KIND WORDS FROM COUPLES

Anne-Maree & Dino

Dear Hess,

Now that we have come back to reality of the best kind, Dino and I wanted to take a moment to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for playing the most important role on our wedding day.

We felt like you were not just our celebrant, but our friend and it was so special to have you there on the day. Seeing you on arrival at the Ceremony made everything feel so calm and happy and we just simply cannot find enough words to explain how truly grateful we are that you were there to marry us. 

Our guests absolutely raved about you and especially your beautiful Italian that you spoke. 

Lex & Lach

Dear Hess,

We are so overjoyed and full of gratitude for the tremendously beautiful wedding ceremony you made for us. 

It was so important that we had someone who not only spoke elegantly and beautifully, but with joy and vibrance. 

From that first email and then our little coffee date we just knew you were the perfect person to marry us. 

Hester, you are an incredible wordsmith, such a kind soul and certainly the most incredible celebrant we have witnessed. 

Your ceremony write-up was truly breathtaking, it was so us, so perfectly worded, and spoken with such genuine joy and elegance. 

Thank you for your communication in the lead-up and how perfectly organised you are, the day was such a well-oiled machine thanks to you and your lovely roadie. 

We look back on our ceremony with so much fondness and seeing your sweet smile in those images is a true gift to us(also because your dress and you are entirely stunning.)

We write this with so much love and gratitude, we are so glad we found you and were able to have you as our most special person on our most special day. 

With all of the newly wedded love - Lex and Lach xx

Nat & Rich

“Thank you so much for the beautiful service. You must have read the vows with glee when we sent them to you, everyone (including us) was so shocked at how well they lined up. Some people seriously doubted we hadn’t seen each others beforehand. 

Everyone raved about your approach to the ceremony. They said you were super warm with a calming voice. We appreciated your caring, funny – but not showy – approach and being across everything in the lead up and during the day. 

You were also a life saver with lint rollers and tissues for excessive lippy!! Thank you for the gift and the copy of the ceremony. We’re currently using the pen to keep score during an intense honeymoon card game in front of a roaring fire.”

Niamh & Emma

“Hester exceeded our expectations at every turn. She was really supportive throughout the planning process and was amazing about supporting the use of they/them and gender neutral terms for Niamh. Hester made us feel so comfortable as disabled queers and went above and beyond at every step to accommodate our needs. We would recommend Hester to anyone who wants a patient, funny and accepting celebrant!”

Steph & Josh

“We felt an immediate connection with Hester, and it’s wasn’t just due to the ginger locks, she took the time to get to know us. Hester wrote a beautiful narrative about our relationship that brought laughter and happy tears. Her wealth of knowledge and experience helped plan our ceremony and also direct our ceremony rehearsal because we had never been to a wedding before! Hester is a friendly, kind-hearted, thoughtful, dedicated and organised person who brought a sense of calm to our wedding. The amount of work she did behind the scenes did not go unnoticed. She brought everything required for the ceremony and worked with our videographer, venue and musician to create the most magical day. We cannot thank Hester enough for being a part of our day!”

Emma & Tom

“Hester was an integral part of our special day, she went above and beyond at every step of the journey. She helped us feel at ease as Covid impacted our plans on multiple occasions. Not only was she able to adapt and evolve our wedding, she also helped us to stay excited through the uncertainty. She is an absolute delight to collaborate with and is thoughtful in every aspect of her craft. We admire her creative process, her attention to detail and genuine care for her couples. Her beautiful curation and delivery of the ceremony was loved by all.”

Ozge & Seb

“Hester was an absolute dream to work with on our vows and wedding ceremony. She is bubbly, friendly, thoughtful, and we instantly felt very comfortable with her from the get go. All of our meetings felt like catching up with a friend, and we loved having so much in common with her - from a love of cats to vegan food! Hester has wonderful values, and her personality shines in the thoughtful, and beautiful wedding ceremonies that she prepares!”

Emily & Gareth

“We couldn’t recommend Hester highly enough. She was super organised and got us a draft of our ceremony well ahead of our big day which helped us relax and enjoy the process. We also had quite a few unique elements we wanted to incorporate, such as a handfastening ceremony, and Hester researched these and wove them beautifully into the ceremony. Hess also kindly spent a large part of the Saturday before the wedding practicing certain parts of our ceremony with us and running through everything so we felt relaxed and at ease. On the day, Hester did such a stellar job during the ceremony - her calm pace and friendly, warm manner were perfect and created such a lovely atmosphere for our guests. She also reacted to little unexpected moments with great humour and wit (such as one of our dogs barking at the exact moment we mentioned how much we loved them in the ceremony!). Our guests absolutely loved Hester and the ceremony with many coming up to tell us how great she was and how the ceremony was the best they had ever seen.”

Sarah & Eli

“I honestly could not recommend this amazing beautiful soul enough. Yesterday she was perfect puzzle piece in our perfect day! Hester honestly goes above and beyond and all our guests commented on how amazing and what a fabulous vibe she gave to our wedding! We can never thank her enough for all her amazing effort, it was so much more than just being our marriage celebrant!! Thank you Hess, you have made us one very happy married couple!”

Stephie & Kyle

“Hester married my husband and I last weekend in a beautiful, warm and loving ceremony. Hester was such a wonderful person to work with when preparing our ceremony. She was absolutely perfect for our big day and we are so grateful we found her! We highly recommend Hester!”

Stef & Sean

“Hester was an absolute delight to work with. She brought a young, vibrant and relaxed feel to our ceremony and customised it perfectly to suit us. From the first moment we met her to discuss our plans, we knew she was the perfect fit. An absolutely amazing person who we now have the privilege to consider one of our friends.”

Mel & Iain

“We are so pleased with the ceremony that you crafted! It felt very personal whilst still being simple and elegant. We loved how flexible you were and how you managed to capture our thoughts and wishes. We couldn’t have asked for anything more!”
“We would just like to say thank you again for making our day so stress-free and special. All the organisation before the day helped us so much, and on the day you and your style integrated so well with our guests, and made everyone feel very comfortable.”

Hope and Tom

“We wanted to say the BIGGEST thank you in the world for making our day the day it was, we had the absolute best experience with you as our celebrant and we are super super grateful for everything you did for us! From meeting you the first time, to you leaving on the wedding day (we wish you didn’t leave!) We appreciated your calming influence and how you were able to make us feel like the only couple in the world! You gave us the perfect start into our married life and we will forever be grateful for what you have done for us! You felt like a friend to us through the whole experience, especially when you came into the room while I was getting ready and made me cry! .... (just ask Tom I want you to be my best friend!) .... and we can not thank you enough! We will forever be referring you to our friends!” 

Mara and Daniel

“Our experience with Hester was one of the main highlights of the wedding planning process. Hester is warm and calming (which was crucial on the big day!). Hester supported us as we replanned our wedding due to COVID-19. She was always so responsive and helpful, researching the rules and providing much needed advice. Hester wrote a beautiful ceremony for us which got lots of compliments from family and friends. We can’t thank Hester enough for her support and couldn’t recommend her more highly!” 

Mel and Adrian

“We can’t recommend Hester enough! We were devastated when we had to postpone our destination wedding that we were planning for over a year due to COVID-19. We still wanted to go ahead with the ceremony but we weren’t so sure if it would be a little sad as out friends and family wouldn’t be able to participate physically with all the restrictions. Then we met Hester. She is so positive, kind and comforting. She gave us amazing ideas to make our ceremony more special. Against all the odds our ceremony was warm, loving and unforgettable. We are so grateful we found Hester and we highly recommend her! 

Tegan and Michael

“Hester is a ray of sunshine. Our day wouldn’t have been complete without her. The personalised ceremony was sweet, funny and captivating. Everyone was laughing and crying all at once. Our meetings with Hester were always a delight and I’m sad we now won’t have any more! If I could give her more than five stars I would in a heartbeat. Book Hester as your celebrant if you want someone who genuinely loves what they do.”

Steph and Tom

“Hester was the most incredible marriage celebrant we could have asked for. When we first met it felt like we’d been friends for years (and I hope we are for many more years!) she helped explain all the scary legal things we knew nothing about and she wrote the most beautiful ceremony that perfectly captured us and our relationship. I would recommend Hester to anyone and everyone!”

Tayla and Daniel

“I can not recommend Hester more! She was the first component of our wedding that didn’t feel like a business transaction, she instead felt like a long lost friend the ceremony she created for us was full of beautiful moments and we are so grateful to have had some of her magic apart of our day! If we could get married 10x over, we would hands down have Hester marry us every single time.”

Rhydian & Amelia

“Hester made getting married during a pandemic feel easy, and also delivered the relaxed vibe we wanted for our ceremony.

In addition to being a great human being all round, Hester has powers to summon wildlife to your ceremony that complements your wedding vows.

Can highly recommend Hester.”