Want a wedding ceremony that’s as unique as your relationship? As a wedding celebrant, I’ve seen first-hand how personalised moments can set the tone for your whole day. In this blog, I’m sharing my top 5 favourite wedding ceremony ideas from 2025 to help you create the perfect wedding vibe — whether you’re going for heartfelt, hilarious or high-drama.

In my experience, everyone wants their wedding to be memorable. There’s a misconception that the ceremony has to be fairly standard, and the personalisation comes in later in the day. But this is completely untrue! The ceremony starts your day and gives a flavour of what to come. If you get a personal wedding ceremony to radiate the vibe you want to create (whether it be heart-felt, dramatic, funny, party) your guests know what they’re in for, and they get in the mood for a damn good day on your terms. So think about your vibe, and choose a celebrant who fits. Then together, plan to incorporate moments in the ceremony that will create all the feels.

5 End with a Bang – Use a Confetti Cannon

I’m a total convert and here’s why… At the end of the ceremony, it *can* feel a bit awkward, but with a confetti canon, you literally end with a bang! It produces amazing photos that captures the celebratory vibe, and you can choose colours to match your colour scheme.

A traditional confetti shot is lovely too, but it’s a bit of a faff to organise, especially at the end of the ceremony when it can take away from the magic.

4 The Hidden Vodka Shot: A Fun Twist to End the Ceremony

Picture a couple where there is clearly one who runs the show – super organised, decisive, and a clear leader – and one who is there for the ride – super chilled, laid back, and happy to be led. But they both want a party vibe, a fun ceremony and nothing *too* soppy (although we did squeeze a little bit of romantic stuff in there!).

So what do they do? They have two shot glasses and ask their Celebrant (me!) to fill one with water, and one with vodka. At the end of the ceremony, we announce that whoever receives the vodka shot is the designated BOSS for the rest of their marriage! Much to the hilarity of the guests – you’ve guessed it – it was the super-chilled one!

3 An Unusual Ring Bearer – Pets and Surprise Guests

This year, I’ve had two unusual ring bearers – a dog, and a surprise ring bearer.

I’ve had dog ring bearers before, but this one seemed particularly special. The little dog was such an integral part of the bride’s life before she met her husband-to-me. He even accompanied her on the first date, AND was in her arms at the moment of the proposal, so having woven these details into the ceremony, it was so fitting that the little fella made an appearance (bribed by some mature cheddar in the groom’s pocket) to present the rings. Cue a collective ‘awwww’ from the guests.

As for the surprise ring bearer, the couple wanted everyone to feel like honoured guests, and what better way to do this than to give the chance of presenting the rings to anyone? The venue planner had sellotaped the rings underneath a chair and as we came to the exchange of the rings, we got everyone checking their seats to see if they had the honour.

2 Emotional Speeches Mid Ceremony

Instead of a reading, the Maid of Honour (14 year old daughter of the groom, the bride’s step-daughter to be) had written a speech. There was not a dry eye in the place, and the reason it was so touching was that it offered a unique perspective on the relationship from someone who is, and will continue to be, so involved in the couple’s lives.

I know not everyone getting married can recreate this, but if you do have someone, it is so moving to hear their perspective and it is such a unique testament to the success of the relationship. If the person doesn’t want to read aloud in the ceremony, why not get the Celebrant to read their words? This can work even for the littlest humans!

1 Write Your Own Personal Wedding Vows

This comes up every year for me as a standout moment, but personal vows really are the best! And I mean, written from scratch, by you, maybe with help from your Celebrant. (With registrars and religious weddings, despite what you may be promised, you do not have complete freedom to say what you want.) This year, Amy and David nailed their vows. They’d each drafted their vows and sent them to me for vetting (I do limited editing as I want your words to be authentic to you, but I check that the tone and length match). After sending me her vows, Amy decided to delete one whole paragraph… but I’d read David’s vows and KNEW that what she mentioned in that paragraph tied in PERFECTLY with what he’d talked about. So, without ruining the surprise, I told her that I LOVED that paragraph (which I genuinely did) and when I printed her vows, I’d put that paragraph in italics, so she could choose to omit or keep, as she felt fit. And so, on the wedding day, with David having spoken with some humour and light teasing, Amy’s vows were the PERFECT response – equally humorous, but also heart felt and perfectly aligned with his.

(By the way, if you need some guidance on how to write your wedding vows, check out my BLOG)

So hopefully this article has given you some unique wedding ceremony ideas, and some COURAGE to do things slightly differently. Choosing a Celebrant for your wedding really does allow you to make authentic choices about how you want your ceremony to be. Finally, personally, I think that the fewer details shared with guests before the big day, the better. For most of these elements to be most impactful and memorable, we want a certain element of drama, which doesn’t happen if everyone is expecting it. Having said that, I know it’s exciting to talk about your wedding, so it may slip out when talking to a few people!

If you’re dreaming of a wedding ceremony that’s truly personal and fun, let’s chat about how we can make it happen, just CONTACT ME to ping me a message 😊