Creative, Personal Ceremonies Across Yorkshire & the North East

Planning a wedding, vow renewal, naming ceremony, or funeral? You want something personal, memorable, and full of heart and that’s exactly what Dawn Vincent creates.
Dawn is an independent wedding celebrant based in Great Ayton, North Yorkshire, known for imaginative ceremonies that are warm, quirky, and completely yours. Couples across Teesside, Northumberland, and the North East choose Dawn for her friendly approach, her gift for storytelling, and her ability to make every ceremony feel natural, inclusive, and deeply meaningful.

Whether it's a rustic countryside wedding, an intimate garden vow renewal, or a joyful naming day, every ceremony Dawn creates is crafted entirely around the people at its heart, because your story isn't the same as everyone else's, and your ceremony shouldn't be either.

Bespoke Celebrant-Led Weddings, Vow Renewals, Naming Ceremonies Crafted Around You

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Your story matters. Let’s celebrate it, together.

Wedding & Vow Renewal Ceremonies

Naming & Adoption Ceremonies

Funerals & Memorials

Your wedding or vow renewal should be as unique as your story. Dawn crafts bespoke, heartfelt ceremonies that reflect your personalities, your love story, and the moments that make your relationship uniquely yours.

Prices from £585

Welcome your child into the world with a celebration full of love, laughter, and family involvement. Naming and adoption ceremonies led by Dawn are personal, inclusive, and beautifully tailored to your family with no rules, no restrictions, and complete freedom to make it yours.

Prices from £350

When someone you love is gone, finding the right words, and the right person to say them, matters more than almost anything. Dawn creates compassionate, story-led funeral and memorial services across North Yorkshire and the North East, honouring every life with the care, dignity, and personal touch it deserves.

Prices from £240

Ceremonies for Every Couple, Every Family, Every Story

This wonderful lady truly made our special day run smoothly! Even in the utter chaos of working with children.

The grace in which she carried out the ceremony was both beautiful and professional.

I felt she went over and above to capture every detail of the day. Wonderful memories were made. Thank you.

Jacq Walker

Dawn conducted the naming ceremony for our granddaughter and took care of the whole ceremony with a friendly, approachable and professional manner. She put everyone at ease and kept the proceedings flowing smoothly.

Many of those who attended, whom had never previously been to such a celebration, said how refreshing they found it. Many thanks to Dawn. Highly recommended.

Gavin Turner

Thanks Dawn for the wonderful service and eulogy you delivered for our mother. It really captured her sense of fun and love of life, it turned what could have been a sad day in to a true celebration of her long and happy life.

It really captured her fun loving character, she would have loved it, the memory will stay with the family forever and will be talked about for years to come.

Colin Murphy