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On Hitched.co.uk since 2021

Last update: November 2025

Want a Wedding Celebrant who’s not only super friendly but really great to work with, start to finish?

A wedding ceremony that 100% feels like you - heartfelt and humorous, totally unique, and packed with laughter. No copy-and-paste vows or generic fluff here!

I also come with bags of ideas and a zero boring bits guarantee.

When the big day arrives, you get to focus on the fun, the love, and the "OMG, we’re actually doing this!" moments. I’ll handle the ceremony like you'd expect a pro to do, making sure it’s seamless, stress-free, and - dare I say it? - downright spectacular.

Check out my video on Hitched - just click the ▶️ symbol in the bottom left corner of my photos! Go on, have a nosy.

And because wedding planning shouldn’t make your bank account weep, I keep my rates real, offer flexible payment options and accept all major credit and debit cards. Low deposit - just £95 secures your date. Payment plans? Absolutely - let’s make it easy!

So, if you fancy a ceremony that’s not just ‘nice’ but next-level awesome, drop me a message. Let’s make some magic happen!

Check out my 5 Star reviews to find out why couples recommend me time and again, and have been a Hitched Awards Winner 3 Years Running.

Hit 'Contact' and let's get the conversation started! ✨

PS:

Why not also check out my website for more info and ideas - link at the top of the page.

Photo Credits:

* www.lumierephotographic.com

** www.chriswaudphotography.com

*** www.facebook.com/heatherwatsonphotographydoncaster

Frequently asked questions

Language:

English

Religion:

Non-religious/humanist

Type:

Celebrant

Served in

Durham, Northumberland and Tyne & Wear

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Reviews for Paul The Wedding Celebrant

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À C Sent on 09/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

How do you summarise the perfect celebrant experience?

Talk about fitting the vibe check! We befriended Paul so much by the time the big day came it felt like having another honoured guest with us! Paul really appreciates the gravity and individuality of each ceremony he is part of. He went the extra mile for us at every step of the process, making sure we were absolutely happy with the final outcome. He delivered the ceremony beautifully and facilitated the most perfect wedding day for us. He was attuned to all of our sensitivies and made sure everything was just so to put us at ease.
Paul, we can't thank you enough for being such an irreplaceable and integral part of our wedding, and only wish we could it all over again. 🩵 A&N
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Ash Sent on 06/11/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you Paul!

My partner and I chose Paul to lead our recent humanist wedding ceremony. All I can say is wow and thank you Paul. From our first chat over zoom, I knew he was the right person to tell our story with his lovely mix of geordie warmth, intelligence, kindness and empathetic approach, his calm and gentle demeanour and his cheeky sense of humour. Paul really listened and captured what the day meant to us so, so beautifully and was a joy to work with and very graceful amid my irritating red penning! On the day he really was a grounding and serene presence too.

It was a real pleasure to work with Paul and I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend him particularly if you’re interested in taking a humanist approach to your wedding.
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Emily Sent on 24/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Paul the wedding celebrant

Paul was fantastic from start to finish! We met him at a wedding fair and loved him straight away, he kept in touch and realised we lived in the same town so met up for catch up coffees, every time we seen him he made the day feel more real!

He got to know us so that we could build our story into a script for the ceremony that was a massive hit on the day, a lot of guest said they’d never been to a wedding like it and loved finding out the story of us! I don’t love showing love but Paul managed to work in the right amount of humour to make me comfortable whilst also making it feel magical!

He supported us with our own vows and made us feel at ease with the whole process! The wedding would not have been the same without Paul and we couldn’t recommend him enough!
Faye
Faye Sent on 21/09/2025
5 out of 5 rating

The best celebrant we could have wished for ✨

From the minute we had an interaction with paul we knew - he’s our guy 🥰
We had a lovely call to find out more about how Paul conducts ceremony’s and knew just from his personality that he was the person we wanted to share our story on our special day!
We met Paul several times during our wedding planning process & he really felt strangely like family.. like an uncle! It was really lovely ☺️
With us sharing some details of our journey in our relationship together and personal things about each of us Paul was able to piece it all together into a lovely story which made us both emotional hearing it for the first time!
He made us both feel at ease and knew we would have his comfort during quite a scary time standing up at the top of our aisle with everyone watching.
The ceremony was so special & Paul did a fantastic job of sharing our story - a lot of our guests said he was great!
Paul also went above & beyond for us by doing a few personal things for us - for example he knew we loved country music so had a country song made of our story which was incredible - we were both speechless!
If you’re looking for a celebrant - book Paul and you’ll not be disappointed 🥰🤍
The Gibsons ❤️ August 2025
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Holly Sent on 26/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

16th August 2025 - Amazing

We decided we wanted to work with Paul within about 10 seconds of meeting him on our initial zoom call. He is unbelievably approachable, kind, thoughtful and really engaged with us to get a true sense of who we are as a couple, and individually. This is exactly the type of 'ceremony' we wanted! Relaxed, humorous but professional and tailored exactly to us. Paul you are a credit to your profession and we feel you are now a friend. We are so glad you stuck around after the ceremony to mingle and get to know the guests - we had so many compliments about you on the day, and after! A massive genuine thanks to you Paul for making our day so special. Love Holly & Nathan. x
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Danny Sent on 04/08/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Top class celebrant

From start to end Paul was great help and collaborative when it come to putting our vision of what we wanted in to action.
Jen
Jen Sent on 06/07/2025
5 out of 5 rating

A* Quality Celebrant from the get go!

From the moment we spoke to Paul he immediately put Sean and I at ease! We adored his humour as it matched ours entirely. He listened to our story intently, and relayed it on the day with perfection. We genuinely could not have picked a better person to start our day off! We felt so relieved to have such a calming presence when we needed it on the day too, calming Sean’s aisle anxiety, checking in on me before I hit the aisle!

If you are thinking about getting Paul as your celebrant - I absolutely wholeheartedly recommend you do! He made our wedding experience unforgettable due to him understanding that we wanted light hearted, fun and full of love. He exceeded all expectations and wish we could do it all over again.

Thank you again Paul
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Georgia Sent on 27/06/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Wow a cut above the rest!

Months we searched for wedding celebrants, then we found Paul, he jumped on FaceTime with us , we didn’t make it to the end of the call before we were sure Paul was the one for us. He told us to give it a couple of days to make sure, I’m sure I emailed him to make sure we could get booked a hour later. I could not have asked for someone so heart warming , funny and all around great guy to be part of our wedding. The way he lead our ceremony had our guests in tears both good and heartfelt. He lead us through the whole questionnaire as we were useless but made our story something we will treasure for a life time and to get a personal copy at the end of the wedding was the cherry on the top. We can not thank this man enough for our day
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Dan Sent on 08/03/2025
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic Wedding with Paul

Massive thanks to Paul for making our day special. From the first day we met him, we knew he was a perfect fit for our day. He is a very personable and really spent time to know us, making sure the ceremony (which was expertly written) included all the special parts of our relationship, that make us, us! Would 1000% recommend
Meg
Meg C. Sent on 28/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The best humanist we could have asked for!

From the get go Paul made us feel at ease. Wedding planning can be stressful and at some parts unenjoyable but Paul’s original “date night” where we talked through our story really reminded us why we were getting married.

We come from a mixed background with my now husband’s family being catholic, while mine is not. Paul was amazing at capturing our story and telling it in the most beautiful way- he had everyone crying!

He is supportive and kind, and managed to make our ceremony interactive throughout- everyone was engaged the whole time and haven’t stopped raving about it.

Could not have asked for anyone better, and I would recommend Paul over and over again.
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Tom S. Sent on 29/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Stevens Elopment

Paul, you were completely amazing. You made our day so special. It was so personal and your flexibility on the day was such a relief. If you are looking for a celebrant with a great sense of humour and someone who will truly understand your love story look no further! We've found a great friend in Paul and so happy that he was part of our day! THANKYOU
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Trisha Sent on 09/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Trisha and Daves Wedding day

We can highly recommend Paul. He’s professional and friendly and guided us all the way. He was extremely quick at returning answers to our queries. He was open to our ideas to make sure we had a bespoke Wedding and helped us with the wording to make it sound great. He ensured the day ran smoothly and perfectly for us. We wanted a light hearted fun wedding and he helped us achieve that. We appreciated his mixture of humour and sincerity. All our guests loved him
Thank you Paul for making our wedding day something very special
Harriet
Harriet Sent on 06/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Simply the best!

How could you not....

Paul. You are truly born for this role. When we first met you over zoom in early 2023, we were immediately put as ease hearing your love and compassion for what you do. And my word, the time and energy you put into I'm sure each and every couple you meet is truly wonderful. Your speech was absolutely beautiful and your help in preparing our vows and readings was just the icing on the cake. We really could not have done our day without there, you really brought the love and joy to our ceremony, and it was truly a pleasure getting to know you the last few months. We couldn't recommend you enough!
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Olivia Sent on 13/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Couldn't ask for anyone better for our special day!

From the very beginning Paul was fantastic, our first video call, Paul put us both at ease and we really enjoyed sharing our story to Paul and getting to know him!
Paul was great throughout and was always there to support (helping us with vows and anything else we needed). He 100% made our ceremony and all of our guests had nothing but good words to say about him. He made the ceremony intimate but funny - just what we wanted.
We couldn't recommend Paul enough and we're so grateful that he made our day even more special! Thank you Paul!
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Paul Sent on 23/07/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent Day

We first read about Paul and were impressed by the reviews and so decided to make contact. From the outset, Paul was responsive to our needs, went through our story and then came up with the narrative. We spoke further about it, Paul was only too ready to make any changes we asked (which were very few and minor), again ran the draft emendations by us. On the day, Paul was immense. I had no best man, I didn’t need one. I had Paul. Highly recommend Paul. Made our day a great day.
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