Gill Charlton Celebrant

09/10/2026

19/09/2026

On Thursday I had the absolute pleasure of leading R & Ns gorgeous outdoor ceremony at the Hinds Head where we ALMOST made it through the ceremony before torrential rain hit 😂☔️

Did we care? Absolutely not! It was brilliant to see everyone leap to action with their brollies to make sure our absolutely stunning bride stayed dry whilst they shared rings and had that all important first kiss 💋

R & N are just the most amazing couple, they couldn’t be more perfect for each other and I am absolutely chuffed to bits that I was there as they said ‘we do’ and continued their unique fairytale 🩷

17/09/2026

🩷 About last Saturday 🩷

It has been such a pleasure getting to know the gorgeous E & A over the past year, so to finally get to stand up in front of all their favourite people and lead their wedding ceremony was just lovely! 🥰

And what a pair of absolute beauts they are. 💕

Choosing a celebrant-led ceremony meant we could make their ceremony completely them. Their love story was at the heart of it all, with their personalised vows, ring exchange and then a handfasting to literally tie the whole thing together. 🪢

There was laughter. There were tears. There were some very special stories. And there was a whole lot of love in that room.

It was also amazing to be back at the gorgeous Samlesbury Hall, and to work alongside the rest of the brilliant wedding team to help make E & A’s day everything they wanted it to be.

E & A, thank you for trusting me with your story and letting me be part of such a bloody special day. I absolutely loved it. 🩷

Now go and live happily ever after 🙌

⭐️⭐️Just a few of my snaps from the day while we wait for Rachel Ovenden Photography gorgeous professional photos to arrive…

08/08/2026

This week I had the absolute pleasure of leading a Renewal of Vows ceremony to celebrate 20 years since the wonderful Leanne and Dave said ‘I do’ ❤️

The intimate ceremony in North Yorkshire was the perfect way to celebrate their love, surrounded by their closest family.

It was such an honour to retell their 23-year love story — complete with funny stories, chaos and plenty of unexpected plot twists! 😂

They renewed their promises with beautiful personal vows they had written themselves, and included a handfasting, with everyone adding their love and wishes for their future. 🫶

There was a new ring, a lovely reading, their dog played his part, and they even created a new first dance because neither of them could remember what their original one was!

20 years married, 23 years of love, and one beautiful life built together.

It was an absolute privilege to help them celebrate it. 💕

04/06/2026

Absolutely thrilled to complete a Ceremonial Hand fasting course recently with the incredible Dawn Kinsella, Priestess of Avalon from Glastonbury Goddess Temple.

It was an amazing day and such a pleasure to learn from such an inspirational ceremonialist.

While handfasting is already a symbolic action I offer as part of my celebrant ceremonies, this course focused on the deeper ceremonial and ritual aspects of the tradition. It was fascinating to learn more about the history, symbolism and intention behind a ceremonial handfasting, where the ritual itself becomes the heart of the ceremony.

Looking forward to conducting these incredibly powerful, spiritual ceremonies in the future.

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29/05/2026

Had THE BEST day with Adam & Olivia yesterday at the fabulous 🫶

I have absolutely loved getting to know this gorgeous family and it was such a bloody treat to be there yesterday as their celebrant 💕

Huge congrats to the new Mr and Mrs B 🤵‍♂️👰🏻‍♀️

20/05/2026

Yesterday I was invited to actual Buckingham Palace to a Royal Garden party again where I was actually TWINNING with telly's 👌

Given that I watch her every morning and bloody love her style, I was chuffed to bits! Like a wedding, a Royal Garden party is as much about getting the right dress as it is about watching the weather forecast to decide whether to straighten your hair and bring a brolly!

Now, it's not appropriate to get your legs out at Buckingham Palace, and as a *very sensible* Celebrant and Army veteran I obviously haven't shared a photo to prove this, but my dress is actually a two piece meaning I had to strip off my skirt à la Bucks Fizz in the olden days Eurovision in the toilets of both the Ritz and the Palace much to people's amusement / horror / shock (it was hard to judge which 🫣🤣)

'Twas a gorgeous day, made even better by the fact that I was reunited with my Invictus Games TEAM UK friends and teammates and Vic, the first time all three of us have been together since we competed 💛🖤

***r

15/02/2026

Amen to that 🙏

If the idea of bending your personality to fit a “this is how it’s always done” ceremony makes you yawn… same.

I create ceremonies that feel like you, not a template.

Non-conformists — slide into my DMs 🤟

14/02/2026

Have you heard the joke that starts 'a soldier walks into a bar'?

Well, in this instance the joke turned out to be a 21 year long Valentine's Day love story 💕

Over two decades in and Mr C and I are still showing up for each other every day and celebrating with top tier bants ... as this mornings cards demonstrate 😂. No mushy stuff here, but that's our narrative 🫶

If you have a unique love story you want to shout about, get in touch to find out more about my bespoke wedding, vow renewal and other celebration ceremonies 🤟

Have a gorgeous Valentine's Day you beautiful humans 💋

12/11/2025

Flashback to last week when I headed down to London to MC an awards ceremony at The Shard 💕