Some Wedding Advice

Jocopo is Italian and now lives in Australia, where he met Emily, his wife. So that each ceremony is unique I send a list of questions to the couple and I thought I would share with you the response I received to the question – “What makes your re…

Approximately 40 of Ben and Joannes closest family and friends celebrated their wedding day in the gorgeous chapel of Stoneridge Estate. Recently I received this lovely thank you email and this fabulous photo! I would like to offer my sincere than…

Although Glenn and Leanne live in Australia they chose to celebrate their wedding above Queenstown at Skyline Restaurant with approximately 50 family and friends as their guests. During the ceremony they passed their rings among the guests with th…

Today I was priviledged to officiate at Charlie and Ria’s renewal of vows ceremony at Millbrook Resort, which was looking spectacular in it’s autumn colours. The very special words in their ceremony and the beautiful words they shared as vows were…

Only last week, Drea and Marty returned from their honeymoon to Venice, Rome … anyway, I have already received this wonderful thank you message and photos from them. I am looking forward to looking at their photos of their trip over a cuppa or ….

Carroll and Glen went to a great deal of trouble to ensure that every little detail was thought about for their wedding day – even Carrolls aisle was black lace lined with autumn coloured leaves. As you can see, Glen wore his family tarten kilt an…

After Paul tried to stop the beautiful floral decorated arch from falling down a bank, he realised that one of the wedding rings was missing from their box. It truly was a search and rescue by all concerned to find the ring ( it was resting nicely…

Sonya and Luke chose autumn to celebrate their wedding day and Thurlby Domain was the perfect choice. On a perfectly, clear autumn afternoon Sonya and Luke exchanged their vows in front of their friends and family next to the ruins at Thurlby Doma…

Autumn is one of my favourite seasons in Queenstown for weddings, as the colours are magnificent and obviously Rosanne and Ben Sharpe agree as they chose the Queenstown Gardens for their ceremony last Saturday. Ben was brought up here in Queenstow…

There is nothing nicer than coming home from a very sad trip to Christchurch, to find a lovely thank you message from a couple that I married in early March. Kaysee and Marcus chose Thurlby Domain for their ceremony, one of my favourites, especial…

Phillipa, We would personally like to thank you for being our Celebrant for our wedding at Walter Peak Farm on the 10th September 2011. We thought we would be at a disadvantage having to choose our celebrant from a description on the internet with…

With a very short lead in time to their wedding day, Kelvin and Jenny organised a very beautiful and intimate ceremony in the Chapel by the Lake at Stoneridge Estate. Jenny’s dress was absolutely gorgeous! The day after their ceremony I received t…

When Drea and Marty moved to Queenstown from Melbourne, just over a year ago they decided to get married in Paradise, a short 75minute drive from Queenstown. They took this wonderful opportunity to show off to all their family and friends the spec…

One of my favourite rituals that couples choose to include in their wedding ceremony is the wine ceremony, as it not only adds a little humour after all the formalities are over, it also compares 2 different red wine varieties with 2 different peo…

I recently received this photo and thank you note from Sarah and Hayden, who are still on their honeymoon and don’t return home until May, the lucky things! The photo brought back memories to me of when Hayden, after the ceremony was completed, st…