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Hi, I'm Kay an award- winning Celebrant from Bristol.
Although celebrants in England are not (currently!) able to perform a legally binding marriage, we CAN help to create a unique, personalised and beautiful ceremony - just the same as any wedding day - with you doing the legal bit in a registry office either beforehand or afterwards ( 2+2 or larger).

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15 hires on Bark
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29 July 2026

Kay was absolutely brilliant on the lead up to and during our day and we couldn't recommend her enough. she was incredible with our toddler and even though he decided to not leave our side during the ceremony she rolled with it and kept us from stressing! Kay really took the time to get to know us and her delivery of our story was perfect, she got us completely. Thank you so much for being our Celebrant ❤️ Freya and Ryan x More...

24 July 2026

So happy we asked Kay to conduct our wedding. She worked with us to understand our story and get our ceremony exactly as we wanted it, and was really patient with our amendments! On the day, she did a great job, not just conducting the ceremony but making our guests feel welcome, and making it really special. We'd definitely recommend Kay to anyone. More...

26 June 2026

Absolutely fantastic service from end to end - what a pleasure to meet, and go through the journey together. We are thoroughly happy we chose Kay to be our celebrant for our wedding. Professional yet personable, and we would absolutely recommend! More...

22 June 2026

Kay was our wedding celebrant, she was unbelievable and we are so glad we chose her. She really "got" what we wanted for our ceremony and we loved working with her on it. We had so much fun spending time with Kay in the run up to the wedding and telling her our story. On the day, the ceremony was perfect - so many of our guests told us it was their favourite part of the day, it felt so personal and Kay was just wonderful! Hope to keep in touch with her and would recommend her to anyone. More...

6 June 2026

We loved having Kay as the celebrant for our wedding and would highly recommend her. From the first day we met, she was friendly, welcoming and put us at ease. She listened to us and told our story beautifully on the day. Throughout the ceremony she kept it personal, light hearted and fun! All our guests commented on the ceremony itself and how well she told our story. We would definitely recommend booking Kay as a celebrant. More...

26 April 2026

Kay is a warm and friendly person who took the time to get to know us and make our ceremony our own. We wanted an informal and fun vibe for our ceremony which she delivered brilliantly, and throughout the process she always communicated to us exactly what she would be providing during the ceremony. Kay also is well known and well liked at the venue we chose (The Mount Without), which made the process run very smoothly.

She also gave us a wealth of tips throughout the process on planning our wedding in general, which was invaluable.

We would absolutely recommend Kay to any couple looking to have a ceremony which is both light-hearted and meaningful.
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22 April 2026

Kay was fantastic. We were recommended Kay and met at a café to get to know each other. We instantly knew that we wanted Kay to lead our ceremony and we are so pleased that we made this decision.

In the build up to the wedding, Kay met with us again and really took the time to get to know us and our story. We went through the plans for the day and the atmosphere that we wanted and Kay was really helpful and supportive in making this happen.

Kay was really proactive in checking that her words and delivery were what we were after and it meant that we were completely relaxed and calm in the build up to the wedding. Kay was also happy to make suggestions and was not put out if we went in a different direction for some things. However, Kay was right in suggesting a singalong for everyone and that part of the ceremony was one of the most memorable parts of our day.

On the day itself, Kay was brilliant. Super relaxed and calm which rubbed off on everyone else. Kay went over the plan with me one more time to check I was confident and prepared for Symone's arrival.

The delivery of the ceremony was perfect. It was a wonderful mix of humour and a subtle nod to tradition, without it being overly "lovey dovey" which is what we had spoken about. Kay included some lovely personal touches, linking Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, with several comments about football, food and drink which are some of our favourite hobbies. Kay was able to tell our story and all of the feedback we have had from our guests has been overwhelmingly positive.

We have no regrets at all and are delighted we went with Kay for our wedding. We would have no hesitation in recommending her.
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8 January 2026

Kay Hamilton was nothing short of incredible. We were originally meant to be getting married in June 2026, but due to family circumstances she quite literally moved mountains to ensure my mum could see us get married in December. Her compassion, flexibility, and genuine care during what was an emotional time for us will never be forgotten.

Kay spent real time getting to know me and my partner. She truly wanted to understand who we are as individuals and as a couple, and it showed so clearly in the ceremony. She captured us perfectly and our request to keep the ceremony quite short. And within the time frame we asked for, she was hilarious, warm, and engaging, had everyone involved, and created an atmosphere that was relaxed, joyful, and full of love. Her words and recommendations were so beautiful.

Kay was an absolute asset to our day, and we honestly couldn’t have asked for a better celebrant. We feel so lucky to have had her be such a meaningful part of our journey and cannot recommend her highly enough.

Thank you Kay - you truly are one in a million x
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19 December 2025

Kay was absolutely exceptional as the celebrant for my dad, Norman’s farewell. From the very first conversation she brought warmth, empathy and a calm reassurance that meant more than I can put into words during such an emotional time.

She knew my dad but still took the time to speak to the people closest to him and the ceremony reflected him perfectly. It was personal, meaningful, heartfelt and beautifully delivered. Kay held the space with such grace, guiding us through his life while allowing our emotions, tears and love for him to shine through.

So many people commented afterwards on how touching and “right” the ceremony felt, and that is entirely down to Kay. It was a true celebration of my dad’s life and character, and we couldn’t have asked for a more fitting farewell.

I will always be deeply grateful to Kay for the care, compassion and professionalism she showed our family. An absolute honour to have had her lead such an important moment for us. Thank you for everything Kay xx
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19 November 2025

We enjoyed having Kay as our wedding celebrant on 14th September 2025. She was warm and friendly, it was also important for us that our wedding celebrant had a sense of humour so it worked out nicely when we realised our sense of humour aligned. All of this had made our experience with Kay really easy going leading up to our wedding day. Thanks to Kay, our ceremony was so memorable and filled with love, it also had a good balance of laughter and tears (happy ones, of course!) We highly recommend Kay as a wedding celebrant. More...

14 November 2025

Our experience with Kay was exceptional from start to finish. She was personable, funny, and incredibly well-spoken. She guided us through the entire process with ease and delivered a ceremony that was tailored to us specifically; written and delivered beautifully. Many of our friends and family noted it was one of the best parts of the day. Would deeply recommend. More...

4 August 2025

Thank you Kay for bringing our story to life. From the first visit we know that you were going to make our special day even more magical!
And that's truly what happened. You brought laughter, tears & magic into our ceremony. You understood what we were after & you supported us with making sure the day was jut how WE wanted it!
We will never be able to thank you enough, we wish you all the luck & love in the world. I've already sent your details to a 2 other couples who are getting married - they need you on their day!!
May the force be with you Kay :P
Jess & Kyle xx
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25 July 2025

Kay was the wonderful celebrant of our wedding. She was very friendly and professional. She suited our laid-back vibes and put a lot of work into personalizing our ceremony. She put a lot of time and effort meeting us to work together creating a perfect celebration of our journey together so far. She was very communicative and it was obvious that she enjoys what she does and genuinely cares to make couples have the most magical day. Can't recommend her highly enough! More...

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25 July 2025

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Kay was absolutely brilliant at our wedding this year, she got to know us both personally and wrote a ceremony full of smiles and laughter based on the information we had. We had a brilliant wedding with Kay running our ceremony and would highly recommend. More...

29 June 2025

What can I say about Kay, other than she was our PERFECT wedding celebrant! My wife and I would not have been happy with anyone else!

We engaged Kay about a year before our wedding date, and she was extremely professional, friendly, and engaging from day dot! We had a couple of meet ups with her over the run up, where we had a lovely informal chat over a cup of tea. She was extremely informative, was able to lean on her previous experiences to be able to recommend and guide us on what we wanted. She knew all the right questions to ask to be able to form an accurate picture of my Wife and I's couple story. It also helped that we bonded with Kay over our love of festivals!

On the wedding day, Kay was absolutely brilliant. She made everything appear so easy, and she had the perfect energy to alleviate our nervousness of being in front of all those people! The ceremony she delivered was spot on, from our couple story, through to including some more traditional bits to honor our heritage, everything went off without a hitch.

All I can say is if you are looking for a laid back, super friendly celebrant, who is genuinely interested in learning about your story, then you cannot go wrong with Kay! 5* is not enough in my opinion!
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26 June 2025

Amazing from initial discussion to the ceremony her kindness , sense of humour and ability to really "get us" made the day so special
Thank you so much

4 June 2025

Kay was able to jump in last minute as our wedding celebrant, due to unforeseen circumstances, and oh wow did she deliver! We really enjoyed getting to know Kay in the lead up to the wedding, and Kay was able to really understand us as a couple, ensuring the ceremony was completely reflective of us. We wanted something funny but heartfelt and this was exactly what was delivered! Any minor changes or edits towards the end were made really quickly. We really just enjoyed having Kay with us on the day and couldn’t recommend her enough. More...

14 January 2025

Kay was the perfect celebrant. She had met the couple, listened to their story and what they wanted from the service which then truly reflected them and their relationship. Family and friends commented on how wonderful the celebration of marriage was- appropriately solemn yet warm and full of love and humour. Thank you Kay. More...

4 January 2025

Kay did a wonderful job of creating the perfect ceremony for our wedding day. She took the time to get to know us and our story, and create a personalised ceremony to suit us. It was heartfelt, emotional and full of love - just as we wanted! Many guests have since commented how fantastic this part of the wedding day was (and we agree!), and that was largely due to Kay and her preparation and execution of the ceremony. The words were carefully put together and delivered just right! She gave us opportunities to see drafts of her words in the months before our day, made suggestions when we asked for them, and happily made amendments we asked for. We would highly recommend Kay! Thank you for all you did for us! More...

24 December 2024

Kay was a truly gorgeous, friendly and a wonderful celebrant. We wanted an intimate, no fuss ceremony, something that reflected us both and Kay delivered on all counts. So very attentive and a joy to work with. She made our day so very special, and we didn’t have to worry about a thing. She was very warm and welcoming to our family and guests and conducted our ceremony with a lovely touch of humour that put as completely at ease. If you want someone to create the right personal touch, we couldn’t recommend her more highly! Thank you Kay! ❤️ More...

23 November 2024

We had a wonderful experience with Kay. She was excellent from the first time we met her and it was clear that she just wanted us to have a great day and that she really really cared about being part of making it personal, enjoyable and beautiful. Not only did we have 2 meetings about the ceremony itself, but Kay also came to the venue with us in advance and gave us advice on the organisation from her experience at the same venue before. When we got home from the day we found that Kay had left some beautiful gifts in our gifts box which were completely unexpected but hugely appreciated. She was professional, personable and a pleasure to work with - thanks Kay! More...

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Awww - you absolute beauties. Sounds cheesy but very true when I say, it has been an absolute pleasure and honour.

29 September 2024

Thank you so much for being amazing and making our day special. Highly recommend Kay .

Mark and Tammy

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2 September 2024

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Kay was brilliant and we would recommend her to everyone! She does bespoke ceremonies depending how you want you're special day to be, and well she made our the perfect with getting everyone involved and sharing our stories and putting a smile on everyones face. Kay helped us through every single step and became a friend of ours through the process! Forever grateful for the day you gave us xx More...

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An absolute pleasure and joy - it was so nice getting to know you both and what a laugh we had! XX

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1 September 2024

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Where to start, Kay is such a wonderful, patient and supportive celebrant! Me and my partner are quite shy and were incredibly nervous for our ceremony, but Kay made us feel so calm and relaxed on the day. She wasn’t just a celebrant, she also helped out with bridesmaid duties, adjusting my dress train for photos and gathering important people for the photographer. We couldn’t have wished for more. Thank you so much for making our ceremony so perfect and so us. It was truly beautiful. Nicole and Leon x More...

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A delight & privilege . So glad to have been a part of your day ... you gorgeous couple xx

7 July 2024

We recently had the delight of having Kay as our Wedding Celebrant. The ceremony went so well, it was so relaxed and you made Josh and I at ease. It reflected us as a couple and mirrored all of our hopes of telling a story with funny twists and turns but with the traditional element still there!
We received so many compliments from friends and family for your ceremony speech. Everybody said how the ceremony complimented the both of us. We smiled , laughed and most of all just felt so happy!
Thank you for our present , we will keep the copy of the ceremony safe and I’m sure we will be re-reading it in morning come.
Thank you Kay!
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24 June 2024

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We're so glad we chose Kay as our celebrant for our wedding! She's very kind, down to earth (and funny!) and took the time to really understand our personalities/story/relationship in great detail and personalised the ceremony exactly to our liking. Kay made our big day extra special - highly recommended! Thank you Kay x Tom & Wendy More...

24 June 2024

Kay organised and delivered an incredibly special and memorable ceremony for our close friends' wedding. The ceremony beautifully encapsulated them as a couple. It was a perfect balance of being sincere, funny and filled with love- Taking the room from laughing to shedding a happy tear or two for our friends! Kay is a wonderful celebrant. She connects with everyone she meets and has a thoughtful and creative approach to her work. More...

20 June 2024

Kay recently conducted a wedding vow renewal for my sister and her husband. The service was lovely. Kay was very warm and friendly. She had obviously taken time to get to know the participants and it felt like she had known the family for a long time

Professional, warm, witty, would highly recommend her to others
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20 June 2024

Kay was amazing to work with took time to get to know us and delivered an amazing ceremony capturing everything we wanted everyone that attended complimented her

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21 May 2024

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I could not recommend Kay, our chosen Wedding Celebrant more highly. She is warm, infectious, engaging, has a great sense of humour (and vocabulary! !!!), full of genuine love and is guaranteed to help make your day absolutely perfect.
Kay will take the time to get to know you and your partner with a meeting or two so she can create a bespoke script which is close and personal for you. Telling your story that will fill a room with tears & laughter and sometimes both at the same time
THANK YOU KAY for being so fabulous and making our day more beautiful
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16 April 2024

Kay was a fantastic celebrant for our wedding, the service she performed was exactly as we wanted. We requested something not to formal and that was in keeping with us and she delivered that, she also made recommendations and suggestions that we would not have thought of including getting our children involved and doing a reading. As well as the ceremony Kay was really lovely and helpful spending lots of time with us to make sure things were right, she was approachable and supportive and I would fully recommend her services. Sam x More...

10 March 2024

Kay was recommended to us by a friend when we were looking for someone to lead my Dad's funeral in January. Me and my sisters were pulling things together to a short deadline in what was quite an intense time for us and Kay was flexible and showed great warmth and sensitivity - I found her very reassuring to work with. Thanks Kay xx

4 January 2024

Kay is a wonderful woman who gave us the most Beautiful personal ceremony. The effort, the words, everything was just 10/10, she made our story sound like a dream! If you are thinking of booking Kay do not hesitate! More...

8 September 2023

Kay was excellent and what was a sad occasion.
She conducted the whole occasion with compassion for the audience.
She had taken the time to get to know Auntie Bridget and portrayed her life with empathy and sympathy from the stories she told. Thank you for making the funeral more personable and considerate. More...

7 September 2023

Kay is an incredible Celebrant.
Kay met with us as a family and spoke with us about Mum enabling us to remember all the happy times we spent together as well as recognising the part of Mum we had lost due to her dementia. We laughed at some of Mums antics and shared the love that she had for everyone. Kay then wrote an amazing Eulogy which captured mum perfectly. Together with Lisa from Hengrove Coop funeral care she guided us through the ceremony allowing us to make it as personal for mum as we could. Kay sent us many poems which we perused to choose ones which perfectly described Mum and our memories of her. Family who were unable to travel to the funeral felt included as Kay addressed them during the service which was streamed to them.
I cannot recommend Kay highly enough. She was amazing, supported us and hugged us when we needed it. Her care and compassion together with her understanding and sense of humour is second to none.
Thank you Kay for making a sad day bearable and allowing us to express the love and fun my Mum enjoyed in such a caring way. She had a life well lived and you conveyed that beautifully. Ruth Xx
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10 August 2023

We couldn't recommend Kay more highly to those looking for a celebrant. Kay's ceremony on our wedding day was the perfect mixture of warmth, love, humour, charm and personalisation. What really made Kay the right choice for us was how much she connected with us, listened to our story and made the ceremony unique to us. It went down very well with our guests, who felt both moved and full of joy. Thank you Kay for being such a big part of our special day. Inka & Oscar More...

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Helping couples to create the ceremony that is just right for them - telling their story and weaving it into a beautifully memorable part of their day that is about love, commitment and people.
Informal, intimate occasions in informal, intimate locations are fabulous, but I also relish and love the fun filled, festival type of ceremony and the more traditional, formal ones.....whatever and however you want it to be. This ceremony is about your love and relationship - it's all about you! ,

After working in the NHS for forty plus years, the idea of becoming a celebrant was suggested by a few friends . Public speaking was part of my role and I thought I would carry that (and other skills acquired through nursing) forward - and here we are! Meeting couples and helping them tell their story, creating a ceremony and then delivering it is an honour - (cheesy? maybe - but true!)

Previous longstanding nursing experience has given me kindness, empathy, understanding and a real sense of fun, so I can tailor any ceremony to fit your needs.

Enabling two people to declare their love is a real honour, and I'll be privileged to be a part of your journey. Your ceremony, whether an intimate affair or a bigger celebration, will encapsulate your one-of-a-kind story. Together, we can create vows and ceremony elements that are all about you, and we can discuss any specific customs or traditions.

As your chosen celebrant my approach is to incorporate your wishes and ensure you and your guests have a wonderful day! Inside or outside, formal or informal, fun or more traditional, anything is possible.

Writing vows that express your emotions may be overwhelming, but I'm here to offer guidance and support should you need it. Your ceremony should be friendly, warm and inclusive to ensure a memorable occasion. Everyone loves a good story so let's tell your story together.

The personal, face to face approach is usually a much preferred way to establish a real connection, but if the only option is via a phone call or on line meeting , then we will certainly try and make that work. The ceremony will be in person though!.

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Weddings and Vow Renewal
Enabling two people to declare their love is a real honour, and I'll be privileged to be a part of your journey. Your ceremony, whether an intimate affair or a bigger celebration, will encapsulate your one-of-a-kind story. Together, we can create vows and ceremony elements that are all about you, and we can discuss any specific customs or traditions.

As your chosen celebrant my approach is to incorporate your wishes and ensure you and your guests have a wonderful day! Inside or outside, formal or informal, fun or more traditional, anything is possible.

Writing vows that express your emotions may be overwhelming, but I'm here to offer guidance and support should you need it. Your ceremony should be friendly, warm and inclusive to ensure a memorable occasion. Everyone loves a good story so let's tell your story together.

In moments of loss and grief I am here to offer my support, creating a fitting ceremony to reflect a life lived, cherishing the memories while bringing comfort and closure to family and friends.

Throughout this process, I will approach every detail with sensitivity and compassion, working closely with you to truly understand your wishes and incorporate elements that reflect the essence of your loved one. This ensures the ceremony becomes a genuine reflection of their life and the impact they had on those around them.

We will take the time needed to get it right and ensure the ceremony runs smoothly.