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, 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 and join in the celebration of life.

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 (as an alternative to a Christening) are a wonderful way to welcome 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.

£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 £500

Vow Renewals

Choose from either of the above.  

From £500

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.  

£250 - couple

£100 - individual

   

    Funerals 

 

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

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. 

Reiki £ 45 per hour

Therapeutic Coaching £50 per 75 mins

What people say...

Therapeutic Coaching 

"I can’t put in to words what a profound impact you have had on me in the few sessions that we’ve had. You’re a wonderful coach." 

JL, Newcastle

"Annessa is the most amazing coach. I started my coaching with her during a very difficult time...Her natural more therapeutic style however meant that I quickly felt comfortable and safe, which in turn enabled me to fully open up... I felt listened to and understood at every session but was also challenged by Annessa to think deeply and differently about some long-standing beliefs I had about myself. I’d describe Annessa as a very nurturing coach who sees the whole person...She works with you... I have benefited greatly both personally and professionally from the coaching and fully believe anyone who has the opportunity to work with Annessa will do the same."  


Lorraine Masters, Newcastle

Reiki


"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

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

Funerals

"I just wanted to say a massive thank you for the lovely service that you gave in memory of our mam. Your manner, lovely soft voice and calmness was a comfort to us all. Everyone commented on this and said how happy mam would have been with this service.We loved the lighting of the candle at the beginning and inside I smiled as mam loved her candles in her better days as do I... Wishing you well, and thank you again.
Much love,
Jill and family" x

Jill and family, North Tyneside