FAQs

A registrar conducts the legal marriage within a prescribed format, and you will be allocated the registrar officiating on the day. With a wedding celebrant, you choose the person who will conduct your ceremony and work with them beforehand to create something written specifically for you, with far more freedom over the words, structure, setting and people involved.

In England and Wales, an independent celebrant ceremony is not legally binding. Most couples complete the legal formalities separately at a register office, leaving the wedding day free for the ceremony they actually want.

Absolutely. The legal paperwork and the wedding ceremony don't have to be the same event. Your celebrant ceremony is where you make your promises and share the occasion with the people who matter to you.

Anywhere. A country house, garden, marquee at home, woodland, beach or somewhere that simply means something to you. A celebrant wedding gives you considerably more freedom over where your ceremony takes place.

Yes. You can write them yourselves, or I can help you find the words. Vows don't need to be lengthy or theatrical. The best ones simply sound like the people saying them.

Of course. Readings, poetry, live music, songs and hymns can all have a place.

Yes. A celebrant ceremony doesn't have to be non-religious. We can include prayers, hymns, blessings and cultural or family traditions keeping what has meaning to you and leaving out what doesn't.

Entirely personal, without needing to be unconventional. Your ceremony can feel reassuringly traditional, distinctly modern or somewhere between the two. The important thing is that everything in it belongs to you.

Every wedding is different. My fees reflect the ceremony, location and travel involved. Following an initial conversation, I’ll provide a clear fee for your wedding.

Yes. Getting to know you properly matters. We'll have an in-depth meeting to talk about your story, your people, the wedding and the atmosphere you want to create before I begin writing.

Yes, when one would be useful. For a larger wedding party, unusual ceremony layout or several people taking part, a rehearsal can be invaluable. For others, a clear plan on the day is quite enough.

As soon as you know you would like me there. I take on a limited number of weddings, and popular dates can book well ahead. That said, it's always worth asking about a date, even at shorter notice.

Yes. I'm based in Devon and conduct weddings throughout the UK, including London, country houses and celebrations at private homes.

Yes. I conduct destination weddings as well as weddings throughout the UK. We work together in exactly the same way beforehand.