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Hi, I'm Maureen ☺️ and I'm a Humanist Celebrant authorised to conduct legal weddings throughout Scotland. I am based in Ayr but will travel wherever you need me to be!

Your Ceremony sets the tone for your day and I will create with you a unique, personal, meaningful and fun Ceremony, that completely reflects you as a couple and your relationship, ensuring that your special day is a beautiful, relaxed, light-hearted and memorable occasion for all.

I'm friendly, professional and down to earth and guarantee that your whole experience with me will be a great one and absolutely stress-free. I'll be on hand always to guide you, give suggestions and keep you informed throughout the whole process of making your Ceremony the perfect one for you and your Partner.

I'll always reply to your enquiry so please remember to check back here.

Maureen Sweeney Celebrant, based in Dumfries Galloway and Ayrshire, offers bespoke and tailored wedding day services.

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Frequently asked questions

Language:

English

Religion:

Non-religious/humanist

Type:

Celebrant
Officiant

Reviews for Maureen Sweeney Celebrant

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Emma Sent on 09/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

To summarise Perfect

We went to lots of wedding shows and met so many celebrants but in one video call I knew Maureen was perfect for us. She is charismatic, funny and professional. We wanted someone to tell our story in a lighthearted and warm manner and she was perfect. She kept us right the whole time, responded quickly, checked in lots and sent us over a preview of our script so we knew exactly what to expect. I recommend you book a video call with her if you haven't booked your celebrant yet you won't be disappointed- we knew instantly she was perfect for us! Thank you Maureen for helping us have the most flawless day all our guests commented on how fantastic she was. I'm forever grateful to have found her we had the BEST DAY EVER!
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Louise Sent on 17/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

We are so glad we had Maureen as our celebrant!

Maureen made our day so special and tailored our ceremony to us. We felt like we had known her for years. She captured everything perfectly!
Maureen kept in touch regularly and I loved how we got to meet her before the wedding day as well. Maureen was flexible with our meetings and was happy to change the times of one of our meetings to a later time and fully understood how busy it can be on the lead up to a wedding.
I would highly recommend Maureen to anyone, and we feel so lucky that we managed to have her marry us! We have had people come up to us and say how good she was and how personal the ceremony was.
Thank you sooo much again!
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Georgie Sent on 14/04/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't have picked a better celebrant!

My new Husband & I got married 1 week ago today at Enterkine House Hotel and what a team of suppliers that we had but it literally wouldnt have been possible to get married with out Maureen.
From the first video call with Maureen we feel so comfortable with her, she understood as really well as couple and captured us perfectly in her reading during the ceremony.
Maureen couldn't have made the process any easier, it wasn't stressful one little bit and we looked forward to our meetings with her.
Making sure we found someone that was the right fit to marry us on our special day was so important to us both and maureen was 10/10.
Nothing was ever to much to ask and we really manage to get the cermony that we were looking for.
If there are any future brides and grooms that are still looking for a celebrant look no further Maureen is the person that you need!
Thank you so much Maureen, The MacRailds.
Jade
Jade Sent on 12/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Maureen was amazing!

We chose Maureen to be our celebrant for our wedding on Friday 7th March 2025. From the moment we booked her we knew we made the right choice, she's so lovely to talk to and made us feel very comfortable. She was in touch quite a lot and walked us through everything she needed from us and what we had to do. We changed our minds on things a fair few times but it was never an issue, she was very professional. On the day she was brilliant, kept us right and made the whole ceremony one to remember. Highly recommend Maureen to anyone!
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Sarah Sent on 22/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Faultless!

Thank you so much Maureen for making our special day extra special!

Maureen is professional, immaculately presented and incredibly organised. Throughout the process I knew we were in safe hands.

She made our service personal/funny and heartfelt.

Thank you again! Xx
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Jemma Sent on 27/02/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Martin and Jemma

Maureen was amazing went above and beyond for us. Maureen always kept in touch to make sure we had everything we needed and always gave us great ideas for our day to make it even more special. So happy we chose you as our celebrant.
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Blythe Sent on 06/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect celebrant

Maureen made our day go smoothly. She talked everyone through their roles before the ceremony so everyone felt at calm and ease. I felt particularly nervous as the bride and Maureen made me feel so relaxed and calm. Our guests were all engaged during the ceremony as Maureen worded our story beautifully and also with a bit of humor which I loved. Would 100% recommend.
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Louise Sent on 14/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Everything was just perfect

Maureen made me feel so at ease I was not stressed at all even when we were running 30 mins late! Maureen didn’t rush us at all, her speech was amazing also everything was on point. Nothing negative to say at all.
Tracy
Tracy Sent on 28/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing celebrant , Maureen Sweeney

Well, we don't know where to begin with posting this review, From day 1 Maureen has been an absolute pleasure, guiding us through the months prior to our wedding, nothing was ever a problem and any advice , help we required , we certainly received. Fran & I always wanted a nice personal ceremony, and we can't thank Maureen enough for making us feel so comfortable on our special day, certainly helped keep the nerves at bay.
Very highly recommended 👌
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Greig Sent on 08/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Exactly what we wanted

Maureen was brilliant from start to finish. We had multiple video calls leading up to the wedding where she talked us through everything step by step. Maureen tailored the service around us which made it so personal, finding out about us, asking us to write things about each other that she then brought into the ceremony. She even suggested things to add into the ceremony that we had not thought about or even heard of, suck as “jumping the broom” and “hand fasting”
Maureen delivered our ceremony with charm and dedication, even through the screams of our 3 month old at all the crucial bits, she held everyone together.
I really can’t recommend her enough, especially if you’re the groom reading this, Maureen kept intouch and didn’t let me forget to do any of my bits!
If you want your ceremony to be fun, personal, and handled with 100% professionalism, Maureen is the celebrant for you.
Ian
Ian Sent on 20/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Your missing out if you don't choose Maureen!

Maureen has been amazing since the very start. From the initial phonecall, getting to know us and helping with the legal side of things. She is super friendly and made our ceremony personal, relaxed and fun. We are so glad we choose her.
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Justyna Sent on 01/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Attentive and welcoming

My husband and I are quite introverted so we were a bit intimidated by the amount of attention we would be getting on our wedding day, but Maureen made the most stressful part - the ceremony - a breeze.

She made sure to have multiple calls with us priory to the big day and asked us a lot of questions about how we met and what we think of each other to write a beautiful speech about us. She even put in a few words in Polish to honour my family who travelled from Poland for the wedding. Also we incorporated our take on a Polish tradition as I wanted to really embrace my roots, so she seamlessly adapted a unique celebration into our day.

Another huge help was the fact that we met up in the venue about a week before the wedding to go over the ceremony structure and we practiced our handfasting. This was apparently greatly needed because we made a couple mistakes during the first try.

All in all, we were extremely happy with how our wedding ceremony went and all of our guests were also very impressed by how cheerful, loving and unique it was.
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Lauren Sent on 12/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Maureen is phenomenal!

I can't say enough about working with Maureen, she made us feel special from day one. As we are based in the States I wasn't familiar with the different paperwork and requirements to get married in Scotland, and she was well-informed and guided me through the entire process. She also set aside time to meet with us in person upon our arrival to Scotland to get to know us better and talk through details. Maureen is also very kind and funny, which really put us at ease and made the experience even more enjoyable.

Her ceremony speech was very personal to us, and brought tears to my eyes when I first read it. Many of our guests also mentioned how great it was, and complimented Maureen on the wonderful ceremony.

Given the choice, I would choose Maureen 10x over and strongly recommend her to anyone looking for a celebrant.
Nicole
Nicole Sent on 12/05/2024
5 out of 5 rating

100% recommend

Maureen was our first choice of Celebrant for our wedding. She helped us with all the legals things that come with getting married, answered any questions we had nothing was to silly to ask. She put us both at ease with trusting her to write our journey together. Maureen made everyone laugh/smile/cry/cheer at all the right places in our wedding. Maureen even did a run through with myself the night before to make sure everything ran smoothly. I can't recommend Maureen would 100% recommend to anyone looking for a fabulous Celebrant to conduct your wedding 😀
Roxanne
Roxanne Sent on 17/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Celebrant For Our Wedding 13.04.2024

Choosing Maureen to be our celebrant for our wedding was one of the best decisions we made.

Not only did she create a ceremony that perfectly captured our love story, but she also sprinkled it with humour and warmth, making everyone feel so relaxed.
We're endlessly grateful to Maureen for making our wedding day so special”

Thank you so much Maureen!
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