The road towards a significant and memorable alternative ceremony be it a baby naming, wedding or funeral begins with a meeting with ordained Interfaith Ministers, Peter and Leah Findlay over a cup of tea (or coffee if you prefer) by the open fire at their home in Yorkshire.

Having trained with the Interfaith Seminary in London, Leah and Peter now invite busy young families into their home to plan how best to introduce a new-born child to friends and family; couples planning a wedding or hand-fasting ceremony or, in the case of a funeral, they will be available to visit you in and around the Yorkshire area to create a service of farewell that is meaningful and personal to both the deceased and those left behind.

The sign-posts on this journey are personal readings and memories, hopes and aspirations, live music, sacred song, blessings and prayers from all the world's wisdom traditions that lead us towards a unique and personal Yorkshire wedding, funeral or baby naming ceremony that can be both alternative and traditional; universal and personal, such as a woodland wedding with a musical procession through ancient woodland or a intimate fusion of Hindu beliefs and atheist ideals in the couples own living-room in Oxenholme. As both tour-guides and fellow travellers on the way towards your special event, Leah and Peter will help you to celebrate your ceremony in Yorkshire in a personal and sensitive way, creating a map of your heart and a memory to cherish.

Leah and Peter Findlay are Interfaith ministers who work in the Yorkshire area. Specialising in alternative ceremonies, Leah and Peter will celebrate weddings, perform funerals and carry out baby naming ceremonies (the alternative version of Christenings) anywhere in the Yorkshire area. They are experienced Interfaith ministers who, like all ministers, have both been fully trained at the Interfaith Seminary in London. Leah and Peter are independent Interfaith ministers who seek to help you celebrate your ceremony in a personal and sensitive way, making it both significant and memorable.

Independent Interfaith ministers and celebrants like Peter and Leah often work within a given geographical area, like Yorkshire, but are able to travel throughout it as ceremonies are usually held at the venue of your choice (as long as this is not a religious building). So if you are looking for an alternative ceremony which will be celebrated to your wishes and in a way which suits both you as participants and your guests too, Interfaith ministry is the perfect choice.      

Here are some extracts and testimonials from a baby naming, wedding and funeral service:

 
Extract from a Baby naming Ceremony performed under a blue sky in a back garden in Hebden Bridge:
The birth of a child is a true miracle and reminds us that the way of openness, joy and love is natural and organic to us all. Today we stand as witnesses to love, and witnesses to the miracle of life.
With joy in our hearts we name this child Elisia Shaw daughter of Bell and John Shaw and Grandson of Edwin and Ann Shaw and Peter and Mary Hall.
In the presence of love and of generations before you we welcome you Elisia Shaw into this family and into this world. We welcome all that you are and all that you will become.
 “A beautiful ceremony...everyone felt that the service was fun, light and at the same time moving...A day we will never forget.” Amanda and David 
 
Extract from a Wedding performed on a Beach in Cornwall:
Like the earth let your love be firm, grounded in your humanity. Like a star let your love be constant and imbued with light. As the moon guides the tides let the power of the mind and the intellect guide you in your marriage. Let the strength of your will bind you together and the power of your dedication, made here today, make you inseparable.
“Many people uncomfortable with church services said how moved they were by ours. We felt that together we were able to create something really unique and beautiful.” Marion and Richard
 
Extract from a Funeral performed at a Crematorium in Elland, Yorkshire:
Soon we will say farewell to Tom but our first task is to remember and celebrate the life of a kind and free-spirited man... whether that is as a child, brother, a good friend, a loved-one, or a parent; whether we knew him from peace marches and Greenpeace events; whether we knew him from the difficult chapters of his life living homeless on the streets of London or simply as a man who loved to sing songs from the Jungle Book to children… it is through our memories of Tom that we shall celebrate and bless his life.
“The service was more wonderful then anything I could have imagined” Deborah Rolland
 
Prices:
(includes a planning meeting, further phone calls and e-mails to finalise the ceremony, a rehearsal for weddings, the performing of your ceremony and travel costs within West Yorkshire)
 
Baby Namings £220
Weddings £500
Funerals £200
 
To contact Leah or Peter, please email:
leahfindlay@rocketmail.com