Symbolic secular ceremony

I love to tell love stories. To carefully place chosen words into a script that provides a romantic and elegant atmosphere, and makes your secular ceremony unforgettable. From reminiscing about how your love unfolded to how it reached the celebration of what your love is today. Together, we will make it more special than you could have ever imagined.

Elopement in Switzerland

If you’re looking for a beautiful private destination wedding celebration or a vow renewal, then an elopement ceremony is perfect for you. A Lovely Day offers an exclusive package for an elopement in Switzerland, anywhere in Europe or even abroad. Come discover this lovely new way to say ‘Yes’ or ‘Yes Again’ to the love of your life. Turn your dreams into reality.

A secular naming ceremony

Welcome your baby by having a secular naming ceremony. You can design a celebration that represents your family, your values, your traditions and any other personal touches you would like to include on this special day. A Lovely Day will provide you with a celebration that is about sharing the bond of family love and new life with the people you love most.

A meaningful secular wedding in Switzerland or abroad

As a wedding celebrant (also called officiant), I created a unique service for your symbolic ceremony, that allows you to have a completely personalized secular wedding in Switzerland.

This is your special moment and I am here to guide you through all the necessary steps to make your celebration as meaningful as can possibly be. And above all... True to yourself.

My goal is to give you the ceremony that you’ve always dreamed of. I am here to adapt to your wishes, and to help you share your beliefs and values.

My services are here for every culture, every tradition, LGBT’s, and couples wanting a renewal of vows. Let’s go through this journey together to make this day unforgettable.

My vision of a secular wedding

Love is the only reality and it is not a mere sentiment.
It is the ultimate truth that lies at the heart of creation.

– Rabindranath Tagore –

Marylin, your English speaking wedding celebrant

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My name is Marylin and I am the founder of A Lovely Day.

I’ve become humanist celebrant (wedding officiant or marriage celebrant) following the conception of my own wedding secular ceremony.

Planning my wedding in 2013 triggered a revelation as these questions kept occurring: Why is it so complicated to get married in a non-religious way? And how do I have a more personal and unique ceremony than one given by the registry office?

This is where my adventure began.

With my discovered passion for weddings and my love for writing, I realized that I could use my own experience to help couples create their own unique, intimate and tailor-made wedding ceremonies, or renewal of vows.

Then I became a full-time wedding celebrant, and I could’ve never asked for anything better.

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The Blog

 

Because my experience makes me want to share ideas and tips, I created a Swiss wedding blog dedicated to secular ceremonies.

Happy reading!
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An unforgettable boat elopement on Lake Geneva
29/06/2018 By Marylin

Elopement ceremonies follow each other and are not alike. That’s what makes all the magic! After having the pleasure of celebrating a renewal of vows in complete privacy in a sumptuous palace in Geneva and then an intimate wedding in Blausee, here is an extraordinary adventure that I experienced in June 2017, celebrating the union […]

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A 5-Star Elopement in Geneva
05/06/2018 By Marylin

Aaaaaaah the elopement…a beautiful and magical way of saying “I do”. The more I research and discover this concept of an elopement, the more it fascinates me. It is such a unique and amazing way to completely personalize your wedding, and I understand more and more why so many couples are choosing to do it, […]

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A Secular Ceremony on Lac Leman Ideas & Tips
A Secular Ceremony on Lac Leman
08/05/2018 By Marylin

There are endless numbers of beautiful locations to have a secular ceremony in Switzerland, and in this post, we will focus on the wonderful Lac Leman. Below you will find three ideas for places to have your secular ceremony overlooking Lake Geneva, which is quite honestly one of my favorite locations. The places I am […]

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Their sweet words

From the first conversation with you, we knew that you were the person to conduct our ceremony. The personal touches to the wording within the ceremony text made the whole thing captivating for both us and our guests, with the guests saying they couldn’t believe how much you knew us just from our conversations. Thank you so much Marylin for making our ceremony such a perfect and personal occasion. You really nailed it! We still can’t believe what a fantastic day we had and the ceremony was central to that!! It’s a shame we will only get married once!
Kate & Blyth
Dear Marylin, we wanted to thank you again that you made our wedding day so magical. The ceremony was just genius for us. We enjoyed every second of it and you made our day so special! We received exclusively positive feedbacks from our guests. Even from our parents, who would have liked us to have a religious ceremony. They very much enjoyed it. You presented our story in such an authentic, pleasant, emotional and funny way. Which we much appreciated. We are very thankful for your great support from our first meeting onwards. You created our ceremony like we had dreamed of it. We are looking forward to meeting you soon and debrief the wedding with you.
Isa & Tobi
Dear Marylin, Grant and I wanted to send you a little token of appreciation for the important part that you played in our wedding day. I know that you didn't have very long to prepare, but you really did a fantastic service for us, we loved it! A big thank you and wishing you all the best.
Nicola & Grant
Dear Marylin, this ceremony will stay magical for us! You managed to choose the right words and touch the heart of all of us. We were deeply filled with emotion and floated on a cloud for a few days.. Thanks for your generosity, thanks for everything.
Marylin & Justine
Dear Marylin, what a pleasure it was to have you officiate on our big day! It was just perfect! We had lots of great feedback about the ceremony, our guests loved it. Thanks again for everything, it was brilliant.
Angela & Jonathan
Other testimonials can be found in the "Guest book" section...

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