Around 75% of new clients join Pan Down the Moon because they know a friend, colleague, or family member who has had success with the matchmakers. In addition to matchmaking, they also offer date coaching. It is a huge honour to support our clients through such an incredibly personal and important time in their life. Piece on an emotional, physical and intellectual level. Instead, Berkeley International matchmakers use a mix of good old fashioned instinct and the feedback you give them on each match. Jill Kelleher and Amber Kelleher-Andrews, True to its name, Kelleher International is based in the United States but offers matchmaking jesus all over the world. Dating sites and apps can whisk singles on a rollercoaster of emotions — a mutual match can become a ghosted conversation in less than a minute — and leave them feeling discouraged, disillusioned, and even disgusted by the modern dating scene. You have to be the very north version of yourself if you want someone to be truly interested.
Gillian McCallum Matchmaker and Dating Expert What do you like most about working at Drawing Down the Moon? I first heard about Drawing Down the Moon as a teenager, after seeing their adverts in Private Eye. I was thrilled to become the CEO of Drawing Down the Moon in early 2016. What is your favourite matchmaking success story? A good friend had found it tough to find a partner in London. Update from there — she is happily married and has moved to the States with her now husband. What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Matchmaker, to help people find Love? The fewer limitations you place on the type of person you would like to meet, the higher your chance of success. For more about Gillian please. At Drawing Down the Moon we have been doing this for over 30 years, not only making strong matches, but by encouraging and helping our clients through providing support and ongoing date coaching. I also have a passion for education and I worked as the head of an inner city, adult education centre in the 70s and very early 80s. A lot of what I learned there has been helpful with my work as a matchmaker, and as a mentor to the accomplished matchmaking team at DDM. So too has my training in life coaching and counselling techniques. Our mission is simple: to help you find and keep that ultimate loving relationship. We want to leave you feeling amazed and utterly delighted by your experience with Drawing Down the Moon. For more about Mary please. Bey Ali Operations Manager What do you like most about working at Drawing Down the Moon? The dating, marriage and engagement success stories! I believe everyone has a soul-mate out there and I am so lucky to work in a team of people who are passionate about helping people to find theirs and supporting them through the process. What is your favourite matchmaking success story? It was so heartwarming to think that we played a part in making it happen. What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Matchmaker, to help people find Love? Go into Matchmaking with an open mind. Love is not a list so being as open as possible is key to dating success. Lizzee Fearnley Matchmaker What do you like most about working at Drawing Down the Moon? For many people, finding their perfect match can bring the greatest of happiness. Working at Drawing Down the Moon as a matchmaker allows me to play a key part in helping people create the right opportunities to meet that special someone. What is your favourite matchmaking success story? One of the things I always encourage my clients to do is be as open as they can to what their ideal match will look like. She called to tell me that my encouragement to meet him changed her life! What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Matchmaker, to help people find Love? My advice to those looking for love is to join a matchmaker! Importantly, focus on building a wide network of interesting friendships and be open to allowing something deeper to blossom. These are the seeds from which the strongest relationships will grow. James Preece Senior Date Coach What do you like most about working with Drawing Down the Moon? I love seeing people making the little changes in their lives which lead to big results. No other agency has such a supportive and first class team working together on behalf of their clients. What is your favourite dating coaching success story? I recently worked with a widowed man who was looking to find love again. The landscape had changed since he had last dated. I was able to teach him exactly what he needed to do. He met a wonderful lady, they are getting married in a few months time and he told me it was all thanks to me! What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Dating Coach, to help people find Love? Work out what makes you special and build on it. You have to be the very best version of yourself if you want someone to be truly interested. If you suspect that you might not be as interesting as you could be, change it! Go and do interesting things that improve your life. Not only will you become more eligible, you will be happier too. Andrea Messent Matchmaker What do you like most about working at Drawing Down the Moon? What is your favourite matchmaking success story? What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Matchmaker, to help people find Love? Try to take the advice of your matchmaker and be as open minded as possible — the perfect person for you is often someone completely different to your previous relationships. I love telling people what I do for a living and everyone is so curious about my role as cupid! What is your favourite matchmaking success story? Two of my clients went out for their first date on a typical rainy London afternoon. One made a joke about Sir Walter Raleigh throwing down his cape as they approached a puddle with no obvious path around it. He literally swept her up off her feet and carried her across! Happy to report they have recently had a 3rd date. We have our fingers crossed. What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Matchmaker, to help people find Love? Look instead for a connection, someone you could be friends with, laugh and enjoy amazing conversation together. Focus on the length and depth of the relationship, not just the fire. These connections often lead to more successful relationships than you could ever imagine! Cait Baker Matchmaker What do you like most about working at Drawing Down the Moon? It is a huge honour to support our clients through such an incredibly personal and important time in their life. It can be a challenge for people to open up, so I find it so incredibly rewarding to be a part of that process of change. To see my clients grow from strength to strength through the process is utterly inspiring. What is the one thing you would suggest, as a Matchmaker, to help people find Love? The key to finding love is to enter into dating with an open heart and open mind. It is always best not to have an ideal image in your mind. I can almost guarantee that the best person for you is someone very different to the one that you imagine. The greatest thing about love is that you not only love the similarities of the person but their differences as well. What is your favourite matchmaking success story? I had the privilege to talk to a client who was happily matched through us 10 years ago. They are now married and have two lovely children. It is always so great to hear that our clients are doing well and are so thankful for our support in their dating life, I just love helping my clients to gain the confidence to date again. Andy MacCabe Technology Sometimes people find love with the first person they are matched with and write in to say how we must be matchmaking geniuses. We take that as a huge compliment, but most often, successful matches happen quickly when people are open on the type of person they would like to meet and wholeheartedly embrace the process! The nicest people sometimes suffer the worst dating luck. Perhaps their partner has left them or they find themselves widowed. When you have gone through this and start dating again, it can be far from a smooth ride, at least to begin with. That is why it is so good that the experienced and talented matchmakers at Drawing Down the Moon are able to step in and provide ongoing date coaching, support and mentoring throughout the matchmaking experience. Our clients find comfort that no matter their background or relationship history their matchmaker looks after them and has their best interests at heart. My favourite stories are those where some regular person who has been plugging away at dating for some time with cheerful optimism despite the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune, goes on to meet their lifelong partner through us. After more than 20 years of working at DDM, being able to share my understanding and insights into the world of dating and relationships. Helping someone to identify any unhelpful patterns from the past and to release any limiting beliefs or hidden barriers to finding the right partner. What makes a good relationship? Kindness, compassion and the ability to listen and communicate. Connection on an emotional, physical and intellectual level. Mutual respect, equal rights and responsibilities. Shared values and wanting the same things out of life. What do you think Love is? Love is being truly seen, valued, understood and accepted by another. It is sharing a deep and profound connection and feeling that you can be yourself completely. What is your most memorable moment at Drawing Down the Moon? When I was a senior consultant, the first time I heard that a baby had been born to a couple I had matched up.
