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Deb Reed Celebrant

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Hi, I'm Deb

I am a warm, creative, fun-loving celebrant who loves a colourful dress and a pair of Ruby Shoos!

I love to create ceremonies that capture your personality and celebrate all that is important to you.

I believe that your special occasion should stand out, break with tradition and have you and your family at the very heart!

What's my ceremony style?

The ceremonies I write are filled with love, warmth and humour and delivered with confidence and enthusiasm.
I love to find out what makes you unique and especially like a theme to incorporate into my script.

I love to find creative ways to include your loved ones into your ceremony, be it your children, parents or friends.

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Why choose Deb?

If you are looking for someone who will listen to your wishes, always be willing go above and beyond, pay close attention to detail and add those all important extra special touches, then I am the celebrant for you!

I love working with people, finding out about thier unique stories and creating wonderful memories for them and their family.

I am fun and enthusiastic and full of ideas and just cannot wait to be part of your special day!

What do I offer?

Weddings
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Weddings

I love to work with couples who like to think outside the box, and want a relaxed ceremony filled with love, warmth and humour.
I love to include love ones in creative ways and strive to create a ceremony that will leave lasting memories for you and your wedding party!

I offer a comprehensive and inclusive service to ensure your wedding ceremony is everything you’ve dreamed of and more. Here’s how I can help bring your vision to life:
Discovery Call – A no -obligation chat to understand your vision and discuss how we can make your special day truly unique.
Questionnaire – To capture your story, preferences, and all the little details that make your relationship special.
In-Person Meeting – We’ll always meet in person to dive deeper into your ceremony plans and get to know each other better.
Support with Readings, Vows and Symbolic Elements
Script and Ceremony Delivery – I will create a personalised script tailored to your unique story. I only ever deliver one ceremony in a day so I can be flexible and completely fit around your timings.
Bespoke Stationary and Presentation Script – I’ll provide beautifully designed stationary for your ceremony and you’ll receive a presentation script as a keepsake.

Prices From

£650

Why choose Deb for your wedding?

Personalised: I believe your wedding should be as unique as your love story. Together, we’ll create a ceremony that reflects your individuality and celebrates your journey.

Flexible and openminded: Let’s make your special day stand out! Whether you want a more traditional wedding or something completely out-of-the-box, I’m here to make it happen.

Heartfelt: Your family and loved ones are at the heart of your wedding. I ensure that every ceremony is filled with warmth, joy, and meaningful moments.

Creative: With a love for vibrant outfits and a joyful spirit, I bring creativity and fun to every wedding. Your ceremony will be a memorable and delightful experience for everyone involved.

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Naming Ceremonies
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Naming Ceremonies

Welcome your new addition with a personalised naming ceremony! Whether it’s a baby, an adopted child, or stepchildren, celebrate their arrival and identity in a unique way. Unlike traditional religious ceremonies, A bespoke naming ceremonies will enable you to celebrate in a way that reflects your family’s values and culture. Involve friends and family in a one-of-a-kind celebration tailored just for you. Whatever your reason for wanting a naming ceremony, I’ll ensure it is a day filled with joy and love.

I will meet you in person to craft your bespoke naming day ceremony together. As your celebrant, I’ll collaborate closely with you and your family to provide a truly personalised experience. From selecting meaningful readings, poems, and songs to incorporating special symbolic rituals like tree plantings or sand ceremonies, I’ll guide you every step of the way. To ensure your ceremony reflects your unique story, I’ll provide a tailored questionnaire for you to share insights about your family and you can review and refine the ceremony script until it’s perfect.

Looking to preserve the memories of your naming ceremony? I also offer exclusive photography and videography service! I will capture the essence of your ceremony with photos and cinematic footage. Included in my ceremony package, you’ll receive a professionally edited showreel with the highlights of your special day. Additionally, all images and videos will be provided to you on a memory stick for your keepsake collection.

Prices From

£350

Why choose Deb for your naming ceremony?

With over 20 years of experience as a Primary school teacher, I have a wealth of experience of working with families and children. I can include creative elements to include your family members, making your naming ceremony fun and memorable for all involved.
Whatever your reason for wanting a naming ceremony, I’ll ensure it is a day filled with joy and love.

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Renewal Of Vows
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Renewal of Vows

Are you celebrating a landmark birthday or anniversary? Perhaps you just want to remind each other of all the reasons you fell in love and reaffirm that love for each other. You may have family you want to include in your ceremony that weren’t there when you originally got married.

We will meet either via zoom or in person to chat and get to know each other. You can tell me about your hopes for your renewal ceremony. I can discuss ideas and give you suggestions of things to include support you with writing vows and selecting readings and symbolic elements if you wish.I will send you a couple’s questionnaire that will give me all the information I need to enable me to create your bespoke ceremony script. I will then design a beautifully unique ceremony tailored to you as a couple. I can share the script with you and re-write until you feel it’s perfect or it can remain a surprise for you both on the day if you prefer!

Prices From

£400

Why choose Deb for your renewal of vows?

Whatever your reason for a vow renewal I will work with you to write a unique ceremony tailor made just for you, reflecting your love, your journey and your hopes for the future.
On the day I will deliver your bespoke ceremony! I’ll guide you through exactly what to do and when and you and your loved ones will be left with the most amazing memories of your special day.

You will be presented with a personalised Renewal of Vows Ceremony Certificate to celebrate this special occasion.

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Funerals
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Funerals

When you have lost a loved one, deciding who will speak those final words as you say goodbye is such a huge choice to make. You want to make sure they will be the right words that sum up your special person and capture the very essence of them.

When you put your trust in me as your celebrant, my commitment will be beyond just officiating a ceremony.

I will listen, learn and honour all that is unique about your loved one and their life lived.
We will share conversations, remember the funny moments, talk out about their quirks, hobbies, interests and passions and together we will weave that into a script that captures and celebrates them perfectly.

I take great pride in crafting unique ceremonies that celebrate life and provide a sense of closure. Whether you prefer a traditional funeral service, a non-religious ceremony, or something more alternative, I am here to accommodate your wishes.

During the planning process, I’ll meet with you as many times as required and take the time to learn about the life of your loved one – their passions, accomplishments, and the relationships they cherished. This knowledge allows me to weave together a heartfelt tribute that truly reflects the individual they were.

I will support you with choosing readings, music, poetry and any other creative elements.
I can write the eulogy or support you or family members with eulogy writing.
I will work with your funeral director and other suppliers.

Prices From

£250

Why choose Deb for your funeral?

I believe that love lives on through the memories we cherish, I am warm and approachable, someone you will feel safe with and listened too.

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Reviews for Deb Reed Celebrant

Total Reviews: 14

Average Rating: 5

reviews (14)

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She made our day magical and perfect in every way.

5 Stars
Stephen Clampin

Wedding | 03/08/2025 | The Rose and Crown Colchester

Having decided to marry, we knew we wanted to have a more personalised and intimate ceremony than a conventional Registrar provides.
So we contacted Deb and she quickly arranged a ‘no obligation’ meeting at our house to discuss what we wanted.
From the very start Deb was so helpful in explaining exactly what she does. Essentially, this involves getting to know us in great detail and giving us a questionnaire to complete about ourselves and our relationship then creating a bespoke ceremony for us to approve and amend as we wished.
Further meetings involved helping us to plan our celebration day, providing all stationery and materials for our family sand blending and always being available to answer and queries or questions.
On our big day, Deb conducted the most wonderful and personal ceremony with husband Phil on hand to take loads of photos and help with the music.

Deb is extremely professional, fun to work with and we absolutely loved having her as our celebrant. She made our day magical and perfect in every way.
100% recommended.

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She embraced the madness and joined in!

5 Stars
Lauren Fieldsend

Wedding | 12/20/2024 | Newland Hall

We were so, so lucky to have Deb perform our wedding ceremony in December and I cannot recommend using her for your wedding enough!!

We had the most amazing, personalised, special ceremony I have ever witnessed- it was so much more than we ever hoped our wedding would be. We had so many comments from guests about how we were so lucky to have such a personal touch to our wedding, it was really lovely.

Deb gave us so much more than a registrar ever would- meeting with us before, sending scripts over for approval, editing them as many times as we wanted and literally giving us the licence to do WHATEVER we wanted- she was up for anything- she embraced the madness and joined in!

I cannot thank her enough for making us feel so special and to give us a ceremony we will never forget- anybody is lucky to have her involved in their special day!

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An absolute rock for all of us.

5 Stars
James

Funeral | 12/17/2024 | Old Meadow Park Natural Burial Ground

Deb was an absolute revelation for us. She helped to make my father’s funeral run as smoothly and as naturally as it could, and her support and attention to detail in the run-up to the funeral made such a difference. Thank you so much Deb, you were an absolute rock for all of us.

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