Hi, I'm Sarah

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I'm a wedding celebrant trained and accredited by Humanists UK, with years of experience creating and leading humanist wedding ceremonies for hundreds of couples across Northern Ireland. I specialise in crafting non-religious wedding and vow renewal ceremonies that are personal, meaningful, and genuinely reflective of each couple’s story.

I work closely with couples to create bespoke humanist wedding ceremonies that celebrate your relationship, your commitment, and the life you are building together. Having conducted many ceremonies over the years, I bring a calm, confident presence and a well-honed writing style that allows your ceremony to feel warm, natural, and beautifully balanced — emotional without being heavy, meaningful without being formal. Every ceremony I create is entirely unique, shaped around you as a couple and the details that matter most to you. You’re free to include any personal elements you wish, such as readings, music, singing, or symbolic rituals, with guidance and support to help everything flow smoothly on the day.

If you’re looking for an experienced, professional wedding celebrant who will take the time to truly understand you and deliver a ceremony that feels thoughtful, relaxed, and expertly held, I’d love to hear from you. I’m always happy to offer an initial, no-pressure conversation to explain how I work and help you decide if I’m the right fit for your day.

Our experience with Sarah as our celebrant was perfect. We cannot emphasize enough how much we loved our ceremony. It was personalised to us, and exactly what we wanted.Sarah is knowledgeable and was able to make a complicated process seem very simple and straightforward. Sarah made our day so incredibly special and we would recommend her to anybody in a heartbeat!

— Mr & Mrs Yarwood

Sarah was a pleasure to work with from the get go. She made us both feel at ease about the process with video calls to help guide us through everything. The way Sarah put together our ceremony was just perfect, we loved it and it was perfect for us. Everyone had lovely things to say about how personal our ceremony was! So thank you Sarah for making the most special day even more perfect!

— Chloe & Gareth

Wonderful, thoughtful and funny! Three words that would describe our wedding ceremony last year with Sarah. Thank you so much for guiding us through our wedding last year, it was a truly memorable ceremony and you really helped set the atmosphere for what was a truly magical day! Thank you!

— Ryan & Laura

Our experience of having Sarah as our celebrant was everything we could have possibly hoped for. Prior to the wedding she spent time to getting to know exactly what our expectations were as well as putting us at ease with any nerves! She collated all the information she needed to carry out a beautiful ceremony that made us all laugh, cry and it truly reflected our true personalities and love for one another. Everyone who attended (including our more 'traditional' guests) loved the ceremony and went out of their way to let us know!

— Naomi & Scott

Sarah was amazing from the get go, very knowledgeable and open to all ideas. When I got to the top of that aisle she immediately put me at ease, it honestly felt like an old friend was doing our ceremony. She collated our questionnaires into a funny but thoughtful ceremony, at the same time injecting her own charisma and charm into it which made all guests both laugh and cry! Would highly recommend Sarah to everyone I know, if I ever get married again (hopefully not ha!) I know who to call!

— Dan & Zara

Sarah was amazing for our wedding! From the minute we met we knew we could trust Sarah to make our wedding special and unique! On the day, the ceremony was so personal and intimate and it felt like Sarah had taken the time to really get to know us and our relationship! Ours was the first humanist wedding many guests (and us for that matter) had been to and so many guests said how beautiful it was! Thank you so much Sarah for everything!

— Emmett & Fiona

Sarah was the perfect celebrant for our wedding day. Right from the beginning Sarah was incredibly friendly, organised and took a lot of the stress away from us. On the day, Sarah brought calmness, warmth and humour which was exactly what we wanted from our ceremony. All of our guests were extremely complimentary of Sarah too. We have since recommended Sarah to friends who have become recently engaged.

— Stephen & Laura

From our first point of contact, Sarah was warm, welcoming and natural and we felt very informed of the process. We arranged a Zoom call and got to chat about what kind of ceremony we hoped for and got so much information which put us at ease as we had no clue where to start. Sarah even got to meet Harvey our dog through Zoom, who was to become a big part of our day. Our ceremony was perfect. Short, sweet, personal and all about us as a couple, our past and our hopes for the future. We added a sand blending ceremony and our guests keep commenting how much they loved the whole service. We couldn't recommend Sarah highly enough and would encourage any newly engaged couples to look into a humanist ceremony.

— Leeanne & James

Now things have settled we just wanted to send you a message to say how thankful we are!! The ceremony was just perfect and everyone came up to tell us how amazing it was. Thank you so much for making it so personal and beautiful. We couldn’t have asked for anything more !! It was truly amazing. You are extremely talented and we’ll be recommending you to everyone that is looking for a humanist celebrant. We are so happy we had the videographer there to get it all on film too so we can relive it any time.

— Maeve & Philip

Sarah made our ceremony everything we wanted it to be and more. She delivered our story in both a funny and loving way and everyone is still telling us about how much they enjoyed it! She went out of her way to get all our information and to make our ceremony completely about us and our story while also making it short and sweet (the way we wanted it). We couldnt have asked for anymore from her, she really did everything possible for us and we really appreciated her coming to our rehearsal the week before the wedding, giving us a proper run through of how it was going to be but also really putting our minds and nerves at ease.

— Lauren & Mary

Our experience with Sarah was perfect. Sarah made what was a complicated process to us seem simple and straightforward. Sarah crafted a wonderful personal ceremony for us, that captured the exact vibe of what we wanted on our wedding day. We were able to work with Sarah to tailor the ceremony to our preference, while relying on Sarah's expertise and taking her advice. We would absolutely recommend Sarah to anyone looking to have a Humanist Ceremony!

— Joe and Molly

Our ceremony was a perfect mix of humorous, personal moments and a little bit of tradition. It really felt true to us as a couple and we really enjoyed Sarah making that happen for us. I think Humanist ceremonies are such a lovely personal touch to the wedding day and you can really make it your own which is so wonderful.

— Emer & Dewi

Now that family has gone, we have time to reflect on our day so Jason and I would like to send a huge thank you for making our wedding ceremony incredible! My family who had never been to a humanist ceremony before said “this is how a ceremony should be”! The way you put each of our stories together to make one was amazing! I will never forget it! 

— Kim & Jason

We are so glad we chose Sarah to officiate our wedding. We were fortunate enough to already know Sarah and knew she would take the time to craft a ceremony that was personal and meaningful to us. She did not disappoint! She was so thoughtful and genuine in the way she told our love story and reflected our lives in all the little details, like referring to our families, pets and hobbies. As soon as I arrived at the venue and saw Sarah I felt at ease as she calmly and confidently explained how the ceremony would run. Sarah was a consummate professional and brought such joy and energy to the day. We cannot thank her enough for being part of our wedding and giving us beautiful memories.

— Hannah & Mike

Sarah did an absolutely amazing job! Ever since the wedding, all people have done is say that it was the best ceremony they’ve ever been to. Couldn’t have asked for better!

— Rachel & Norman

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Sarah Stewart

Where I work

I travel throughout Northern Ireland, officiating weddings and elopements in a wide range of settings, including outdoor locations, historic venues, hotels, and private spaces.

Fees from...

Price on enquiry which includes planning, bespoke ceremony writing and officiating.

How to contact me
Email

sarah.stewart@humanistceremonies.org.uk

Phone

07764 767501

Website

www.sarahstewarthumanistcelebrant.com

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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.