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Douglas Duckworth

“Doug the Celebrant”

Hello and welcome to my website! As a humanist celebrant I’ve helped hundreds of families and couples do justice to the big occasions in life – birth, partnering and dying – what some call the “rites of passage”. I absolutely love my work because I know it can make a difference to people’s lives. I put my heart and soul into it and I get huge job satisfaction.

I’d Love to Help You With…

Signs reading "love forever" and "I love you"

Weddings and Vow Renewals

Funerals & Celebrations of Life

Naming & Welcoming

What am I like as a celebrant? Check out this short video:

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When you use a humanist celebrant accredited by Humanists UK you are getting someone who has backup from local colleagues as well as access to a “hive mind” of celebrants throughout England and Wales and professional support, DBS checks and public liability insurance.

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