Ballarat Marriage Celebrant Kate Ritchie

We were so lucky to have Kate for our wedding. Kate was truly wonderful throughout the whole process, and made everything easy and fun. The ceremony itself was fine-tuned to suit our personalities and included some lighthearted humour which we all loved. Thank you so much Kate for making our day a beautiful and memorable one.

AMAZING! I could not recommend Kate highly enough I wish I could give her more stars, we had a small surprise wedding in the backyard and Kate was an absolute pleasure to work with from start to finish. The ceremony was perfect, Kate is so professional and down to earth at the same time and made everyone feel so comfortable. Feedback from family was how lovely she was, everybody had a wonderful day.

Have worked with Kate many times, both for weddings and funerals. Kate is extremely professional, a great sense of humour, well organised and her services, whether funeral or wedding, are excellent. So much time and thought goes into every service. Kate now focuses on weddings exclusively and while the funeral industry will miss her greatly, the wedding scene is very lucky to have her. Love her work.

Best place, Kate is one unique person thanks to her we had a peaceful and happy ceremony I would recommend it’s the best place so far

Where do we begin to speak about our experience with Kate. Well, if she wasn't our Celebrant, she would've fitted in perfectly as one of our guests.

Right from our first meeting with Kate everything has been perfect. She explained every step of the way, she had fantastic communication, and was able to calm the Bride (me) when I went into a panic about the weather!

Kate is very professional in every aspect. She is caring, relaxed, patient and was able to read our guests exceptionally well, showing how in tune and amazing she is at her job. She included all of our guests and made everyone feel comfortable. A lot of our guests raved about her, so it was clear that everyone's experience with Kate on the day was incredible. You will not find a better Celebrant.

Kate was the reason the day started amazing and ended the same way. She set the day perfectly! All in all, Kate is an amazing and kind hearted woman. You can't go wrong with Kate Ritchie-Sexton.

My new wife and I had the absolute pleasure if Kate joining us into matrimony. Despite a difficult lead up for us Kate supported us through the process and made our day truly memorable. She calmed our nerves and knew exactly what we wanted with only a little input from us. Could not thank her enough or recommend her highly enough.

Absolutely wonderful! Everything was done with ease, at our pace. No issues and all done very professionally.

Cannot recommend Kate enough. She was incredible on the day and leading up to it.

Kate was extremely organised, kind, calm and has a such warm and fun nature. She made our Ceremony everything we had hoped it to be.

Thank you, Kate!

Kate is absolutely amazing! She's so fun and relaxed and took care of everything for us. 20/10 recommend! We adored out ceremony

I am so incredibly happy that we had Kate as our celebrant on our special day. Kate made the whole process so comfortable and really calmed our nerves! We had a change of date due to a lockdown and Kate helped us change the date with complete ease. The words Kate put together for our ceremony were perfect and really summed up our relationship. I absolutely recommend Kate to anybody who is getting married! I wouldn’t have had it any other way. Thanks Kate!

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What an amazing celebrant. She was understanding from the first zoom call through to the special day. She made the ceremony flow easy, made it stress free and made it comfortable for my husband and myself. I would highly recommended Kate to any Bride and Groom that is after an AMAZING celebrant

As many brides we had to swap and change dates to work around the Big C! Kate was highly adapting and calm while discussing dates and ideas with Dave and I! She always had our best interest at heart!
Kate was honestly just fantastic to work with, she really took her time to get to know us and you can see that portrayed into our ceremony. She kept us calm, relaxed and together as we went through our big day as our brains were like mush as we stared towards the sun!
We couldn’t have picked a better celebrant?
We thank you Kate for every step, every speed bum (and forgetting of ID till the big day)
You made our dreams come true and our family haven’t stopped comments how great fun but professional you were!

️ Kara & Dave Parker

Thank you very much Kate for the wonderful, very professional and friendly service when planning our wedding this year. Despite covid restrictions, you still managed to have everything done on time and made the process as easy as possible - including having a celebrant lined up to step in when you were put into isolation two days before the ceremony! We are truly grateful for your foresight, this kept the day running smoothly! We would highly recommend you (and Sharon) to anyone searching for a celebrant.

This is my second time using Kate’s services. First time for a funeral but this time for my wedding. Kate is such a pleasure to work with. She is warm and friendly and offers her knowledge and support every step of the way. Our ceremony was perfect because of Kate’s well spoken words and professionalism. Thank you x

Kate was absolutely amazing! She is super knowledgable, prepared and very patient. The ceremony went wonderfully thanks to Kate.

We had an amazing experience with Kate and I could not rate her high enough! I did not realise just how important the right celebrant would be until we met! We had so many laughs, happy and sad tears along the way and the outcome was such a beautiful, perfect ceremony that our guests raved about all night. Kate is a true professional yet gentle, kind warm and fun loving, thank you so so much Kate!

Brian and I have worked with Kate professionally for a number of years and when our daughter married, Kate was our first choice. It followed then when my own mum died, Kate was uppermost in our mind once again. Kate did not disappoint. Kate's warmth, empathy, organisational skills and professionalism are second to none. She has a genuine interest in people and their stories and goes above and beyond to ensure she delivers a service that is meaningful and relevant. We highly recommend Kate. Maree Harrison

Kate made our day so magical and personal. She is also super organised and responsive. We had the added pressure of Covid uncertainty in the weeks leading up to the wedding. Kate took the reigns and found us a new venue that could accommodate a slightly larger number of guests than before, this took off so much pressure from me and in the end seemed meant to be. Kate made our ceremony so very personal and made such an effort to get to know and celebrate our love story. She allowed us to include personal elements that were important to us and she respected our wishes at all times. I can’t thank Kate enough for the amazing memories that we now have. And I couldn’t speak more highly of her services. Keep doing what you are doing, Kate! You are fabulous!

Funerals are a topic we all find hard to talk about. Recently Kate assisted me with my fathers funeral and all I can say is thank you. Kate listened, she was authentic, professional, guided us through best practice and supported us in our vision for the day. I can highly recommend Kate, she is a lovely person to meet and work with and made this difficult time easier with her support.

Kate was an absolute dream to work with and made our ceremony very stress-free, special and personal. All of our guests were commenting on how great Kate was too! During our ceremony rehearsal, Kate helped my partner and I piece together the final logistics and we are very grateful for her help. Highly recommend working with the lovely Kate!