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Melly the Celebrant Looking for a wedding celebrant who gets you, champions your quirks, and turns your love story into something genuinely moving? You’ve found them.

This modern, inclusive celebrant creates personalised wedding ceremonies full of glowy, goosebump moments.

07/10/2026

Well, bloody hell. Again.

I’m a Regional Finalist for Celebrant of the Year in the South West at The Wedding Industry Awards 2027.

I’m trying very hard to be cool and composed about this, but the truth is I’m absolutely bloody chuffed.

A few weeks ago I shared that one of my couples had rather wonderfully nominated me. I decided to throw my hat into the ring, wrote an awards entry that required me to say nice things about myself for an uncomfortable amount of time, and asked this year’s couples if they would vote and tell the judges what it was actually like to have me as their celebrant.

And apparently, between what I said and what they said, I’ve made it through to the South West regional finals.

That bit gets me.

Because these ceremonies matter enormously to me. Getting to know two people properly, finding all those tiny things that make them them, and then standing at the front and reflecting it all back to the people who love them is a ridiculous privilege.

So to my 2026 couples who took the time to vote for me: thank you. Whatever you told them, it seems to have done the trick.

I’m a bloody finalist. Who knew?

04/10/2026

Nearly-weds, come on down to Extravaganza Wedding Fair at Westpoint Arena. Feed your eyes and bellies, plan, plot and have a blooming good natter

13/08/2026

Frankie & Annabelle are married!

So much laughter, so much love, ridonculous references, carefully negotiated vows, a handfasting, and… actual butterflies. 🦋

Underneath it all, something simple: two people who show up for each other. Not just for the big moments, but the everyday ones too — dinners, cats, DIY, empty plates, good days, hard days, and everything in between.

They wanted a ceremony that felt like them — warm, funny, authentic, and full of their people. I think they absolutely nailed it.

Frankie and Annabelle, thank you for trusting me with your story and letting me be part of such a brilliant day.

Now go enjoy being married.

And Annabelle… I still hope someone finally gets you that bloody Cornetto. 🍦🤍

07/08/2026

There are some messages you read once…

…and then read again.

Not because they're full of praise, but because they remind you why taking the time to really get to know people matters.

Every ceremony starts with a conversation, grows through trust, and ends with a room full of people who recognise the couple standing in front of them.

Messages like this never get old. ❤️





03/08/2026

Some weddings remind you that bigger isn't always better.

Laura & Dave chose to celebrate with just their parents and children. A handful of people, but every single one of them had played a part in the story that brought them there.

Their ceremony was full of laughter, family, happy tears, wonderfully odd quirks, and the kind of in-jokes that only the people closest to them could truly appreciate.

Watching their children take part in the sand blending ceremony, before dancing and singing along to Africa, felt so unmistakably them.

Days like this are a reminder that a ceremony doesn't need to follow anyone else's script. It simply needs to reflect the people standing at the heart of it.

Thank you, Laura & Dave, for trusting me with your story. It was a privilege to tell it. 

28/07/2026

So chuffed! 🥰

24/07/2026

Some ceremonies are all about the beginning.

Others are about taking a moment to pause and recognise everything that's already been built.

Emily and Dan's ceremony was one of those.

Set in the beautiful grounds of Crowcombe Court, we celebrated years of shared memories, quiet acts of love, resilience through life's challenges, and the choice they continue to make every single day.

One of the things I love most about being a celebrant is that, for a little while, I get to create the space for all of that to come into focus. Not just for the couple, but for everyone who loves them.

Then, after a couple of hugs and the obligatory selfie or two, I quietly step away.

Because my job is done.

The rest of the day belongs to them.

Congratulations, Emily & Dan. Thank you for trusting me with your story. 🤍

09/07/2026

In the next couple of weeks, I'll be heading off to celebrate Rachel & Ben as they make things official.

From arguing at work, to becoming each other's favourite person, these two have built something wonderfully solid. The kind of relationship that can survive life's harder moments, celebrate the good ones, and still find time to laugh when somebody falls over, walks into a door handle, or gets pushed out of bed.

They're funny, fiercely loyal, brilliantly supportive of one another, and completely unapologetic about taking the mickey out of each other whenever the opportunity presents itself.

In other words, they're entirely my kind of people.

I can't wait to stand alongside them, tell their story, and help them kick off what promises to be one heck of a celebration.

Roll on wedding day.





02/07/2026

People often ask what I want a ceremony to be like.

The answer isn't that I want people to laugh. Or cry.

It's that the laughter feels genuine, the tears arrive because something has truly landed, and the couple hear themselves in the words.

When someone tells me, "You really understood us," that's the bit that stays with me.

Because that's always what I was hoping for.


30/06/2026

Every couple has a rhythm that's uniquely theirs.

Some are loud and full of laughter. Some are quietly affectionate. Some are wonderfully unconventional. Most are a bit of everything.

My job isn't to fit people into a ceremony template. It's to notice the details that make them them, and build a ceremony from there.

That's when people recognise themselves in the story being told.


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