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Lammas – making space for the chaos and the compassion

July 3, 2025July 3, 2025 / kelitomlin

Want me to read this to you? Click here. I’m watching two large sycamore trees ripple as I write; the wind is pushing gently from the west to twist half of its leaves onto their backs, revealing their pale bellies to the last of the day’s sunlight. It is a marked change from this morning … Continue reading Lammas – making space for the chaos and the compassion

Real Wedding: Emma & Robert’s Outdoor Pagan Handfasting in Sheffield

May 18, 2020May 24, 2020 / kelitomlin / Leave a comment

This pagan Handfasting was the heart of a magical day of fantasy and fun...

Living Sacred: All About Pathworking

April 23, 2020May 18, 2020 / kelitomlin / Leave a comment

Exploring active, creative and imaginative journeys into your own inner landscape.

A Celebrant Manifesto

April 6, 2020May 24, 2020 / kelitomlin / Leave a comment

The Whats, Whys and Hows of ceremony for this Wild Celebrant

Special Ways to Mark Your Cancelled Wedding Day

March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 / kelitomlin

Don't let your cancelled wedding date pass you by, make something meaningful instead...

Creating a Sacred & Secular Wedding Ceremony

March 26, 2020March 11, 2020 / kelitomlin

What to do when your partner or guests don't share your faith or spirituality...

First Birthdays: perfect for a Naming Day

March 19, 2020March 11, 2020 / kelitomlin / Leave a comment

There are so many reasons why combining a Naming celebration with a Birthday party is a great idea...

Traditions are not the antithesis of Alternative Weddings

March 12, 2020May 24, 2020 / kelitomlin

Why wedding traditions are great and you don't have to be less 'alternative' to love them...

Living Sacred: Sacred Tattoos and the Four Elements

February 27, 2020 / kelitomlin

I knew in my bones that if I chose to have something inscribed on my skin it would be a visceral and sacred expression of my lived experience.

How To Dream Your Perfect Wedding Into Reality

February 21, 2020 / kelitomlin / Leave a comment

Before you start planning your wedding day, try a little dreaming...

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© Chris Seddon Photography
© Chris Seddon Photography
celebrant leading wedding ceremony
© Chris Seddon Photography
Heart stone
Heart stone
Spring Circle of Light
Spring Circle of Light
An altar created on the floor using pink, green and white cloths, including a goddess figurine, a cup of water, and many other items
© Keli Tomlin
Ben and Jo 2017
Ben and Jo 2017
two hands being bound together with a rainbow coloured handfasting cord by Celebrant Keli Tomlin
© Dee and Jacob
Preparing the Space by Sarah Carpenter
Preparing the Space by Sarah Carpenter
An alternative bride and groom, wearing rainbow colours, stand beside their Celebrant Kei Tomlin who reads from their Pagan Wedding Ceremony
Photo c/o Shaun Boyle and Stephen Graham
© Keli Tomlin
© Keli Tomlin
Guests stand watching couple during Handfasting in the rain
© Dee and Jacob
Element of Air
Element of Air
Pagan Celebrant Keli Tomlin officiates over the wedding of two brides in medieval dress in the Stone Circle at Ruthin Castle.
© David Price
A bride and groom stand in front of a permanent gazebo smiling and laughing whilst their celebrant Keli Tomlin officiates their wedding ceremony. The wind is blowing. The bride is laughing.
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© Chris Seddon Photography
© Chris Seddon Photography
Riley's Naming, 2016
Riley’s Naming, 2016
Pagan Celebrant Keli Tomlin stands in a blue dress and brown cape turning towards two Brides dressed in Medieval Wedding Dresses
© David Price
Element of Water
Element of Water
A baby, held by its father, is blessed with Water by Celebrant Keli Tomlin
© Richard Walker
A Baby Naming altar including a photograph, a candle in a glass holder, gardening gloves, paper and pen and yellow flowers
© Keli Tomlin
Peace Tea November 2016
Peace Tea November 2016
Here comes the bride... F&R2015 by Sarah Carpenter
Here comes the bride… F&R2015 by Sarah Carpenter
Ben and Jo 2017
Ben and Jo 2017
Samhain Altar
Samhain Altar
A Fairy Bride wearing wings and a white and green dress stands with her eyes closed smiling. Her hand is tied to her husbands with colourful handfasting cords by Celebrant Keli Tomlin
© Ben Major
Lammas at Arbor Low
Lammas at Arbor Low
Viv and Nikki 2018
Viv and Nikki 2018
a handfasting with rainbow ribbons
© Phillip Parnell Photography
Vic and John 2016 © Chris Seddon Photography
Vic and John 2016 © Chris Seddon Photography
a smiling couple hold up their bound hands in celebration of their handfasting by Keli Tomlin, Celebrant
© Dee and Jacob
Viv and Nikki 2018
Viv and Nikki 2018
Viv and Nikki 2018
Viv and Nikki 2018
Riley's Naming 2016
Riley’s Naming 2016
Beltane besom
Beltane besom
bride and groom plant a tree
© Chris Seddon Photography
The Groom stands beside Keli Tomlin Wedding Celebrant as they wait for the Bride to arrive
© Richard Walker
Two Brides dressed in medieval clothes stand beside Pagan Celebrant Keli Tomlin as she performs a Handfasting for them
© David Price
Sarah Carpenter
Sarah Carpenter
A Bride and Groom stand in front of their Celebrant Keli Tomlin and speak their vows
© Phillip Parnell Photography
Dee and Jacob Midsummer 2016
Dee and Jacob Midsummer 2016
An Alternative Bride and Groom in rainbow colours stand together with their hands bound in Handfasting during their pagan wedding ceremony
Photo c/o Shaun Boyle and Stephen Graham
Womb Blessing December 2016
Womb Blessing December 2016
Pagan Celebrant Keli tomlin smudges the ceremony space in preparation for a Baby NAming. She is wearing a red cardigan and the smoke trails from her raised right hand.
© Richard Walker
© Keli Tomlin
© Keli Tomlin
a bride and groom stand with their hands bound together by many different handfasting cords. The Celebrant Keli Tomlin stands with her hands on top of theirs in blessing
© Chris Seddon Photography

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Two handfasting cords tied over two hands, one braided cords and the other a strip of hessian with crocheted ivy leaves. Being tied by Celebrant Keli Tomlin
© Chris Seddon Photography
Guests stand watching couple during Handfasting in the rain
© Dee and Jacob
Celebrant Keli Tomlin holds a wedding ring in her hand during an outdoor ceremony
© Chris Seddon Photography
Two Brides dressed in medieval clothes stand beside Pagan Celebrant Keli Tomlin as she performs a Handfasting for them
© David Price
A bride and and groom stand beneath clear umbrellas on the first step of a wooden gazebo. Their Celebrant Keli Tomlin stands beside them officiating over their outdoor wedding ceremony
© Phillip Parnell Photography
A Bride and Groom stand in front of their Celebrant Keli Tomlin and speak their vows
© Phillip Parnell Photography
two hands being bound together with a rainbow coloured handfasting cord by Celebrant Keli Tomlin
© Dee and Jacob
a smiling couple hold up their bound hands in celebration of their handfasting by Keli Tomlin, Celebrant
© Dee and Jacob
The Groom stands beside Keli Tomlin Wedding Celebrant as they wait for the Bride to arrive
© Richard Walker
Hands bound together with rainbow handfasting cords during a ceremony by Keli Tomlin
Phillip Parnell Photography
The guests are gathered on the grass watching the Celebrant Keli Tomlin deliver the wedding ceremony. The image is black and white
© Chris Seddon Photography
An alternative bride and groom, wearing rainbow colours, stand beside their Celebrant Kei Tomlin who reads from their Pagan Wedding Ceremony
Photo c/o Shaun Boyle and Stephen Graham
Hands are bound in handfasting by a black and white belt. Part of a four part handfasting by Keli Tomlin Ceremonies
© Chris Seddon Photography
Pagan Celebrant Keli Tomlin officiates over the wedding of two brides in medieval dress in the Stone Circle at Ruthin Castle.
© David Price
Hands bound with a handfasting cord made from hessian and crocheted ivy leaves
© Chris Seddon Photography
A baby, held by its father, is blessed with Water by Celebrant Keli Tomlin
© Richard Walker
a baby is greeted by a famil member during a Naming Ceremony by Keli Tomlin Ceremonies
© Richard Walker
a handfasting with rainbow ribbons
© Phillip Parnell Photography
bride and groom plant a tree
© Chris Seddon Photography
An Alternative Bride and Groom in rainbow colours stand together with their hands bound in Handfasting during their pagan wedding ceremony
Photo c/o Shaun Boyle and Stephen Graham
Guests assembled in Edale as Celebrant Keli Tomlin officiates over an outdoor wedding ceremony
© Chris Seddon Photography
a bride and groom stand with their hands bound together by many different handfasting cords. The Celebrant Keli Tomlin stands with her hands on top of theirs in blessing
© Chris Seddon Photography
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