Richard The Celebrant

❤ Hello! I'm Richard the Celebrant — an award-winning wedding celebrant in North Yorkshire, creating heartfelt, bespoke ceremonies for couples across the North of England. A three-time Hitched Award winner, I'm a recommended celebrant at Rudding Park, Ruspool Hall, Wentbridge House and Thicket Priory, and a regular at may wonderful venues across the North. Reviews describe me as lovely, friendly and professional (their words!) ☺️

I'm fully qualified through the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants — one of the UK's leading celebrant training bodies. Relaxed but structured, I deliver every ceremony with style, confidence and a healthy dose of humour. Each script is written from scratch around you, and I welcome couples of all faiths and none — religious, humanist, secular, interfaith and same-sex weddings. ❤ Bespoke wedding ceremonies ❤ Vow renewals ❤ Civil ceremonies and blessings ❤ Handfasting, candle, loving cup and sand ceremonies

My affordable fee includes travel, all meetings (in person and Zoom), unlimited time perfecting your script, vow-writing help, your printed keepsake, a commemorative certificate, ceremony props and a Bose PA system if needed.

A little about me ☺️ When I'm not creating ceremonies, I work as a Supporting Artist in film and TV — recent credits include Bank of Dave, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Peaky Blinders and Victoria. I'm also the unlikely winner of Channel 4's Come Dine With Me, despite a real lack of cooking skills! The rest of my time goes on my treasured Kawasaki, or walks with Mabel my Spaniel and Freddie, our rescue Basset/Cocker cross. Drop me a request and I'll come back to you within a couple of hours ❤

Warmest wishes, Richard

I've been a celebrant for the last five years and have delivered over 200 ceremonies — but the path here was anything but straight. For ten years before that I worked as a wedding and corporate singer, performing at hundreds of weddings up and down the country. I saw an enormous amount of what worked and what didn't on the day — and what made a ceremony feel really alive versus simply going through the motions. When Covid hit and weddings paused, I took a job at a local funeral home. I'd never imagined doing that work, but it changed me. Watching celebrants there — listening to families, drawing out a story, finding exactly the right words for an enormous moment — was a real light bulb. With everything I'd already seen on the wedding side, I realised this was what I was meant to do. Before all that, I spent years as a training manager, delivering presentation-skills courses to people whose jobs depended on standing up and being heard. And my work as a Supporting Artist in films and TV (Bank of Dave, Peaky Blinders, Victoria, The Confessions of Frannie Langton) keeps me confident and comfortable in front of a room. What inspires me hasn't changed since the very first ceremony I delivered: ❤ Sitting down with a couple and hearing their story — every one is different, and every one matters ❤ Crafting a script that's honest, beautiful, and unmistakably theirs ❤ Watching the moment land — the look on their faces, the smiles in the front row ❤ Helping nervous couples relax into one of the biggest days of their lives I qualified through the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants because I wanted to do this properly. Five years and 200 ceremonies in, that decision still feels like the best one I ever made. ❤

❤ Five years as a celebrant, with over 200 wedding and vow renewal ceremonies delivered ❤ 15+ years in the wedding industry overall — 10 of those as a wedding and corporate singer before stepping behind the lectern ❤ Three-time industry Award winner, voted for by the couples I've worked with ❤ Recommended celebrant at Rudding Park — one of Yorkshire's most prestigious wedding venues — alongside Ruspool Hall, Wentbridge House and Thicket Priory ❤ The majority of my bookings now come through venue recommendations and word of mouth — the strongest signal a celebrant can have ❤ Fully qualified through the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants (FIC), one of the UK's leading celebrant training bodies What that experience means for you Five years of saying the right words at exactly the right moment changes how you write a script. I know which lines land and which don't. I know how to time a ceremony around the unexpected — wind, rain, a flower girl having a wobble, a microphone that misbehaves, or whatever curveballs the day throws. Most importantly, I know that no matter how many ceremonies I've delivered, yours is the only one that matters on the day. ❤

I work primarily with couples planning their wedding day, alongside other meaningful life moments. Here's what I do and who I do it for. Events I deliver ❤ Weddings — bespoke, celebrant-led ceremonies (the legal paperwork is done separately at the registry office, leaving us free to create something completely personal) ❤ Vow renewals — celebrating an anniversary, a milestone, or simply how far you've come together ❤ Civil and commitment ceremonies — for couples who want a meaningful celebration without the legal element ❤ Blessings — religious or symbolic, including blessings after a registry-office or destination wedding ❤ Symbolic rituals — handfasting, candle ceremonies, loving cup, sand ceremonies and unity rituals, woven into any of the above Couples I work with ❤ Religious couples — Christian (Baptist, Catholic, Methodist and more), interfaith, and faith-blended ceremonies ❤ Humanist and secular couples ❤ Same-sex and LGBTQ+ couples ❤ Couples marrying for the second (or third!) time ❤ Intimate at-home and garden ceremonies, through to larger country house and barn weddings across Yorkshire and the North of England I'm also happy working alongside wedding planners, venue coordinators and photographers — coordinating timings, music cues and run-throughs to make your day flow beautifully. If you're not sure whether what you have in mind fits, just ask — most things are possible, and I love hearing what couples are planning. ❤

❤ Fully qualified celebrant — trained and accredited by the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants (FIC), one of the UK's leading celebrant training bodies. The qualification isn't legally required in the UK, but it represents a serious investment of time, effort and cost — one I made because I wanted to do this work properly. ❤ Three-time industry Award winner — voted for by the couples I've worked with. ❤ Five years' experience and over 200 ceremonies delivered. ❤ Recommended celebrant at Rudding Park, Ruspool Hall, Wentbridge House and Thicket Priory, and a regular at Carlton Towers, Hackness Grange, Scarborough Spa and Hazel Gap Barn. ❤ Public liability insurance — fully covered for professional work at any UK venue. ❤ DBS checked — for peace of mind across every ceremony I deliver, including any involving children. If your venue ever asks for proof of insurance, qualification or DBS status, I can provide documentation on request.