Susan Douglas-Scott

Warm, inclusive and deeply values-led, I create ceremonies that are joyful, meaningful, and a true reflection of who you are and what matters most to you.

Services:
Wedding Ceremonies – Funeral Ceremonies – Memorial Services – Vow Renewals – Inclusive and Equality-Focused Ceremonies – LGBTQIA+ Ceremonies – Handfasting and Quaich Rituals – Person-Centred Planning – Grief-Sensitive Support – Co-Led Ceremonies with Gerrie by Request

Location

Glasgow

Email

susandouglasscott@gmail.com

Phone

07711 470196

I have been a celebrant since 2006 and love the connections this has enabled with so many wonderful people. Many have stayed connected with me over the years and becoming a family celebrant for so many different people and celebrations is a real joy.

In my personal and professional life, I live by my values of respect, inclusion, and integrity. By this I mean I work well with all people I come across and gain a lot personally from the time spent with everyone in my life. I have worked in health and social care all my career and now as a leader in this field, I bring compassion and a focus on equality to all my roles. I embrace the need for everyone to feel valued and loved for who they are and recognise the challenges those of us who are different face in this world.

Being with families for celebrations of the life of a loved one and being with couples as they celebrate their love, is one of the best ways for me to spend time with people. I love hearing all your stories and helping you get to a place where you are happy with how your ceremony will be. These are different for everyone, and I will help as little or as much as you need me to.

My USP is my ability to relate to people and help you have fun where appropriate, to help you relax and know that your ceremony will reflect what you want to hear, do and say.

When celebrating someone’s life, I listen to where you are in your journey of grief as this is so different for everyone. Together we can the plan a send off that you feel comfortable with.

With wedding couples, I really hope that you can let those shoulders drop after all your planning so that you can enjoy your day. As your celebrant I will be there for you to start if off with an amazing, personal ceremony that really reflects who you two are and celebrates your love.

This is why my partner Gerrie and I established Celebrate People so we can genuinely support you in a person centred way, embrace diversity in people, in beliefs and blend ceremonies that are truly meaningful to you.

We also enjoy time our own family, dogs and cat included, and friends especially when great food and wine are involved! For fun I also sing in the European Queer Choir meeting people from all over Europe and sharing the messages of love and equality through song.

Reviews

From the very first contact everything was so easy and professional. Nothing was an issue and Susan was so helpful with vows and what to add into our ceremony.

On the day we had a nice surprise when both Gerrie & Susan arrived. We had a very lovely, personal ceremony which both Gerrie & Susan split between them to make it very special. There were a few jokes and lovely comments which made the whole ceremony less stressful.

I would highly recommend both of them. Thank you so much Gerrie & Susan 😘😘

UTTERLY UNIQUE AND WONDERFUL

Susan was the most lively, warm & welcoming celebrant we could ever have wished for. From our very first introduction we felt comfortable and relaxed in a way that we hadn’t with any of the other celebrants we’d talked to.

She was brilliant at guiding us through the preparation of our ceremony, teasing out our preferences and adapting to the style of ceremony we wanted. We never once felt ill at ease.

On the day, Susan was a miracle! It was wonderful to have such a calm and experienced person there to reassure us both. She was happy to make adaptations and last minute adjustments and certainly handled things much better than I would have been able to!

We had an absolutely brilliant ceremony with Susan. It was exactly the occasion we were going for and Susan captured the emotion superbly. It was sensitive and frank, humorous and dignified. It won’t ever be enough, but thank you Susan

A PERFECT WEDDING CEREMONY

Susan you were amazing. From our initial meeting to on the day you were warm and relaxed.

You made our ceremony personal to us with a perfect balance of meaning and humour. We had many guests tell us after how much they enjoyed the ceremony and they felt included because of you.

Thank you again for creating a perfect day.

A JOYOUS MOVING WEDDING CELEBRATION

Susan, I just wanted to say a huge thank you to you for conducting the most joyous ceremony for my daughter Heather and daughter in law Vicky on 18th May.

Each one of our guests said it was the most meaningful, happy celebration of love they had attended, and was a testament to how this world should be. My best friend said it was a privilege to be there to witness and be a part of it.

You made the ceremony so personal for Vicky and Heather; your positivity and humour put them at their ease and your message of the importance of the fact they are legally able to celebrate their union was so meaningful. Their grandparents pinning of their tartans was particularly moving for us all.

I know it meant so much to the girls that it was you conducting their ceremony given you blazed the trail for them.

Thank you again xxx

HANSON WEDDING REVIEW

We absolutely loved working with Susan for our marriage ceremony.

Throughout the planning stage, she was professional and organised: we felt like we were given lots of support and ideas whilst still being left with the freedom to set the tone and style of ceremony ourselves.

The ceremony itself was warm, personal and just what we wanted: we received so many compliments on Susan’s contribution and will remember the special ceremony for the rest of our lives.

JACQUELINE & ALFRED 29/10/23

Susan officiated at our wedding in October. She delivered such a personal ceremony that reflected us, our life together and our love for each other.

We wanted to do hand fasting and drinking from the Quaich and Susan incorporated these beautifully into our ceremony. Our guests all said it was just beautiful. In fact one said it was one of the best if not ‘the best’ wedding ceremony he’s ever been to.

We cannot thank Susan enough for her contribution to our day and would definitely recommend her to future couples looking for a celebrant

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