Blog - Veronika Sophia Robinson

What makes a beautiful wedding ceremony?

You’re planning your wedding day. Dress. Check. Venue. Check. Florist. Check. Caterer. Check. Invitations. Check. Entertainment. Check. Photographer/Videographer. Check. Wedding planner. Check. Rings. Check. So…

Celebrant

Tying the Knot: Handfastings in Cumbria

Have you ever wondered where the expression “to tie the knot” comes from? It has its origins in the ancient Celtic ritual of handfasting. As an independent celebrant, more and more of my clients wish to include…

Personal

Risky Business

Recently, someone I’ve known for about fifteen years said to me: “You don’t take risks, do you?” I was absolutely gob smacked. It really threw me for a while for two reasons. One was that it made me realise she didn’t know me at all,…

Personal

I Create Love

Love. It is essential to human happiness. But where does it come from? How do we grow it in our lives? Why do some people have an abundance of it, while others are deprived? When I wrote my book, I Create My Day, I chose to include the…

Personal

The Life You Want

One of the questions that has been dominant in my mind for a few years has been: “What am I really good at?” Yeah, sure, there are plenty of things I’m good at, but what I really mean is: “What do I excel at?” I’m a classic ‘Jill…

Celebrant, Personal

Slow Living: what death has taught me about life

A consequence of getting older (50 is on my horizon in just over a year) is an ever-growing, deeper appreciation for this amazing thing called life. I suppose, in my youth, it was something I simply took for granted. After all, I was going to…

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What makes a beautiful wedding ceremony?

Tying the Knot: Handfastings in Cumbria

Risky Business

I Create Love

The Life You Want

Slow Living: what death has taught me about life

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