Why have a Celebrant-led wedding?

Have you always wanted to get married or renew your vows under the stars, on a beach, among beautiful gardens, beside castle ruins or at your own home? Then an Independent Civil Celebrant is the choice for you.

Religious and civil ceremonies (Registrar led) can feel very limiting for some couples, which is why they turn to a celebrant-led ceremony that is personal, flexible and as formal or informal as you’d like.

With no templates, or ‘tick-boxes’ to follow you have complete creative freedom to have your day where you want, when you want and in the way you want.

Couples can be mixed faith, no faith, interfaith, spiritual, secular, humanist, same-sex, mixed-sex, traditional or modern – for a truly heartfelt ceremony, all you need is love.

You have absolute creative freedom. Your ceremony is written with you and only you in mind. I will take the time to get to know you and help and guide you to craft a celebration which does your love justice.

Currently, Celebrant-led ceremonies are not legally binding in the UK, although there are many people campaigning for them to become so and the leglisation is being reviewed. But don’t let this put you off! There is a really simple and cheap way of having the ‘legal bit done’ then having the ceremony you want – where you want, when you want and in the way you want.

Have a look at the blog on ‘How to get legally married in two easy steps for £127!’ (LINK TO THIS BLOG) or download ‘How To Legally Register Your Union’ to find out more about just how easy this is.

Many couples chose to ‘get the legal bit done’ just before their Celebrant-led wedding and keep it really quiet, low-key and quick and easy. After all, it literally is just a piece of paper! They are then free to have the ceremony they want with their family and friends, with no time restraints, or restrictions on what can be said and what can’t be said, as if often the case with Registrar-led weddings.

There are so many wonderful and unique ways you can celebrate your union. For some great ideas, take a look at the document on Couples Ceremony Ideas (LINK TO THE PDF).

Using a Celebrant means you have so much flexibility, freedom and choice. Please do contact me if you want to talk through some ideas, get some inspiration or find out more about how I work.