Hi, I'm Kristina

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Hello there!

I'm Kristina, a humanist celebrant, lover of love, and wedding obsessive! I'm also a writer and a mum, which means I'm an expert wordsmith, skilled public speaker and first class troubleshooter, peacemaker and wiper of happy tears, all with a massive smile on my face. If you're looking for your wedding celebrant, I hope you'll look no further!

I understand that making decisions about your wedding can be really stressful. You've lots of choices to make, and sometimes the options can be both exciting and overwhelming. I'm sure I'm not the first celebrant you've looked at, but I want to be the last! I can take the stress out of planning, and help you craft the ceremony of your dreams. 

Here's what I can offer as your wedding celebrant:

- I'm ridiculously organised. Even the thought of being late gives me the shivers, and everything I do has to be colour-coded. You can rest easy knowing I have everything in hand.

- I'm creative. If you're looking for something out of the ordinary, then I'm your gal! I will help you explore options to make your day memorable and unique. There will be no copy-pasting on my watch!

- I will embrace your weird and wonderful. I love a wedding that showcases who you are as a couple, so if you want to walk down the aisle to the Imperial March instead of the Wedding March, have your dog as the ring-bearer, or break into a dance during your vows, I'll be cheering you on!

In my free time I love to bake, garden, and go on outdoor adventures with my husband and daughter. I also spend a lot of time curating Pinterest boards for my current obsession; previous topics have included French macarons, mermaid-themed bathrooms and, of course, my own wedding! I love to travel, and have lived in France and Spain, so if you're planning a wedding a bit further afield, or even just down the road, I'm happy to take a trip to make your day special.

If I sound like your kind of person, please get in touch! I'd LOVE to talk about your wedding. I promise I'll be just as excited as you are! <3

Kristina was such a joy to have as our celebrant - she put us both at ease from the start, and it was easy to see just how much love and enthusiasm she has for her profession. She put in so much hard work to make sure our wedding was absolutely the way we wanted it to be, and we had so many guests telling us they'd never been to a wedding like it and they loved how intimate and personal it was. Would totally recommend Kristina to anyone getting married, we can't thank her enough!

— A & T

Kristina was amazing, she was so friendly and accommodating, her ceremony script was beautiful and I recommend her to anyone who wants a personalised wedding that describes your love perfectly

— E & B

Kristina conducted my wedding on 30 April 2023 and I can honestly say I was blown away by what she achieved with little more than a simple questionnaire. My husband is french and we had a lot of non English speaking guests, Kristina spoke French beautifully and this was extremely well received, she also helped me translate my own vows and I cannot thank her enough for this, I was so stressed about this part that I forgot to think about the rest of the day, it is safe to say that my expectations were exceeded by miles and my day was an absolute dream come true. Can we do it all over again?!

Thank you so much

— C & F

The thoughts and sentiment of the ceremony was exactly what we wanted. Lots of unique, special touches including ring warming and hand fasting. Kristina was very relaxed, super organised and very helpful. Everyone loved the ceremony. Cannot recommend Kristina enough!

— R & D

Thank you so much for all your support in the run up to our wedding Kristina!

The process was so enjoyable and easy. We loooooved our ceremony and laughed the whole way through which was such a great start to our day!

It was so personal and the vibe was so relaxed. I’ve never been to such a fun ceremony (but I’m clearly very biased!).

— K & B

Thank you Kristina for the most perfect and beautiful wedding ceremony. You made us feel so comfortable and relaxed and we couldn’t recommend you enough. Thank you for making this so personal to us and all our guests agreed that it was a unique and beautiful ceremony.

Much love

— M & K

Kristina was fabulous to work with from start to finish. She tailored our ceremony to exactly how we wanted it and made us both feel so relaxed on the day. We got so many compliments on our ceremony, and so many people complimented Kristina and how attentive she was to all the guests before the ceremony. It was an honour to have Kristina marry us and we couldn’t recommend her more!

— M & A

Kristina performed our ceremoney on Saturday 26th Feb 2022 & wow! We couldn't have asked for a better day, my "husband" & I have been together over 16yrs & just wanted a quiet ceremoney with our children & partners present, Kristina came to meet us, found out all about our story & tailored the service to meet our requests, she was super efficient & the nicest girl to talk to so yet again, thank you so much Kristina

— H & P

Kristina was relaxed, attentive and so gracious in her delivery of our wedding ceremony on 29.06.2024. We are so delighted me met her and chose her as our Celebrant; we would highly recommend her and cannot say enough how lovely she made our special day!

— M & J

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Kristina McDonald

Where I work

Anywhere in Northern Ireland, though I'm always up for a trip somewhere else!

Fees from...

£600

Fluent in

French, Spanish

How to contact me
Email

kristinathecelebrant@gmail.com

Website

www.kristinathecelebrant.com

Instagram

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HUMANIST CEREMONIES™ is the network of more than 550 celebrants, trained by national charity Humanists UK to a gold standard to provide memorable and meaningful humanist ceremonies to non-religious people. Operating throughout England, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Channel Islands, we deliver authentic, tailor-made and heartfelt ceremonies for life’s key moments. They are always inclusive and welcoming, regardless of the beliefs of those attending.

You can trust Humanist Ceremonies celebrants: We are DBS-checked, fully insured, and regularly peer reviewed for quality assurance. We are committed to a code of conduct, and have a transparent and robust complaints process in the rare case of a problem. We all pay a monthly fee to Humanists UK to further support the work of the charity, and are part of a regional network for like-minded celebrants for support and learning.

Humanist weddings

A humanist wedding ceremony is a wonderful option to celebrate your wedding in the way you choose: without religion but with meaning, and totally true to the two of you. They are uplifting and heartwarming occasions, personal to each couple to reflect your personalities and interests, and your love story. Sincere and significant, your ceremony will be crafted to create an occasion which is unique and fitting to you both.