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Our Team
We have an amazing team of Leaders and Legends who guide and support their local cohort of celebrant members as well as the rest of our incredible community.
TCS DIRECTORS
Georgie Scott
Director
Georgie is a marriage celebrant, reformer pilates instructor, and lover of Wordle and a strong cup of tea.
Gary Clementson
Director
Gazza is an ex-sparky who loved his wedding so much he downed tools and became a marriage celebrant.
LOCAL LEADERS
Dee Wild - Victoria
Dee is a Queer and Neurodivergent marriage celebrant who calls Melbourne’s Preston home. As a celebrant, she loves crafting intentional and authentic ceremonies, especially for the Queer community.
In her role as TCS Local Leader for Victoria, Dee can be found ordering coffee or opening bottles of Prosecco as she gathers and mentors celebrants on BOTH sides of the Yarra. And sometimes in Adelaide.
Dee also hosts our monthly Newbie Zoom sessions to help new celebrants and TCS members combat the ‘new celebrant overwhelm’. At The Celebrant Conference, you’ll find Dee giving EVERYONE hugs and convening a lively panel discussion.
Roxy Hotten - Queensland
Roxy has been a celebrant since 2011, and conducts weddings, funerals, MCing, mentoring, and is the Queensland Local Leader for the Celebrant Society.
Roxy holds a Cert IV in Training and Assessment, and has delivered workshops and sessions for celebrants in areas including branding, social media, MCing, and more both in Australia and internationally.
And to add to her amazingness, she also runs the registry-style wedding venue Alter Albion in QLD.
Alison Pickel - New South Wales
Alison is a big nerd and she’s not afraid to admit it. When she’s not getting overly excited by s45(2) of the Marriage Act (how cool is it that it’s the couple’s words that actually make them married?!), she can be found puzzling in escape rooms or smashing the movie round for her pub trivia team.
Hailing from Marrickville in Sydney’s Inner West, Alison has a background in print and digital media. In 2018, she swapped deadlines for ‘I do’s, and has been hitching loved-up legends ever since. She is also a wedding MC, celebrant trainer, ceremony ghostwriter and the NSW Local Leader for The Celebrant Society.
Away from the arbour, Alison likes to eat dumplings, listen to spicy audiobooks, and hang out with her rescue cats, Pancake, Barney and Milo.
LOCAL LEGENDS
Rachael Calvert - Tasmania
Rachael is an ex-chef and “hospo lifer”, foodie and proud Tasmanian. She is obsessed with dogs and sparkly things, adores a perfectly mixed Martini, and is a MASSIVE lover of love.
As a celebrant for nearly 15 years, and a member of TCS since 2019 Rach is all about connection, kindness and community over competition. She fell in love with weddings at her very first “I Do” and has encouraged, supported and mentored many fellow Tassie celebrants as they have found their feet, their voice and their confidence.
Rach is a firm believer that lifting one another up makes us better people and better celebrants, and is always up for a pep talk or debrief, to help you navigate tricky situations, and will always make herself available for a cheeky glass of bubbles or three.
Eduardo Lemos Couto - WA
Eddie Lemos Couto is the #1 Brazilian Celebrant and MC in Perth WA (according to his Mum). Living in Australia since 2009, Eddie has worn multiple hats – copywriter, art director, glassy, radio producer, graphic designer and many other roles in the creative industry.
In 2017, a string of friends’ weddings inspired Eddie to pursue a career in Celebrancy. And after 13 years working with printing presses, Eddie took the leap and became a full time celebrant in 2022. Joining TCS 2019 and attending the now legendary Coogee Conference, Eddie credits this community with his growth both as a celebrant and as a human being.
Eddie is a husband to a very kind and beautiful wife, a non-biological father to 2 very cheeky miniature Schnauzers, an avid Dungeon Master, a Rescue Scuba Diver & motorcyclist.
Alix Gloede - South Australia
Based in Adelaide Alix is a marriage & funeral Celebrant, MC, mentor, hype girl, and professional feeler of all the feelings.
Alix became a celebrant in 2017 and is a passionate advocate for connection, inclusivity, wellbeing, and community within the wedding industry. She is known for mentoring fellow celebrants and creating safe spaces for connection through industry catch-ups and events. Alix has always worked in human centred roles and holds a Certificate IV in Community Service and Counselling. And has been a proud member of TCS for many years attending in person conferences and retreats in Bali.
Outside of weddings, Alix is a proud dog mum, engaged to Ange, coffee enthusiast, nature-walker, creative soul and someone who will absolutely sing, and dance whenever given have a chance.
Tina Warnest - South Australia
Combine a lawyer’s attention to detail, a mentor’s passion for helping others, and a deep love of people, and you get – Tina the Celebrant.
Before swapping legal documents for love stories, Tina enjoyed a successful 15-year law career, winning Mentor of the Year at the 2024 Australian Law Awards. Since going full-time in February 2025, she has become one of South Australia’s most celebrated celebrants – voted SA’s Best Celebrant by The Advertiser in 2026 & a Top 10 ABIA finalist.
Behind the scenes Tina is a proud wife to her childhood sweetheart, mum to two daughters and proud ‘frug’ Mum. When she’s not marrying legends, you’ll find her drinking champagne, eating pizza, sweating it out in a HIIT class or dancing in her kitchen.
ADMINISTRATION
Beverley Wright
Bev is also a master of workflows, procedures and is constantly streamlining at the backend of the Celebrant Association. Thanks Bev!
FOUNDERS
Johanna Kate
Sarah May Alexander
The Celebrant Society has over 550 members in
NEW SOUTH WALES
VICTORIA
QUEENSLAND
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
NORTHERN TERRITORY
TASMANIA
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
ENGLAND
WALES
& NEW ZEALAND
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