Testimonials

Upon meeting Steven, it felt like we had met a friend. We were immediately at ease and comfortable with him. His kind and welcoming demeanor reflects through in all aspects of being a celebrant. He is very professional with a wonderful nature of friendliness and compassion for being a celebrant. He truly got to know us as a couple and crafted up the perfect ceremony for our special day! He made vow cards for us on the day, which were not only handy but beautiful. We were already legally married so he had a certificate for us to sign near the end of the ceremony and it made the whole ceremony feel more official which is what we wanted. The ceremony was beautifully conducted with the perfect balance of humor and spirituality. Everything we had spoken about was listened to and attentively put into the ceremony. It was beautiful! Thank you Steven for the most wonderful ceremony we could have dreamed of! Your service was beyond 5 star! ️Alice & Hilton 2024

Steven conducted our ceremony for us in December 2023. He was absolutely incredible. We can’t stop talking about it! During the planning process he was a pleasure to work with and created the ceremony of our dreams. He had drafts for us very quickly, and kept in touch the whole way through.

He truly highlighted our story as a couple and incorporated everything that we had discussed. He even made a last minute change happen for us to accommodate a unique idea. It was a beautiful ceremony filled with smiles, humour, laughter, and true, raw emotion. He made us feel so comfortable standing up there on our wedding day. We keep getting compliments on how beautiful, unique, and captivating our ceremony was. If you are getting married you need Steven as your celebrant!  Bradley & Elizabeth December 2023

Steven was brought to our attention by word of mouth as a recommendation for our celebrant. And on meeting him we could understand why he came so highly recommended. From the very first contact he was extremely professional incredibly friendly and very engaging; he took the time to thoroughly explain how a celebrant service works, he warmly welcomed us into his home and guided us in creating our own vows and took the time over tea and yummy cake to find out as much about us as he could, so he could deliver a personal service. On our wedding day he was a commensurate professional and delivered the service with warmth and humour it felt so very special and personal to us and our family and friends. Thank you Steven 5 Star Service all round. David & Maria July 2023

Planning a wedding is a daunting task. There are so many people and places to coordinate and book. We chose to have a small wedding ceremony followed by a full ceremony in front of family and friends with a reception afterwards. That meant finding someone to host the ceremony. We found Steven's profile online and after checking availability, booked an introduction. Steven came across kind, compassionate and patient. Exactly the kind of person we needed to help us on our big day. Without hesitation we hired Steven who in turn set in motion a well structured plan for designing our ceremony. Over the course of a few informal chats Steven got to know us, our family and our history. For the next few weeks Steven asked more questions and patiently waited for us to provide answers and ideas for some readings.

In the meantime Steven took the time to travel to our venue, meet our wedding planner and generally familiarise himself with how the day, and our ceremony would work. Steven kept us up to date with his progress and responded to our requests and queries quickly. We opted not to proof read the full ceremony script, to leave something as a surprise for our big day. I am so glad we did. Steven was already at the venue by the time we had arrived and had everything set up, making the final coordinations with our photographer and wedding planner. The ceremony went without a hitch and Steven's words were a perfect reflection of our relationship and provided a fantastic celebration of our marriage.

To anyone who is looking to hire a celebrant, Steven made it a wonderful experience from start to finish, his professionalism and passion for what he does shone through to produce a heart warming and memorable day. We couldn't thank him enough and would recommend his services without hesitation. Yuri & Kirsty 2023

Hi Steven! 

I hope you are well!!  

We have been meaning to message you, to say thank you. We honestly can’t thank you enough for conducting our ceremony. Even though we knew it would be special, I truly believe it was more special than we could ever have imagined thanks to you! Even from your teams meeting before and everything through out the day, you have such a special and warm way with people and it really was more than we ever imagined. You are amazing at what you do, and we feel incredibly lucky. You could actually feel the love in the room.  Thanks again Steven 

Love Becky and Jack xxx July 2022

Dear Steven,

Hi, I just wanted to write and say thanks again for our ceremony last weekend. Ellen and I spent the days after the wedding with my family on the Suffolk coast, and now that they're back in America we have some time to reflect on the wedding and write some thank yous. As I said on the day, we both thought the ceremony was utterly perfect, and your text was beautiful. To be honest, I've never been that impressed with the officiants at friends' weddings -- I haven't liked their writing, or I've thought their presentation was wooden or, worse, self-centred. You were really excellent. It was fun but solemn, poetic and authentic. You have a gift.

Thank you for your flexibility, for being on top of everything, for your attention to detail, for everything. People who told me the wedding would go by quickly were right, but people who told me not to ask too much of it were not; Ellen said to me earlier today that though nothing has really changed about our relationship, our wedding was transformational. It has given us a feeling of being rooted in a community, it has created new friendships, and it has given a new start to my relationship with my siblings. We both felt represented in everything that happened during the day, and everything we did and said felt authentic and meaningful. A lot of that is to do with your words and your poise. You made getting married a beautiful thing. I'm really grateful and we couldn't be happier.

All the best,

Macs

PS There was a couple at our wedding who are divided about whether to get married (she wants to, and he doesn't see the point). Ellen has bet me that our ceremony will change his mind, and that he'll propose by the end of the year. If he does, I'll let you know !!  Macs & Ellen 2022

Hi Steven,

We had the most stunning day which was kicked off with a service we are extremely proud of, helped enormously by your presentation of the service which was so warm, it was just absolutely lovely and set us at ease straight away. Unusually for me I had practically no nerves, just a feeling of total positive emotion and excitement. I'd really thought I'd be a total state but held it together, amazingly!

There is no one we would have wanted in your place, thank you so much!

I'd like to share a comment from my Dad if you don't mind. He said that the service was led with total class, and said that sometimes people find their calling in a job and you've clearly found yours. 

We wish you absolutely all the best 

Mr and Mrs J Taylor AKA Joe and Alie xxx 2022

Dear Mr Howe-Bull, 

We just wanted to write to thank you so much for your contribution to our daughter's wedding at Hengrave Hall. From the moment I met you seemingly on guard outside the bride's room with your fabulous suit and sense of fun I felt you were exactly the right person. We did appreciate the joy and wonder you instilled into the ceremony. We want to thank you for setting them off on their married path together so admirably.  You were perfect. So thank you once again and may you marry many more as clearly you are so suited to the role. With very best wishes from the proud parents.  Jack & Anne 

Many more testimonals on request or on my instagram account instagram/stevenhowebull.ceremonies