weddings & events
demelza is a birmingham-based poet for hire, offering a treasurable experience that captures the energy of your special day and the heart of your guests through live custom poetry.
SERVICES
live custom poetry
demelza brings her typewriter to your special day to create in-the-moment favours for your guests.
inspired by conversations with your guests, demelza writes and produced typewritten poems in real time.
unique, bespoke and quietly powerful, live custom poetry gives your guests an experience to talk about & a token to keep long after the day is over.
favours
prepared typewritten messages or poems, produced specially for each your guests. packaged carefully in a wax sealed envelope with the option to personalise the handmade paper colours.
ceremony poem
bespoke poem typewritten on luxe cotton rag paper to be read during your ceremony, written using a brief provided by the couple. ceremony poetry includes one round of edits and 2 copies of the custom poem - one for your special day, and one as a keepsake.
once purchased, demelza will send you some questions to answer to help distill the direction for the poem.
see some examples of Demelza's ceremony poetry.
to enquire about availability and get a quote for your event, fill in this form.