Hi, I'm Paul

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I'm a North East Wedding Celebrant proud to say I'm trained and accredited by Humanists UK.

As a Wedding Celebrant in Newcastle, Sunderland, Teesside to Northumberland, I create wedding ceremonies that I'm proud to say are are truly unique and personal.

I don’t do ceremonies with standard “insert name here” style scripts, typically used by Registrars, Religious Officiants and the rest.

No droning on, no words that have little to no meaning to you or your invited family and friends.

Instead, everything is written specifically for you, every word personalised to you, with meaning, joy, happiness, and authenticity.

Hey, it can even be a little bit fun and laugh out loud in places!

Love and laughter guaranteed all the way through…

Add in some custom written vows that are both powerful and heartfelt.

Maybe throw in some personal vows, or even secret love letters revealed to each other for the very first time and read by me to you both during your wedding?

Or you might like the idea of including one or two unique touches to make your ceremony just that little bit more special? Let’s do it – I’ve got loads of great ideas!

Imagine the entire ceremony uniquely written and designed to move you, and leave nothing but magical memories for many years to come.

Sound okay so far? Brilliant!

But I’ve really only just scratched the surface. Get in touch and let’s start the conversation on how I can create an unforgettable wedding ceremony for you both!

How do you summarise the perfect celebrant experience...?

Talk about fitting the vibe check! We befriended Paul so much by the time the big day came it felt like having another honoured guest with us!

Paul really appreciates the gravity and individuality of each ceremony he is part of. He went the extra mile for us at every step of the process, making sure we were absolutely happy with the final outcome. He delivered the ceremony beautifully and facilitated the most perfect wedding day for us. He was attuned to all of our sensitivies and made sure everything was just so to put us at ease.

Paul, we can't thank you enough for being such an irreplaceable and integral part of our wedding, and only wish we could it all over again. 🩵 A&N

— Alex & Nicole

From the moment we spoke to Paul he immediately put Sean and I at ease! We adored his humour as it matched ours entirely. He listened to our story intently, and relayed it on the day with perfection. We genuinely could not have picked a better person to start our day off! We felt so relieved to have such a calming presence when we needed it on the day too, calming Sean’s aisle anxiety, checking in on me before I hit the aisle!

If you are thinking about getting Paul as your celebrant - I absolutely wholeheartedly recommend you do! He made our wedding experience unforgettable due to him understanding that we wanted light hearted, fun and full of love. He exceeded all expectations and wish we could do it all over again.

— Jen & Shaun

We're so glad we found Paul because he is a simply awesome Humanist Celebrant. On the day, Paul was awesome, calming the nerves of the groom and the bride and the delivery at the ceremony was about as brilliant as it's possible to be. Where humour was required, there was humour; where a more serious note was required, it was there; and where instructions to the bride and groom were required (because we were very caught up in the moment!) they were clear. To say we would thoroughly recommended his services would be one hell of understatement - he's brilliant!

— Jackie and Martin

From the very beginning Paul was fantastic. He put us both at ease and we really enjoyed sharing our story with Paul and getting to know him!

He 100% made our ceremony and all of our guests had nothing but good words to say about him. He made the ceremony intimate but funny - just what we wanted.

We couldn't recommend Paul enough and we're so grateful that he made our day even more special!

— Olivia and Alex

5 Stars are not enough to reflect how fantastic Paul is. From our first message Paul was outstanding.

He was with us through every step of the process, nothing was too big of an ask.

He captured our story and our personalities in his incredible script and had everyone laughing (and shedding a tear or two) throughout.

He really made the day for us. We genuinely cannot thank or recommend him enough. He is absolutely incredible!

— Kimberley and Matthew

Paul successfully captured who we are as a couple and struck the right balance between heart-warming and humorous in the right places.

We would highly recommend Paul to anyone who is wanting a very personal and beautiful wedding ceremony!

— Catherine and Adrian

Wow what can we say Paul was fantastic from start to finish.

He listened to our story and wrote our ceremony brilliantly. He was the perfect fit to our day.

Everyone after said how lovely the ceremony was. We would definitely recommend Paul to anyone.

He was there for us whenever we needed him and nothing was ever too much

Thank you so much Paul.

— Laura and Tom

Paul did a fantastic job with our wedding ceremony! He worked with us to create our personalised wedding script, really tailored to us, reflecting our story, and what we wanted from our day.

Our family and friends all commented on what a lovely ceremony it was.

The whole process from start to finish was very smooth and professional and Paul really put us at ease.

— Daisy and Ollie

From start to finish Paul was with us the whole way making our ceremony amazing and unforgettable!

So many of our guests commented saying it was the best ceremony they had ever been to and that was all due to Paul!

We met with Paul and he took the time to get to know us and our story, he wrote the script and it was absolutely perfect. It was so special.

We incorporated hand fasting into our ceremony and Paul helped us with this to ensure we knew exactly what we were doing.

Our ceremony was so smooth, so special, and so amazing and we can't thank Paul enough!

— Alex and Dec

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Paul Blackett

Where I work

I cover all of the North East of England - Tyne and Wear, County Durham, Northumberland and Teesside. In fact anywhere from Northumberland to North Yorkshire and beyond including Newcastle upon Tyne, Gateshead, Sunderland, Durham, Middlesbrough amongst many other places.

Fees from...

£650

How to contact me
Email

hello@paulblackettcelebrant.com

Phone

07922 599923

Website

www.paultheweddingcelebrant.com

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.