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Marcia Bravo Celebrant UK and Spain
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Available for
Countries Covered
Areas Covered
I travel Nationally & Internationally
Specialisms
Outdoor weddings in the Spanish sunshine, Bilingual weddings, LGBTQ weddings, Elopements, Multicultural & Micro weddings,
Affiliations
The Academy of Modern Celebrancy
Languages
English and Spanish
Hi, I'm Marcia
Hi I´m Marcia, a black passionate, creative, eclectic wedding celebrant fondly known as “M”. I´m originally from Leeds, UK, but now I´m based in Málaga, Southern Spain. I write and officiate bespoke wedding ceremonies for busy couples in the UK and Spain. I particularly love an outdoor wedding in the Spanish sunshine, bilingual ceremonies in English and Spanish, Spanish elopements, LGBTQ+, multicultural, multiracial and micro weddings. My skill is in the unique way I weave and narrate your love story into a vibrant ceremony that can include a symbolic ritual like a hand-tying. Are you a busy couple who dreams of an outdoor wedding in the Spanish sun in a beautiful finca, villa or cortijo in English or a blend of English and Spanish. Yes? Are you someone seeking an alternative and vibrant wedding, who appreciates life, vibrancy, passion, creativity and eclectic style? Yes? It´s great to meet you. M xxx
What's my ceremony style?
I´m vibrant and eclectic; maybe a bit like you!! It´s in the bright clothes I wear; maybe that you wear…My crazy hair!! My Afro Caribbean heritage. Your passion for life, My passion for bringing your story alive. Want colour? then that´s exactly what you´ll get…we´ll share this together on your special day… If you want an alternative wedding ceremony full of life; that weaves your amazing love story into symbolic rituals like a Hand-fasting, Jumping the broom or other cultural rituals and more that´s me… I use the experience from my vault of listening to people’s stories of love and life over the decades, and that´s a lot… alongside my creativity and imagination for interpreting stories. Added into the mix; positive energy and inspiration I feel when I´m connected to nature to write your bespoke wedding ceremony. If my style resonates with you and your dream is a wedding with colourful metaphors, then I´m the celebrant for you. M xxx
Prices From
Prices from €745 Bespoke Ceremony
Why choose Marcia?
If someone had told me in the future, I would learn to speak Spanish, I would probably have thought maybe!! Why not!! I´ve always considered Spanish a romantic language and loved the vibrant culture…But if they´d said Marcia you´re going to become a celebrant and write and officiate bespoke destination wedding ceremonies in the UK and Spain; I don´t think, I would have believed them but it´s really been one of the best things I´ve ever done… Don´t get me wrong I loved working within UK charities where I worked for 20+ years supporting and motivating vulnerable individuals; but I knew I longed for something more; to use my creativity every day.
Like you, my dream began on paper followed by my revelation that I could use my vault of experience helping couples to have a celebrant led ceremony. With my creativity and passion for working with people; I took the plunge and trained to become a celebrant.
What do I offer?
Weddings
My ideal clients love to travel when they have the time and like the mix of the UK and Spain but are not into glamping or anything like that. You enjoy something a bit different like a boutique hotel off the main high street with a cosy wood-burning stove with an interior that´s vibrant like your personalities because you love bright colours.
What really appeals to you is the intimacy, “just the two of you”. You love each other´s company and so an elopement or micro wedding appeals to you. You like to explore new things, interesting venues, restaurants; trying out new food trends and experiences like an alternative ceremony symbolic ritual like a hand-fasting. You especially enjoy having fun together and with friends.
My couples feel an empathy towards me because of my past career working in charities for 20+ years and my similar values and traits that resonate with yours I.e., caring, person centred, trustworthy, vibrant, naturally warm.
Bilingual-English & Spanish
Elopements, Micro weddings,
Vow renewals
I believe the best packages are the ones that are made especially for you!!; with your wedding aspirations and likes included. I´d love to help you choose a package that´s special and right for you.
Get in touch to see how I can help you take your dreams from paper to reality with a wedding package.
M x
Prices From
Prices from €745
Why choose Marcia for your wedding?
I just love working with people…Leading teams within the UK Charity sector as an Operations Manager; I have developed excellent organisational, listening, written and communication skills…perfect for writing your wedding script and officiating your ceremony… So the only thing you need to do is think of you…My friends and family describe me as calm, stoic, thoughtful, wise, person centred, confident, vibrant; with an ability to really listen to people and a great understanding of the world and of love and family. Having had responsibility for safeguarding adults and children throughout my career you can rest assured that you will be in safe hands as we celebrate your special day together…
M x
Unfortunately Marcia Bravo Celebrant UK and Spain is not available for Naming Ceremonies.
Renewal of Vows
I love couples with vibrant personalities who love life and enjoy celebrating life. Couples who are passionate about re-committing to each other whether that be after the first year, every year or at moments that are important to them.
Couples who love to dream and make dreams together. I particularly love couples who have vibrant and busy lives and want to get away from their usual routine to have their vow renewals in the sun in Málaga.
Couples who want to include aspects that have particular meaning to them as part of their vow renewal ceremony be that a symbolic ritual such as a ring warming, hand-fasting or something else…
Couples who are still seeking something a little bit different.
Do you love celebrating life and like the idea of renewing your vows? Yes? Get in touch to see how I can help you take your dreams from paper to reality, creating new memories that last a lifetime M xxx
I tailor my vow renewals to each couple I meet and believe the best packages are the ones that include the elements that truly have meaning to you.
I offer a bespoke vow renewal ceremony that reflects your personalised marriage story, commitments and future aspirations. I do this by getting to know you and the most important aspects of your marriage you want to celebrate. I incorporate the vows that you have written to say the words that mean the most to you both. I weave these into a ceremony that is passionate and speaks of your story of love, commitments to each other and your future aspirations; to create an intuitive, reflective and truly meaningful ceremony. M xxx
Prices From
From €645
Why choose Marcia for your renewal of vows?
I am passionate about helping couples to achieve their dreams and aspirations. In fact I have always been passionate about helping people and worked in the charity sector for over 20+ years. Here I helped vulnerable individuals and those in crisis situations to recover and achieve their life goals and aspirations. It is these skills, my caring nature, motivation; along with my rich experience of life that I bring to my ceremonies.
I am vibrant, eclectic and creative and this infuses into my celebrant personality and style. I have a warmth and natural energy that exudes when I am in my most happiest place, helping people to achieve their dreams and goals; which to me are the same in marriage.
I´m your celebrant if you´re looking for a vibrant, passionate and creative celebrant who just loves working with people to make their day extra special.
Get in touch I´d love to hear from you M xxx
Unfortunately Marcia Bravo Celebrant UK and Spain is not available for Funerals.
Reviews for Marcia Bravo Celebrant UK and Spain
Total Reviews: 20
Average Rating: 5
reviews (20)
I knew it had to be her to officiate our wedding. I told my bride-to-be, “I think I found the perfect person for us” and she agreed.
My wife and I live in Florida and decided to elope in Malaga, Spain. When pre-searching for someone to officiate our ceremony, I came across M’s page and I was immediately drawn by her picture which was very warm, genuine and inviting. I read on about her services and reviews from others and I knew it had to be her to officiate our wedding. I told my bride-to-be, “I think I found the perfect person for us” and she agreed.
We only had two short months to plan the whole event and from the very first Zoom call, we were 100% sure, we chose well. M was very attentive and quickly understood our love story and how we wanted to portray our love. Her recommendations for a photographer and hair/makeup were spot on and she also recommended a Sand Ceremony which we’d not heard of but loved the concept so we selected that option. So glad we did as M incorporated each of us, including my son who could not make the ceremony because of passport issues.
M also beautifully curated our ceremony script with personal elements of my bride and I’s love story that still makes my heart flutter when I watch our ceremony video. She was very patient with last minute edits and it turned out better than we imagined.
Everyone who was there or saw our video, were full of praise on our chosen celebrant.
M has such a great spirit and undeniable energy that was so important in our decisions to have as part of our special day. As fate would have it, we ran into each other on the streets of Malaga a couple of days after the ceremony and invited her to her first American Thanksgiving we were hosting. Amazing time and great fellowship was had by all.
Anyone planning a wedding or elopement in Spain would be truly elated with choosing M to officiate. Her attention to details (even down to your ceremony colors!) and personalization will make any couple so happy and grateful they chose M for their special day too. I wish she was in the United States too because I highly recommend her to all future brides-to-be.
M was the perfect celebrant for us and we would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding in Spain
M was incredibly lovely, accomodating and easy to work with. When you’re organising a wedding on the other side of the world you want to minimise headaches and stress, M communicated well, kept us on track and made sure the ceremony was perfect without needing any direction. M was the perfect celebrant for us and we would recommend her to anyone planning a wedding in Spain
Marcia was our celebrant and she was outstanding
My partner and I got married last month in Ronda, Spain. The setting was amazing with the beautiful sunshine and the stunning scenery. Marcia was our celebrant and she was outstanding. From the very beginning of our journey the attention to detail was second to none. She wrote a beautiful script for the service and gave advice on our vows. We were in contact regularly so we always felt it was important to her that our day would go perfectly. The service was just as we wanted it and we were really relaxed on the day. Our guests said it was one of the most personal weddings they had been to.
Marcia had to deal with lots of Irish names, I sent her the phonetic pronunciations and she totally pulled it off. Our guests were well impressed. She was also very cool when our ringbearer dog stole the show by barking loudly during the vows, much to the amusement of our guests. The doggie obviously did not want me to marry the love of her life, Shane!
We had the best day with lovely readings and music from family and friends, all orchestrated by Marcia and her gentle humour and an obvious enjoyment in what she was doing. We would not hesitate to recommend her.
Carol and Shane
