A photo of Pip from her wedding day, sitting in front of a painting with a glass of champagne

meet pip.

HI, I’M PIP

and I'm obsessed with weddings! My background is in fashion design, and if I had my time again I would be designing wedding dresses as my day job. When I first started planning my own wedding, my design background meant I spent a lot of time planning the styling of the wedding, and we also wanted to throw a really great party. I had a great time planning the styling - and we absolutely did have a great party - but when the day was said and done, the ceremony was my favourite part of the day.

I laughed and cried through the whole ceremony, and so did my family and friends. I had worked closely with our celebrant to create a ceremony which felt just like us as a couple, and brought in our closest family and friends to make it truly personal. I have written a blog about how we personalised our wedding ceremony, which you can read more about here.

After that day, I decided to become a celebrant so that I could create authentic, personal wedding ceremonies for my family and friends when they were ready to get married.

The more I spoke to people about why I wanted to become a celebrant, the more I realised that I could create beautiful, personal, authentic ceremonies for other people too, even if I didn’t know them personally. This was the beginning of get married with pip and get married with friends.

I won’t pretend that becoming a celebrant was a lifelong dream, I’ve come into it somewhat by accident! However, what I can say is that I absolutely love it, and being able to marry couples is a true joy. After all, how many people can say that when they go to work, they are surrounded by people enjoying one of the best days of the lives?

my approach.

  • Relaxed

    My style is relaxed and warm, with just enough formality at the key moments – this is the part of the day where you get married after all!

  • Stories

    Stories, memories and reflections from you and your loved ones are the best way for me to write a ceremony which reflects you as a couple, and brings all of your guests along for the laughs and tears of your wedding ceremony.

  • Heartfelt

    There are not many opportunities in life where we pause and reflect on our lives and relationships, and even fewer where we get to do that surrounded by so many people who we love! I find the balance of heartfelt, while still making it sound like you.

  • Authentic

    I want your wedding ceremony to feel just like you – this is the day that we are celebrating you and your relationship, so if nothing else it should feel like a true reflection of you as a couple.

  • No Fluff

    I edit ruthlessly, and the only words that make the final cut are those which are there for legal reasons, for navigating the ceremony, or if they were chosen specifically for you.

  • No Lectures

    While I am a celebrant, I do not claim to be an expert on marriage! So I won’t be delivering long, generic passages of advice or musings on the meaning of marriage.

  • No Stand-Up Comedy

    My ceremonies are light-hearted, and we will laugh along with you, but I am not a comedian, and I will not deliver a twenty minute stand-up routine where I am the star and you are the butt of the jokes!

  • No Cliches

    I want your ceremony to be about you, not filled with generic statements about marriage or cliches. I can promise that you won't catch me reading out the Oxford dictionary definition of marriage or the statement about a ring having no beginning or end.

I laughed and cried through my own wedding ceremony, and I want the same for you.