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On Hitched.co.uk since 2022

Last update: January 2026

A Beautiful, Personal and Unique Ceremony Created Just For You.

My name is Maxine, and I’m a Southwest based Celebrant providing bespoke ceremonies in London, the Cotswolds, the West Country and overseas.

I believe that your ceremony isn’t just about words on a page read by a stranger, it’s the very heart of your day and the very reason you are there, surrounded by everyone you love.

Imagine yourselves a few years from now, looking back on your ceremony. Not the flowers or the table plans, but how it felt to stand there together. The pause before the vows. The smiles, the laughter, the tears. The moment your guests realised they weren’t just watching another wedding, they were all a part of something deeply personal.

Your love story is unique, and your ceremony should reflect that uniqueness. That’s why your ceremony is truly bespoke and unlike anything you’ve heard before. We can tell the story of how you met, what you love about each other and your hopes and dreams for your future together. We can even weave in family traditions, cultural elements, vows, or rituals for you to share with each other, or that include your families and friends.

On the day, your family and friends will be surprised, delighted and dying to tell everyone all about it.

It's All About Chemistry

A truly unique and personal ceremony only happens when there’s real chemistry between us. When you feel comfortable and free to be yourselves with me, and that’s when the ceremony we created together stops sounding just like any other and starts sounding unmistakably you. It's when your guests ask me if I am a family friend, and you feel like I am.

So let's get to know eachother better.

Drop me a line, and I will contact you to arrange the best time for us to say hello.

  • 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

Served in

Gloucestershire, Somerset, West London and Wiltshire

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Reviews for Maxine Ward - Celebrant

Lou
Lou Sent on 15/05/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Maxine felt like an old friend, knowing the best of us!

Coming away from the wedding, I've never known a wedding where so many of our guests highlighted how amazing the celebrant was. We are so lucky to have found Maxine, she was wonderful, and ready to shape the ceremony around us. At no point did it ever feel like a carbon copy ceremony, it was 100% us, and Maxine was so attentive and beautiful in her writing. Maxine worked to amazing timeline, and given that we needed a whole new wedding venue 2.5 months before the date, she was relaxed and organised which meant no worries or concerns about the ceremony at all, which was an absolute delight. I am thrilled that we worked with her, I honestly couldn't recommend her more, she is so flexible to your style of wedding and really hits the vibe! Thank you Maxine, you made the ceremony amazing!
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Sarah Sent on 03/02/2026
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect ceremony !

We chose Maxine as our celebrant for our wedding last year at The Pythouse and we were so pleased we did ! We found Maxine engaging and super friendly from our very first chat. Our ceremony felt so personal as Maxine not only really listened to what we would and wouldn’t like but really managed to capture our personalities with her wonderful words , we couldn’t have asked for better. Maxine has a really calming and confident manner , that really put us at ease as well, we wouldn’t change a thing !
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Emily Sent on 05/01/2026
5 out of 5 rating

A lovely ceremony

Maxine was our Celebrant in September last year and we absolutely loved the ceremony she created for us. We had wonderful feedback from our family and friends on the day who all commented how personal and unique the ceremony was to us as a couple, and how lovely Maxine was too! We really appreciated having Maxine's help to understand all the different elements that can go into a ceremony and she wrote some beautiful words that we will treasure x
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Wayne Sent on 20/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect celebrant !

From the very start Maxine was just perfect the connection we felt with her immediately we knew she was our celebrant, she helped us not just write our vows and service but the timing of the whole wedding. She was a planner as well as our celebrant. No question was to small always available when we needed her and ensured our day was just perfect. We cannot speak highly enough of her !!
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Jemma Sent on 27/07/2025
4.8 out of 5 rating

The best celebrant

Maxine was fantastic the whole way through. She was attentive, went above and beyond to research our venue, reach out to our vendors to ensure everything sung in harmony and tailored the service to suit exactly what we wanted. She is friendly, warm and great and what she does. We had tons of compliments on her from our wedding guests and she delivered the ceremony beautifully. Couldn’t have asked for a better celebrant. Thank you so much Maxine - love Jemma & Andy xx
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Beth Sent on 08/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Maxine is the perfect celebrant!

Maxine was recommended to us, and we’re so glad she was. From the start, she was incredibly warm, kind, and understanding. We had a few personal delays in planning, and she was so patient and supportive throughout.

She created a beautifully written ceremony that felt truly personal to us. Maxine guided us through different options and helped us include meaningful elements like a ring warming and handfasting, both of which many of our guests hadn’t seen before and absolutely loved.

On the day, she arrived early, made sure everything was perfectly in place, and brought such a calm and confident presence.

We’re so grateful to have had Maxine as our celebrant. We can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Laura Sent on 03/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Do Not Look Anywhere Else

We chose Maxine for our wedding, and she put together a wonderful ceremony for us. We are thrilled with how personal, heartfelt and humorous it turned out. We were able to keep various elements of the ceremony secret from each other, which made it all the more special on the day.

Maxine was very dependable and would keep us on schedule with our various tasks, and was on hand to make any tweaks we needed. It was clear from our first meeting that she is very well organised and enjoys learning all about the couple and their story to make something truly unique. She is professional, full of amazing suggestions and knows what she is doing.
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Joey Sent on 02/01/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Everything was perfect!

Maxine made our big day flawless, despite planning 8 hours away in America!
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David Sent on 01/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

September 2024

Maxine did a great as celebrant for our wedding (Sept 2024). On the day she delivered a heartfelt and personalised ceremony, and was a great calming presence in the moments before the wedding began!

In the run up to the wedding she was (and still is I’m sure!) lovely. She was very happy to work with us, redrafting some ideas and collaborating to get our ceremony just right, and an embodiment of our relationship and our values. She also bought some of her own ideas on what had worked well in other ceremony’s to the table, helping guide us as we thought and explored what might make our day special and unique to us. She was really helpful in making sure we felt ready for our big day, and in making that big day a really special ceremony.
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Hanna Sent on 27/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Unforgettable beautiful ceremony!

Maxine made our outdoor ceremony truly unforgettable! From start to finish, Maxine was warm, engaging and personalised everything to fit our story. She guided us through the process seamlessly and created a beautiful, heartfelt ceremony that felt uniquely ours. Despite the rain, Maxine went above and beyond to ensure we had the best ceremony which set the tone of the day. All our guests couldn’t stop raving about how touching and memorable it was. Cannot recommend Maxine enough and our wedding day would not have been the same without her.
IMOGEN
Imogen Sent on 01/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Natural Celebrant

A natural Celebrant and romance therapist - just exactly what you need whilst preparing and planning your wedding
Teresa
Teresa Sent on 06/09/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Truly Wonderful Celebrant!!

From the moment we met Maxine we knew she’d be absolutely amazing and that we were making the perfect decision choosing her to be our celebrant. She’s so lovely, friendly, a calming presence and so professional. We felt 100% supported all the way through the planning process. The ceremony she scribed was fabulous and bought tears to our eyes when we read it for the first time. The day before we had a rehearsal and she helped calm any nerves and on our big day itself at Dulwich College she was brilliant in her delivery and everything ran so smoothly. Everyone commented on how perfect our service was. She totally knocked it out of the park. I can highly recommend Maxine Ward to anyone who is looking for a wedding celebrant. Thanks so much Maxine 🙏
Teresa & Rachel xx
David
David Sent on 06/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent and incredibly helpful all round

When we began planning the day of our wedding, a celebrant was one of the first things we looked for. As it happens, this was a wonderful choice because Maxine was brilliant from start to finish. Maxine really took the time and care to get to know us as a couple (through questionnaires and meetings) and this meant that out ceremony felt so personal and special. My mum commented afterwards that it felt like Maxine had known us for ages! She helped to walks us through the process of writing vows, planning what the ceremony would look like, accounting for the weather, organising the musicians, and sorting out the readings. She was also particularly helpful in suggesting different options for our ceremony and we decided to incorporate a handfasting and unity candle, which were such lovely parts of the ceremony.
On the day, she was prompt and extremely helpful in helping us make last minute arrangements, moving around furniture to account for the small space, planning where the musicians would be, liaising with the photographer, etc. The ceremony she planned was perfect for us. It was thoughtful, clearly well planned, and superbly delivered. She spoke with such warmth and her passion for her work as a celebrant was evident. Afterwards, she remained with us to check in and ensure that we were all set for the evening festivities before quietly departing after a few pictures with us. All in all, Maxine was an essential part of the day’s success and we couldn’t thank her more for her support and kindness throughout the entire process.
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Dakeney Sent on 01/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

We had the perfect, personalised wedding ceremony, thanks to Maxine Ward Celebrant!

Biggest thanks to Maxine for putting together, and delivering a perfect, personalised wedding ceremony for us in June 2024.

Our wedding ceremony was really important to us. Maxine went above and beyond to make our ceremony truly bespoke - unique and meaningful, yet light-hearted and funny too. All of our guests commented on how brilliant our ceremony was too!

We absolutely loved our whole experience with Maxine.

Thank you so much! Would highly recommend.

- Dakeney & Jack Fox
June 2024
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Lisa Sent on 10/06/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Absolutely perfect!

We couldn’t recommend Maxine enough, from the first initial meet to the big day. Maxine took the time to really get to know us and how we met and created the most beautiful story for our ceremony. She was extremely helpful when writing our own vows and giving us ideas of unique things to add in our ceremony. It was absolutely perfect and we wouldn’t have changed a thing. Highly recommend if you want a personal, unique ceremony :) thank you Maxine for everything.
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