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Hello, I'm Tamara Celebrating Love & Life with humour, heart & humanity - bringing compassion and joy to weddings and warmth and dignity to farewells across South East London, Kent, Essex & East Anglia

There's something rather wonderful about being paid to be nosey.

And let's face it, that's exactly what being a celebrant is
– the perfect excuse to dive headfirst into people's stories, their loves, their losses, and everything gloriously messy in between.

I'm Tamara, and I've been creating ceremonies that actually sound like the people they're for since 2019. Based in South East London (Lewisham, to be precise), I work across Greenwich, Dulwich, Beckenham, Deptford, Essex, and up into the lovely wilds of East Anglia. If you've got something worth celebrating or someone worth remembering, I'm your woman.

Let's Create Something Special Together

Why Choose a Celebrant? (And Why Choose Me?)

Because cookie-cutter ceremonies are about as appealing as stale wedding cake. You deserve words that actually mean something, rituals that feel right for you, and someone who'll remember your names (harder than you'd think, apparently).

I bring warmth, a dash of theatre (former theatre director here – I promise not to go full Shakespeare unless requested), and an almost pathological need to get your story exactly right. My couples tell me they feel like we're friends by the end of the process. My funeral families say I helped them find their person in the grief. Both make me grateful and rather pleased with my career choice.

Services Overview

Weddings

Your Love Story, Beautifully Told

Whether you're planning a rustic barn do, a sophisticated London affair, or something involving your dog as ring bearer (yes, really), I'll craft a ceremony that's utterly, uniquely you. No templates, no generic speeches, just your story told with heart and definitely a few laughs.

Explore Wedding Ceremonies

From £749 Perfect for couples who want meaningful, bespoke ceremonies

Funerals

Celebrations of Life: A Beautiful Farewell

Creating memorial services that honour the whole person – the quirks, the laughs, the life well-lived. Whether in a traditional crematorium or somewhere wildly unexpected, we'll create something that feels right.

Learn About Funeral Services

From £300 Compassionate, personalised ceremonies

Vow Renewals

Remaking the Best Kind of Promises

Hit a milestone anniversary? Want the bells and whistles you didn't have the first time around? Or just fancy reminding yourselves why you're still putting up with each other? Let's celebrate the work, the love, and the sheer bloody-mindedness that got you here.

Discover Vow Renewal Ceremonies

From £749 For couples celebrating their journey

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A Bit About Me (The Nosey Part)

I've had what you might call a "colourful" journey to celebrancy. Theatre practitioner in the 80s (yes, I'm over 60 – experience counts, darling!), theatre director who lost her shirt starting a company (worth it), mother to a daughter with serious medical needs (hello, Great Ormond Street, my old friend), and proud owner of a 1979 VW campervan called "The Desperate Lady" (there's a story there).

Three friends simultaneously suggested I become a celebrant in 2018. Turns out they were onto something. My first funeral? A local friend and almost everyone I seem to have got drunk with at parties since the 90’s in attendance, (completely terrifying) on a sweltering June afternoon, and yes, we got everyone dancing and joining hands around the coffin. I was hooked.

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Serving South London, Essex & East Anglia

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    South East London

    Lewisham, Greenwich, Dulwich, Beckenham, Deptford

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    Essex

    Throughout the county

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    East Anglia

    Norwich to Newmarket, Southwold to Stowmarket, and everywhere between with a charging point

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    The World

    My passport is primed and ready – if you've got somewhere special in mind, let's talk.

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What People Say

Tamara was absolutely wonderful from start to finish

We cannot recommend her highly enough. We have a little daughter and Tamara made sure she felt like she was part of the day, which was very special. We can wholeheartedly recommend Tamara without any reservation.

Judi & Karam
Wedding

She honoured my sister

Tamara the Celebrant truly honoured my sister Sharon. Her thoughtful service allowed me to be a proud sister, knowing Sharon was seen and celebrated. I'm deeply grateful she found Sharon in the grief, and gave her the farewell she deserved.

Anne
Funeral
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Ready to Start Planning?

Whether you're tying the knot, saying goodbye, or celebrating years of putting up with each other's nonsense, I'd love to hear from you.

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