Some Wedding Advice

Although there wasn’t the snow on the ground that Detlev and Nigel anticipated for their civil union ceremony today in Arrowtown, it was a magical day! I have participated in many very special ceremonies, however todays was extra special,it is dif…

A few years ago at a birthday party Robert and Angela met, and something must have clicked as a friendship developed that turned into a relationship. They love their coastal lifestyle and walks on the beach, which is only a few minutes away from t…

Both Liz and Spencers parents have been married for over 40 years and this is something that they would like to emulate and from the love and devotion I saw at their gorgeous winter wedding in the Chael by the Lake, they are sure to do it! Origina…

Many of Jacopo and Emily’s wedding guests spoke Italian only, and a lot of thought went into their ceremony – even down to some of the ‘order of services’ were in Italian. However, the most romantic part of their ceremony, to me, was Jacopo’s resp…

Winter is such a beautiful time of the year in Queenstown and so I was delighted when Brad and Donny approached me regarding their ceremony in July at Gantleys Historic Restaurant. As you can see the boys dressed beautifully and I cannot wait to s…

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Rachel and Michael sent me there favourite photo from their wedding day, which was officiated at Trelawn Place earlier this year – when they sent me this fabulous photo they included the very exciting news that Rachel is pregnant!! I am too excite…

Some lovely words of thanks from Doug and Kristi received today, and I got a fabulous helicopter flight – it should be me thanking them! Dear Phillipa, We would like to send you our sincerest thanks for being our wedding celebrant. Your words and …

This is a lovely way to start my Sunday morning 🙂 Dear Phillipa, We would just like to take the opportunity to thank-you for being our celebrant last week in gorgeous Queenstown. Although we were a little apprehensive at first about the challeng…

Cara and Josh were blessed with a perfect day for their intimate ceremony on the lakefront of Lake Hayes, just 15 minutes from Queenstown. Josh and his groomsmen set up everything before the guests arrived and as you can see they chose a spectacul…

This wonderful thank you note and photos were in my inbox when I checked my emails this morning – a lovely start to my day! The message reads: After much planning and postponing and a baby in between, Daniel, Bella, Harper and myself thankyou with…

These special words were exchanged between Simon and Anna in front of their closest family and friends above Lake Hayes in January of this year. This week I received these lovely images and a few words of thanks from them: Thanks again for the lov…

Dan and Alli’s ceremony was extra special because it was approximately 6 months later than originally planned, thanks to their very handsome little boy Harper! It was to be a New Years Eve wedding with family and friends travelling from afar to be…

Although Janice and Tony have been together for 15 years in Port Douglas in Australia, they chose to have their wedding in Queenstown 1 week after the shortest day on the lakefront – and look at the magic day they got! Yesterday was their gorgeous…

Each ceremony tells a story, Richard and Linda’s stunning ceremony was held in a luxury apartment in Sunshine Bay on a gorgeous sunny day. Both Linda and Richard exchanged rings (which is still the norm!) only inserted in Richard’s wedding ring is…