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Howard D. Sent on 25/11/2024Best decision we've ever made!
Choosing Jacqui Harding (Ceremony by Design) to perform our wedding ceremony was one of the best decisions we’ve ever made. Even though our initial meeting was over Zoom, we immediately felt that we had found a celebrant whose ability to ‘tune in to’ us as a couple would ensure the perfect ceremony and celebration on our wedding day. That first, online meeting took place just over a year before our big day and as the months passed, we had several face-to-face meetings with Jacqui, usually over coffee, and with an energetic exchange of ideas. Jacqui offered us and guided us through the many opportunities and choices available to make our wedding special and unique. She did this with enormous care and sensitivity and there was always a reassuring feeling of support from a celebrant who was confident in her own delivery but who also listened to our ideas and suggestions.
The time from initial meeting to wedding day was like a journey through which we had Jacqui’s constant support. Occasions of uncertainty or anxiety ultimately faded away, dissolved by the supreme confidence we had in Jacqui that, whatever happened, all would be well.
Our wedding was a small, intimate affair with just 25 guests. With such a manageable number, Jacqui had ideas that enabled us to make our guests an integral part of the ceremony; these included Ring Warming, Ribbon Hand-tying and, to conclude, a joyous Jumping of the Broom!
Our wedding day was the most special day of our lives and we owe a great deal to the enormous skill, care, intuition and professionalism of Jacqui Harding of Ceremony by Design. We can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Jessica M. Sent on 12/08/2024
Beautifully Personal Ceremony
acqui was our celebrant for our back garden wedding in June 2024. She made it the most personal and memorable ceremony, full of stories and memories of us a couple. She really took the time to get to know us and crafted a ceremony that was perfect for our story. We had so many comments from friends and family about Jacqui and how much they loved her service.
She was amazing to work with from start to finish, and we couldn't recommend her more highly. Thank you Jacqui! -
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Madeleine S. Sent on 10/08/2024A unique and beautiful experience, thank you Jacqui x
There aren't enough words to express how we feel about Jacqui and what she did for us. At our very first meeting, it was clear she was the right celebrant for our civil partnership. She is warm, funny and a true wordsmith. We absolutely struck gold with her and cannot recommend her enough. Our ceremony was hilarious, emotional, heartfelt, silly, poignant and all the other adjectives. We had so many people approaching us afterwards saying it was the most "original", "memorable", "unique" and "extraordinary" ceremony they had ever been to. Jacqui is a beautiful soul and she gave us a gift we will treasure forever.Ceremony by design's reply:
Thank you! I'm so pleased you booked me, or I'd have been forever jealous of the celebrant who got to work with you both! Who else would listen to my message about YMCA arms, and immediately said yes? I loved everything about your ceremony, and you are both brilliant xx -
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Abbie B. Sent on 30/05/2024The most special ceremony!
Where to even begin? From the moment we spoke with Jacqui about being our wedding celebrant we knew she would hold an incredible ceremony. She went above and beyond every chance she could and made the whole process special, fun, intriguing, and inclusive. By the time our ceremony came around it felt like having another family member there with us. She really made it feel like us in every way, and we received so many compliments on the ceremony - everybody absolutely loved it! Cannot recommend hiring Jacqui enough - thank you for being an incredible part of our special day. -
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Danielle P. Sent on 05/12/2023The most amazing Celebrant who will make your day extra special!
Jacqui was our celebrant at our wedding, and she made our day. She provided wonderful support and encouragement in the lead up and even privately reviewed our vows for us - including making sure they weren’t too long, or clashed in tone. She created a magical ceremony for us and delivered it beautifully despite our dog and our toddler wanting to make themselves known thoughtout! She flowed with the demands they placed on us to create an inclusive and loving atmosphere for us all. She created a stunning custom wrap with which she conducted a handfasting for us, printed our vows in charming little books for us to keep, and we were even able to conduct a quaiche in which we shared drinking from the same cup - something we didn’t even know existed before meeting Jacqui.
We can wholeheartedly recommend Jacqui, she genuinely made our day. Despite the bedlam our family caused, that our ceremony that was brought up repeatedly by everyone as being completely beautiful and touching is completely to her credit and we can’t thank her enough. There are a lot of thing you get nervous about on your wedding day, but we never had a moments doubt about Jacqui, her enthusiasm was infectious and helped both of us stay calm in the build up and the during the ceremony.
If you’re debating between a celebrant and registrar, go celebrant and hire Jacqui. She’s lush.Ceremony by design's reply:
Danielle, thank you! You are such a lovely family, and your guests on the day were all fully invested in your story and your wedding. You both did a fantastic job with your vows - they were authentic, funny, sweet and sincere. And since family life is often chaotic, it kind of semeed fitting that the chaos joined us on the day! xx -
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C. Tan Sent on 27/09/2023Exceptional ceremonial script! Excellent support and dedication.
Jacqui created the most touching ceremony for our wedding; the script she wrote encapsulated all the information she had meticulously gathered from both of us, and made it touching, inspiring, and even funny (at the right time :-))…it was an absolute pleasure for us and our guests! She was a major support, from our wedding preparation to the day itself without fail, especially with her communication, receptivity and dedication. I couldn’t recommend her enough….thank you Jacqui 🙏🏽 -
Olivia R. Sent on 17/06/2023
We Love Jacqui
Jacqui is very skillful in the way she/they constructs ceremonies, and we honestly could not have asked for a better celebrant. Jacqui integrates inclusivity into her practice which really resonated with us as a queer and quirky couple. Jacqui has a very sound understanding of her/their clients needs, and is very open-minded to new ideas and new ways of conducting sacred union. We cannot recommend her/them enough and consider her/them an integral part of our magical day. Everyone said how amazing the ceremony was and how well Jacqui held the space.Ceremony by design's reply:
Thank you! I loved your wedding so much, and I'm grateful that you just let me run with my ideas and you said yes to almost all of them! Your understanding of the importance of ritual and ceremony made you so wonderful to work with, as well as your playfulness as a couple. Cane we do it again? J xx -
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Jerri F. Sent on 09/05/2023The world's BEST Celebrant.... Fact!
How do I even begin to describe how incredible Jacqui was at our wedding,5 stars just isnt enough. The most positive comments we had from all of our guests was how amazing the ceremony was and that was all down to Jacqui, who captured us as a couple perfectly, who told our story our way. We asked to not read Jacqui's script before our wedding day as we wanted it to be a suprise and honestly it was like Jacqui had known us all our lives, read with so much love, laughter and emotion, it was incredible. Jacqui is such a wonderful, kind, compassionate person, and so so helpful, as we didn't really know what we wanted in the beginning but Jacqui helped us stay truly authentic to ourselves and guided us through the process of planning our ceremony perfectly. We LOVED everything about our ceremony and she even stayed afterwards to help round up everyone for confetti (not a small task!) A dream day and I will definitely be calling on Jacqui for future events.... Maybe a vow renewal every year just so we can catch up 😊 Thank you for everything 💕Ceremony by design's reply:
Jerri, I had the best time working with you, and I'm totally up for doing it all again! I loved everything about your day - the vibe, the venue, your guests and both of you. Thank you for trusting me to tell your story xx -
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