Ceremony by design UK, Jacqui Harding, Gloucestershire celebrant

Jacqui did such a fantastic job on our wedding day, and created a ceremony that was so personal and perfectly tailored to our needs. We had many of our guests comment specifically on how good Jacqui was and how much they enjoyed the ceremony. Despite living overseas, working with Jacqui was really easy, she immediately gave us confidence that we were dealing with the right person, she coached us through the process and was really clear in communicating her ideas and any inputs required from us and when. We'd certainly recommend using Jacqui to others.

We cannot praise Jacqui highly enough. From the moment she took our vow renewal on, her attention to detail, kindness, humour, skill, beautiful voice and organising meant we were confident leaving the ceremony in her capable hands. The day itself ran so smoothly with surprises arranged directly with our children that we knew nothing about! It was seamless, personal and every one of our guests said how brilliant Jacqui was.If you need the perfect celebrant, Jacqui is your person.

Jacqui was absolutely the best, most wonderful choice we could have made for our celebrant. Our ceremony was so beautiful - so many guests commented on how ‘us’ it was, and even said it was the most amazing ceremony they had ever experienced. We loved that Jacqui had so many ideas on how to incorporate our guests and to bring in elements that mattered to us, and the way that she talked everyone through our story had us in tears (good ones!). She was extremely brilliant throughout the whole prep process too, always so easy to contact and super ‘on it’. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Jacqui - if you want a meaningful ceremony that you’ll treasure for the rest of your life, she’s the one to go to!

Jacqui was our celebrant at our wedding, and she made our day. She provided wonderful support and encouragement in the lead up and even privately reviewed our vows for us - including making sure they weren’t too long, or clashed in tone. She created a magical ceremony for us and delivered it beautifully despite our dog and our toddler wanting to make themselves known thoughtout! She flowed with the demands they placed on us to create an inclusive and loving atmosphere for us all. She created a stunning custom wrap with which she conducted a handfasting for us, printed our vows in charming little books for us to keep, and we were even able to conduct a quaich in which we shared drinking from the same cup - something we didn’t even know existed before meeting Jacqui.We can wholeheartedly recommend Jacqui, she genuinely made our day. Despite the bedlam our family caused, that our ceremony that was brought up repeatedly by everyone as being completely beautiful and touching is completely to her credit and we can’t thank her enough. There are a lot of thing you get nervous about on your wedding day, but we never had a moments doubt about Jacqui, her enthusiasm was infectious and helped both of us stay calm in the build up and the during the ceremony.If you’re debating between a celebrant and registrar, go celebrant and hire Jacqui. She’s lush.

James Hopkins Trust have an Afternoon of Memories on the first Sunday of December to remember all the children who have had their young lives cut short from their illness or disability. Bereaved JHT families and staff are invited to come along to remember all the children we now hold in our hearts.Jacqui was amazing, she spent time talking to us to learn about what we wanted to achieve from the ceremony and the tone we were trying to set. Jacqui checked in with us regularly and shared her ideas and writing to ensure we were happy.The service was poignant, reflective and uplifting - we gave you a tough brief and you met it plus some.The number of families who came this year increased greatly from last year and is testament to the most wonderful service you have designed for us.Your compassion and wisdom around child bereavement is heartwarming and we feel safe and our children’s memory cherished with you.Thank you for being such a special friend of James Hopkins Trust.

As soon as we booked our venue, we knew we wanted a celebrant to lead our ceremony to achieve the personalised and relaxed vibe we were going for. After contacting Jacqui and having our first zoom meeting, we knew we'd found our person. What we didn't know at the time, was that Jacqui would create a ceremony that would exceed all of our dreams. She helped us incorporate special moments to get our guests and family involved such as the children creating a petal circle around us and performing the first kiss/last kiss ritual with our mums. Moments I'll hold in my heart forever. She also supported us in writing vows that still make me cry when I think about them. All our guests commented on how it was the best ceremony they had been to and even inspired my father-in-law to want to renew his vows!Jacqui, we are so lucky to have found you. To anyone who still isn't sure, I'd urge you to get in touch, have a chat and you'll soon see why we love her so much!

Jacqui is the best, hire her immediately! We were married in the Cotswolds and Jacqui helped us build the most original, special ceremony. All of of guests commented about how unique and “us” it was. Jacqui was very helpful in us writing our vows and in designing the ceremony- she took all our thoughts from the first meeting and put it together. We will be forever grateful for such an amazing ceremony!

Jacqui was the DREAM celebrant for our commitment ceremony. She skilfully offered creative ways to weave symbolism into our ceremony, incorporating both our ideas and her own, so that we could create a meaningful ritual that represented our story. We loved that Jacqui really understood our 'untraditional' approach and values. The process of working with them was creative, open minded and filled with good humour!On the day, Jacqui was a warm and calming presence for both of us and their talents and years of experience really showed. She held the space powerfully and our friends and family said she helped them to relax into the ritual and come as they were.Jacqui's greatest gifts are her spellbinding storytelling skills, genuine warmth and wit, and gentle sensitivity to others. We couldn't have dreamt for more and are so thankful that she helped us create a sacred memory that will last a lifetime.Thank you, Jacqui!