Linda Keys, Celebrant

Linda is an angel to this earth. Zac and I had multiple meetings with her over the duration of a year, she was so prepared. I had no idea how the wedding would flow, or if everything would go the way I hoped, and she made it so much better than I could have hoped. She’s as bright as the sun, and feels like a hug after long day. She truly, truly, made our wedding perfect. Her stories of us were beautifully spoken, her warmness held the room together. Linda, we couldn’t have done it without you, Zac and I are so blessed to have found you.

We found Linda online when looking for an inclusive and relaxed wedding ceremony and after one meeting knew this was the person we wanted to book. Linda is incredibly warm, nice and has a genuine desire to get to know you both individually and as a couple. Linda helped us to think about how we could make the ceremony inclusive and accessible for everyone attending and this is something she is clearly passionate about. We had several meetings talking about how we want the ceremony to go and she made some lovely suggestions. She sent us lots of helpful stuff about writing our own vows and including a handfasting ceremony. We met in person once at a lovely restaurant and had a really nice time. On the day of the wedding Linda spoke to both of us and we went through the last little bits. My nephew was our ring bearer and he was so nervous about it as he wanted to do a good job, but Linda explained everything to him and helped him to feel more confident. The ceremony was so full of love and fun which was exactly how we wanted it to be. We have received many comments from our guests about how personal and relaxed our ceremony was, which we credit to choosing Linda as our celebrant. All of our friends absolutely loved her and we've told them to have their weddings in Scotland and book her! After the ceremony she gave us a lovely box beautifully wrapped in a bow with all our ceremony things in it to keep as a nice memory, and explained what we had to do with the marriage schedule. We had an absolutely fantastic experience with Linda and cannot fault her in any way. Thank you!

We're so glad we asked Linda to be the celebrant for our wedding in the Scottish borders last November. From the start, Linda was warm and responsive, and we enjoyed spending time with her planning our ceremony. She took the time to get to know us and the script she prepared for us was beautiful. It perfectly captured our story and the mood we wanted to create during our ceremony. Like many, we had to postpone our original planned date in 2020, and we were so glad Linda was available for one of our rescheduled options. Linda was very reassuring during this period and helped make sure we were aware of any covid impacts/requirements on the ceremony. We were particularly touched when Linda asked a nearby friend to collect us an oathing stone from the place my husband proposed - this was above and beyond and was a really special touch! On the day everyone commented about how amazing the ceremony was and what a great job Linda did. We'd highly recommend Linda for anyone seeking a celebrant.

My wife Pauline & I are so glad we found Linda, she made the ceremony experience truly amazing. Linda was patient, she took time to understand how we wanted our special day to flow. She ensured our family and friends were key to the proceedings. Our guests all commented on how fabulous she was. Our day (after 3 cancellations due to COVID) finally went ahead in October 2021 and was perfect. Linda even presented us with boxed copies of our wedding vows as a keepsake. We cannot Thank her enough. Pauline & Richie Woods.

My husband and I got married in our garden in July 2021, with Linda as our celebrant. She conducted the ceremony beautifully. It was warm, emotive and humorous- just exactly what you would hope for. Linda spent a lot of time before the wedding getting to know us, so it was personal and meaningful and completely centred around our story. We couldn’t recommend Linda highly enough. In fact, reluctant to lose contact with her, I joined her pregnancy yoga class (also exceptional!). Thank you, Linda, you fantastic human.

Aaaah Linda! We could not have found a better person to tell our story and lead us us through our wedding. From the first meeting Julie and I were so excited about the process and working with Linda. When we got our first piece of “homework” it was really refreshing to see that all kinds of individuals, couples and families would feel represented in the way everything was worded. Linda realises that each couple and each story is unique and takes the time to really personalise the experience. At first we weren’t sure if doing the legal bit separately would be extra hassle but it worked out so much better than we even imagined. The process of designing the ceremony with Linda and the energy she created while performing was so full of love, commitment, joy and truth. So many of our guests commented on what an amazing ceremony it had been and how it fit us as a couple so well. It felt like having a friend up there who knew us and cared about our love. Linda kept the excitement and importance of the occasion while still making sure we were relaxed and knew what was happening when. We can’t wait to have babies so Linda can do their naming ceremonies.

We had a beautiful day and this was largely down to a perfect start with our ceremony. Linda touched everyone's hearts with her personalised words, not only were both of us brides sobbing, but so were most of our throng! Linda had put so much care into picking out of our stories, the essence of what was most significant factors of our relationship and giving just the right level of detail, delivered in her just right manner of warmth, humour, friendship and still the gravity that befits the occasion. Everyone loved our ceremony and that made us feel so glad and so happy on the day. Great start to our wedding and to our married life.

Linda managed to bring laughter and intimacy together at my friends wedding ceremony. Linda told the couples story with romance and genuine warmth. There were many happy tears! If I get married, I will be looking Linda up!

I was a guest at a beautiful service Linda did for one of my dog walking clients. The story service she told was so beautiful and touching and made me cry. Linda performed a beautiful wedding service and you will love her . Such a lovely warm person. You will love planning and having Linda as part of your special day x

Linda was the celebrant for our wedding in March this year. We were blown away by how well she got to know us, the time and care she spent on learning our background story and all our weird traits, and how comfortable she made us feel while spilling all our secrets. Our guests all loved the way she then retold our story during the ceremony, with many commenting that it was one of the most personal ceremonies they had ever attended, and plenty of grown men with a tear in their eye.