21 of the Best Celebrants in Sydney and NSW

#1 - Claire Belford Marriage Celebrant

Northern Beaches, Sydney

Whether a small and initiate elopement or a larger gathering of hundreds, a couple’s wedding day is one of the most important of their lives, and the wedding ceremony is at the heart of the celebration. As a highly-acclaimed and experienced certified civil marriage celebrant, Newport-based Claire Belford understands this and aims to create peronalised, bespoke wedding ceremonies tailored to the needs and ideas of her couples. Claire listens, she guides and she offers a fresh and fun approach to ceremonies, all delivered with a sense of ease, professionalism and her trademark smile.

#2 - Over The Rainbow Celebrant

Sydney

Craig Batchelor, of Over The Rainbow Celebrant, has a velvet jacket, bowtie and pocket square in every shade on the colour spectrum, but it’s the ceremonies that this Baulkham Hills-based celebrant creates that leave wedding guests talking, laughing and crying.

As an experienced MC and marriage celebrant, Craig knows couples want someone organised, fun and warmly energetic, without being over the top, and he aims to deliver just that, getting to know each couple personally, guiding them through the process and legalities and working with them to create unique, thoughtful, sincere, moving and fun wedding ceremonies reflective of their love.   

#3 - Jordan Vassallo Celebrant

Sydney

As a marriage celebrant, Jordan Vassallo considers it his job to support his couples and to craft unique ceremonies, highlighting the little moments that make their relationship special. He draws on a background in performing arts and events to write, plan, rehearse and deliver each ceremony, and employs these skills as a wedding MC too. His aim is to allow guests a glimpse into a couple’s happiness and ensure the planning experience is as fun and stress-free as possible.

#4 - Georgia Fletcher Celebrant

Sydney

#5 - Lillian Lyon Marriage Celebrant

Sydney

When she’s not celebrating wedding ceremonies herself, Lillian Lyon Marriage Celebrant is training existing and aspiring celebrants. So, needless to say, her couples are in expert hands, and when she meets them for the first time Lillian says she starts with a blank page, a broad mind and an open heart then, after lots of questions and laughs a wonderfully unique ceremony begins to take shape. She prides herself on these personalised ceremonies — carefully-crafted to reflect the relationships, values and styles of her couples — which she delivers throughout Sydney, the Hunter Valley, the Blue Mountains and the Southern Highlands.

#6 - Karen Brown A Timeless Love

Sydney

From the first meeting right through to the wedding day, Karen Brown offers her couples friendly, professional guidance and the assurance of a truly custom-designed ceremony, suited to their personal style and delivered with warmth and genuine care.

Since 2014 the Emu Heights-based celebrant has been working with couples to create the wording, atmosphere and vibe they dream of for their wedding day, taking care of the legal requirements and stepping in to help, with a last-minute repair or a caring gesture, to help ensure that all goes smoothly on the big day.

#7 - Joined By Jeff Celebrant / DJ /MC

Central Coast

Jeff, of Joined By Jeff Celebrant, isn’t into “cringe worthy fluff”. Instead, the engaging marriage celebrant, DJ and MC likes to work with his couples to create wedding ceremonies that are enjoyable for everyone, and that reflect the personality and uniqueness of each pairing. Jeff’s friendly, infectious humour sets everyone at ease, while his event management skills help ensure that legalities are stress-free and that everyone knows what they need to do and where they need to be.

#8 - Ceremonies By Cassandra

Camden

When it comes to their wedding day Cass, of Ceremonies By Cassandra, is a big believer in couples doing it ‘their way’. And whether that’s a beautiful intimate ceremony or an ‘all the bells and whistles’ occasion, she’ll do her best to help them make it a memorable celebration.

Based in Elderslie on the outskirts of Sydney, as a celebrant Cass considers herself a trusted part of a couple’s wedding team and takes pride in her role in their wedding adventure.

#9 - Patricia Ma Celebrant

Sydney

A bilingual wedding celebrant, wedding MC and Chinese/Vietnamese wedding tea ceremony host with more than 18 years’ experience in events, Patricia Ma offers her couples personalised, touching wedding ceremonies in Cantonese, English and Mandarin.

Her aim is to bring brightness and colour to the serious part of the day and to apply her experience in events to help ensure the day runs perfectly, setting up the signing table, checking the sound, liaising with suppliers and checking in with parents and the wedding party to help make sure all goes to plan.

#10 - Jacqueline Dee Celebrant

Wollongong

#11 - Divine Celebrancy

Sydney

Some of her couples have nicknamed her their ‘Fairy Godmother’, and having married more than 800 of them Rita O’Reilly, of Divine Celebrancy, certainly seems to know a bit about romance. The Oran Park-based marriage celebrant and MC host says she also knows how to keep guests engaged while unveiling the true love story shared between soulmates.

With the help of her wordsmith husband, Terry, she coaches vow writing sessions and the pair strive to create personal, heartwarming wedding experiences for diverse couples, guiding them through the legal formalities, sharing their valuable resources and even liaising with wedding suppliers on occasion.

#12 - Your Celebrant & MC Beverly

Sydney

With years of experience as a civil marriage celebrant, Beverly believes in creating a wedding ceremony that is special to each couple she meets. The Maroubra-based celebrant loves learning and including traditions and cultural beliefs in a ceremony and guiding her couples as they journey through the next chapter of their relationship, with the aim of creating a memorable, fun ceremony that is true to them both.

#13 - Happily Ever Arthur

Sydney

Scarlett Arthur, of Happily Ever Arthur, admits she’s a “lover of love” and gets excited about telling her couples’ love stories and sharing in their special day. With more than eight years in the events industry, Scarlett also brings coordination and organisation to every occasion, with her aim being to go the extra mile and make her couples’ day that little bit more special and memorable.

#14 - Fiona Rogers Celebrancy

Central Coast

Fiona Rogers says she’ll do everything in her power to make her couple’s day special, and as both an experienced marriage celebrant and hair and make-up artist she’s especially well-qualified to make good on that vow.

Fiona’s aim is to make each wedding day as stress-free as possible, and to craft clear, confident, well-presented ceremonies filled with meaning and love and, of course, to help ensure her brides’ look stunning if they also need their hair and make-up done.

#15 - Building Forevers

Orange and Bathurst

Tanya McDonald, of Building Forevers, believes that finding the right person to take them through the first moments of married life is so important that she offers couples her first meeting free.

From her base in Central West NSW, Tanya services Orange, Bathurst, Dubbo, the Blue Mountains and even further afield, getting to know her couples so that she can carefully tailor her heartfelt ceremonies with the personal feelings, words and desires that best capture them, individually and as a pair.

#16 - Ruth Matos Marriage Celebrant & MC

Sydney

Ruth Matos says that nothing makes her happier than being able to give her couples the wedding ceremony that they are looking for, and believes that weddings should be fun, unique and reflective of the personalities of those marrying. From her base in South West Sydney, Ruth delivers these personalised ceremonies, and her MC services, throughout greater Sydney, the Blue Mountains, the Southern Highlands and the Illawarra.

#17 - Moments Like These Ceremonies

Saphire Coast

#18 - Wishbone Ceremonies

Nambucca Valley

#19 - Forever Yours Weddings

Kingscliff

#20 - Amy Watson - Marriage Maker

Sydney

#21 - Loving Love ~ Lena Saunig Marriage Celebrant

Sydney

Lena Saunig values meaningful, heartfelt, fun-filled marriage ceremonies and aims to make each one she performs a celebration of her couple and their unique love story. Regardless of how that looks, the Alexandria-based celebrant strives to ensure that they feel each moment, and that the precious people witnessing feel a deep sense of joy and connection.

Based in Sydney, Lena happily travels to deliver her balanced mix of professionalism, connection, humour, warmth and love.