Holly Austin-Davies - Birmingham Humanist Celebrant

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  Emma Heeley

  Holly was wonderful every step of the way! She helped put us both at ease and the ceremony she made for us was perfect, just how we pictured it! I can’t recommend her enough.

  18-05-2023
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  Jonathan Winterbourn

  Holly guided and supported us brilliantly through both the preparations and the day itself, with a wonderfully light touch. She caught the mood perfectly - and she was an important part of our special (and fun) day. Both of us are extremely thankful that we met Holly and have no hesitation in recommending her.

  18-05-2023
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  Steph Hong

  Holly was amazing! She was the celebrant for our wedding (which was somewhat of a fusion wedding, reflecting two different cultures) and she did such a perfect job. Our initial meeting was thorough where Holly wanted to learn all about us as a couple. She then wrote a draft script and we looked at it and drafted it a few times. (Just some minor changes, nothing major! It was already so perfect to begin with). Leading up to the wedding, Holly was always happy to help and give advice. She ensured that everything was sorted for the ceremony- I knew that I could trust her to make sure everything went smoothly! All our guests commented on how wonderful Holly was: her delivery, her words and her genuine happiness to be there. We cannot thank Holly enough for playing such a huge part of our perfect day.

  18-03-2023
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  Emily Bennett-Cox

  We cannot recommend Holly highly enough, she was so communicative, friendly and organised. She made the whole process so easy from start to finish, and our ceremony was absolutely beautiful, all thanks to her! We couldn't believe that she somehow translated our incoherent ramblings into such a sweet and personal ceremony that was beautifully written and performed! All of our guests agreed, especially those who had never been to a humanist ceremony before, and were blown away. Thank you so much Holly, you made our day!

  18-01-2023
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  Christian Lin

  Holly absolutely excels as a humanist celebrant. She is extremely professional, but also involves herself around the life of her clients so that she can capture and narrate their lives as detailed and beautifully as possible. Holly is also a spectacular writer - many of our wedding guests asked us who wrote our story as a couple, as it was exquisitely written and narrated (by her) during our ceremony. She is also a superb guide and ceremony coordinator, being able to adapt and act on the unexpected sudden changes of a typical wedding day! Additionally, she also assisted me on my wedding speech, which many guests described as "one of the best speeches" they have witnessed. Her advice and the supportive rehearsal allowed me to deliver the speech with confidence and with the best pace possible. There are so many other wonderful things I could say about Holly - but I doubt many people enjoy reading long reviews on Google Maps! If someone ever needs a humanist/celebrant recommendation, Holly would be my choice 1000% (yes, one thousand percent) of the time.

  18-11-2022
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  Tom Austin

  After quite a bit of research, my now wife (still getting used to that!), Sophie and I, decided that a humanist wedding ceremony was the right option for us. We weren’t sure exactly what to expect, but we liked the idea of a personal ceremony. After browsing felt like hundreds of celebrant profiles, we stumbled upon Holly’s and knew straight away that she was the right one! Holly is even more warm and smiley in real life than she is in her lovely website photos. From the moment we reached out to her, she put us at ease and guided us through a process we knew very little about! Holly came to our home to hear our story, which we were a little apprehensive about telling as it is not something you do everyday but Holly’s friendly inviting nature had us blabbing away within minutes. We didn’t stop for about 2.5 hrs, all the while Holly listened and made notes. The whole thing was one of the most uplifting parts of planning our wedding and we were sad to say goodbye to Holly at the end! Within an impressively short amount of time, Holly sent us our ceremony script, complete with all the things we’d worked with her to put in so that it was just right for us. Holly seemed to read our minds and created the perfect blend of traditional and personal. The way she turned our story into words was nothing short of a work of art! The detail she retained and included was incredible and we were both had tears of joy as we read it. As the event approached, Holly worked with us to finalise many of the details and her experience was invaluable as she helped us with so many things we hadn’t thought of. She was so reassuring to my wife, who is naturally quite shy and so was nervous about standing in front of so many people. Holly even visits our venue a few days before the wedding, despite it being quite a drive away, and we were grateful to walk through how everything would work with her on the day. The big day arrived and Holly was simply wonderful! The beautiful script she had written had moments of humour and emotion that our guests loved. She was confident and professional and had a warmth that we haven’t seen at most church weddings. The ceremony couldn’t have been more perfect and we have Holly to thank for that. She has given us the most perfect start to our marriage and we really hope to stay in touch with her as she is generally an awesome person! Thank you Holly! From Tom and Sophie Austin

  18-09-2022
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  Julian Webb

  Holly put together a beautiful, bespoke humanist ceremony for us that was praised by people of all backgrounds who came to our wedding. Throughout the process, Holly was friendly, supportive, and had lots of helpful ideas to make our day extra special. She managed to weave our ramblings together into a meaningful and unique ceremony.

  18-09-2022
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  Sophie Victoria

  Holly was an excellent celebrant for our wedding, to the point even the guests told us afterwards how incredible she was! Our wedding day started off very chaotic due to disorganisation on the venues part, however she really helped reassure and calm us prior to walking down the aisle which we are highly grateful for. The speech she wrote was perfect and she created a beautiful ceremony for us that blew our registry office ceremony the year prior out of the water! I couldn't recommend Holly highly enough and advise anyone thinking of booking her to not hesitate.

  18-08-2022
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  James Steel

  Holly was our celebrant for our humanist ceremony. Right from the get go she was able to put us at ease and made telling our story easy. She was then able to take away everything we’d said in our first meeting and create a wonderful script for the day. Holly was reliable and responsive throughout our planning and was really able to take a weight off our shoulders knowing the ceremony was in good hands - and she proved that trust was well placed on the day with an excellent ceremony that our guests really enjoyed. Thank you so much for all your help!

  18-08-2022
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  Scott Banks

  Holly recently conducted our ceremony, from our very first meeting (over skype at the start of the pandemic) her relaxed and friendly approach made the whole process incredibly easy. The amount of time Holly spent getting to know us and our story meant that our ceremony was incredibly personal and allowed us to really share the moment with our family and friends. On the day it really felt like we were being married by a friend. I cannot stress enough how much our guests raved about the Holly and the ceremony, they were amazed by the detail, the in-jokes and the amount of personality brought to the day.

  18-06-2022