Ideas & guidance
Choosing a colour palette for your ceremony
A few thoughtful choices can connect your ceremony setting, printed words and personal details, without chasing a trend.
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Amanda Slader, independent celebrant based in Hertfordshire, covering the UK & beyond
For all life'smoments
Bespoke, story led ceremonies: weddings, vow renewals, namings, funerals and life celebrations, each created around the people in them, so on the day you can be fully present.
Meet Amanda
Hello, I'm Amanda
I'm an independent celebrant based in Hitchin, Hertfordshire, covering the whole of the UK and international ceremonies too. I trained with the ICPC in September 2026. I became a celebrant because the ceremonies that stay with us are the ones that sound like the people in them.
I create and lead weddings, vow renewals, naming ceremonies, funerals, memorials and life celebrations, each thoughtfully crafted to reflect the people and moments at their heart. I can also host your wedding day as Master of Ceremonies, ensuring everything flows seamlessly.
With over 40 years of experience in people leadership, commercial management and customer experience, I bring a wealth of skills, understanding and professionalism to every occasion. My approach is rooted in integrity, love and trust, with a genuine commitment to making your ceremony as meaningful and memorable as it deserves to be.
I bring calm to the room, so you can be fully present in the moment that matters.
Training accreditation
My ICPC training is accredited by the National Open College Network (NOCN).
Ceremonies
My ceremonies
Every ceremony is bespoke, inclusive and created around your story.
Weddings
A bespoke, story led ceremony that sounds like the two of you. The legal bit is simple, and I'll explain it.
Vow renewals
The years behind you, the promises you still make, written around everything you've built together.
Funerals
A calm, personal service that sounds like the person you're saying goodbye to.
Memorials
A gathering to remember someone, including after a direct cremation.
Naming ceremonies
A warm welcome for a new arrival, an adoption or a new name, with guideparents if you'd like.
Pet funerals & memorials
A simple, sincere goodbye to a much-loved animal.
Life celebrations
A milestone birthday, a retirement, a life well lived. Story led, and full of personality.
Other events
If it matters to you, we can mark it. Tell me what you're dreaming of and we'll create it together.
The process
How it works
From our first chat to the day itself.
Gallery
Ceremonies & moments
A look at the places, people and small details that make each ceremony its own.
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For all life's moments
International weddings
A different destination. Still your story. Tell me where you're dreaming of getting married, and let's talk about your ceremony.
Good to know
Questions I'm often asked
The things people ask me most. If yours isn't here, just ask.
Not yet, in England & Wales. Alongside the ceremony I lead, you'll also complete a short legal ceremony at the register office. I'll explain how to fit it around your day.
Scotland and Northern Ireland have different rules. The law may change, but there's no new law yet.
Journal
My journal
Notes from all the ceremonies I'm part of, alongside insights, ideas and practical guidance for making life's moments your own.
Amanda
Ideas & guidance
Ways to involve family and friends in a ceremony
Readings, memories and small shared roles can bring people into the moment, without putting anyone on the spot.
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The marquee where nobody wanted to go home
Long tables, garden flowers and a room full of people who had known the couple for years.
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Stories to keep. Ideas to make your own.
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A few moments from the occasions I have been part of.
