A registrar who has officiated weddings on Love is Blind and Married At First Sight reveals her ‘unbreakable’ rule for reality stars walking down the aisle – everyone must take it seriously.
Cynthia Green, 60, applied for a part-time registrar role in 1997 because as a single mother she was ‘desperate’ to support her two young children.
Fast forward to now, and she has married over 20,000 people, including Nicole and Benaiah from Love is Blind, numerous couples on Married at First Sight UK, and The Crown’s Claire Foy.
She said: ‘I’ve always been a romantic and there’s nothing I love more than love.
‘Marriage is such a sacred thing to me.
‘I don’t like the idea of treating it too casually.
‘So when I got asked directly by Channel 4 to take part in Married at First Sight, I felt quite unsure at first.
‘But as I thought about it more, I realised it wasn’t that crazy.
‘Finding your person in the modern age is so difficult.
‘So who was I to judge?’
In 2010, her reality show career took off when she worked on a show called Wedding House, which focused on themed ceremonies.
She said: ‘I thought it was a joke when I was picked for the job.
‘I had to have my hair and makeup done daily to get myself ready for the cameras.
‘I did an Alice in Wonderland-themed wedding and 101 Dalmatians.
‘I was invited on television shows for interviews and I couldn’t believe it when I saw my face on the big screen.
‘Even people started recognising me on the way to work.
‘It was surreal.’
In 2014, she started working on Married at First Sight UK as a matchmaker and registrar.
She said: ‘We truly did our best to match couples based on their values, beliefs and personalities.
‘Of course, it didn’t always work out.
‘And there were some very fierce debates in the expert’s room.
‘For the first season, I was only responsible for the notices of marriage at the registry office.
‘By season two, I was performing the ceremonies and helping match the couples.
‘It could be very tense watching the bride’s family eyeballing the groom as he came up the aisle.
‘And one lad got cold feet before the wedding when he came to see me to give notice of marriage and ended up cancelling everything.
‘I truly admired his strength for admitting that he couldn’t do it.
‘As it’s one of the biggest decisions he would ever make – and it’s not to be taken lightly.’
After her five-year stint on Married at First Sight she was often requested by couples across the country to perform their ceremonies, and in 2023, Netflix’s Love is Blind got in touch.
Not only does she help people tie the knot, Cynthia has also registered the birth of thousands of babies, including Jude Law’s son and Jodie Whittaker’s baby.
Although her career has flourished, her personal love life only picked up recently.
After spending nearly five years single, she met Milo, who is 14 years younger than her, through a friend.
Now, they’re engaged and plan on tying the knot in Japan this year.
She said: ‘It feels amazing to be such a big part of someone’s important moment.
‘I did wonder when it would be my turn to find love.
‘But now, I’ve met Milo, and I feel like I’ve finally met my soulmate; my forever person.
‘Of course, shows like Married at First Sight and Love is Blind don’t have a 100% success rate.
‘Only 10 couples from over eight seasons are still together from the Netflix show; which I think is still a massive win.
‘Life in the spotlight has been fantastic.
‘I’m so glad I’ve been able to make people’s love for one another special.
‘But now, it’s my turn.’