Kelly Hawes - Fun, Modern Celebrant

We were absolutely buzzing to have Kelly Hawes as our wedding celebrant last week. From the very first consultation , she was kind, attentive, and genuinely excited to be part of our special day. Kelly took the time to get to know us as a couple, ensuring that our ceremony reflected our personalities and love story perfectly even incorporating our fur babies. She wrote a heartfelt, personal script that made our wedding feel intimate and meaningful - so many guests commented on how great our ceremony was. On our wedding day, Kelly popped to the bridal suite to check we were both ok and give us that reassuring hug to calm our nerves. Her professionalism helped everything run smoothly, and she guided us through each moment with so much patience and care. We couldn’t have asked for a more compassionate or talented celebrant. Thank you, Kelly, for making our day so special and truly unforgettable!

We hired Kelly to be the celebrant for wedding day in Hitchin, Hertfordshire. We have nothing but praise for Kelly - she is absolutely fantastic. We loved every minute of our ceremony and so many of our guests commented on what a wonderful, unique and special event it was. She made the whole process so enjoyable and a lot less stressful than we ever thought it could be!  At all times of the process Kelly was professional, patient and responsive. We're so happy that we chose her to be our celebrant. She gently helped formulate a ceremony unique to us, and gave us advice about how best to incorporate our 2 year old son during the event. We would not hesitate to recommend her to any couple planning their wedding celebration.

We can't recommend Kelly enough! Over the past year she got to know us, and in doing so created a bespoke wedding ceremony that was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone in attendance. She took the time to also include the kids, making them apart of our special day! Kelly also helped to guide us in writing our wedding vowls, ensuring they reflected us perfectly. At the end, we were given the speech and notes, beautifully typed up and placed on cards, that we now have framed. Thank you for everything

We said we wanted the ceremony to be fun and it certainly was that! We asked to have some parts of the ceremony kept secret from us and I am so glad we did, she had contacted our friends and the surprise statements from them was simply perfect, as were the 'we will' statements! She put our niece at ease who was nervous about reading her poem & spoke to our photographer, British Sign Language interpreter and singer as well. If you are on the fence about booking Kelly…. Just do it!

We contacted Kelly with a celebrant wedding in mind,after legally marrying in Covid. We hadn't considered a celebrant prior to this and would have been satisfied with a ceremony conducted by a Registrar. BUT,if we had known how incredible a celebrant ceremony could be, it would have been our first choice. When we met,we could tell straight away that she was our kind of person. Kelly had loads of ideas and was invested in making a ceremony personal and fun and boy did she deliver

Kelly was the addition to our wedding day that we didn't even know we needed! But she made it even more special by adding a personalised ceremony to a wedding blessing after our original day was impacted by Covid. Weddings are part of Kelly's DNA and she is so invested in making sure you have the best day possible. Her suggestion to include our new daughter and make her a focus of the ceremony was perfect and we will always be grateful to Kelly for creating such a beautiful ceremony.

Kelly was amazing and made our ceremony very special, she listened to what we wanted and provided it exactly as asked. I still cry every time I read it! I cannot thank her enough.

Kelly was amazing to work with and made our day the incredibly special day that it was. We had so many comments about how it had been the most heartfelt, personal and romantic service they had ever been to. There wasn't a dry eye in the house! And she managed that whilst making it all very happy and full of love.

Kelly put our minds at ease and made everything so clear and easy. She came to our home to meet us and it was like we had always known her. She was so kind, caring and professional and went above and beyond in putting our script together to include our children and them feel part of the wedding. We had our dream ceremony with our children hugely involved. Kelly is a credit to the industry, we had many compliments about the ceremony and how lovely Kelly is.

We booked Kelly after a small covid ceremony, we had our big day planned and wanted something personal and "us" and Kelly absolutely smashed it out the park! In the lead up she was just amazing, we had already had a few postponements and after booking her we had more and she was kind, understanding and caring the whole time, really making sure we were ok. When planning our ceremony she took such time and care to really get to know us, and wrote a ceremony so beautiful and personal, it surpassed all possible expectations! The ceremony itself was conducted beautifully, and on the morning she took time to visit and make sure we were feeling ok, which was such a lovely touch. During the ceremony I struggled with my vows as I was quite emotional (and it was SO warm!) And she managed the situation with poise and made sure I was ok and ready to try again, it meant so much to know she had our best interest at heart and she was with us every step of the way, with no pressure to rush through at all. In the time we've been planning her kindness has shone through, and now she truly is a friend as well as our wonderful celebrant. I am forever grateful for her being one of our suppliers, it means so much to look back at our wedding day and have such incredible memories of a ceremony that really was "us" through and through. We also had such lovely comments from our guests (and even a few suppliers that were there!) About how beautiful the ceremony was and how lovely it was to learn about us as a couple and hear our story, with some saying it felt so intimate and emotional to be involved in such a personal ceremony. Thank you so much Kelly, you're absolutely amazing and we just can't thank you enough for all you have done for us, you truly made it so worth the wait xx