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All ceremonies are designed with you at the heart. Whether you want a tiny, intimate elopement or a big bash, I will create a ceremony based on what you want. Relaxed, simple, elaborate, formal, full of humour, indoors or outdoors - it's all about you! Handfasting is a specialty, and I can advise on other rituals that you may like, or even create something just for you.

Based in Gloucestershire and happy to travel. Whatever your ceremony needs - Weddings, vow renewals, commitment ceremonies, or even mother blessings and funerals, no two ceremonies are the same. I am a fully inclusive celebrant, and will not discriminate on any grounds.

your ceremony - your story - your way

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Non-religious/humanist

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Madeleine
Madeleine S. Sent on 10/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A unique and beautiful experience, thank you Jacqui x

There aren't enough words to express how we feel about Jacqui and what she did for us. At our very first meeting, it was clear she was the right celebrant for our civil partnership. She is warm, funny and a true wordsmith. We absolutely struck gold with her and cannot recommend her enough. Our ceremony was hilarious, emotional, heartfelt, silly, poignant and all the other adjectives. We had so many people approaching us afterwards saying it was the most "original", "memorable", "unique" and "extraordinary" ceremony they had ever been to. Jacqui is a beautiful soul and she gave us a gift we will treasure forever.
Abbie
Abbie B. Sent on 30/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The most special ceremony!

Where to even begin? From the moment we spoke with Jacqui about being our wedding celebrant we knew she would hold an incredible ceremony. She went above and beyond every chance she could and made the whole process special, fun, intriguing, and inclusive. By the time our ceremony came around it felt like having another family member there with us. She really made it feel like us in every way, and we received so many compliments on the ceremony - everybody absolutely loved it! Cannot recommend hiring Jacqui enough - thank you for being an incredible part of our special day.
Danielle
Danielle P. Sent on 05/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The most amazing Celebrant who will make your day extra special!

Jacqui was our celebrant at our wedding, and she made our day. She provided wonderful support and encouragement in the lead up and even privately reviewed our vows for us - including making sure they weren’t too long, or clashed in tone. She created a magical ceremony for us and delivered it beautifully despite our dog and our toddler wanting to make themselves known thoughtout! She flowed with the demands they placed on us to create an inclusive and loving atmosphere for us all. She created a stunning custom wrap with which she conducted a handfasting for us, printed our vows in charming little books for us to keep, and we were even able to conduct a quaiche in which we shared drinking from the same cup - something we didn’t even know existed before meeting Jacqui.
We can wholeheartedly recommend Jacqui, she genuinely made our day. Despite the bedlam our family caused, that our ceremony that was brought up repeatedly by everyone as being completely beautiful and touching is completely to her credit and we can’t thank her enough. There are a lot of thing you get nervous about on your wedding day, but we never had a moments doubt about Jacqui, her enthusiasm was infectious and helped both of us stay calm in the build up and the during the ceremony.
If you’re debating between a celebrant and registrar, go celebrant and hire Jacqui. She’s lush.
C. Tan
C. Tan Sent on 27/09/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Exceptional ceremonial script! Excellent support and dedication.

Jacqui created the most touching ceremony for our wedding; the script she wrote encapsulated all the information she had meticulously gathered from both of us, and made it touching, inspiring, and even funny (at the right time :-))…it was an absolute pleasure for us and our guests! She was a major support, from our wedding preparation to the day itself without fail, especially with her communication, receptivity and dedication. I couldn’t recommend her enough….thank you Jacqui 🙏🏽
Jerri
Jerri F. Sent on 09/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The world's BEST Celebrant.... Fact!

How do I even begin to describe how incredible Jacqui was at our wedding,5 stars just isnt enough. The most positive comments we had from all of our guests was how amazing the ceremony was and that was all down to Jacqui, who captured us as a couple perfectly, who told our story our way. We asked to not read Jacqui's script before our wedding day as we wanted it to be a suprise and honestly it was like Jacqui had known us all our lives, read with so much love, laughter and emotion, it was incredible. Jacqui is such a wonderful, kind, compassionate person, and so so helpful, as we didn't really know what we wanted in the beginning but Jacqui helped us stay truly authentic to ourselves and guided us through the process of planning our ceremony perfectly. We LOVED everything about our ceremony and she even stayed afterwards to help round up everyone for confetti (not a small task!) A dream day and I will definitely be calling on Jacqui for future events.... Maybe a vow renewal every year just so we can catch up 😊 Thank you for everything 💕
Rachael
Rachael G. Sent on 06/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely fabulous

Wonderful, humorous, witty, organised, calming, composed, accommodating. just such an amazing celebrant- made our day so very special
Vicky
Vicky W. Sent on 29/09/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Jacqui was amazing - beautifully crafted ceremony!

Jacqui was amazing from start to finish. We didn't know what was involved in creating a ceremony, but Jacqui skilfully through questionnaires, friendly cuppas and chats got to know us and brought a beautiful ceremony together for our wedding. So many friends and family came up to us afterwards to say how wonderful she was. Thanks for making it a such a beautiful ceremony and ritual!
Clare
Clare R. Sent on 23/09/2022
4.8 out of 5 rating

Perfect day

From start to finish Jacqui was there to help. Couldn't have wished for a better celebrant. ❤️
Liezyl
Liezyl C. Sent on 07/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

It was awesome!

Jacqui is doing an extra mile. Help and guide us especially with our wedding vows! She’s amazing!
Kate
Kate R. Sent on 21/05/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Olly & Kate - Nest Wedding, Ledbury

As soon as we booked our venue, we knew we wanted a celebrant to lead our ceremony to achieve the personalised and relaxed vibe we were going for. After contacting Jacqui and having our first zoom meeting, we knew we'd found our person. What we didn't know at the time, was that Jacqui would create a ceremony that would exceed all of our dreams. She helped us incorporate special moments to get our guests and family involved such as the children creating a petal circle around us and performing the first kiss/last kiss ritual with our mums. Moments I'll hold in my heart forever. She also supported us in writing vows that still make me cry when I think about them. All our guests commented on how it was the best ceremony they had been to and even inspired my father-in-law to want to renew his vows!
Jacqui, we so lucky to have found you. To anyone who still isn't sure, I'd urge you to get in touch, have a chat and you'll soon see why we love her so much!
Rachael
Rachael Sent on 15/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Just Perfect

We contacted a number of local celebrants however after our first call with Jacqui we knew she was the one.
From start to finish Jacqui listened to us and absolutely understood who we are as a couple, this resulted in a ceremony that delivered tears, laughter and even a quiz!
Jacqui went above our expectations in the resources provided, from the bespoke handfasting ties to the ceremony pack which featured our theme....all without prompting but just perfect.
If you are looking for a ceremony that's a little bit different, and absolutely perfect Jacqui will not disappoint 🥰
Elly
Elly C. Sent on 07/10/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing, Authentic and Heartwarming

Jaqui was so amazing from start to finish, she created such a wonderful blessing for our wedding and really got exactly how we are as a couple and individually. Our ceremony was the part that all our friends and family including ourselves was the best part of the whole wedding. She also brought lots of fun and humor to it as well.

Thank you so much for such a brilliant service from start to finish and for being such a joy to have as our celebrant.

We 100% recommend Ceremony By Design Thank you, Thank you Thank you

Love Elly & Steve Taylor xx
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Jessica M. Sent on 12/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beautifully Personal Ceremony

acqui was our celebrant for our back garden wedding in June 2024. She made it the most personal and memorable ceremony, full of stories and memories of us a couple. She really took the time to get to know us and crafted a ceremony that was perfect for our story. We had so many comments from friends and family about Jacqui and how much they loved her service.

She was amazing to work with from start to finish, and we couldn't recommend her more highly. Thank you Jacqui!
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Lena R. Sent on 07/12/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wouldn’t change a thing!

Jacqui was absolutely the best, most wonderful choice we could have made for our celebrant. Our ceremony was so beautiful - so many guests commented on how ‘us’ it was, and even said it was the most amazing ceremony they had ever experienced. We loved that Jacqui had so many ideas on how to incorporate our guests and to bring in elements that mattered to us, and the way that she talked everyone through our story had us in tears (good ones!). She was extremely brilliant throughout the whole prep process too, always so easy to contact and super ‘on it’. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jacqui - if you want a meaningful ceremony that you’ll treasure for the rest of your life, she’s the one to go to!
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Holly D. Sent on 20/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Our DREAM celebrant - Creative, warm and openminded

She skilfully offered creative ways to weave symbolism into our ceremony, incorporating both our ideas and her own, so that we could create a meaningful ritual that represented our story. We loved that Jacqui really understood our 'untraditional' approach and values. The process of working with them was creative, open minded and filled with good humour!

On the day, Jacqui was a warm and calming presence for both of us and their talents and years of experience really showed. She held the space powerfully and our friends and family said she helped them to relax into the ritual and come as they were.

Jacqui's greatest gifts are her spellbinding storytelling skills, genuine warmth and wit, and gentle sensitivity to others. We couldn't have dreamt for more and are so thankful that she helped us create a sacred memory that will last a lifetime.

Thank you, Jacqui!
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