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Leonhard, known as Leo, answers a first message within 48 hours and writes every ceremony speech to measure, in English or German. The practice, leonhard., is based in Zurich, and the English version of the site sits one click from the German one. The enquiry form opens WhatsApp or your email program with your details filled in, which saves a step when you are writing from another time zone. For an English-speaking couple, or a mixed couple with some German-speaking family, he is a natural fit: one celebrant, two languages, and a speech that sounds like you.
A speech made to measure
The pitch is a ceremony speech that is personal, honest and relaxed. The line under "Personal" is "Your wedding, your ceremony. A speech made to measure, exactly how you picture it." Anything goes and nothing is a must. Honest means warm, real and with a proper feel for the moment, and relaxed means taking all the time it needs until everything feels right.
Leo is not a born romantic but he can talk: he tells a couple's story so that it brings a little lump to the throat and a few proper laughs, with the two of them always at the center, real and without frills. That plain promise is the appeal: no poetry pledged, just your story told warmly, truthfully and with a few laughs.
Your ceremony, wherever you fancy
The ceremony is yours to shape, with your music and your favorite people around you. A garden wedding, a ceremony by the lake, up in the mountains or at your favorite venue are all examples. He also offers a vow renewal for an anniversary, a fresh chapter or simply because, a moment to choose each other again. Big wedding or quiet anniversary, he shapes the ceremony to be as personal as the moment deserves.
Five steps, calmly and with no faff
The process has five steps:
- You get in touch.
- A free first chat.
- The planning chat.
- Your speech takes shape.
- Your ceremony.
Couples are walked through every step calmly and with no faff. The first chat is free and no-obligation, and the enquiry form asks for names, wedding date and place or region, so the first message already tells him where and when you plan to marry. A separate Prices and FAQ page and a How it works page sit in the menu next to About me and a Guides section; fees and lead times are best taken from those pages when you write.
From Lake Zurich to the Bern area, and abroad on request
Zurich is home, but he travels the whole country: around Lake Zurich, the Zürcher Oberland and the Weinland, Winterthur, Zug, Lucerne, eastern Switzerland, the Bern area and beyond. He comes to wherever you are celebrating and, on request, abroad too. For a destination couple that is a clear statement of range: the Zurich base is a starting point, not a boundary.
Three couples on stories, laughter and tears
Mike and Mercedes warmed to him straight away, felt he told their story with the right mix of emotion and humor, and heard guests keep saying how lovely it was. Sybille and Oliver write that he won over their guests by giving each of them a personal mention, and that they felt at ease and well looked after from the first meeting. Kiran and Sarah thank him for making them laugh with the story of how they first met, for making them cry, and for being a great listener. These testimonials appear on his own pages, and the English page also links to his Google reviews.
Two services, one clear focus
There are two services: the wedding ceremony and the renewal of vows. Keeping the offer that narrow lets the whole pitch rest on the speech, and the German version of the site is a click away.
One celebrant for English and German ceremonies
His home ground is a wedding in or near the Zurich region, held in English or German, with a personal, story-led speech at its heart. It is a narrower fit for a ceremony that must be held in French or Italian, because only English and German are offered.