Booking a Fun and Playful Wedding Celebrant in Milton Keynes and Beyond!
I Understand That Your Unique Love Story Deserves a Unique Ceremony
Your relationship is one-of-a-kind, so why should your wedding ceremony be anything less? Let’s create a fun and memorable ceremony that reflects your unique love story and relationship, filled with laughter, joy, and a few happy tears!
Now, I get it — planning a wedding can feel overwhelming with the pressure from friends and family to stick to ‘traditional’ wedding elements, it can be hard to say no and leave you wanting to just pick the easy route to go along with things (I can help you with that and be your biggest champion)!
The typical options, like templated civil ceremonies or religious services may be simpler, but they could leave you asking, “Where’s the fun in this? Can we just get the ceremony over with and get to the good bit?”
I Understand The Issues With Settling For a Cookie-Cutter Experience
No one wants a boring wedding ceremony that feels like reading the ingredients off a cereal box, right? We’ve all been there, fidgeting in our seats, wondering when the boring bit will end and the party will begin.
You deserve more than a cookie-cutter script that makes you feel like just another face in the crowd. Imagine standing in front of your loved ones, thinking, 'Is this really us?' Spoiler alert: it shouldn’t be!
You deserve to make the most of the whole day, including the ceremony - this should be when the fun and good vibes start, not the canapes and drinks reception after. The day goes by so fast, so every moment of it should count.
What You Really Want is A Personalised and Fun Wedding Ceremony
What you really desire is a personalised, playful wedding ceremony bursting with personality — one that celebrates your unique love story and creates real lasting connections with your guests, creating laughter, smiles and knowing looks.
You want it to be authentic, memorable, and above all, totally undeniably you! You want people to think ‘wow that went quickly’, ‘oh that was so much fun’ and ‘what a day this is going to be’!
Remember, for just one day, it’s all about you two. The ceremony may be the only time you have the fabulous opportunity to gather everyone you love in one place and have their undivided attention.
Don’t let that chance slip away, engage them in your story, let your wonderfully unique personalities shine through, and make it a shared experience full of joy, laughter, and a few happy tears that you’ll all remember forever.
I Have The Solution: Crafting Modern, Unique Wedding Ceremonies
As your fun and playful wedding celebrant in Milton Keynes, I’m here make sure your ceremony kicks off the day with laughter, tears, your favourite things and a lot of energy.
I can help you take a break from the stressful side of wedding planning - we’ll have lots of fun crafting a modern, unique wedding ceremony that captures your love story and leaves everyone raving about it long after the confetti settles.
You can find out more about the fun process we’ll go through on my How it Works page.
In my experience, the shared experience of reminsicing and celebrating your love story together in a way that you never normally get the chance or space to do, gets you excited for the big day. It’s a wonderful process that I feel very lucky and privileged to go through with you.
"I have attended many weddings and what really stood out to me about Zadie was her vibrant storytelling and comic timing. Zadie delivered the perfect mix of humour and meaning, she was high-energy and incredibly engaging. It really was an unforgettable ceremony!"
- Lauren D, Wedding Guest
So the big question I know will be on your lips - this sounds great but how much will it cost?
The price for a bespoke wedding ceremony with me is £750.
This can be broken down into three payments
£250 deposit to secure your date
£250 to receive the first draft
£250 balance a week before your wedding day
What you get included in the price:
A no-obligation ‘knowing me, knowing you’ (aha) meeting - (one for the Abba fans - if you know, you know)
Because you need to know if I’m the right celebrant for you, to make sure you’re happy with me being the friend stood there with you on the day
A plan and play meeting
I want us to have FUN while planning your wedding ceremony. So while I’m learning everything I need to know to make sure your ceremony brings out your personalities and is “so you”, I also like to make sure we’re not getting fixed on doing things just because ‘that’s what our friends did’ or ‘that’s what our parents want’ It’s my job to help you play with new ideas to find what you really want.
Toolkit with ideas and tips from me on getting things started
It can be overwhelming knowing where to start with something you’ve never done before. You pay someone like me to take the stress and overwhelm out, and for my extensive experience, so I give that to you right off the beat, to get your creativity flowing.
A completely bespoke written ceremony draft reflecting you as a couple
This is what makes your ceremony the showstopper it deserves to be. You personalise lots of other parts of your wedding day, it makes sense for the main reason you’re all there (to get married) to be the most personalised thing. No two couples are the same, so no two wedding ceremonies should be either!
Symbolic rituals or acts (if you’d like them)
Some people like to include a symbolic moment that makes the ceremony feel more formalised or so that guests witness a transition of some sort from nearlyweds to newlyweds. These are totally optional, but something I can include if and only if it feels important to you.
Support with writing your vows (if you’d like it)
Writing vows from scratch can feel overwhelming and you may not know where to start, so I can offer my expertise and support with these too. The rest of your ceremony will be bespoke and from the heart, so I definitely encourage your vows to be too.
Unlimited redrafts or tweaks you would like made to the script until you’re completely happy
Some celebrants offer one or two redrafts. I admire their confidence in nailing it right away, but I think it’s important you know it’s a collaborative service I offer, meaning you have complete control over what gets delivered on your wedding day.
A wedding rehearsal (if you’d like one)
Perhaps you have a complicated ritual you’d like performed, or lots of people from your wedding party involved in an element of the ceremony, or you may even feel nervous about where we’re all going to stand or sit during the ceremony. A rehearsal can be a good way to calm any nerves and give you peace of mind.
Prior liaison with suppliers and readers or contributors
Some readers may be nervous or have questions, and I can support them or even help them practice. Any suppliers like musicians or lighting who may have a role for your ceremony may benefit from me giving them cue sheets and talking through the order of the ceremony to help things run smoothly.
Travel up to 40 miles outside of Milton Keynes
I am happy to travel much further than where I live, but I have priced up my service to include within 40 miles of Milton Keynes to ensure a good radius for couples. If travel is further than 40 miles from Milton Keynes, these will incur further costs that we can discuss before booking. I like to be transparent and upfront so there are no surprise extra costs!
Professional delivery of the ceremony on your wedding day
I’ve undertaken a gold-standard training with Humanists UK, which has prepared me with the relevant skills for delivering an engaging and professional level of ceremony. Unlike if a family member or friend were to marry you, I am equipped to deal with anything that could happen - children crying, planes flying over, something not quite being perfect and throwing things off kilter.
A presentation version of your ceremony script
The day can go by in a flash and we often struggle to remember all of the smaller details. However, you’ll have a beautifully displayed scripted version of your wedding ceremony that you can both sit and read together again and again.
A friend for life (if you’d like one)
Well firstly, who has ever moaned about having another friend?? We make friends through having shared experiences or interests together and what a special experience we’ll have had deep diving into your love story and making it come alive through storytelling and fun ideas!
So ask yourself:
Do you really want to spend money on a registrar or religious-led ceremony that will follow the same template that everyone else that’s gone before you has had and that causes your guests to switch off and count down the minutes until the bar is open?
Do you want the person standing up at the front with you to be a stranger you’ve never met and therefore someone you’ve not checked matches your style as a couple?
Do you want to pay a similar amount of money and risk being rushed on the day if you’re running late and possibly have your name read out wrong?
Or…
Do you want to pay a little bit more to ensure you get the ceremony of your dreams, all built with you in mind and tailored to what you find important?
Do you want to enjoy your ceremony knowing your ceremony is being delivered by someone who has taken time to get to know you both and is a friend by the time your day comes?
Do you want to have a relaxed day with someone who can be flexible with timings, changes and adapt however you need them to, taking the stress out of things?
If you answered yes to the last 3 questions, then please do yourself a favour and choose a wedding celebrant (ideally me if you like my style once we’ve had a chat, but if not me, then another talented celebrant at least)!
