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On Hitched.co.uk since 2023

Last update: November 2025

Just Ceremonies, Professional Celebrants, Based in Somerset, specifically Taunton.

With Just Ceremonies, you’ll get:

A completely bespoke ceremony written just for you, not pulled from a template.

Your love story told your way—whether that’s romantic, fun, inclusive of rituals or traditions, or something entirely different.

A highly experienced celebrant (Deb or Jackie) who knows how to hold the space, engage the audience, and bring warmth and confidence to your big moment.

A relaxed and supportive process, including face-to-face (or virtual) meetings, unlimited communication, and ceremony revisions until it feels just right.

Guidance on vows, readings, and rituals—we’ll help you shape every part of the ceremony.

A keepsake script to remember your ceremony forever.

We’re more than just celebrants—we’re storytellers, memory-makers, and calm, capable hands on the most important day of your life.

Don’t leave the heart of your wedding day to chance. With Just Ceremonies, your ceremony will be the moment that everyone talks about for years to come.

Services Offered

Just Ceremonies can perform your wedding at any location you choose, as well as destination weddings. We strive to make the ceremony both entertaining, romantic and engaging for the guests. We performed over 1000 ceremonies between us and are expert at crafting a beautiful celebration of love. Don't leave your ceremony to chance. Book with Just Ceremonies today and begin creating a ceremony just for you.

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

Language:

English

Religion:

Anglican
Baptist
Buddhism
Catholicism
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Methodist
Mormon
Orthodox
Protestant
Sikhism
Non-religious/humanist

Type:

Celebrant
Officiant
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Reviews for Just Ceremonies

Kyle
Kyle Sent on 19/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

May Wedding 2025

We had Deb as our celebrant back in May at St Audries Park. She told our story as if she had known for a long time, when in fact we had only met a few times. She was kind, listened to what we wanted and made everyone laugh on the day with her script. She kept us both calm on the day and made sure there was water on hand if needed. We highly recommend using a celebrant and Deb from Just Ceremonies was brilliant.
J
Justin Sent on 24/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

If you want a celebrant who is down to earth, calm yet confident, then Deb is for you.

We had the pleasure of having Deb for our wedding recently. Deb is highly efficient and very accepting of everyone's individual circumstances, wants and needs. Our service was tailored to suit us, and Deb delivered it to perfection and was warming, friendly and reassuring on our big day. Thank you Deb.
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Abz Sent on 21/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Handfasting Ceremony

We met Jackie at a wedding Fayre at Crowcombe court, never thinking about a celebrant we were intrigued to see what they could offer. Jackie talked us through options and we decided that it would be special for us to have a handfasting ceremony after we got legally married on our wedding day, with the incredible venue scenery in the background. Jackie was so helpful, organised a zoom meeting to talk about ideas and what we could do. She used information we gave based on our life experiences and times together to turn into the most beautiful vows to say to each other and it really made our day more personal to each other. Thank you Jackie for the time you gave to make our day that extra bit special, we’ve just received our ceremony script and vow sheets which will cherish in years to come.
Elsie
Elsie Sent on 19/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn’t recommend more ❤️

Jackie. I cannot praise you enough. Our celebrant for our gorgeous ceremony. Completely tailored to us and every word written with us in mind. Every single last detail was more us than we ever could have imagined and we couldn’t have asked for anymore. Jackie took the stress out of our day and made us feel at ease not just at our wedding but for the months in the lead up to it. Jackie delivered our service immaculately and guided us throughout. My now wife, whom normally would feel overcome with nerves, felt completely at ease with Jackie’s guidance. I couldn’t recommend her anymore if I tried. Thank you so much.
A And
A And Sent on 16/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Dream ceremony for our dream wedding

We met Deb at a St Audries Open Day event, when you are starting out collecting ideas about your perfect day these sort of open days are brilliant.
We didn’t have much experience with what a celebrant did or how it was different to a registrar but Deb clearly explained the differences and what it meant to a wedding ceremony.
Our wedding theme was all about celebrating our relationship and our love together, and our bond with our family and friends.
Deb really got this and put the context of how a celebrant can bring this to life as part of the wedding ceremony and what it could like, and we had pretty much made up our mind at that point.
We needed some advice on the legal bit’s so we could go off and sort the registry office and legal ceremony which had to be done before the main event, Deb was really helpful and then quite easy to arrange ourselves.
The planning part was a lot of fun, and our advice is that if you use Just Ceremonies is it’s also the bit that you need to pay attention to, this is because the information you provide and the context of your story is what will make your ceremony magical.
This is the bit where Deb did her magic, over the weeks of planning, our ceremony script came to life and we would work with her and there’d be a couple of refinements, and the thing to remember is the only boundary is you.
The actual day was exceptional, Deb was fantastic with the guests, the ceremony was beyond fabulous and we have a lot of treasured memories from that day.
Many of our guests had not been at a Celebrant led Service before and all said how lovely it was, how much they enjoyed it and how good Deb was.
Being able to say the things we wanted to, to each other, sharing our story and our love with our loved ones was the most important thing, making it very personal to us.
My only observation is that I wish we had engaged a videographer to record the day so that we could watch and listen back to the whole day again! Thank you Deb, for being so absolutely brilliant.”
J
Jean Sent on 13/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A wonderful and special wedding ceremony for Kate and Connah - an unforgetable day!

We have known Jackie as a great friend for 30 years now and we were absolutely delighted when she accepted our youngest daughter Kate's request to carry out her wedding ceremony to her fiancé, Connah.
Jackie made the ceremony highly personal and relevant in so many ways with many references to special people and times throughout Kate’s life - this was greatly appreciated. Jackie clearly spent a lot of time in her preparation and had consulted Kate and Connah in covering all aspects in the build up to their special moment. It was wonderful and joyous day and many guests commented that the ceremony was a highlight.
Book Jackie as your wedding celebrant - it’ll be the best decision you make !
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Laurence Sent on 13/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

We highly recommend Just Ceremonies

“We are so pleased we picked Jackie to conduct our ceremony. Her attention to detail, advice and personal touch produced a lovely ceremony script that reflected everything we wanted to say. Jackie was exceptionally professional, caring and calm and made us both feel that extra bit special. The experience she has and the love for her job was clearly visible and we felt we were in very safe hands throughout the process. We can’t thank Jackie enough and wouldn’t hesitate to highly recommend her to other couples.”
Suzie
Suzie Sent on 12/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Genuinely interested in our love story and perfectly portrayed it to all our family and friends

Jackie was our celebrant for our wedding day in January. I would highly recommend her. From the moment we booked her up until the wedding day, the service provided was outstanding. She made us feel incredibly welcomed from day one and I really appreciated the face-to-face meet ups. She showed genuine interest in our love story and this was portrayed so beautifully on the wedding day. She gave incredible advice, helped with our vows, and made both myself and my partner feel so calm and relaxed on the wedding day. The script itself was so well written and perfectly read on the wedding day and I had so many compliments about how unique and special the day was. If you are debating whether to have a registrar or a celebrant then I would 100% recommend to go with a celebrant and to go with Jackie! Thank you so much Jackie for making our day so incredible!
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Meet the team

Jackie Aldrich
Jackie Aldrich
Co-Owner of Just Ceremonies

Meet Jackie...

Hello! I'm Jackie – a passionate celebrant with a deep love for life's most meaningful moments. As a devoted grandma, seasoned traveller, and someone who truly delights in love stories, I bring heart, warmth, and a touch of joy to every ceremony I create. I believe your wedding day should be as unique as the bond you share, and I’m here to make sure your ceremony sets the perfect tone – heartfelt, memorable, and unmistakably *you*.

Outside of ceremonies, I’m happiest walking in nature, laughing with my grandsons, or planning my next adventure – with New Zealand holding a special place in my heart thanks to its breathtaking beauty and my youngest daughter who lives there. These passions remind me daily of what really matters: connection, love, and celebrating the moments that bring us together.

With a calm, personal approach and an eye for the little details that make all the difference, I’ll work alongside you to create a ceremony that reflects your values, your personalities, and your love story. Let’s make something wonderful together – a day that you, and your guests, will never forget.

Deb Stodgell
Deb Stodgell
Co-Owner of Just Ceremonies

Meet Deb....

Hello, I'm Deb – a celebrant with a lifelong love of words and a passion for crafting ceremonies that truly reflect the people at the heart of them. My journey here hasn’t been dramatic or daring, but it’s been rich with experience, people, and stories – and I wouldn’t change a thing.

I’ve always been drawn to storytelling. There’s something quietly powerful about starting with a blank page and shaping it into something meaningful – something that captures emotions, personalities, histories, and hopes. My background in local government and the charitable sector gave me years of experience writing, speaking, and connecting with all kinds of audiences. But it’s through ceremony writing and delivery that I’ve truly found my home.

With over 700 events and ceremonies behind me, each one unique and special in its own way, I feel deeply privileged to do this work. There is immense joy and pride in helping to create a moment that leaves people smiling, reflecting, and holding on to memories that matter.

What I bring to your ceremony is the ability to really listen. I’ll take your story, your wishes, and your vision, and shape them into something authentic and personal – a ceremony that feels right for you. Whether it’s a celebration of love, life, or new beginnings, I’m here to help tell your story, your way.

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Dean Farm, Fitzhead TA4 3JR Taunton (Somerset)

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