Annessa Rebair

 Sacred Celebrant 

    Honouring sacred rites of life with blessed ceremonies 

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My name is Annessa Rebair, I am a Sacred Civil Celebrant of Avalon and Pagan Chaplain, I am qualified to conduct beautiful ceremonies for you and yours. With over 30 years of experience as a mental health nurse and university lecturer,  I can hold space peacefully in times of pain and reflection, and join you with love and joy in celebration. 

I provide a fully inclusive service of baby and adult naming ceremonies, civil non-legal wedding and handfasting ceremonies and vow renewals.

I also conduct deeply personal passing over and funeral ceremonies, honouring those who have passed and those left on the earth plane. All ceremonies are carefully detailed with you to illuminate connections of the heart. Bespoke ceremonies are available, please so enquire. 

My services are bestowed with warmth, entwining ancient practices and modern ways with the unique element of your energy and personality. Allow me to facilitate with gratitude the celebration and transition of love and light manifesting in your life and in the life of those you have known and loved.

Brightest blessings


Celebrations of life

Sacred Ceremonies 

 Naming & Bespoke            Ceremonies

Naming ceremonies

Naming ceremonies are a formal way of welcoming a child into the family and community and bestow the name given to them in celebration. Elemental Guardians pledge their commitment to the child in a truly memorable event using the elements of air, fire, water and earth.  This ceremony is based in ancient Pagan Celtic practice, as such it is non-religious and therefore supportive and respectful of all faiths and religions.

Bespoke

Ceremonies are available for people entering into transitional periods in their life, for example a celebration of sobriety. Clear energies attached to the identity you seek to shed and  step onto a new path.  These ceremonies can be both healing and empowering. 

£325




Wedding Ceremonies


Pagan Celtic Handfasting and Civil Ceremonies  

I am fully qualified to provide civil non-legal wedding and handfasting ceremonies and vow renewals.

Pagan Celtic Handfasting

These sacred ceremonies are truly beautiful honouring authentic rituals of our ancestors. To celebrate your union, the four elements of air, fire, water and earth are used. Full ceremonies include jumping the besom broom,  hand tying with ribbons or cord and a cake and mead ritual. You may choose to add ring blessing and incense blending for a special immersive pre-wedding experience. These ceremonies are deeply personal, unscripted and delivered from the heart in the environment of your preference.

£675-850

Civil Ceremonies

These ceremonies are scripted, meaning I write and share the story of your journey together, I am here to support you to create a unique script and ceremony representing who you are. Add elements of handfasting if you choose, poems, readings, music.  These ceremonies can be as demur or vibrant as you wish. The possibilities are limitless. 

From £400

Vow Renewals

Choose from either of the above.  

From £400

Uncoupling ceremonies

Uncoupling is a heartfelt ceremony to honour the end of the sacred union and journey walked together and to initiate the healing process of parting ways.  You will enter into the ivy circle and walk through the four elements of air, fire, water and earth and reflect on what was learnt and shared in your coupling,  speaking respectfully and finally releasing each other from the blessed union with love and compassion and onward well wishes.  

£200 - couple

£100 - individual

   


    Funerals

Celebrations of Life 

Funeral Celebrant Service

I am an  independent funeral celebrant, trained by the Academy of Professional Celebrants to officiate funerals. I am here to support and guide you through this altered space in time.  The passing of a loved one can be  disorientating and heartbreakingly painful but also a relief when peace is found. I will listen and give time to sensitively create with you the best ceremony to honour and represent the person who has passed as a true celebration of their life lived.  Services are also available for celebrations of life/ memorial events, interment and scattering of ashes. Please do reach out if you think I can help you. 

Code of Practice

As with all professional services, I am bound by my Codes of Practice. As a registered nurse, I am also bound by the Nursing Midwifery Code of Practice and professional codes set out for celebrants. I am fully insured.







      Passing Over                Ceremonies  

 Passing Over Ceremonies

The essence of the celebration of life continues with  love and compassion in the passing over ceremony. This sacred ceremony can be held towards the end of a person’s life with person preparing for passing, before a funeral, as a memorial, or at any time after the death of the beloved. This space is deeply healing and can support transition to peace and soften grief. This ritual includes creating an alter space, and working through the elements in remembrance, culminating in a deep guided visualisation process. This is a powerful and important sacred ceremony for individuals or groups of families and friends.

£150


Healing and Sacred Circles

Reiki healing and therapeutic coaching are also available. I have been a Reiki practitioner for 22 years and a qualified coach for 12 years. Please contact me for further details.

Please check LinkedIn and Instagram for information of sacred circles held throughout the year. 





What people say...

reiki healing

Healing 

"My first reiki experience was with Annessa when I was very unwell. It relaxed me to the point that I completely forgot about all of the pain I was in. At the time I was also suffering from severe insomnia but during reiki it felt like I could lay there for many more hours. It feels like it removes all negativity from your body and you feel renewed afterwards. Its hard to put it into words how great this experience was. I would absolutely recommend reiki to anyone." 

Abbie, Newcastle


baby naming

Naming Ceremonies

"We wanted to thank you again for being a big part of Fawn's special day! We all had an amazing time and the ceremony was beautiful...and I'm sure we will be in touch in the future."
Jordan & Alicia, South Tyneside



Pagan celtic ceremony

Passing Over Ceremony

"I have no words to describe the experience. It was really beautiful, you have a very special gift...thank you"
Fi, North Tyneside
Reiki healing

Funerals Celebration of Life 

"What a beautiful ceremony you did for our aunty. Everybody is thrilled and talking about how different and unusual it was to hear such moving words. They were amazed as they hadn't heard anything like it. They all said it was so refreshing....and how you all bowed.. so lovely, respectful and powerful."


Debbie, Northumberland