35 Awesome Marriage Celebrants in Melbourne (2021)

Matt Finch is a modern-day celebrant who is not tied by rules and traditions. Helping you create an absolutely unique wedding ceremony that corroborates your personalities and gives you a memorable wedding; creating a ceremony that is right for you, is what Matt will do for you as a wedding celebrant.

As a celebrant who is calm and collected, Matt has a great passion for getting to know people and their stories. He listens to you on how the journey of your relationship has been so far and builds on the pieces of information to make your ceremony an unforgettable experience for your guest. After listening to you and your partner, he will tell your stories to your guest in a manner that will make them glad for you two and wish you a beautiful married life.

VIDEO: Matt Finch Celebrant

Melbourne based Rosalie Humbert is an authorised marriage celebrant and also a member of the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants.

Rosalie absolutely loves talking to couples planning their wedding. She focuses on understanding each couples’ journey, their wishes & desires and their personality and customizes each ceremony accordingly!

With years of experience as a celebrant, Rosalie is friendly, professional and creative, and will make sure that each ceremony she does is unique!

As someone who loves to enjoy all that life has to offer, Trevor loves sharing this enthusiasm with happy couples. Celebrating life and love is truly the perfect occupation for Trevor, better known as Trev. He is passionate and vibrant as a wedding host.

Trev is a qualified civil celebrant and has many years experience in the business. He is well known for his positive smile and elegant voice which projects around the room or outdoor space for the ceremony. Trevor suits any style and listens to what his clients want.

VIDEO: Trevor Rice Celebrant

Based in the Ormond area of Melbourne, Kate has been a registered authorised marriage celebrant for the past 4 years. Her relaxed and playful style creates a fun atmosphere that fills the ceremony with laughs and even a few tears of joy.

With over 10 years of experience running her own business as a PR consultant, Kate Morgan is an expert public speaker, writer, and someone who just wants to help create a meaningful wedding ceremony that all couples can enjoy.

Wanting to be part of the change in equality in Australia, she was driven to become a celebrant so that she could inspire guests, engage the wedding party, and entertain everyone to leave a beautiful lasting impression.

VIDEO: Kate Morgan Celebrant

Denise loves working with couples to create a wedding ceremony that reflects their personalities and values. Whether you want a ceremony that is formal or relaxed, sophisticated or simple, Denise has a wealth of ideas and resources to help with your planning. She is very organised, approachable, fun and always professional. Couples often say that she is brilliant at keeping them calm and relaxed on their big day. With a background in primary school teaching, Denise is a very confident public speaker and you can be sure your guests will hear every word!

Frank Servello became a wedding celebrant after spending a number of years as an educator and school Principal. As a wedding celebrant who esteems family dearly and is married with two children, Frank has a secret passion for music; he plays the guitar and sings. He is that celebrant that offers friendly service which fills your wedding with lots of fun and enjoyment.

Prior to your wedding day, he will engage you in discussions that will make you find out what you’re looking for, what you’re NOT looking for and from there creating that perfect ceremony for you. Frank’s eyes for details enable him to always bring joyful presence to every ceremony and ensure you, your guests and your family are relaxed; enjoying your special day.

VIDEO: Frank Servello

Yazmin has been a celebrant since 2010 – That’s a whopping, glorious, amazing eleven years!

As a young yet veteran celebrant – Yazmin knows what works. And that’s personalising the shizz out of your ceremony!

No cliche’s and cheesy one liners here! Everyone will be talking about how personable Yazmin the celebrant was “You must of known her for years”

Nope. She just really likes getting to know each couple over a few drinks and telling stories!

She is also available to MC and because she bloody loves it so much, she is an On The Day Coordinator.

If you’re having a DIY wedding – you need Yazmin!!  She looks forward to meeting you over a coffee or wine!

Pete is one of Melbourne’s younger celebrants, MC and Host of The Wedding Guide Podcast.
His speciality is a blend of humour and sentimentality to capture the richness of your relationship. He’s perfect at keeping the ceremony authentic and natural, allowing everyone at your wedding to be at ease.

Sitting with Pete to craft your story, vows and runsheet is like spending time with a close mate who will make your wedding day exceptional! Pete’s ability to connect often has guests asking ‘how long have you been best friends with Pete for?!’

If you want an easy, engaging and relatable celebrant to make your day and the journey towards it better than you hoped – Pete is the celebrant for you!

VIDEO: Pete The Celebrant

Sam Lavery is a young, fun and modern celebrant from Melbourne who absolutely loves weddings.

With a background in stand up, his ceremonies are known for keeping you and your guests entertained and phones in pockets. Don’t worry though, the laughs are balanced out with all the beautiful and sentimental moments of your story.

With Sam, you can expect anything but an old school ceremony! He’s entertaining, has a great sense of humour and above all, he will strive to ensure that you and your guests have the best day ever!

VIDEO: Sam Lavery The Celebrant

Bronte Price is a celebrant who shuns the wedding traditions and rituals of the past. In their place, he’ll suggest things you haven’t even thought of, to create a ceremony that’s different from anyone else’s; a ceremony that reflects you, your interests, your values and what makes you tick, rather than what everyone else thinks you should do.

Bronte is organised. He’s the calm in the storm. As a former English and Drama teacher, he loves writing and he knows how to use the ceremony space in creative ways. He’ll take his cues from you. He’ll quickly get to know what you want in your wedding, and then set about delivering a ceremony that’s memorable for everyone there!

VIDEO: Bronte Price Celebrant

Described as ‘Melbourne’s Funkiest Celebrant’, Klara McMurray is famous for her sassy, funny, and inclusive style.

With her background in entertainment, she has perfected the art of ensuring everyone is engaged, invested and taken on a journey they’ll never forget.

Her ceremonies are all about the couple involved, backed up with a punchy story, a warm atmosphere and a chilled-out vibe that everyone sinks into with ease.

Klara ends up being like the mate you know, that happens to be good at public speaking.

She does a damn fine job of running the show… but still… she’s your mate and everyone loves her.

For something different… we suggest checking her out.

VIDEO: Klara McMurray Celebrant

Looking for a super awesome and fun wedding celebrant? Multi award winner Jay Allen is fun and energetic celebrant and a wedding DJ/MC.

Based in Melbourne, Jay Allen understand your wedding is all about YOU and also understand how stressful wedding planning can be for the couple. His 20+ years of experience as a celebrant+DJ+entertainer ensures that your day runs smoothly and your guests feel welcomed and engaged at your ceremony.

If you are after a young and vibrant, multi talented celebrant to help you create your dream ceremony, Allen is the celebrant for you.

VIDEO: Weddings By Jay Allen

With a background as an opera singer, you know everyone will sit up and listen to Charis. With a smooth confidence in public speaking, she is also a romantic at heart, and just loves being able to tell a couple’s personal love story.

Attentive to detail and incredibly organised, Charis’s skill and professionalism in the planning stages and on your wedding day itself will delight you, and put you at ease.

VIDEO: Charis White Celebrant

A young and energetic celebrant from Melbourne, Rohan Smith is a firm believer in “not making things more complicated than they need to be”! Rohan’s ceremonies are relaxed, memorable and entertaining, while at the same time, are fun (for the guests) and stress-free (for the couple).

His over 10 years of experiences as a writer and a radio announcer means that he is never short of words to say, confidence and fresh ideas to make your day, super enjoyable and one to remember.

VIDEO: Rohan Smith Celebrant

Melbourne based Robyn Meikle of Celebrations and Ceremonies, is an experienced and professional marriage celebrant! Her clients describe her to be easy-going, friendly and a calm person!

She starts organising and planning for the big day, right after her first meeting with the couple.

Robyn makes sure that she meets the expectations of her couples while simultaneously keeping the entire (“celebrant hiring”) process simple and enjoyable.

Also, she is very passionate about her job as a celebrant.

With an experience of hosting a staggering 200+ ceremonies in the last few years; Robyn is a thorough professional who certainly knows how to create a memory which lasts a lifetime.

Julie is an experienced celebrant who brings warmth, compassion, ideas and humour to individually designed ceremonies around Australia at the couple’s request. She’s been working as a nurse prior to being a celebrant but she’s found true passion in getting couples in love, married!

She understands just how special your big day is for you and therefore you can expect her to reach your chosen venue well ahead of time to get things organized for the ceremony. Julie’s warmth and experience will help you keep calm on the day and she’s sure to keep your guests entertained with her sense of humour!

A civil celebrant, the owner of a celebrant training institute and a published author of several books; Sally Cant is a multi talented celebrant with years of experience with celebrating weddings. If you’re looking for an awesome celebrant for an intimate wedding or a celebrant who is confident in from of large gatherings, Sally is confident and experienced with both small and big weddings.

She is loving and friendly and genuinely cares about people. And will go above and beyond to make your ceremony a memorable one!

VIDEO: Sally Cant Celebrant

If you are after a ceremony filled with happiness, laughter and tears of joy, Iain Luck is the right celebrant for you.

His ceremonies are uniquely designed that reflect your own personalities, values, tastes and your dreams of a wonderful life together!

Iain is modern in style, a creative thinker with a great sense of humour and is always filled with fresh ideas to make each ceremony different from his previous one.

You can expect him to be very organized, arrives at ceremonies well prepared and way before time!

John has repeatedly won awards for his expertise and natural talent at officiating marriages. Year after year, couples who have tied the knot with his guidance vote him one of Melbourne’s very best.

He is a wordsmith at heart, and will work with you to craft your story and help you choose the perfect vows and readings. His mind is filled with knowledge and ideas to help you figure out exactly what you are trying to say.

John will make you a wordsmith too.

VIDEO: John Beck Celebrant

Chris has been a performer, educator, MC, and public speaker for over thirty years; and is experienced with countless weddings during that journey.

We understand that organising weddings can be tough and this is where this multi-talented celebrant can, not just be a great support during your wedding planning journey,  but can also save you some time and money by being your: *Celebrant *MC *DJ *Live Musician *Audio Tech *Wedding Planner. Now that’s a great deal!

Hiring Chris a lot of your wedding planning stress away and you can focus on more important things like friends, family and your future together!

Helen Williamson is a super energetic and vibrant marriage celebrant with a great sense of humour. She is passionate about wedding and loves being a marriage celebrant.

She spends the time to get to know the couple in love personally, as she endeavours to make the ceremony an unforgettable experience for them.

You can expect Helen to go the extra mile to make your ceremony the one you always dreamed of. Her personally written ceremonies come from the heart and deliver the perfect blend of fun, love, care, romance and a few wonderful surprises!

Carmel is a professional wedding celebrant, who loves to plan your special day with a combination of creativity and attention to detail that will create the memories that you will forever cherish.

Carmel who has been married for 30 years never forgets the experience of the amazing job done by her wedding celebrant. It has always been her great desire to do better than what was done for her on her wedding day to you on your own wedding day.

The combination of her creativity, attention to detail and years of experience means that you can expect a ceremony that will a memorable one for you and your guests.

Melbourne based marriage celebrant Barrye, understands how important the wedding day is for the marrying couple! Barrye goes above and beyond to make your ceremony just the way you want it.

From same sex weddings to fulfil the dreams of seniors, Barrye is comfortable with all types of ceremonies.

His prices are very affordable too! For a “legals only” wedding, you will only pay $300, and upwards depending on your requests.  Ask him about special rates for Senior Citizens.

Mark became a wedding celebrant because he wanted to create a nice warm and happy environment for two people in love. He is an organ recipient, that gives Mark a special outlook on life. He adopted his two sons who are both in their twenties, and have lived life to its fullest.

Mark is a Hall of Fame member for one of the biggest sporting organizations in Victoria. Plus he has worked in customer service all his life, so he understand what every couple deserves. He will go the extra yard for you to make your dream ceremony, one to remember!

From small to big, and everything in between, Elisa Westein does has done it all! She wants to make sure your day is tailor-fitted just like your attire; that way, it reflects the uniqueness of you and your future spouse. Planning her own wedding is what inspired her to become a ceremony celebrant. She would love to help you every step of the way.

VIDEO: Elisa Westein Celebrant

Your wedding should be as unique as you are. That’s what Andrew Redman strives to do for you and your future spouse. Conducting over 500 weddings, Andrew has been voted Melbourne’s most popular male marriage celebrant in 2014, 2015, and 2016 by Australian Bridal Industry Academy Awards. Any dreams you may have for your wedding, from big to small, he wants to help those become a reality. The price varies based on your wedding date, location, and time.

VIDEO: Andrew Redman Celebrant

When you want a wedding that is out of the ordinary, choose Anthony Cribbes. With a love for his job and for putting colour and light into every moment, only the most interesting wedding celebrations are created by this talented man.

A great ceremony should be the highlight of your whole wedding day; after all, this exact moment is why you have all gathered. Anthony makes this moment a standout experience of feelings, fun, laughter,and love.

VIDEO: Anthony Cribbes Celebrant

Promising to deliver your wedding your way, Naomi Korolew is an excellent listen and attentive at planning. She believes that the spotlight should be on your and your partner throughout the whole ceremony and will always draw attention your way.

Naomi is experienced in hosting a range of weddings. She is professional when it comes to formal events, laid back ceremonies, and elopements. With a fresh and modern style, Naomi appeals to a wide audience and connects easily with people.

VIDEO: Naomi Korolew Celebrant

When you hire Melbourne wedding celebrant Megan Thompson, your dream wedding becomes a reality. Megan personalizes each ceremony to match the style and wants of you and your spouse. She even has a questionnaire for you and your spouse to work on to get to know you even better.

VIDEO: Megan Thompson Celebrant

For over 10 years, Julia’s Celebrant Agency has been there to help make your wedding one of the most memorable days of your life. By giving you a unique and upbeat ceremony, Julia will help make it a fun yet romantic day. Whether you’re looking for something small and intimate or something grander with all your friends and family, Julia would be honoured to help deliver your vows. The fees range from $555 to $1,055.

VIDEO: Julia Celebrant

Benny crafts fun wedding days for interesting people – there is nothing mundane or cookie-cutter here. Highly awarded for his personal style and natural ability, you will be in safe hands when you choose Benny as your wedding officiant.

Easy going and a consummate professional, Benny is also a writer, performer and entertainer. For the couple who wants to laugh until they cry.

VIDEO: Benny Roff Celebrant

With a knack for ‘forecasting’ the best conditions to make an unforgettable ceremony, the lovable television weatherman Mike Larkan is a celebrant favourite. With a genuine personality and an outgoing nature, Mike loves meeting new people and making a beautiful day a reality for them.

Mike is one of Melbourne’s favourite event hosts. He loves having the chance to give back to the community and host weddings as well. He is charismatic, entertaining, and always full of laughs and smiles to make the day a positive experience.

Style: Entertaining, charismatic, energetic

Mark Doggett takes pride in making your wedding day fun yet comfortable. Whether you want a small ceremony or something big, Mark will be sure to make your day as personalized as you wish. Although his prices vary, he will take the time to get to know you and your future spouse, so the ceremony reflects your love.

Whether you’re looking for a small, intimate wedding, or a casual and contemporary wedding, Wendy McRae wants to make it a day you will always cherish. With her, your wedding will be personalized just for you. Wendy was voted the 3rd Best Wedding Celebrant in Melbourne in 2018. Her prices vary.

Erin from Sweet Wonderful You is describing how you feel about each other – but her business name is also the perfect description of her services as a celebrant. There are serious and official bits to every service, but the essence of a wedding is what defines the two people saying ‘I do,’ and what brought them together.

Erin will guide you in telling this story, and will have all of your guests nodding, smiling and sighing in agreement with the romantic tale that she weaves. Fun, genuine, sweet and simply wonderful.