Celebrants and officiants
Speakers who lead a free ceremony (freie Trauung) and write it around your story, indoors or out. A civil registry signing still covers the legal part, so most couples do both.
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Safenwil free theologian with 25+ years' experience and 2024 Swiss Wedding Award for personalized, meaningful ceremonies
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Zurich
Simone Gori has led free ceremonies, elopements and micro-weddings since 2015, with more than 240 behind her and a strict one-ceremony-per-day rule. She works in Zurich German, High German and English, and writes scripts meant to make guests laugh and tear up rather than sit through long sentiment. Couples leave with their love story written out and hand-lettered vow cards, and she's part of the Swiss queer wedding network.
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Austria-born founder of Switzerland's leading celebrant team, personally training all seven members
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Bern-based collective of 27 carefully selected ceremonial leaders established in 2015
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Multilingual celebrant who has guided 350+ couples across all six Swiss language regions
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Geuensee team of four female celebrants with 180+ weddings since 2015.
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Eglisau celebrant with 35+ years' experience, incorporating singing and saxophone.
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Liebesfeuerwerk founder who designs touching ceremonies filled with magical moments for alpine and lakeside weddings
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Weinfelden pianist and speaker who weaves theological training with live music for deeply personal ceremonies
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Multilingual Romanshorn officiant trained in theology who conducts ceremonies with humor and depth across Switzerland
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Reichenburg Zen monk and monastery abbot trained 10 years in Japan and Korea, blending Zen practice with Christian mysticism
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St. Gallen multilingual celebrant conducting ceremonies in German, Italian, Spanish, and English for Swiss and destination weddings
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Zurich-based ceremony leader with radio and communication background who creates authentic moments for modern couples
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Certified ceremony leader bringing warmth and personal storytelling to wedding vows across Switzerland
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Zurich
A Zurich-based celebrant who leads free ceremonies in both High German and Swiss German, and travels to Basel, Bern, Lucerne and as far as Valais. She trained as a singer and moderator before settling into weddings, so she's comfortable working music and guest readings into the script. The ceremony text is written from the couple's own story, with room for rings, blessings or a ritual if they want one.
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Emotionally intelligent ceremony leader across Switzerland who weaves personalized rituals with humor and genuine connection
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Vaud and Lake Geneva · since 2014
Based in Puidoux above Lake Geneva, Marylin Rebelo has worked as a secular celebrant since 2014 and has led over 300 ceremonies across Switzerland, France, Italy, Portugal and Greece. She'll weave French, English, Spanish, German, Italian or Portuguese into a single ceremony, which suits couples and guests from different countries. She also leads elopements and vow renewals at outdoor spots, and works to a small number of weddings each year.
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Solothurn journalist and kitesurfer with 15+ years' communication experience, multilingual.
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Pfäffikon celebrant creating individually tailored ceremonies with personal connection built during home consultations
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Ottenbach officiant designing ceremonies that balance genuine humor and emotional authenticity through real storytelling
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Laupen ceremony leader trained in ritual design and Persian traditions, member of Swiss Association of Ceremony Leaders
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Certified theologian and pastoral care provider in Lucerne creating individual ceremonies.
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Eastern Swiss celebrant with 200+ ceremonies behind her, part of the established Lovelywords team
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Holderbank ceremony leader specializing in free wedding speeches emphasizing couples' love.
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Menznau-based ceremony speaker offering dignified, loving, and authentic weddings throughout Lucerne canton
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Lucerne celebrant and former wedding photographer offering personalized ceremonies nationwide.
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Frauenfeld-based free theologian with a gift for poetic ceremony language and dramatic timing
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Thun-based Trauredner crafting wedding speeches with warmth, humor, and sensitivity that guests remember forever
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Mauren-based celebrant creating heartfelt ceremonies in German, English, and bilingual French-German combinations
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Aarau coach and process facilitator bringing world travel and mindfulness training to personalized ceremonies
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St. Gallen journalist and copywriter conducting ceremonies around Lake Constance and eastern Switzerland.
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Sursee celebrant fluent in 12+ languages with over a decade of sociocultural work experience
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Mühleberg free ceremony leader and speaker creating personalized wedding speeches with careful attention to the couple's story
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Ceremony and rituals expert offering thoughtfully designed ceremonies for weddings, baptisms, and farewells
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Free theologian and certified speaker designing ceremonies that celebrate couples' love stories with charm
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Nationwide free ceremony specialist with 100+ weddings, offering structured yet personal ceremony design
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Lucerne-based wedding speaker translating couples' emotions into personally crafted words.
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Basel-region teacher crafting authentic, personal wedding journeys as part of Liebesbekenntnis
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Sursee-based certified officiant conducting ceremonies in Swiss German, German, and English
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Buochs-based ceremony specialist bringing heartfelt, personal words to your wedding day
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Baar-based celebrant known for emotionally authentic ceremonies that feel genuinely personal
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Thun · since 2008
Trading as Wunderbarbara, Barbara Stalder has led free ceremonies out of Thun since 2008 and trained through the Feierredner-Akademie. She works in German with a distinctive inner-Swiss dialect, and she'll take on themed weddings as readily as a quiet one. Her writing leans on storytelling and a bit of warmth and humour, built around what each couple tells her in the run-up.
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Geneva
Corinne Peretti runs Itinéraire de Vie out of Geneva, leading secular ceremonies in French and English across the canton and beyond. She trained through the Celebrant & Foundation Institute and works the full span of life events, from weddings and baptisms to funerals, so couples get someone used to handling weight as well as celebration. Her approach centres on gathering and listening, then shaping the ceremony around the couple's wishes.
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Basel
Robino Rich is a Basel celebrant who came from TV moderating and event production, and it shows in how he stages a ceremony. He works in High German and English, and treats music as part of the structure rather than a filler, using it to carry the transitions between sections. He caps himself at around 25 weddings a year and spreads the prep across several meetings, so the result is closely written to the couple.
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Bern and Solothurn
Romina is a celebrant and live singer working out of the Bern, Solothurn and Lucerne area, so couples can have one person handle both the words and the love songs. She leads in Swiss German and covers free ceremonies, vow renewals, civil-union celebrations and LGBTQ weddings. The speech is personal and creative, and she'll fold a song into the moments that matter most.
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German-speaking Switzerland
A celebrant working across German-speaking Switzerland who also speaks Italian, English and Spanish, which makes her a sensible pick for bilingual couples. She's been writing and leading free ceremonies for more than five years, and most of hers happen under open sky with a weather plan held in reserve. The script is built from a longer conversation about the couple's history, and she keeps a touch of humour in the speech.
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Lausanne
Charlotte Aguillon runs Pour le Meilleur from Lausanne, working as both a wedding planner and a secular celebrant in French-speaking Switzerland. Because she also plans, couples can have the ceremony and the day-of coordination come from the same person. She writes each ceremony from the couple's story, their shared memories and their values, and offers packages that range from day-of help to organising the whole wedding.
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Lucerne · since 2015
Working as Zeremonien mit Herz, Nicole Hermann is based in Buochs near Lucerne and has led free ceremonies since 2015, including lakeside ones around Vitznau. She works mainly in German and offers English ceremonies too. After a free first chat she sits down with the couple for a two to three hour planning session a few months out, then writes the script around their own story.