Hi, I'm Gitte

Hiring Gitte to be our wedding celebrant was one of the best decisions we made!

Initially, we had planned to ask a friend to officiate our ceremony, but soon we realised that the ceremony was what we were the most stressed about because of how important it was for us to get it right and make it meaningful. So we decided to turn to a professional.

The next challenge was finding someone who shared similar values to ours and who would therefore hold our hand as we created a ceremony that aligned with these values. It was particularly important for us that we found a celebrant who was inclusive and mindful of the various kinds of guests who would be coming to the wedding.

When we came across Gitte's profile we immediately knew she was the right person: an inclusive, fun, queer-affirming, feminist celebrant with a passion for social justice, a love of nature and animals and a knack for languages. As a Spanish-French couple with a diversity of guests from multiple countries and having a woodland wedding, this was the perfect fit!

From the moment we reached out to Gitte, she was wonderful. We had a no-obligation call to get to know each other and we immediately loved her. The next step was filling out a thorough questionnaire to allow her to get to know our values better. A few months later she came to see us in our home and we went deeper into our love story and the structure of the ceremony, and she answered all of our questions with patience and wisdom. She also helped us decide on what kinds of rituals would best suit our ceremony.

When the script was ready she shared it with us and we were able to give her feedback and make tweaks. It was a completely customised script that she worked very hard on. She really went above and beyond to make it perfect.

As introverts, my husband and I were quite nervous about the ceremony, but thanks to Gitte's wonderful script, which brought a lot of lightheartedness and fun to it, we actually really enjoyed the ceremony and were able to savour the moment. Everyone commented on how beautiful the ceremony was, and there were lots of laughs. Gitte even incorporated words in multiple languages—she said a few words in French and Spanish for our families and even said 'Welcome' in every single language spoken by our guests!

Gitte really helped elevate our wedding ceremony and our day and to make it truly special, and we will always be incredibly grateful. I would highly recommend her as a celebrant to any other couples!

— Cristina and Sully

Aaah, we couldn’t praise Gitte highly enough! She’s a warm and wonderful person - the best starting point. She’s also a brilliant, sensitive celebrant. With Gitte we got a ceremony that reflected us rather than follow convention for the sake of it. Gitte guided us by suggesting different elements that we would never have thought of ourselves, and gave us space to choose and adapt. We went for a “ring warming”, an inclusive ritual infused with the love of all our friends and family present. Ask Gitte if you’re intrigued! The story Gitte told of us as a couple was joyous but not sentimental, with just the right amount of humour and drama. It was properly entertaining, and very “us”! Although we worked with Gitte on the script there were some lovely surprise elements. The whole ceremony was well structured, so we always felt in safe hands, but at the same time was relaxed and celebratory. A family member commented that “usually at weddings you’re waiting for the service to end before the fun part begins, but with your wedding the service was part of the fun too.” High praise! We are hugely grateful to Gitte for creating such a special occasion for us and recommend her wholeheartedly.

— Marta and Simon

Gitte’s experience and knowledge made our autumn wedding day run smoothly. Her openness to ideas and collaboration made our less conventional celebration just what we wanted! The perfect person to support us through the experience.

— Stephanie & David

We are so thankful that we found Gitte and that she was a part of our wedding day. Her ceremony was beautiful, not only in the words but in the energy that she brought.

More importantly, Gitte have some much time and support in everything leading up to our big day - with honest conversation and care in what she does, Gitte got so many lovely memories and honest truths out of us. It was a huge comfort knowing we had put our trust in a person who truly wanted to get to know us and shared our goals. When I was struggling to write my vows, she took the time to meet me 1:1 to help me through and the kindness and patience she showed was truly amazing.

So just a message to anyone thinking of a celebrant led wedding - if you even have an inkling this is for you - speak to Gitte. We had the most magical wedding ceremony, full of quirks and happiness, that was made with love and careful thought. Harry and I knew we were in good hands from the minute we sat down and it is funny to still cry at stories that you've known for years because of how beautifully they're being told by someone else. We had guests mention our ceremony all day and the smiles on everyone's faces as they left our ceremony space was enough to tell us we made the right decision.

Thank you x

— Holly & Harry

More TESTIMONIALS

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Our heartfelt thanks to Gitte for being such a wonderful celebrant. We had a really special time and your ceremony completely captured our relationship, we are so grateful for all your hard work. You created a really magical occasion, and the audience participation was the perfect touch to include our friends who are so important to us. It felt like you really understood us and what was needed to celebrate the occasion in a way which was completely individual and unique to us. Throughout you were kind and caring, you made sure everyone was included and provided extra personal touches, like the ribbons, to ensure we felt completely relaxed, comfortable and well looked after – all we needed to focus on was enjoying the day. Thank you so much.

— Faye Sussex

Gitte was amazing at our wedding - we would highly highly recommend! She was the perfect blend of warm and professional and made us feel in very safe hands - thanks Gitte!

— William Carruthers

Gitte was the perfect celebrant for us. She put so much thought into the whole process from the beginning until the end. We had quite a clear idea of what we wanted before we found her, and she brought some wonderful new additions to our ceremony without there ever being any pressure to take up any of her suggestions. We especially like the ring warming element that was something she proposed and we would have never have thought of, many people commented on how lovely that aspect was. On the day itself, she held the space with a calm, grounded, clear and light hearted energy, exactly what we were after. Many special life time memories! We received a lovely plantable seed wedding card from her which also came with the gift of planting a tree, such a lovely thoughtful touch. Thank you Gitte 💗

— Noah Gold

Gitte was a wonderful celebrant for our wedding this summer. We loved how she developed our "story" together and the hand fasting ritual we decided was right for us. She has a really calm energy and is a great orator. She was also organized and professional, taking the stress out of the day itself. We couldn't recommend her more highly.

— Laura Andrews

Gitte presided over our humanist ceremony in August and we couldn't recommend her more. So many of our guests fed back that it was one of the nicest ceremonies they've been to. Gitte did so much research on us on during the planning process, her account of our love story was incredibly well crafted, funny and heartfelt. The different options that she gave us really made us feel like we were in control at all points which is very important on such a big occasion. The whole process from beginning to end was an absolute pleasure and I'm now sad that it's all over. If you're looking for a humanist celebrant choose Gitte, you won't regret it!

— Chris Augier