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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: December 2025

Mark Your Occasion – Celebrant | Singer | Host | All-Round Entertainer

Looking for a wedding ceremony that's heartfelt, humorous, and uniquely yours? Mark Gregory is the charismatic force behind Mark Your Occasion in Ilkley, West Yorkshire. With a rich background in musical theatre, novel writing, and language teaching, he brings a blend of eloquence, entertainment, and empathy to every event.

Services Offered

Ceremonies:

  • Personalised wedding, vow renewal, and naming ceremonies crafted to reflect your unique love story.
  • Inclusion of symbolic rituals, readings, and music of your choice.
  • Unlimited meetings between you, the couple, and Mark from the moment you book until the day of the wedding itself.
  • Bilingual or multilingual ceremonies are offered in English, German, French, Dutch, Ukrainian, Greek, and more.

Extras:

  • Live Music: Performances spanning genres from Rat Pack classics to contemporary hits.
  • Singing Waiter: Surprise your guests with a lively, energetic performance at an opportune moment.
  • Quizzes and Games: Challenge your guests with cerebral and fun quizzes, activities, and trivia, including Singo Bingo!
  • Master of Ceremonies: The glue that holds your day together – the voice and face of your wedding reception.
  • Poetry and Speech Writing: Augment your wedding with a personalised poem, or get my professional help with speech, script, or vow writing – for best men and fathers-of-the-bride, not just the bride and groom!

Why Choose Mark?

Clients have described Mark as "absolutely brilliant," "hilarious," and "the best ever!" His approach is to blend professionalism with a touch of playfulness, ensuring your ceremony is both meaningful and memorable. Whether it's delivering a poignant ceremony moment or leading a lively quiz, he adapts to the tone and style that best suits your occasion.

Frequently asked questions

Language:

English
French
German
Russian

Religion:

Non-religious/humanist

Type:

Celebrant
Officiant
Master of ceremonies
Toastmaster

Served in

North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire

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Reviews for Mark Your Occasion

Naomi
Naomi Sent on 26/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

It would be impossible to overstate the quality of the wedding ceremony Mark hosted for us.

It was wonderfully funny, engaging and sentimental.
He worked closely with us to develop a ceremony that encompassed everything we wanted (and more!) and suited our personalities perfectly. Throughout this process, Mark was friendly, warm and so clearly competent in his work.
The finishing touches in Mark’s service – speaking with us in the morning before the ceremony, encouraging us to face the guests during the ceremony and fantastic style of presentation – added to the memorable experience for us and our guests.
It is true what they say, your wedding day goes by so quickly, so thank you Mark for providing us with a ceremony where we were both able to be so present in the moment together.
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Lisa Sent on 04/08/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Fabulous celebrant

We are so glad we hired Mark. He is absolutely brilliant and made our ceremony so personal and hilarious (that was our brief). We’ve had so many comments about how brilliant he and the ceremony were. I wouldn’t hesitate hiring him again for another celebration.
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