Lynsey Mallinson
I’m an authorised civil celebrant, a qualified and experienced civil celebrant (NOCN Level 3 Diploma in Celebrancy: Naming and Couples (RQF)) and funeral celebrant (Level 3 Diploma in Funeral Celebrancy), able to create and conduct a whole range of ceremonies for special occasions.
I can deliver legal civil marriage and conversion to marriage ceremonies as well as a variety of non legal couple and naming ceremonies and civil funerals or celebration of life ceremonies.
As a former BBC journalist, I’m a skilled public speaker and copywriter and every ceremony I deliver is professionally written and conducted.
Whether you want something simple or traditional or something more unusual and quirky, I can help you plan a ceremony individual to you, so it’s exactly how you want it to be.
My vision
To create ceremonies that truly reflect the people they celebrate — filled with meaning, emotion and individuality. Every ceremony should tell a story that feels authentic, personal and memorable.
My Ethos
To listen, understand and craft bespoke ceremonies that honour each couple’s or family’s wishes and values, ensuring every moment is professionally written, beautifully spoken and genuinely heartfelt.
Ceremonies I offer
Celebration of life
A celebration of life, or a civil funeral, is an alternative to a more traditional funeral service incorporating a little, or no, religion, or other spiritual and symbolic elements, as desired.
Couple ceremonies
I can conduct a range of ceremonies for you and your partner.
Legally, I can marry you through a civil marriage, or conversion to marriage ceremony and I can also deliver non legal civil partnership, commitment (a public declaration of life-long commitment, love and dedication between two people) or vow renewal ceremonies.
Naming ceremonies
Naming ceremonies can be a great way to welcome new children into the family, whether they are babies or older, or step, foster or adopted children.
Explore the range of ceremonies available — each designed to reflect your story.
My ceremonies
The civil ceremonies I offer are driven by your wishes, beliefs and values and I’ll work with you in order to make your occasion as personal and memorable as it can be.
Content can be finely tailored to match your wishes and I’ll prepare a script for you to review beforehand. Each ceremony is unique to you and your occasion and can be made up of as many different components as you’d like.
You may want something nature-based, spiritual and more Pagan-like, you might want some religious content and you may not. Music might feature, as well as other symbolic actions such as hand fasting, candle lighting, sand pouring, tree planting, or balloon releasing. Poetry and readings can be included and read by me, family members or friends or prepared by you for me to read on your behalf.
With the exception of churches, chapels, synagogues and mosques, civil ceremonies can be held wherever you want (as long as you have permission) at a private home, indoors or outdoors.
Civil marriage or conversion to marriage ceremonies need to be held at the Office of the Superintendent Registrar or at a venue with an approved marriage licence. There are also more specific requirements for these legal ceremonies in terms of how and when these take place but I can guide you through the finer details.
Testimonials
"Thank you so very very much for making our wedding celebration so wonderful."
"It could not have been more perfect! You absolutely nailed it! Your advice and patience has been really appreciated."
"The service was just lovely, we had a perfect day."
"The highlight will always be our beach celebration and our friends and family still speak of it every time we meet them. Thank you for making it so special and personal!"
"We had such a magical day. No one had been to a naming ceremony and all said how lovely the ceremony part was and so many people told us how good you were."
"Our ceremony was perfect and so many people have commented how lovely and personal it was."
"You were extremely professional and the delivery of the service couldn't have gone any better, your attention to detail and caring nature and words shined through."
"Many comments were made regarding her professionalism, she knows exactly what to say and makes everyone feel relaxed, brilliant."
"From our first meeting Lynsey conducted herself in the most professional manner imaginable whilst offering a warm and comforting empathy with the family."
"So many people have commented on how much they enjoyed his farewell.
Your heartfelt natural is something very precious."
"The choice of words and the eulogy you put together, which we added to, made the service personal and really captured her"
"Her style, attitude and kindness is second to none, I would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone."
"A beautifully delivered 'our story;' thank you for making our wedding day so special, personal and unique to us."