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Last update: November 2024

The Birds & The Bees is a UK-trained Independent Wedding & Funeral celebrant with National & International experience. Based between Carlisle, Cumbria & County Durham I am more than happy to travel anywhere in the world to ‘Bee’ your celebrant.

Inspired by a genuine affinity for people, I am devoted to creating bespoke ceremonies that reflect a couples unique love and journey.

My services are Ideal for those seeking a ceremony with a difference such as adventurous elopements, tipi or barn ceremonies, destination weddings, and all other events. No matter your background, culture, or beliefs, my goal is simply to give you the freedom to choose the right celebration for you.

Services Offered

The Birds & The Bees offers personalized packages for wedding ceremonies and vow renewals predominantly across the North West, North East, Yorkshire / Lancashire and abroad. With extensive experience working with clients and wedding planners across the UK & Dubai, UAE, I invite you to join me for a detailed consultation where you can share your thoughts, desires, and hopes.

From here, I will create and choreograph an entirely custom celebrant-led ceremony. You can opt to include symbolic elements such as sandblending, handfasting, or a candle ritual to name a few and of course, Family members and close friends are also welcome to participate in the event. Please head over to my website for more information, give me a call or drop me a message and I look forward to connecting with you soon.

Much Love Kerrie x

www.birdsandbeescelebrant.com

  • Woman-owned

Frequently asked questions

Language:

English

Religion:

Non-religious/humanist

Type:

Celebrant
Officiant

Served in

Cumbria, North Yorkshire and Northumberland

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Karen M. Sent on 03/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Kerrie is a truly exceptional celebrant.

Kerrie is a truly exceptional celebrant. We got married in September in Carlisle. We've both been to lots of weddings in the past, and generally, while its always lovely to see friends get married, the ceremony itself is usually the least favourite part as it can be preachy or a little dull. Ours however, was absolutely incredible and it's all thanks to Kerrie.

We wanted something that was personal to us and that felt special, and Kerrie more than delivered that for us. She took the time to get to know us as a couple. She listened, offered her expert advice and planned something so special that it blew us away. She is so warm, kind, understanding and so easy to talk to. She just gets it, and she's brilliant.

All of our guests were raving about the ceremony. My cousin said it was the most honest and beautiful ceremony she'd ever been to. One friend messaged us days later to say that he'd been "really affected" by our wedding. It set the tone for the entire day, which was the most incredible and special day of our lives.

Thank you so much to Kerrie for making our wedding so special. We'll hold the memory of it in our hearts forever. It wouldn't have been the same without Kerrie, so thank goodness that we found her. We are so grateful!
Michelle
Michelle L. Sent on 13/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

A wonderful celebrant to work with!

Kerrie came as a recommendation from the beautiful Casterton Grange Estate and we are so glad that we chose her as our Celebrant!

From our first initial introductory call, we instantly knew that Kerrie was a good fit for us and we instantly felt a connection with her! She brings a lot of experience to the table and also such a wonderful sunny energy, with plenty of passion about what she does.

From beginning to end, Kerrie was on hand to answer any of our questions and gave us plenty of ideas to consider as to how we could personalise our wedding ceremony.

She really took the time to get to know us as a couple and captured the essence of us so well! Kerrie even wrote us a heartwarming poem about our love story which we were super delighted with!

On the day, Kerrie really helped make our ceremony go smoothly - it was beautifully delivered and felt so magical - we will really cherish the moment forever!

She also helped us organise an epic confetti throw, which gave us some incredible photos to share!

We can’t thank Kerrie enough for her hard work and highly recommend her - she will really be able to help make your wedding vision come to life! We wish Kerrie every success in her work as she really deserves it!
Rebecca
Rebecca C. Sent on 13/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Just perfect from start to finish

Kerrie was just fantastic, great communication throughout and really got to know us as a couple which was reflected perfectly in the ceremony.
Kerrie was up for anything and fully flexed to allow the ceremony of our dreams!
All our guests were blown away by all the personal all touches, couldn't recommend highly enough!
Jess
Jess S. Sent on 12/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Sentimental, thoughtful and the kindest soul

From the first moment we saw Kerrie's page. We instantly felt at ease and knew she was the one we wanted to deliver our special ceremony. We had a lot of sentimental touches that we wanted to be included in our wedding ceremony and Kerrie made them possible. Throughout the whole process Kerrie made us feel reassured, listened too and gave some great advice on what would make it a wonderful ceremony. There are lots of celebrants out there but Kerrie just makes you feel special, she has the most beautiful soul and throughout it all it didn't just feel like a stranger you were talking too but the feeling like she was apart of your family and friends and you have known her for years. Kerrie made sure that we had chance to check the ceremony prior to the day and make any tweaks we wanted to the script. Even little touches on the wedding day itself, from giving the grooms mum a fan when she was having a hot flush, providing tissues and just getting stuck in. She is so very talented and created lots of little personal poems for our bridal party during the ceremony which brought them all to tears and is still talked about regularly by our guests. Many of our guests have openly said it was the best ceremony they had been too because it was just simply 'us' and so personal to us, and we have Kerrie to thank for that.
Gemma
Gemma H. Sent on 23/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Fantastic , thoughtful & kind

Kerrie is nothing short of amazing. She conducted our vow renewal ceremony and it was a thoroughly special experience. Kerrie was very kind, a total professional. We had our 4 kids with us and Kerrie worked really hard to include the children in our ceremony which was very special for us. We would recommend Kerrie for your special occasion x
Julie
Julie B. Sent on 08/01/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing ceremony - Thank you Kerrie

Kerrie was incredible to work with right from the start! We had an initial zoom call where she found out all about us and what was important to us. As the months went by she found out more about us both so that she could tailor our ceremony perfectly to us and our family. She included our children and really made them feel part of everything which was really important to us. I would 100% recommend having a celebrant led service and we received so many compliments about how incredibly unique and special our service was. We had lots of people in tears and full of love and emotion because Kerrie made everything so special for us. Thank you Kerrie…you really made our day so special.
Kerrie
Kerrie L. Sent on 20/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Thank you for everything!

Well, where do I even begin to Thank Kerrie.

Our journey started in Dubai back in 2019, where we instantly knew that Kerrie was “the one” she was warm, compassionate, honest and the best thing ever, she was Northern!

March 2020, 5 days before we were due to get married, pandemic struck all events cancelled. We were devastated, kerrie was our rock and couldn’t have been a better support and a friend during that time.

Fast forward 2 years of where/when/how conversations.. We decided to go for it and booked a wedding back home in the North east in 6 weeks time and could you believe it, Kerrie could do it for us! We were thrilled.

Amazing doesn’t cut, she took so mucj time with Aidan and I. Met us separately, together and communicated at each step. Kerrie even called our parents to get the whole picture of us, she goes the extra mile.. She really cares about people and its shines.

Our ceremony in February was more beautiful then I could have ever imagined. All our guests talked about was “the service” so personal, so unique and so us! Geordie and Scottish traditions brought together.

My Grandparents said never in their 85 years on earth have they witnessed something so beautiful and personal.

Thank you Kerrie for EVERYTHING!

I can’t recommend this lady enough. We are so grateful ♥️
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Jazz P. Sent on 17/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

We can’t recommend Kerrie enough!

We can’t recommend Kerrie enough! She is fantastic at her job, getting to know couples personally to be able to tell their story.
We had heard amazing things about her ceremony's so we knew it was going to be good but we both agreed, we couldn’t believe how good!
It was so perfect, capturing both of us to a T - we couldn’t have asked for anything more and wouldn’t have changed a thing!
Kerrie is great at responding and keeping in touch and has been reassuring throughout the lead up and on the day of our wedding. Thank you so so much! ❤️
The ceremony was the talking point of the day, it really was so special!
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Lizzie M. Sent on 15/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The best in the bees-ness!

Where do we start! From the moment we first made contact with Kerri we just knew she was the one to perform our wedding ceremony! A genuine, kind and professional individual who is exceptional at what she does!
Kerri’s attention to details when helping us plan the perfect ceremony was second to none, she gave guidance and advice, but made sure it was done exactly how we wanted and pictured it, making sure our little boy was included which is something that was important to us.
The amount of guests who commented on how special/different the ceremony was in comparison to your normal registrar lead wedding said it all!
So if you are thinking about having a celebrant lead ceremony look no further Kerri is the best of the best!!


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Callum K. Sent on 14/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Stop looking, she’s the best!!

Every aspect of the experience with Kerrie was amazing, making us feel comfortable and at ease at the beginning of the process to making the ceremony full of laughter and love. She even negotiated getting us inside when it started to rain right before my beautiful bride walked down the aisle. She’s truly amazing!!!
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Laura D. Sent on 12/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

The Dancers Hidden River Oct 22

Kerrie is the real deal.
The best in the business.
I’ve never met someone so perfectly suited to do what they do as Kerrie! We still get complements about how personal and moving our ceremony was 2 years later. Thank you for everything!!
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Lucy W. Sent on 10/05/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Simply Perfect

Kerrie, where do I start?
We are so incredibly grateful for everything you did for us. From our very first meeting with you, we knew that you would create something utterly magical. Throughout the process, Kerrie was accessible and took the time to get to know us, both individually, but also as a couple. She just completely got us.
On the day, Kerrie was so calming, and kind, and made us both feel completely at ease. The ceremony itself was beyond anything we could have dreamed of. A perfect combination of funny, personal, emotional and everything in between. We really felt like she'd captured us perfectly as a couple. Kerrie added personal elements throughout the ceremony, and perfectly involved our guests within these. Both on the day, and in the week following, so many of our guests have commented on how wonderful the ceremony was, and how beautifully personal it was. It was completely perfect, and set the tone for the rest of our day. It was the highlight of our day, without question, and we will never be able to thank Kerrie enough. We are so so lucky to have found you, and couldn't recommend you strongly enough. Honestly Kerrie, thank you for making our day something we could have only dreamed of, and giving us memories to cherish forever.
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Carmel T. Sent on 03/01/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Excellent communication and response to any questions asked. Warm and friendly. X

I got married on the 18th Dec 22 at Newhouse farm Kerrie was above and beyond what I could of imagined she put the ceremony together beautifully she was kind, calm and so engaging with my children and my nieces. She brought my little boy into the ceremony spontaneously with total ease. Calmed down my niece who wasn't sure if she could manage her duties!!!! Every guest commented on how fabulous she was I couldnt recommend her enough. Thank you. 😊
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Chelsi B. Sent on 17/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The most beautiful wedding ceremony

Kerrie did such an incredible job writing and delivering our ceremony. She managed to capture both of our personalities and our relationship so so well. The ceremony was absolutely perfect for us, she kept it light hearted but still super emotional and meaningful. She brought the memory of loved ones in to the ceremony in such a tasteful way, and made our families, bridal party and groomsmen feel very much a part of the ceremony. She was amazingly patient with the dogs and the little ones and so many people have told me how beautiful the ceremony was. There was lots of tears and lots of laughter, and we are left with the most beautiful memories that we will cherish forever. Her warmth and love really shone through. We really, really cannot recommend her enough!! Thank you Kerrie 🤍
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Sarah J. Sent on 30/10/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Amazing service, lovely friendly celebrant

Kerrie gave us the most stunning ceremony, better than we could ever have hoped for. It was so beautiful and personal. Our guests have complimented to us just how good it was. Kerrie is just so lovely and easy to work with and communicated with us throughout our wedding journey. We would definitely recommend her to anyone looking for a celebrant and wish we could have our service all over again. Thanks so much Kerrie!
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