Beyond The Ceremony Podcast Episode 22: Brits Abroad, French Weddings with Jess May

Beyond The Ceremony: Modern Celebrancy. Unfiltered. · Jul 22, 2026 · 32m

Most celebrants spend years trying to figure out their niche. Jess May accidentally fell into one of the best in the business, and almost missed it entirely because she kept ignoring the emails, and now she is leading French weddings abroad!

Here is the short version: Jess somehow ended up listed on a French wedding supplier directory, had no idea how she got there, and spent years deleting the enquiries. Then she moved to the south coast, noticed she was 20 minutes from the ferry, dug out her A-Level French, and thought: why not? That "why not" has since turned into booked weddings at…