Katie Isles Celebrant

Katie Isles Celebrant Award winning wedding celebrant & creator of lighthearted but heartwarming wedding ceremonies that 'feel like you'

Andy & Andy were the first to take part in one of my mini evening ceremonies. These are great if you’re eloping, getting...
24/09/2026

Andy & Andy were the first to take part in one of my mini evening ceremonies. These are great if you’re eloping, getting married abroad, or, like these two, having a small registry office wedding but want to celebrate with a big party in the evening. 

So we had an idea: what if the party started with a surprise ceremony so that everyone can feel more involved?

Once everyone had arrived, we kickstarted the celebrations with a 15 minute mini ceremony where I shared a little of their story so far, they exchanged rings and short vows and we had some audience participation with guest vows too. It was super lighthearted and incredibly joyful.

The feedback from the couple was gorgeous, “We’re so grateful for the beautiful, personal ceremony you created for us... It meant so much to have all our guests feel part of the day...” Andy & Andy

Along with the feedback from the guests on the evening which was so overwhelming that I decided that this is something that I really should offer as an official thing, which is what I’m starting to do from 2027.

So, if you’re marrying elsewhere but still want a personal, meaningful touch for your celebrations, all the info is on my website or come and say hello to find out more.

Happy first anniversary you two! 🤍

20/09/2026

If you want to enjoy a truly unforgettable wedding day then the best thing you can do is work with a wedding celebrant to create a personal and unique ceremony.

Come & have a look at my posts and get in touch to find out more about kick starting your wedding day in the very best possible way!

See you soon! Katie ✨

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On what would be my wedding anniversary, I wrote a whole caption about the me in the two photos and then deleted it beca...
18/09/2026

On what would be my wedding anniversary, I wrote a whole caption about the me in the two photos and then deleted it because all I really want to say is how being married twice affects me as a wedding celebrant.

I absolutely would love to stand in front of you as the successful owner of a 27 year old marriage. I’m very sad that I’m not. And I truly hope every couple I work with has a very long, happy marriage because I believe in marriage. The commitment. The one team. The lifelong best mate.

However, marriage doesn’t come in a ‘one size fits all,’ so whatever *your* story is, how you met, what *your* love and relationship look like, and whether this is your first wedding or your third, I won’t judge, and I’ll never assume how you got here.

I have married a couple who have been together 18 months and another for 38 years. I have married someone who’s already been married twice, and a few couples who are marrying their one-and-only teenage love. Some may not have had the most auspicious of starts, and many have already lived a life together and have children, or one on the way. I don’t care. I believe in real love - not fairy tales - and that comes in every shape and size.

So if you’re young, old, patterned or plain and want to create a ceremony that feels like you and *your* circumstances, then do come and say hello.

I think it’s finally time to crack on with sharing some of my favourite wedding ceremony stories from 2026! You may have...
16/09/2026

I think it’s finally time to crack on with sharing some of my favourite wedding ceremony stories from 2026!

You may have seen this one before, since it was my first secret wedding.

In July 2025, I married Paul’s son Dan and Lisa, and straight after their ceremony, Paul and Sue approached me to say the ceremony was so lovely they might consider getting married themselves!

Until then, they could never agree on the kind of ceremony. Paul didn’t want a religious one but Sue felt that a registrar ceremony was too impersonal.

After they attended one of my ceremonies, they realised it was a perfect fit for both of them... and an idea formed.

Fast forward to November 2025, when I met them at their venue to discuss exactly how we were going to execute their surprise wedding, with everyone believing they were gathering for Paul’s 75th birthday rather than their wedding ceremony.

We agreed on the plan, with the biggest potential pitfall being me running into Lisa and Dan too early, which is why I arrived ‘incognito’, as I’d heard they were in the hotel reception and I had to hide out in the hotel room until it was time for the ceremony!

Fortunately, the three of us made it to the ceremony without being caught, much to the delight and shocked faces of their friends and family once they caught on to what was happening.

Their ceremony was both hilarious and heartfelt, thanks to the lifetime of stories and shared experiences they shared with me so beautifully. We even managed to include several family members along the way.

It was the very best way to kick off my 2026 wedding season!

Thanks, as always, for putting your faith and trust in me 🤍

Scroll back to March to watch the video I made about this.

🏩 The Limes Country Lodge Hotel

23/08/2026

Now that my busiest month of weddings ever is over. I feel that my brain can finally open up my bookings diary for 2028.

Those of you on my waiting list will get an email in the week and will have first dibs on your preferred dates; anyone else - feel free to fill in my enquiry form and I’ll be in touch soon.

2026 is fully booked; however, I can recommend some fabulous celebrants if you’d like help finding one.

2027 still has availability, but this is limited in peak summer months, so do get in touch sooner rather than later!

Katie Isles humanist wedding celebrant: creator of lighthearted but meaningful wedding ceremonies.

10/08/2026

Well this was one of the easiest questions to answer ever!

I wouldn’t change a single thing about my wedding (you can see from my recent anniversary post that I loved it!)… *except* I’d have chosen a wedding celebrant so that our ceremony could have been more meaningful and joyful and different!

However, I didn’t know that celebrants existed nor what they do.

Except I did! Because I’d seen a wonderful humanist celebrant in action at my grandad’s funeral two years earlier. However, I did not connect the dots that these people existed to create beautiful wedding ceremonies as well.

So learn from my mistake - if you’re getting married and don’t know what a wedding celebrant is or does, please come and find out more before it’s too late!!

Katie Isles humanist wedding celebrant: creator of lighthearted but meaningful wedding ceremonies.

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