English-Speaking Wedding Celebrants
Celebrants whose own pages show ceremonies held in English, often alongside German, French or Italian. They suit international couples, expats marrying in Switzerland and families for whom English is the one shared language. Many write bilingual scripts, changing language for a reading or the vows so both sides of the room can follow. Listen to a recording or watch a clip before you book, because fluency on a website and ease in front of a crowd are different skills. Ask how they build a script in two languages, whether they meet you in person or on video, and whether travel to a mountain or lake venue is in the fee.
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Niederhelfenschwil
Trained journalist and free celebrant in eastern Switzerland who writes your speech herself in High German or English, with a free video first call and her own sound system.
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Dutch-born celebrant who writes your speech and a poem, adds singing and saxophone in the higher packages, and works in English, German, Dutch and Italian.
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Geneva
Geneva secular celebrant trained by the Celebrant & Foundation Institute, writing weddings, commitment ceremonies and vow renewals in French and English, in Switzerland and abroad.
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Seven certified celebrants working in German, English, French and Spanish, a backup speaker included in every price, and ceremony packages from CHF 1,550 in November 2026.
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Zug-based celebrant running full ceremonies in Swiss German, German and English, in Switzerland or abroad, with a supplier network and 15 golden Wedding Award ribbons.
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Geroldswil
Certified ceremony leader in Geroldswil who tells your story in standard German or English, with formats from weddings and vow renewals to self-weddings and love declarations.
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St. Gallen
Giuseppe leads free wedding ceremonies from St. Gallen and Zürich in five languages, with bilingual ceremonies and destination weddings abroad. Fees run CHF 2,000 to 2,800 (November 2026).
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Deitingen
A singer with a communication degree who leads free ceremonies in German and Swiss German, with passages in English, French or Spanish for the guests who traveled in.
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Safenwil
One Safenwil practice for celebrant, planner and master of ceremonies, with English pages, ceremonies in four languages and a free ceremony priced at CHF 2,000 in November 2026.
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Julia and Nicole, two free-wedding celebrants near Lucerne and Solothurn, stage a ceremony like a film; Julia works in English, and they add speech ghostwriting, furniture and sound.
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Oberentfelden · since 2015
Manuela's celebrant studio in Oberentfelden, ceremonies in up to 8 languages blended into one, an elopement at CHF 1'500 and a microwedding at CHF 1'900 in November 2026.
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Puidoux · since 2014
A secular celebrant in Puidoux working in six languages, limited to twenty weddings a year, from CHF 2,500 in November 2026, with a full English site.
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Basel
Basel-based celebrant and TV host who scores ceremonies with background music, offers English or High German, and takes on at most 25 weddings a year.
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Zurich-area celebrant and wedding-magazine editor with about 270 ceremonies since 2015, in English, German and Swiss German, with planning done over video calls.
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Basel-area celebrant and language teacher with master's degrees in English and French, a flat fee of CHF 2'250 in November 2026 and bilingual ceremonies for a stated surcharge.
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Geneva · since 2011
A Geneva-trained secular celebrant and former United Nations correspondent who has crafted often multicultural weddings since 2011, in English, French and Spanish, in Switzerland and abroad.
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Zürich
Zurich celebrant leading ceremonies in Swiss German, High German or English, with a rhetoric degree and a 40-page Ceremony Guide; CHF 2,700 for 2027, read November 2026.
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Sabine Leu-Flury, certified by the Zeremonien-Akademie, leads free weddings in High German, English or Bernese dialect, at home or abroad, and leads vow renewals too.
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Zürcher Oberland
Sabrina Sorci, Italian by roots and based in the Zürcher Oberland, writes ceremonies in German, Italian and English so every guest feels included, in Switzerland and across Europe.
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Three elopement packages with a symbolic ceremony, photography and a helicopter or boat ride on the top tier, planned for couples abroad. All in English, with starting prices published.
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Baden
Nadine Schwizer, a Baden celebrant who has worked as a civil registrar, offers every free ceremony in Swiss German, High German and English, with a warm, light-handed speech.
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Sierre
Three celebrants around Sierre in the Valais write and lead made-to-measure ceremonies across French-speaking Switzerland, with Karina Gjerpe bilingual in French and English.
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Zurich
Leo, a Zurich celebrant, writes made-to-measure ceremony speeches in English or German, travels across Switzerland and abroad on request, and answers within 48 hours.
