Diversity, Equality & Inclusion
My Equality & Diversity Promise to My Customers and Industry Colleagues
I work within the boundaries as set out by my professional organisation and the standards for celebrants as set out by the Fellowship of Professional Celebrants and Wedding Celebrancy Commission. I am dedicated to encouraging a supportive and inclusive culture within the whole wedding industry.
It is in all our best interests to promote equality & diversity as we eliminate discrimination.
My aim is to ensure couples, families and industry colleagues are given equal opportunity, and that my business is relevant to everyone. Each person I deal with, will be respected and valued.
This statement reinforces my commitment to providing equality and fairness to all I have the pleasure of dealing with. Together with an assurance that I will not provide less favourable treatment or facilities on the grounds of age, disability, sex, and gender (identity & expression), marriage, civil partnership, race, ethnic origin, colour, nationality, national origin, religion or belief or sexual orientation as outlined in The Equality Act 2010.
I am strongly opposed to all forms of unlawful and unfair discrimination and bias.
Commitments:
To create an environment in which individual differences are recognised, valued, and celebrated.
To promote an environment that recognises dignity and respect.
To not tolerate any intimidation, bullying or harassment.
To challenge and confront any such behaviour should it arise.
To keep abreast of all new developments within society and the wider wedding industry, in terms of language and behaviour.
To promote equality in my workspace, amongst celebrants and wider industry colleagues.
In addition, I have adopted and aligned myself to the following core values as stated below.
To strive not to assume a person’s gender identity, sex characteristics, or sexual orientation based on their appearance or otherwise.
To strive not to assume a person’s race(s), culture(s), or religion(s)/faith(s) based on their appearance or otherwise.
To respect and follow a person’s instruction as to how they’d like to be addressed, including gender and disability pronouns.
To strive to create accessible environments for disabled clients by meeting individual access requirements.
To share insight and knowledge with others, where possible, and where appropriate.
To endeavour to encourage the representation of all groups/communities when contributing to styled shoots, especially underrepresented groups/communities.
To strive to continue to educate myself on equality in general.
To be kind and supportive to our colleagues and peers if unintentional mistakes are made in relation to inclusive language.
To act with honesty and integrity at all time; and to help build a community who are united in making the wedding industry and the world a more inclusive place.
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