work alongside you in co-creating a fitting, beautiful and personal ceremony for you.

In today’s world many people are developing their own philosophies, beliefs and paths. I will co-create an individual life-centred and personal ceremony in a way that reflects you as a couple and your life.

For example, a couple who come from different religious and/or cultural backgrounds may wish to bring a blend of themselves and their backgrounds into the ceremony.

Or, as a couple, you may not be formally religious and do not attend a place of worship, but would like an element of religion in your ceremony without the restraint of a traditional service.

Or, as a couple, you may have several spiritual or philosophical views and beliefs that you wish to have combined in a ceremony that ensures that your life path and beliefs are reflected.

Or, as couple, you may be completely non-religious/non-spiritual and would like to include poems, readings, affirmations or music from various traditions and sources as part of your bespoke ceremony.

By truly reflecting you as a couple, your beliefs, outlook and your life, your ceremony will be an uplifting, positive, meaningful and joyful experience.

A Ceremony may include, for example

Opening Words and Welcome
Storytelling
Music
Readings – religious/non-religious
Hymns/Mantras/Singing/Chants
Poetry
Vow taking
Exchange of Rings
Hand fasting
Legal Aspect – words and document signing, if required
Images, symbolism
Family and Friends participation
Blessings
Ritual – from various traditions

There are many different traditional, religious/non-religious or personal rituals and aspects that may also be included in a ceremony, for example, handfasting, ring-warming, jumping the besom, sand ceremony, candle lighting….it is vast and the choice is yours. We can design together a wonderful creative ceremony that can be as simple or as elaborate as you wish it to be.

Where and when can a wedding ceremony be conducted in Scotland?

You can marry on any day of the week at any time. In Scotland you can marry at any venue or spot as the place need not be licensed as I am licensed as a OneSpirit Interfaith Minister to legally conduct your ceremony.

Where I work

Argyll and Bute
Dunoon, Cowel
Gourock
Greenock
Strathclyde