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16 of the Best Celebrants in Adelaide

If you're looking for an Adelaide Celebrant, you have come to the right place. The Married Couples of South Australia have spoken and have determined the Top 16 Celebrants in Adelaide!

Save yourself the time, by connecting with these highly trusted, kind, and truly professional celebrants!

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Vicky Flanegan Marriage Celebrant | Benny Wylde

Why invest in one of these trusted & professional Celebrant in Adelaide?

A celebrant may not be there for the entirety of your wedding day, however, they play a very integral part of your special day, and certainly have the great ability to set a positive & wonderful tone for your ceremony. This is why it is so important to research & meet with your celebrant before saying "I Do". Make sure you look for verified wedding reviews and ensure they have a high-customer satisfaction rating.

These brilliant Adelaide Celebrants have the great 'gift of the gab' and are smart when it comes to thinking on their feet.

So much is happening prior to and during the ceremony, that these experienced celebrants will be your second-set of eyes to ensure everything is running smoothly.There's a lot more to a celebrant than solely reading from a piece of paper, the great ones have the experience of working with many couples, vendors, and wedding venues, have a quality PA System so your guests can actually hear you, are fantastic public speakers and can grasp any situation to ensure you are your most relaxed!

Our suggestion is not to cut on costs when selecting a professional celebrant. Making that extra investment is one less thing to worry about because the best celebrant will have everything under control.

So, choose a celebrant that is experienced, highly recommended, and one that will assist you in shining your personality at your ceremony - that way, you will be most comfortable when pronouncing your love and marriage to your bestie.

How was this list of Top Adelaide Celebrants Determined?

Each year, ABIA has nearly 30,000 Married Couples invited to Rate, Recommend & Review their Wedding Vendors, for the Quality of Product, Quality of Service, Attitude of Staff, and Overall value. This customer-feedback determines the below list and the Winners & Finalists of the ABIA Wedding Industry Awards. We pride ourselves in representing this incredible portfolio of Adelaide Celebrants based on the real feedback of South Australian Married Couples, which determined the best & most trusted celebrants in the 23rd South Australian ABIA Wedding Industry Awards.

Enjoy learning a little more about South Australia's Best Celebrants below!

 


 

#1 - Vicky Flanegan Marriage Celebrant

Adelaide

Winner — ABIA Award for Marriage Celebrant (South Australia 2023)

Modern, authentic, inclusive, engaging, fun wedding ceremonies are what Vicky Flanegan prides herself on, and one wedding guest described her as, “Just the right amount of crazy”. With 12 years of experience, the Woodcroft-based celebrant works hard to avoid ‘boring’, has always been LGBTIQ+ friendly, strives to ensure her couples’ ceremony planning experience is as stress-free and relaxed as possible, and aims to create personalised, engaging, professionally-organised ceremonies that are memorable for all the right reasons.

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#1 - Victoria Edwards - Adelaide Marriage Celebrant

Adelaide

Victoria Edwards considers it an amazing honour to work as a marriage celebrant, and is delighted by the different styles of weddings she’s been a part of, having married more than 500 couples. Based in Golden Grove, she performs ceremonies throughout Adelaide and South Australia, is LGBTIQ+ friendly and aims to create and perform ceremonies that are professional, relaxed, and a little bit cheeky — with lots of laughs and, sometimes, a few tears mixed in.

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#2 - Camille Abbott Celebrant

Adelaide

Having married almost 1000 couples, Camille Abbott understands how exhausting the search for the perfect celebrant can be, so she encourages her couples to relax, as she guides them through the process of creating a natural, fun wedding ceremony.

She delivers these in a light-hearted but sincere tone, with the aim of capturing the attention of guests while presenting a ceremony that each couple will reminisce about for many years to come.

Read Camille Abbott Celebrant's Customer Reviews.
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Fiona Winwood is known for her passionate style and telling each couple’s story with the right balance of humour, romance and creativity. She works with each pair to craft these ceremonies, guiding them through the process of getting married, writing wedding vows and even finding the best suppliers to support them on their big day. The Brighton-based celebrant is supportive of marriage equality, and aims to design ceremonies that are sincere, modern, fun, easy to hear — thanks to her top-quality wireless PA system — and in keeping with her couples’ vision. 

Read Fiona Winwood Weddings's Customer Reviews.
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#4 - Jen Attard, By my side Celebrant

Adelaide

At Jen Attard’s fun wedding ceremonies she says people clap and laugh, cheer and sometimes shed happy tears, and guests become a part of the proceedings, rather than just watching them. Based in Glenelg East, it’s Jen’s aim to create “unboring wedding ceremonies”. Fun aside though, Jen also understands that a couple’s wedding day will become one of their most cherished memories and works closely with each pair to craft their unique love story into a ceremony written just for them, which she strives to deliver in a warm, relaxed manner with the right balance of sincerity and fun.

 
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Penelope, of Celebrations By Penelope, like to tell people, "I've married almost 1200 people, but I only have one husband,” and says being a marriage celebrant, “is all kinds of special”.

She describes herself as a modern marriage celebrant, and with more than 11 years of experience and 600 ceremonies to her name she’s well qualified to create the memorable, stress-free, personal, engaging and romantic wedding ceremonies that she aims to deliver for all of her couples.

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Based in Wistow near Mount Barker, in the gorgeous Adelaide Hills, Melanie Schubert performs marriage ceremonies at the surrounding local vineyards and wineries, but also travels to Adelaide, Murraylands and the Fleurieu Peninsula to collaborate with loved-up couples and create personalised wedding ceremonies for each of them. Melanie understands that their wedding will be one of the most personal and cherished days of her couples’ lives, and endeavours to create ceremonies that reflect this.

 
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#7 - Melebrant - Melanie Millen

Adelaide

She describes herself as a “Melebrant” and Melanie Millen’s playful take on her role as a marriage celebrant offers an insight into her bright, bubbly personality. She loves to have a laugh, but says she’s equally passionate about connecting with her couples with care, putting them at ease and using her public speaking skills and experience to create professional ceremonies that express their unique love story. Plus, as a self-confessed gypsy, she’ll travel near and far to deliver them.

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#8 - Clare Mannion Marriage Celebrant

Adelaide

Clare Mannion likes to ensure she holds her couples at the centre of everything she does as a marriage celebrant, in order to create ceremonies written from scratch and filled with love and laughter.

The former midwife takes pride in her continued involvement in life celebrations, in her attention to detail and her bright, bubbly personality, and promises to support her couples through every step of designing a wedding ceremony they’ll remember fondly forever.

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Michaela Von der Borch, of More Than Words Ceremonies, believes it is important to feel completely comfortable with the people around you on your wedding day, so she offers her couples an initial no obligation discussion. And, whether they want a wedding that’s formal or casual, traditional or modern, elaborate or intimate she’ll work with them to create a ceremony that reflects their personalities, values and relationship, and take care of the legalities and paperwork.

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Experienced marriage celebrant Annette Perryman takes great pride in providing friendly, professional services and striving to create perfect ceremonies for her clients, filled with memories to last a lifetime. She works with each couple to design a ceremony that showcases their personalities, values, and love and commitment to each other, with the aim of turning their wedding dreams and ideas into reality.

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#11 - Amy Harrison Celebrant

Adelaide

For couples seeking a personalised, memorable and stylish wedding ceremony, Amy Harrison Celebrant may be just the right fit. Based in Flagstaff Hill, Amy strives to connect with and meet the unique needs of each of her couples by crafting modern ceremonies filled with her trademark warmth and sincerity.

Read Amy Harrison Celebrant's Customer Reviews.
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#12 - Natasha Winter - Marriage Celebrant

Adelaide

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#13 - Ceremonies by Gerrelyn

Mawson Lakes

Short, long, big, small, formal or casual — whatever a couple’s preferred ceremony style Gerrelyn, of Ceremonies by Gerrelyn, will do her best to deliver it in her unique, fun, stress-free way, thanks to her relaxed yet organised approach. The Mawson Lakes celebrant describes herself as modern, engaging, LGBTQIA+ friendly and eager to help her couples create a personal and meaningful wedding ceremony that celebrates their story. She’s also happy to travel Australia-wide to assist with everything from completing the legal documents to presenting a fresh, enjoyable wedding ceremony.

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#14 - kt weddings

Adelaide

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#15 - Andrew Baldino Celebrant

Adelaide

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