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Lucy Till Celebrant

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Countries Covered

I travel Nationally & Internationally

Specialisms

With years of experience in planning weddings, I can also offer wedding planning consulting and support in the months leading up to a wedding to avoid wedding planning overwhelm.

Affiliations

Fellowship of Professional Celebrants, Fellowship of Independent Celebrants

Languages

English, French

Hi, I'm Lucy

My speciality is the best of the South of France. Having lived there for 20 years, and been a luxury wedding planner in Provence and all along the Riviera, I know all about wonderful locations for your ceremony and how to make your ceremony truly memorable and special. Now as a celebrant, I create ceremonies for weddings, renewal of vows, and naming ceremonies. I divide my time between France, Italy and England and offer these ceremonies in each countries. I speak English and French, and conduct my ceremonies in English, but I can also do bilingual English/French ceremonies.

What's my ceremony style?

My style is classic, elegant and fun. Your ceremony needs gravitas, a real sense of occasion, and it can inspire everyone present to be more in love and ready to enjoy a great party.
Whether you are celebrating in France or in England, let the ceremony have “la joie de vie”, to make everyone feel joyous and delighted to be there. Also a certain “je ne sais quoi” that lifts it out of the ordinary and gives it a special twist.
My career journey has taken me from tour managing Americans in Egypt and Europe, to being a milliner creating hats for weddings and the races, both in England and France, to being a luxury wedding planner and now a life celebrant. As a celebrant I draw on all my life experiences and my ability to understand people’s wishes and translate them into fantastic occasions. I can’t wait to get started on yours….

Prices From

Namings and renewals from £450, weddings are £975 in the UK and £1750 in France and Italy

Highlight

Watching the bridal party arrive

There is a magical moment as the bridal party come down the aisle….Often its like a fabulous catwalk – all these beautiful young women and handsome men smiling and sauntering their way towards the groom and I. Then come the cute little flower girls and ring bearer – and THEN the beautiful bride….I have the best view!

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Why choose Lucy?

“We can’t believe how perfectly you nailed our vision. The ceremony was amazing and felt totally like us. You really have a talent for being a celebrant and your eye for detail! ”
Don’t take my word for it, listen to my couple Yasmin and Nick.
I really listen to you and I want your ceremony to reflect you perfectly. As a wedding planner, I have sat in on well over 100 ceremonies conducted by many different officiants so I recognise what makes a really great ceremony, what truly touches people, what makes ceremonies memorable. Let’s make your ceremony special together.

What do I offer?

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Weddings

My ideal couple are looking to have a ceremony that has their friends and family gripped from start to finish – they want to laugh, cry and feel incredibly happy. Typically my ideal couple comes from the USA, the UK, Australia or Ireland. They are in their early 30’s, have a large group of friends, many of them loyal from school days and university, joining them for a big celebration, and they want a ceremony that is original, entertaining and joyous.

They are not religious but they have a spiritual side and want the ceremony to make everyone think, and take away with them a heightened sense of love and spirituality.

All types of ceremonies. Everyone is welcome. The ceremony is created for your vows, reflecting your beliefs, celebrating all that is unique about you. Whatever your religious beliefs, culture, sexual orientation, your ceremony will be the perfect fit for you and your friends and family.

I don’t have set packages. Each of my wedding quotes are tailormade for you. I can offer extra help if you need advice on planning or choosing suppliers.

In the South of France, I can also plan your whole elopement for you if you are a couple wishing to have an intimate celebration just for the two of you.

I am very flexible in my approach and am happy to fit in with your plans and ideas.

Prices From

£975 in the UK and £1750 in France, these prices include all the preparation of your unique ceremony, a walk-through if you wish the day before, and conducting the ceremony on the day. I try to include my travel costs in my fees as much as possible.

Why choose Lucy for your wedding?

Read my reviews…. I have nothing but 5 star reviews from my previous couples!! My two areas of speciality are the South of France (Provence and the Riviera) and in England, Wiltshire and the South of England. My knowledge of France and my experience of holding weddings in France can help enormously as you plan your wedding there, and I can help you communicate with your suppliers and give you advice in the leadup to the wedding. But both in France or England, my ceremonies are heartfelt, elegant, with beautiful vows, poetry that resonates, and a ceremony that leaves everyone present feeling uplifted and a better person.

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Naming Ceremonies

I have trained as a life celebrant and I love to conduct all sorts of different ceremonies that celebrate life. Naming ceremonies can be very individual and creative. There are so many moments to celebrate in life, and naming ceremonies are perfect for picking a day to highlight something special. They can be birth of a baby, welcoming a child into a family upon adoption, bringing together two families and children through remarriage, or just beginning a new life, whether that follows divorce, change of gender, or an illness. There are also opportunities to celebrate a new home, a boat, a new business.

Baby namings, adoption, new family groups, transgender renaming are all occasions for special celebration. I also offer house-warming, boat and pet-naming ceremonies….
In other words, any excuse for a party and to celebrate life!
Let’s have cake and champagne, or fresh squeezed lemonade and strawberries…
Let’s plant trees, lots of trees, more trees ….
Let’s tie colourful ribbons, arrange big armfuls of flowers, pick scented roses…
Let’s play live music and dance around… Read from favourite stories and novels….
Let’s have fun making a special ceremony together. I love it. And if we can do this in the south of France, all the better…..

Prices From

£450

Why choose Lucy for your naming ceremony?

Because naming ceremonies are so joyous, and I love to enjoy and share joy.

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Renewal of Vows

Often they are a couple who have been married for 10 or 25 years, and who are making a holiday to the South of France , with or without their family, and they want to include in their travels a special ceremony to renew their wedding vows. It is a celebration of their love for each other, appreciation for all they have achieved together and a chance to celebrate the journey they have been on together.
As these occasions are often small, I can help you to find the perfect venue for your ceremony, and recommend suppliers like photographers, videographers, musicians if you would like the occasion to be recorded and more elaborate.
Or we can just hold a simple ceremony with the three of us in a field of lavender. It is your choice.

I love learning your life stories and am empathetic, kind and listening.
I offer this service in both England and France, but I can highly recommend France – why not make it an excuse for a family holiday? I have done several ceremonies at private villas where the couple have had the Renewal of Vows witnessed by their family and friends who they are on holiday with.

Prices From

£450

Why choose Lucy for your renewal of vows?

I have been married for 36 years now, and together we have lived in America, France and the UK. Its been an adventure; we’ve created businesses, had great times, had tough times and ,bounced back; we’ve got three lovely children, we’ve lived with heartache and lost close family members. All this to say, that I have a lot of life experience which makes me a very understanding celebrant. Life is precious, and I like the find the amazing in every day. I am optimistic, love to laugh, and am endlessly curious. I bring this positivity to my ceremonies.

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Funerals

As a civil celebrant I work with you, alongside your funeral director to create the appropriate funeral for you and your family. It can include religious elements, or be non-religious according to your beliefs.

I have trained with the Fellowship of Independent Celebrants in Funeral Celebrancy.

You may prefer having a Celebration of Life ceremony at a later date along with all your friends and extended family. With all my experience in wedding planning, we can create a joyous and unique occasion to truly celebrate the life of your loved one.

If working with a funeral director for a cremation ceremony £250.

Ceremony with natural or green funeral £250-400

Celebration of life ceremonies from £450

Memorial services or scattering of ashes following a cremation ceremony. From £200

I only offer funerals in Wiltshire and surrounding counties, and mostly in the Autumn and Winter when I am not in France.
I will come and meet with the family in person, and spend a lot of time talking about the life of the deceased in order to be able to create a service that truly reflects them. I do really like having ceremonies in natural burial grounds as we have time. Time to really let people mourn, time to really talk and connect, and time to share with each other. There is something very natural about these very personal ceremonies and I always leave them feeling pleased to have helped and carried the service.

Prices From

£250

Why choose Lucy for your funeral?

I am here for you. I listen to you and guide you in your choices – natural or green burials, simple cremation with a celebration of life ceremony in a location of your choosing, your beliefs reflected in the ceremony, and most importantly,
all the time you need to make your decisions.

On the day of the funeral I am calm and kind and inclusive and time and again people, family and congregation, thank me afterwards for a beautiful ceremony that was so perfect for the deceased.

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Reviews for Lucy Till Celebrant

Total Reviews: 38

Average Rating: 5

reviews (38)

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You are a True Angel 💕😇👏🥰

5 Stars
Laura and Dan

Wedding | 08/19/2023 | Chevre D'or Eze, Riviera, France

Dear Lucy, thank you so much for everything you did to help us with our wedding day.
It was absolutely perfect! 🤩The number of guests who commmented on how much they loved you and the service you delivered for us during the ceremony. You truly were amazing and everything we could have dreamed of for our celebrant – thank you so much again, you are a true angel 💕😇👏🥰

Laura and Dan

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Everyone commented on how lovely her voice and words were!

5 Stars
Alexandria and Patrick McCann

Wedding | 07/19/2023 | Villa Balbianello, Lake Como, Italy

Lucy is one of the kindest and most laid-back people we had the pleasure of working with to help us celebrate our marriage. She was exceptionally professional and guided us through every step of the process to have a ceremony that was meaningful and so special to us. Lucy took the time to get to know us individually and as a couple, asked all the right questions and was so patient. When making tough decisions, she guided us thoughtfully and we appreciated all of her helpful advice. She was respectful of my Lebanese heritage and was able to delicately blend all the elements we wanted in our ceremony (which were many!). On the wedding day, Lucy was such a calming presence and everyone commented on how lovely her voice and words were! She was perfectly professional and was able to be both formal and light at the same time while navigating the most emotional 30 minutes of our lives. We are forever grateful to her and recommend her to everyone!

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, Alexandria and Patrick McCann

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There are no words that can truly describe Lucy as a person and celebrant!

5 Stars
Craig & Eileen Dulmaine

Wedding | 07/05/2023 | Four Seasons Grand Hotel du Cap Ferrat

Nothing I say here will do her justice. She was amazing from the first time we spoke to the day of our vow renewal with our family. I probably leaned on her more than most given the surprise nature of the ceremony. She was meticulous with every detail and provided me with a sense of calm every time we chatted. I would also lean on her for her opinions and ideas around some logistics of the day and she was such a resource. I would look forward to our conversations so much as I know I’d leave feeling so impressed with what she was creating for us on the big day. We worked together on the special words, prayers, stories etc. however, when it was time to put it all together I couldn’t have been more in awe of what she had created. She is truly amazing and delivered a wonderful ceremony for us on a day we’ll never forget. We are lucky to have her as a friend and are already are looking forward to renewing our vows again (probably because it will give us a chance to see and spend time with Lucy!).
Lucy, thank you again for all you did for us; we appreciate you.

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