Mark Your Occasion

Name: Mark Your Occasion
Address: Addingham, Ilkley, LS29, GB
Telephone: +447928829773

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Mark Your Occasion | Celebrant, Vocalist, Quizmaster, and Master of Ceremonies

26/05/2026

How can you win £250 tonight in Silsden? Watch this video to find out…

23/05/2026

I think these guys were happy to win the quiz at Tom and Katie’s wedding yesterday at in Harrogate.

Looking for this kind of vibe at your own wedding? Let me know and we can work something out.

20/05/2026

I’ve been having some really interesting conversations recently with fellow wedding celebrants and other suppliers, and I’ve come to realise that the personalisation or public speaking skills we offer our couples isn’t the real reason why they should be choosing us. What is? Have a watch of the above.

Oh and btw apologies for the absolute STATE of my hair it’s inexcusable. But it was windy and raining so that’s my excuse lol.

19/05/2026

I GOT RECOMMENDED BY CHATGPT!

So for months (probably years!) I've been working on my website, trying to find the ideal SEO for various pages, and making sure I'm top of the Google rankings whenever people are searching for any of the services I provide.

I'm still waaaaaaaay off being perfect, and I haven't even gotten close to AI optimisation, but I got an enquiry the other day for a mother organising an 18th birthday party, who wanted a game show host and hadn't had much luck via a traditional Google search. So she turned to ChatGPT.

AND CHAT RECOMMENDED ME FIRST!

What is actually happening? Is this the future?

Anyway, just wanted to share. In the meantime, enjoy this fabulous photo by

16/05/2026

Singing tonight at for at their “Pop Art and the Art of Pop” event, with presentations from, among others, . Don’t do churches much these days, but you can’t beat the architecture, atmosphere and most importantly, acoustic! Then home for a Eurovision catch-up! 😬

08/05/2026

DESTINATION WEDDINGS

Question:

Why should I pay for you to fly out when I can just get someone local?

Answer:

If a local celebrant fits your budget better, that might genuinely be the right choice for you. I'd rather be honest about that than oversell myself.

But:

A local celebrant will know the venue and probably speak the language. What they won't know is you – your story, your humour, the specific texture of your relationship, what makes the two of you different from every other couple who has stood in that spot. And in a destination wedding, where the guest list is deliberately small and the people who made the journey are the ones who matter most, the ceremony carries more weight than ever. It has to be right.

I've spent years learning how to get it right for couples who are anything but straightforward. My wife is Ukrainian. I speak German fluently and conversational Russian and French. I've lived in Cyprus, Ukraine, and Germany, and I've travelled extensively across Europe – so when you tell me you're getting married in Slovenia, or Greece, or Denmark, I'm not working from a brochure. I have a genuine feel for the places, the cultures, and the people.

I also understand international relationships from the inside. The particular joys and complications of loving someone from a different country – navigating different families, different traditions, different expectations of what a wedding should look like – are things I've lived as well as observed. That understanding changes how I write a ceremony for couples who come from different worlds and are choosing to build something together.

Beyond that – I'm adaptable in a way that matters at destination weddings specifically. I've started ceremonies in Greek when the couple asked me to pretend I didn't speak English. I've led a bilingual Ukrainian and English ceremony in Stockton. I've officiated on a clifftop in Cyprus, on a beach in Zante, and in a town hall in Germany. Things go differently abroad. Logistics shift. The unexpected happens. I've learned to roll with all of it.

Need me? Call, email, text. Whenever.

24/04/2026

APRIL REVIEWS

April has been an amazing month so far, and I'm proud to share reviews from three very different events here.

At the start of the month, I was honoured to look after a funeral for a local family, and they wrote to me afterwards thanking me for the 'fantastic service' which was 'uplifting and fun'.

Last week, I was invited to the Hen Party of a quite amazing woman, and I provided singo bingo and live music. She wrote to me afterwards to say thanks, and delighted that 'there wasn't one person in that room who didn't join in.'

Finally, just last weekend, I was in Liverpool at a massive social event for medical professionals. I did singo bingo for almost 300 people, which was daunting at first, but a great night was had by all and they didn't want me to stop! One trustee described it as 'the best social event she'd been to in years!'

Ready to Mark YOUR Occasion with me? You know where I am.

20/04/2026

A lot of singers like to brag about their high notes… today I’m bragging about my LOW notes. A clip here of From Now On live in Blackpool late last year. Part of my new LIVE vocal reel which is now ready to go public! 😧 🎵 🎤

14/04/2026

NEW BLOG POST

Photo:

I have done two gorgeous weddings at in the last 12 months, and both of them are now featured on my website.

The incredible story of Maya and Will was an emotional rollercoaster, while Rebecca and Alex's ceremony was sponsored by Unimog and Land Rover. I'm joking, but only just.

Check it out here!

https://markyouroccasion.com/wedding-celebrant-ceremony-settle-falcon-manor/

07/04/2026

I was delighted yesterday to be invited by .education to host their STEAM League Europe 2026 Closing Ceremony, where students from various countries across Latin America, including Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala, and Honduras, were invited to in Surrey to give presentations about eco problems in their communities and how they propose to solve them through STEAM-related projects.

It was truly inspiring to see young people from the other side of the world speak so passionately about local issues, and amazing to see the excitement when the top three schools were given the chance to go to Tokyo next year for the STEAM Championships, to present their projects to an even larger audience.

There is so much negativity in the world right now, but these kids are on the right path, and that’s inspiring.

26/03/2026

🎶 LIKE A BAT OUT OF HELL 🎵

Need a singer for your event/wedding/birthday party/concert/literally anything that involves live music?

Give me a shout! You know where I am…

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Addingham
Ilkley
LS29

Telephone

+447928829773

Website

http://www.markyouroccasion.com/

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