Wedding celebrant Nat Raybould explained to us how this trend is growing so much: “It doesn’t surprise me that Hitched has seen such a huge increase in searching for celebrants in their research! It’s also an emerging wedding trend for couples to make a celebration out of their legal marriage ceremony at a registry office, in the style of Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, before following up with a wedding day with a more symbolic service. Hiring a wedding celebrant is the perfect way to do this. There’s been a 49% increase in search volume for ‘celebrant weddings’ in the past year with 880 monthly searches now taking place, and traffic to our article about celebrant-led weddings has increased by an incredible 157%, showing a clear trend for unique wedding ceremonies.Ĭouples are seeking to personalise their wedding ceremonies - the most important part of their wedding day - and have them really tailored to their relationship and history together.