Jessica May Independent Celebrant

Call me for a chat to see if I'm the celebrant for you

Creative Ideas

There are no rules when it comes to devising your own ceremony

Uniquely Yours

Your interests, heritage, cultures, beliefs and creativity

Words and Notes

I'm not going to say 'you can't have that piece of music, or poem'

Celebrate

It's all about YOU celebrating YOUR event, YOUR way

Anything, Anytime, Anywhere

Marriage

Ceremonies, Independent Celebrant, Joinings

By separating the legal process from the ceremony, restrictions over content, venue and costs are…

Naming Ceremonies

Ceremonies, Children, Independent Celebrant, namings

Your ceremony can take place a couple of hours, days, weeks or months after the…

Spirituality

additional services, Ceremonies, Independent Celebrant, Venues

You may not consider yourself atheist, you may be a devoutly spiritual person, but may…

Adoption Ceremony

Ceremonies, Children, Independent Celebrant

To welcome new family members into a community of friends and relatives.

Feedback from my clients

testimonial on its way

Lydia and Miriam’s Summer Pavilion Wedding

Wow! We loved it. You get us. It was perfect (apart from my noisy, disrespectful and now disowned family)! We loved working with you to bring together such a heartfelt service and for you to then deliver it so beautifully.

Tracie, Tracy and Archer

Archers Naming Ceremony, Dec 2014

I just wanted to thank you properly for Arya's lovely ceremony on Saturday. I had quite a few people tell me how moving they found it and how they didn't realise such ceremonies existed. We really appreciated the effort you put in and how you accommodated all my last minute messages.

Arya Naming Ceremony

Arya Skye’s Naming Ceremony July 2014

You made everything to do with the ceremony so easy for us. It was the one part of the wedding we never had to worry about. The way you brought everyone together, the way you represented us and our relationship, the way you had thought about every small detail, the love, humour and sincerity you brought to it. And the way you listened to us. jess, we can't thank you enough.

Sarah and Peter's Algarve Wedding

Sarah & Peter, Cacela Velha, May 2014

Jess, thank you so so much for the most wonderful ceremony we could ever have wished for - it was such a special moment in our day and so many people commented on how fantastic it was and how lovely you were, which you are! Thank you for taking my vague ideas and turning them into something truly magical.

Christina and Bridesmaids on bales of hay

Christina and Simon's Wedding

Midsummer Night’s Dream

Facts about Celebrancy

In Britain

• We register a birth for legal reasons and then have a ceremony at a later date
• We register a death for legal reasons and then have a ceremony at a later date.
• We register a marriage for legal reasons and then (usually) have a ceremony at the same time

However...

We can register a marriage for legal reasons and celebrate at a later date.
This is a good idea because: You can have the wedding you want wherever you want it:

Anything, Anytime, Anywhere