Some Wedding Advice

Thanks for a wonderful day x I have just received this lovely message and photo from Nigel and Meg.

The weather was wet and cool in the morning, however all our positive thoughts worked and the sun came out to a stunning day for David and Jo on Wednesday! Originally, they booked for the ceremony to be in the Queenstown Gardens, but when they saw…

Michael and Eliane chose the Rose Gardens of the Queenstown Gardens as their location for their very special wedding ceremony which they shared with their closest friends and family. The rose ceremony worked perfectly within their ceremony and the…

Richard and Sue met about 20 years ago through work, their friendship lead to love which lead to their beautiful wedding day on Tuesday. On the day I first met them, Richard had done skydiving that morning and he was planning to go jetboating that…

The hand blessing has become my 2011 ritual favourite – it works so well in wedding ceremonies, civil unions, wedding blessings and renewal of vows – if you would like to learn more about it, please do not hesitate to contact me.

On 8 February 1997 I officiated at my first ceremony for Jeremy and Deanne at Millbrook Resort. Since then I have realised my love for my role as a celebrant as I have met some wonderful people, been to some wonderful locations, and been a part of…

Last Saturday Beata and Artur celebrated their love at Paradise, near Glenorchy with their friends and children. The theme was peacock feathers and I am sure Beata had cornered the market – even Lucrezia’s dress had peacock feathers on it! And of …

Karen is a very luck girl, and she knows it! Brett did most of the organising of their wedding day and it was perfect! The string quartet added real atmosphere to the ceremony and Brett’s attention to detail shone through on the day. All their gue…

Chris and Hugh married last Friday with their 2 closest friends as witnesses in the Chapel by the Lake. Interestingly, Chris and Hugh shared the same surname even before they got married (no they were not related)! You will see in the photos that …

It was very easy to work with Phillipa to prepare our wedding ceremony. After a few initial questions she provided us with several passages for ceremony words, which we sifted through and added or changed as we felt appropriate. We particularly en…

Renee and Ian are a fabulous couple from Australia who chose Chard Farm Winery to celebrate their wedding day with their family, because Renee loves their wine! As you know, later this month I will celebrate my 1000th ceremony, however this was my…

As soon as I met Nigel and Megan I was impressed with their joi de vive! They chose to marry in Queenstown as they live in Sydney and they were on their way to the UK to celebrate. Megan’s mother and brother (who live in Wellington) were the guest…

Gareth and Ayumi met in Queenstown and have since then worked together. Ayumi’s family came from Japan to share this very special day and Ayumi’s father was very proud to give his beautiful daughter away. Gareth was so attentive of Ayumi and I was…

Matt and Tania make a fabulous couple and they shared their wedding day with their gorgeous daughter and close friends. To see Matt and Tania together, it reminded me of a quote from George Sand which went: There is only one happiness in life, to …

Josh and Lauren chose Thurlby Domain for their wedding on 11 November and had a fabulous day with approximately 130 guests. Josh and his groomsmen were flown in an R22 helicopter and then Lauren and her bridesmaids arrived in these matching cars! …