Cathy Hemsley Celebrant

Creating ceremonies filled with love

Hello and welcome to my website

My name is Cathy. I am a Civil Celebrant based in Menston, West Yorkshire.

I conduct weddings, vow renewals, funerals, and naming ceremonies.
In fact I can help you celebrate any important occasion or rite of passage!
I will bring warmth, gentle humour, and a calm professionalism to your ceremony. I am happy to travel anywhere within the UK and abroad. I love languages, and will try my best to say a few words in whatever language is most meaningful to you, your family and friends.

A little bit about me

I have had a varied career including 15 years in the NHS, working as a Speech and Language Therapist. Most recently I have worked in a mental health trust, specialising in Autism and ADHD. I am married to Matt, we have 3 adult children, Thomas, Lily and Jack, and a very elderly Border Collie, Lola. I am half Welsh, and a fully paid-up member of the Welshcake Appreciation Society. I think that’s all you need to know.

What I offer

Weddings

Vow Renewals

Namings

Funerals

What people say

Cathy is a genuinely lovely celebrant. She isn’t just ‘doing her job’ - she immediately put me at ease and really listened to me. The eulogy she wrote for my grandmother was beautiful, really personal and exactly right for her and also for me. It was a gift to be given those right words and way of summing up her life so clearly and kindly. I highly recommend her.

This process is never easy for anyone, but you really have made it as comfortable for us as you could. Cathy your delivery yesterday was talked about all day ,and so many people asked for your details for dreaded days that will come.

Hello Cathy. Just wanted to say a big thank you for Wednesday. Everyone thought you were lovely. It must be hard to impart feeling and weight to another person’s words about someone you never knew, but you did that. Very much appreciated