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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: November 2025

Hi, I’m Jess Masterton-Smith - a Humanist Wedding Celebrant with a passion for storytelling and unforgettable ceremonies.

I create and conduct personal, meaningful, and joy-filled wedding ceremonies that are truly unique to each couple. I work closely with you to craft a celebration that reflects your story, your humour, and your values, and I’ll go above and beyond to make sure it feels authentically you.

I’m based on the Hampshire / Sussex border, but I happily cover the whole of the UK — and I absolutely love a destination wedding!

❤️ What I Offer:

My priority is for you to feel relaxed, confident, and genuinely excited, not just on the day, but throughout the whole process. Your ceremony is not the warm-up act… it’s the headline event, and I’ll make sure your guests are laughing, crying, and talking about it for years to come.

I design ceremonies of all styles:

  • Intimate and heartfelt

  • Classic with a modern twist

  • Quirky, character-filled and full of personality

From readings and music to symbolic gestures, pets, and surprise moments - we can include anything that feels meaningful to you. I’ll guide you through every step, learning your story and shaping it into a ceremony that feels effortless, magical, and completely original.

Let’s Chat!

I’d love to hear all about your wedding plans so far and answer any questions you may have.
Drop me a message, and we’ll get a call or coffee in the diary.

www.celebrateceremonies.co.uk

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

Language:

English

Religion:

Non-religious/humanist

Type:

Celebrant

Served in

Hampshire, Surrey and West Sussex

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Reviews for Celebrate Ceremonies

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Melissa Sent on 28/12/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Personal ceremony conducted perfectly

Jess has conducted two ceremonies for our family, our sons naming ceremony and then our wedding a few months later. Both events were filled with love and laughter thanks to her. She has such a personal touch which is completely evident in the ceremonies.

The whole process with Jess goes far beyond the usual, she really takes the time to get to know you both (+ our son in this case) so when it comes to the day everything is so relaxed and easy. It really feels like a friend marrying you and our guests felt this warmth too. If we're blessed with another child there's no one else we'd go to.
Keith
Keith Sent on 27/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Jess is special

When we were looking for a celebrant, we scoured site after site. And then found Jess.
We sourced a lot of our suppliers on the same rule - do we like them and do we want to share the biggest day of our lives with them? Well, Jess was one of the easiest decisions we made.
From chatting on Zoom and then meeting up for a drink and a good natter about us as a couple, Jess was lovely, friendly and welcoming in the extreme.
She heard what we were like, gauged our sense of humour and our dynamic and echoed, mirrored and amplified the right parts at the right time on the day.
Jess brings an energy money can’t buy and is a presence you’ll be grateful for. We certainly are!
She was an integral part of our day and the vibe we wanted to build. Thank you Jess! Lots of love, the Poveys x
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Lucy Sent on 25/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

If you’re looking for a celebrant, look no further ⭐️

Jess recently conducted our celebrant led ceremony in Chichester,
She was the first (and only) celebrant we enquired with, we were sold straight away!
We had our initial meeting with Jess and felt so comfortable and relaxed talking with her, like talking to an old friend!
Our wedding script was so beautifully written and personal to us; this was extremely important to us; being non religious people.
Jess eased our worries and nerves on the day and has the ability to make you feel like it was just the three of us during the ceremony, totally relaxed!
We cannot recommend Jess enough, she is one of a kind!
Geoff
Geoff Sent on 04/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Jess makes your special day the most memorable ever!

Jess began the process for us with a video call as we live some distance away. From that moment we both knew that our choice of Celebrant was spot on!

The level of detail which Jess wove into our Wedding ceremony showed an extraordinary level of intuition and empathy which had Jade and I shedding years of joy at the first reading.

We cannot stress highly enough how relaxed, professional and humorous (in all the right measures), Jess conducted our big day.

Thank you for understanding, creating and adapting our wishes so very perfectly.

Heartfelt best wishes for your future bringing happiness to so many.

Geoff and Jade xx
Delyth
Delyth Sent on 15/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t have done it without Jess!

The perfect day. The ceremony was such a vital part for me and my husband, we wanted to get it right. Jess was the perfect celebrant; her energy is so comforting and it is clear she loves being a celebrant. She dedicated time to get to know us and really brought all the little details to the day. It was like a friend was marrying us, we’re so grateful for Jess and making our day so special.
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Felicity Sent on 14/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect! 100% recommend

Jess was absolutely amazing and really understood the relaxed tone that we wanted for our day.
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Lucy Sent on 14/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Jess Masterton-Smith

We were lucky enough to have Jess conduct our ceremony this year and honestly couldn't be happier. She took the time to get to know us and how we work as a couple and listened to everything we wanted to make our day perfectly ours. She was always professional and responded immediately to any questions or ideas we had, but also she brought such a level of joy and fun to the whole process and most of all to our day. Her love for what she does shone through and really elevated the whole day. It was almost like having a childhood friend marry us!! I would warmly recommend Jess to anyone looking for a fun, friendly, open hearted celebrant.
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Mike Sent on 31/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect celebrant!

Jess was an amazing celebrant from start to finish. She took the time to really get to know us and crafted the perfect ceremony that was tailored completely to us and our story. On the day she captured the laid back energy we wanted for our service, and also hung around afterwards to chat to some our guests, which we really loved. Can't recommend Jess highly enough! She was truly 10/10.
Madeline
Madeline Sent on 18/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Maddie & James wedding

Jess took so much time and care crafting such a personalised, wonderful and relaxed experience for us. We had such a great time for the entire ceremony, and we spent so much time watching the ceremony video back just saying to each other 'we want to do it again!'.

We couldn't have asked for a more wonderful wedding celebrant. I would recommend her to everyone!
Abby
Abby Sent on 14/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Jess is the most perfect wedding celebrant

Where to start! Jess made our ceremony so special. From our first meeting to the final day, Jess is such a warm person who brings so much joy - we honestly couldn't have asked for a more perfect celebrant. She got to know us, and wrote the most perfect script capturing us both so well. Our friends and family have said it's the best wedding ceremony they have been to.

Abby and Katie xxx
Rebecca
Rebecca Sent on 12/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The most personal touch to a perfect day

Having Jess as our celebrant was the best decision we made. She was amazing from start to finish. The interview part was fantastic as we got to relive our story before the day. Jess is such a kind and lovely person and she makes you feel so comfortable with everything. Her speech was beyond perfect. She managed to get us and our vibe in every word. All of our guests came to us after saying what a fantastic job she did. It made our day so special and we can't thank her enough.
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E&R Sent on 06/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Jess

Jess provided an amazing service, and the planning chats were incredibly useful (and helped us plan some things we hadn’t considered).
The cermony hit exactly the note we were hoping for, positive, personal and celebratory.
Thank you Jess!
K
K Gallagher Sent on 05/10/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Brilliant, professional, helpful

Jess was fantastic, she managed to put us at ease and created a ceremony that was perfect for us - with a lot of laughter as well as sincerity. She was utterly professional and organised, gave us ideas when we were stuck on decisions and helped us plan how to make it work in the space, despite the uncertainty of whether we would manage to do it outside/ inside and our indecision on format. It was such a pleasure to have her lead our day, and the vows that she helped us to craft will be treasured for a long time!
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Cassandra Sent on 27/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you for a perfect ceremony!

What an amazing celebrant! From the first time we spoke to Jess we felt immediately at ease and so excited about planning our wedding ceremony. She understood exactly what we hoped for, and created a wonderful ceremony that felt true to us and full of joy. Jess is warm, friendly, and welcoming and also very organised, and the planning process was easy, unintimidating and a lot of fun! Jess had great ideas and put together a beautiful script that felt very genuine. The ceremony was the perfect start to a day of love and laughter, and our family and friends have told us that they felt it was a very happy, inclusive ceremony that they really enjoyed. We couldn’t have asked for more – thank you so much! X
Natasha
Natasha Sent on 24/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exactly what we had hoped for!

We knew as soon as we spoke to Jess that we wanted her to be our celebrant. She was amazing throughout the process - from listening to exactly what we were looking for, putting together a script which captured us and our story really well to suggesting great ideas to get our guests involved in the ceremony and have some fun with us. The rehearsal the evening before helped to reassure us (and get the nervous giggles out of the way!) and the day itself was fabulous! Jess's warm, bubbly and engaging personality meant we had exactly the relaxed, happy and joyful vibe we were after! Thank you sooo much , Jess! x
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