
Karen Dempsey
Celebrant, psychotherapist, and founder of Entheos Ireland, an inclusive organization training secular celebrants for weddings and life ceremonies.
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Jun 17, 2026
Never Have I Ever... Officiated at a Wedding
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Claire ByrneHOST
What, what is that feeling like to stand at the top of the room and to know you're trying to h- you're holding this together emotionally for the room, or you're setting the tone emotionally for this really important day for these people?

Karen DempseyGUEST
And I think a lot of what I love about it is I love people, so I love to feel and read what is going on in the room.

Karen DempseyGUEST
Because the, the pattern it will follow is when you go in first and everybody's arriving, it's really jingle-jangle, and very often you'll have one spouse in the room while the other is off getting ready.

Karen DempseyGUEST
And they will have everybody coming up and saying, "Ooh, are they gonna show up? Are you nervous?" And I really feel for them, because I think, "Oh, all that's doing is ac- actually escalating any nerves that are there." Or else they're trying to be super cool and unfazed.
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Claire ByrneHOST
Tell me about finding that space or why you thought the gap was there that needed to be filled.