The Somerset Celebrant

The Somerset Celebrant Hi, I’m Carol Smith. I’m an independent celebrant. I specialise in funeral, wedding, civil partnership, renewal of vows and naming services.

I create special,memorable and meaningful ceremonies.

Very excited- off to - one of my favourite venues - for a wedding run through for tomorrow 🤍🤍Especially excited as I’m ...
19/09/2025

Very excited- off to - one of my favourite venues - for a wedding run through for tomorrow
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Especially excited as I’m meeting I & M for the first time
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Lucinda and Phil sent me these pics a friend had taken during their ceremony 🤍🤍A truly memorable ceremony to me is one t...
10/09/2025

Lucinda and Phil sent me these pics a friend had taken during their ceremony
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A truly memorable ceremony to me is one that captures a mix of emotions-from tender loving moments to outbursts of joyful laughter
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During their ceremony, Lucinda and Phil, remembered a very special person who is no longer with us, and we sang his favourite hymn in memory of him.
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They focused on the importance of their wedding vows as the bedrock of their twenty-year marriage
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They celebrated their four children and the wonderful family they have created
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And they also laughed a lot and delighted their guests with their laughter
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A unique, personal and truly memorable ceremony was created
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Congratulations Cara and Saleem on your beautiful renewal of vows ceremony, to celebrate 25 years of married life🤍🤍It w...
08/09/2025

Congratulations Cara and Saleem on your beautiful renewal of vows ceremony, to celebrate 25 years of married life
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It was an absolute pleasure to be your celebrant and share in your special day
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Thank you for choosing me, and here’s to the next twenty-five
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Very excited to on way to lead C & S’s Vow Renewal Ceremony this morning 💙💙
06/09/2025

Very excited to on way to lead C & S’s Vow Renewal Ceremony this morning
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Today, after the service, the beautiful flower display was brought out from inside the chapel. The family didn’t want t...
05/09/2025

Today, after the service, the beautiful flower display was brought out from inside the chapel. The family didn’t want to take the whole display, but each woman took a pink rose.
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The daughter of the deceased picked her rose and then picked another and came over and gave it to me
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Words just can’t express how much it meant to me
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Pink, white or bright💖💖The dress code for today’s celebration of life ceremony at Salisbury Crematorium 💖💖
05/09/2025

Pink, white or bright
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The dress code for today’s celebration of life ceremony at Salisbury Crematorium
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Very excited to be chosen by L&J to lead their wedding ceremony, in June, next year🤎🤎I really enjoyed chatting through ...
03/09/2025

Very excited to be chosen by L&J to lead their wedding ceremony, in June, next year
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I really enjoyed chatting through their ideas, it’s going to be AMAZING
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Off to give my WI talk !!
02/09/2025

Off to give my WI talk !!



Very excited to be chosen by H & C to lead their evening handfasting Taunton, in October ♥️♥️
02/09/2025

Very excited to be chosen by H & C to lead their evening handfasting Taunton, in October
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Guess who got quoted in today’s Guardian, in an article on Vow Renewals by Ann Lee - Me !!🗞️🗞️🗞️Carol Smith, an indepen...
01/09/2025

Guess who got quoted in today’s Guardian, in an article on Vow Renewals by Ann Lee - Me !!
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Carol Smith, an independent celebrant from Somerset, says: “People are quite cynical when we see the rich and famous having them. But the couples that I have worked with – all of them – are very much in love and very committed.” Smith has noticed a surge in vow renewals over the years. When she first started working as a celebrant in 2016, vow renewals weren’t really on her clients’ radar, but now they make up 50% of the ceremonies she officiates. “They’re smaller [than the original wedding], they’re much more intimate, they’re much more meaningful.”
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And there’s a link to my website, which is fantastic
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They really are joyous occasions as you can see from tha last one I led, Lucinda and Phil’s a few weeks ago at

To read the full article just google






Seven Top Reasons to have a Vow Renewal Ceremony 💙💙Reason 2Ability to stay strong after a difficult time.💙💙Life is certa...
23/04/2025

Seven Top Reasons to have a Vow Renewal Ceremony
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Reason 2
Ability to stay strong after a difficult time.
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Life is certainly like a box of chocolates. When we marry, we embark on life together, not knowing what the future holds.
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Renewal of vows ceremonies are often for couples who have experienced some difficult or tragic times during their marriage. Maybe one person has had to rely more heavily on the other. Or they have had to pull really hard together to get through some extremely challenging circumstances.
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These vow renewal ceremonies are a wonderful celebration of the strength of a couple. A reaffirming of the commitment of their marriage vows. So, they are often the most joyous, fun filled occasions, full of laughter and happiness.
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A lovely lady, Deirdre, chose to renew her vows to say a big, public thank you to her husband, Roger. A thank you for sticking around when, in her words, ‘some men would have run a mile’.
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As a couple, they also wanted to give a big thank you to all their friends and family for the time, love, kindness and support they’d received over the years.
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Their Vow Renewal Ceremony was a wonderful celebration and I was asked to stay after the ceremony and get the toasts and speeches going, which was great fun!!
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If you are thinking of renewing your vows in 2025, and would like to chat further, get in touch. 07530570943









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The Somerset Celebrant

Hi, I’m Carol, an experienced and professional independent celebrant based in Somerset. I deliver unique, personalised and meaningful ceremonies for those special occasions in life, throughout the Southwest, the UK and abroad. And, I’m really passionate about weddings !!

Your wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. It should be incredibly special and memorable. As your relationship is unique, so your wedding ceremony should reflect your relationship in all its aspects.

Using a celebrant means that you are not bound by tradition and you are free to let your imagination inspire you.

It gives you the freedom to choose your own special place for your ceremony. Farms, castles, beaches, gardens, barns, meadows, stately homes, hotels, tipis, seaside piers, forests and hills - take your pick !