Ruth Arnold
It’s nice to ‘meet’ you! Here’s where you decide if I’m the right person for you to trust with your special occasion.
I’m a Londoner - born in the West, lived in the East while at college and moved into North London in 1990 to be with my partner, Andrew. We have two grown up girls and one cat.
After working in Human Resources at the BBC, I left to pursue my dream of becoming an actor and studied at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama.
As a working actor, I have performed in TV, film, radio, and - my first love - theatre. As an out-of-work actor, I have been a proofreader and editor, a tour manager, led workshops in personal presentation skills and customer care, waitressed (inevitably) and enjoyed a stint as a singer in a piano bar (11pm to 2am slot!).
As my children grew older, I took a full-time job with an engagement agency where I co-designed and delivered a variety of workshops and conferences for national and international businesses.
Since giving up acting and becoming rather jaded with the corporate world, I looked for a profession that would truly suit my many varied skills and fulfil my natural instinct to help people. I was drawn to celebrancy and am so delighted to be on this very exciting journey.
My excellent training was with the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants - an organisation that guides and supports its celebrants, giving both opportunities for further study and information on all new legislation.
Most of the images you see on my website are either photos of my family, or of my friends’ design work, and I am very grateful to them all for believing in me.
I look forward to hearing from you.