My name is Martin Shaw. I specialise delivering civil weddings, renewal of vows, and funerals. I cover Hampshire and West Sussex, if required I can travel further afield.
I am based in Portsmouth and have been working as a fulltime fully trained celebrant since 2013.
For those special occasions in life and death, we all want a heartfelt and individual ceremony to suit our own particular needs and situations. Choosing the right celebrant is a very personal decision, I will work with you to achieve your requirements and to create the personal ceremony that you and your loved ones would want.
If you think I can be of service to you, please get in touch.
Testimonials
“On behalf of myself, my family and Dad's friends, I just wanted to say a heartfelt thank you for presiding at my Dad's funeral on Thursday. Speaking to everyone afterwards they were full of praise for the way you conducted the service. Amongst the comments were some referring to how 'personal' what you had to say was. Not just the biographical bits that you would have obtained from me, but some of the other phrases and sayings you used which made those present feel as though you almost knew Bill personally”.
“I am writing to send you our heartfelt ‘thanks’ for the fantastic service you performed for mum last week. We knew that we wanted you to preside, particularly in this weird time, and you were fantastic. You added in personal things that mum had told you and really made the service as pleasant and personal as it could be. The way you conduct the service is so calm, considered, thoughtful, professional and respectful. You manage a situation which is obviously difficult for families and make it more than just bearable, you help people say goodbye to their loved ones with dignity and kindness. When we pulled up outside the crematorium, both myself, Pam and Ian said that when we saw you standing there we felt an air of ‘it’ll be OK- Martin is here’. I don’t think you can understand just how important that is for families - truly a gift”.