Renew Your Vows With Heart
Celebrating Your Love, Then and Now
After 10, 25, or 50 years – or simply because you want to gather everyone you love and say "I'd choose you all over again" – renewing your vows is a beautiful way to celebrate how far you've come and recommit to the journey ahead.
Whether it's a milestone anniversary, you've overcome challenges together and want to celebrate that strength, you're blending families and want to include your children in new promises, or you just want the celebration you couldn't have the first time around, I'd love to help you create something meaningful.
Honouring
The Journey You’ve Shared
Heartfelt
Personal
Who Renews Their Vows?
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Milestone Anniversaries
10, 25, 40, 50 years – any significant anniversary is worth celebrating with the people who've watched your love grow.
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After Overcoming Challenges
You've weathered storms together and come out stronger. That deserves recognition and celebration.
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Including Children
Blending families or wanting to involve kids in your recommitment creates a ceremony that's about all of you, not just the two of you.
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The Celebration You Couldn't Have
Maybe your first wedding was rushed, small, at a registry office you didn't love. Now you can have a memorable, personal, magical celebration you always wanted.
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Just Because
Honestly? You don't need a big reason. "We love each other and want to celebrate that" is reason enough.
What Your Vow Renewal Can Look Like
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Intimate Garden Gatherings
Your closest 20-30 people in a beautiful garden with fairy lights, champagne and heartfelt words about your journey together.
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Big Anniversary Celebrations
Golden wedding anniversary with 100 guests, marquee, band, proper party celebrating decades of love and partnership.
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Family-Inclusive Ceremonies
Bringing children into your promises, creating symbols of your blended family (sand-blending with each child's colored sand, family unity candles, tree planting together).
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Elopement-Style Renewals
Just the two of you at sunset on a beach or in a woodland clearing, saying your vows again in a deeply private, meaningful moment.
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Surprise Renewals
Planning a renewal ceremony as a surprise gift to your spouse during another celebration (definitely needs careful planning and some trusted friends).
Significant Moments
What Makes My Approach Special
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Honouring Your Journey
Your vow renewal isn't just about the years you've been together – it's about everything you've experienced, overcome, built, celebrated and survived together. I weave that journey into every word.
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Evolving Vows
The vows you make now aren't the same as the ones you made 25 years ago. They're deeper, wiser, more aware of what partnership really means. I'll help you articulate that beautifully.
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Including Everyone
Children, grandchildren, close friends who've been with you through everything – vow renewals are perfect for making guests feel part of your continued story.
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Personal Symbolic Rituals
Re-warming your original wedding rings, blending sands representing your family, lighting unity candles with children, planting a tree together – meaningful actions that create lasting memories.
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Relaxed & Joyful
This is a celebration, not a somber occasion. Expect laughter, happy tears, heartfelt moments and an atmosphere that feels like the best kind of family gathering.
Your
relationship
What's Included
Standard Package – £400
Pre-ceremony consultation to discuss your journey and vision
Personalised ceremony script capturing your relationship and the years you've shared
Unlimited support via email, video calls and meetings
One symbolic ritual to add meaning (ring-warming, sand-blending, unity candle, or something creative)
Support in writing your renewed vows if you want to speak your own words
Ceremony delivery (25-35 minutes as a guide)
Digital copies of all materials after your ceremony
Enhanced Package – £550
Everything in the standard package, plus:
Ceremony rehearsal (especially helpful if involving children or guests)
Beautifully bound keepsake copy of your ceremony script
Special memento from your symbolic ritual (for example, your sand-blending vessel or unity candle to keep)
How We'll Create Your Ceremony
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Genuinely Personal
Every ceremony Is crafted from scratch based on your story. No templates, no generic scripts – just authentic words that sound like you and honour what matters most.
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Relaxed & Warm
I create an atmosphere where people feel comfortable being themselves, whether that's laughing, crying, or both. Ceremonies should feel like celebrations, not performances.
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All-Inclusive
I welcome everyone – LGBTQ+ couples, blended families, second marriages, all beliefs and backgrounds. Embracing everyone's uniqueness and wrapping their personality, love and their memorable moments in an unforgettable ceremony.
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Outdoor & Alternative
If you're drawn to the non-traditional, love the idea of an unconventional celebration, or want something with festival vibes, fun and creative touches, we're going to get along brilliantly.
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Experienced & Empathetic
With my background in end-of-life NHS care, mental health support and working with people through life transitions, I bring genuine understanding and compassion to every ceremony.
Unforgettable Moments
Tailored to You
How We'll Work Together
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1. Initial Contact
Reach out via email or phone. We'll have a relaxed conversation about your vision, your story, and what you're hoping to create.
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2. Personal Consultation
We'll meet face-to-face or via Zoom (whatever works best for you) to dive deeper into your plans. I'll send you a questionnaire and summary of everything we discuss.
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3. Creating Your Ceremony
I'll craft your bespoke script, and we'll work together through emails, calls or meetings until it's absolutely perfect. Unlimited revisions – I want you to love every word.
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4. The Big Day
I'll arrive early, coordinate with your photographer and other suppliers, and deliver your ceremony with warmth, confidence and care.
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5. Afterwards
You will receive digital copies of all ceremony materials. I'll check in 2-3 weeks later, and I'm always here to support you for any future celebrations you need.
What People Say
She leads with kindness, authenticity, and emotional intelligence
It is an honour to offer this testimonial in support of Debbie as she begins her journey as a celebrant with Dragonfly Ceremonies. She is warm, intuitive, deeply empathetic, and has a rare ability to make people feel truly seen and heard. What truly sets Debbie apart is her character – she understands that ceremonies are not just events, they are milestones, memories, and moments that stay with people for a lifetime. Clients will feel supported, understood, and celebrated throughout the entire journey.
Your writing poetry is absolutely outstanding
Your careful attention to detail is evident throughout, and it's clear that you devoted a great amount of attention and time to shaping a ceremony that feels both heartfelt and profoundly meaningful. The tone of your writing is consistently bright and full of warmth. You've captured their characters with great sensitivity. You have created a ceremony that feels joyful, sincere, and deeply moving.
You have a natural, warm and absorbing voice
From day one, your passion and drive to nail this Celebrancy gig were just so evident. You've worked tirelessly to develop and perfect your writing skills and to inject your personality and that of your couples. You have a natural, warm and absorbing voice that makes people want to listen more, and it's clear you have a knack for connecting with people – that's just gold in our world of celebrancy.
Debbie is compassionate and empathic and I would highly recommend her.
From start to finish, the care and thought Debbie puts into a ceremony is exceptional. Her writing is warm, thoughtful, and beautifully crafted, capturing the story with great sensitivity and heart. Every element feels meaningful and carefully considered, creating a ceremony that is both moving and memorable. I feel that Debbie truly listens and supports the families she works with throughout the process.
No two ceremonies are ever the same
Dragonfly Ceremonies
Ready to celebrate your journey together?
Let's chat about your story, your vision, and how we can create a vow renewal ceremony that honours everything you've built and celebrates everything still to come.
📞 07773 020286 ✉️ dragonflyceremonies@hotmail.com