Ruth Mackman Celebrant

For our wedding at Fawsley Hall in Daventry in June 2024, she wrote and led BOTH a traditional English ceremony for the morning and a Sri Lankan Buddhist Poruwa ceremony for us in the afternoon. We had a huge amount of trouble trying to organise the Sri Lankan ceremony before Ruth came to the rescue! She did careful research and planning, and she led both our ceremonies absolutely flawlessly. Many of the bride’s Sri Lankan family members said they’d never been to such a good Poruwa ceremony! She took time to explain the meaning and symbolism throughout each stage. This helped keep people engaged throughout, and learning more about the culture. Everyone was so impressed by Ruth’s knowledge, her calm and professional manner, and the joy she brought to our day. Before the day, Ruth takes the time to really get to know you. She told our guests our love story in a sweet, enjoyable and skilful way. She also helped us bring some extra elements into the day we hadn’t considered before, such as a ring warming ceremony. She also supported us to organise readings and to write our own vows. She pays attention to the little details, even giving us our vows in specially-printed and boxed booklets to have as keepsakes. We cannot thank Ruth enough for what she did for us. It would not have been the same without her, and we cannot recommend her enough. Tesh and Callum Hibbert, Islington, London.

Thankyou to Ruth for making such a special part of our wedding day truly memorable. We knew we wanted something personal when we got married and that’s exactly what we got. From the initial zoom meeting, to meeting in the pub, to follow ups, we put together a beautiful service which was totally unique to us. Even better, afterwards we got the most beautiful box with a copy of our vows which are now on our wall to remember. Thankyou for making our day so special.

Ruth was our celebrant for our wedding celebration at Dodmoor House. I am so glad we chose her. She was so warm, friendly, reassuring and helpful every step of the way. We had so many comments from guests about the beautiful, personal and unique ceremony Ruth created. She took the time to meet with us on a couple of occasions to get to know us, even meeting our dog Mabel who gave Ruth the seal of approval straight away (dogs are an excellent judge of character).