Some Wedding Advice
Queenstown Winter Wedding
Winter in Queenstown is a beautifully romantic time of year, especially July and August, which makes Queenstown a downright magical destination for a winter wedding —here are 8 reasons why: 1. Queenstown is a winter wonderland What’s more romantic than walking with...
Why it is better to elope for some couples.
Weddings are becoming smaller, more intimate and unique. In fact, in 2019 I officiated at more elopement weddings in Queenstown than weddings with guests. More couples are choosing to elope to Queenstown which isn’t surprising when you evaluate why it is better to...
There are many advantages to eloping to Queenstown.
Elopements are quickly becoming more popular than a traditional wedding and there are many reasons for this. You will find below a list of the top 10 of the many advantages to eloping to Queenstown. Here I will look more closely at the reasons behind ‘intimacy and...
Elope to Queenstown
A Queenstown mountain top elopement ceremony. There’s a trend developing in weddings, something that I’ve noticed in the past few years that has evolved over the past 20 years since I was appointed a marriage celebrant, and that is … weddings are becoming...
It is possible to apply for a refund for your NZ marriage licence due to your cancelled or postponed wedding day.
Unfortunately, many couples have had to postpone or even cancel their wedding as a result of the Covid 19 pandemic, some of whom have already applied for and received their marriage licences. It is possible to apply for a marriage licence refund: Marriage...
Special ways to mark your cancelled wedding day
30 years ago, my husband and I were planning our own wedding and we worked hard to plan the day we wanted, with the right people around us and in a beautiful setting to celebrate our love as well as our commitment to each other; the imminent arrival of this dream day...
Never underestimate the strength it takes for someone to be themselves
“Never underestimate the strength it takes for someone to be themselves” this phrase made the base of a very, very special ceremony last week that I had the honour of officiating at. The incredible journey that Clinton and John had been on together was merely touched...
Love and family – the key words in this ceremony
The key words for Cassie and Renata's ceremony were family and love, and everywhere I looked you could feel it. They chose to have their ceremony at St Omer Park in Queenstown Bay and the weather was ideal for June - Rich Bayley captured some wonderful moments.
My heart has made it’s mind up …
Tom and Yvette planned an intimate ceremony here in Queenstown, from their home in Auckland,with less than 3 months to arrange it. Their ceremony was held on the Hilton Hotel's wharf with Yvette's sister and Fredrik Larrson their photographer as their witnesses, no...
The loving are the daring
Australian couple, Mark and Scott chose Queenstown for their wedding ceremony not only because they had always wanted to marry in snow, mountains and lakes and Queenstown in particular, Jacks Point, had all the elements of their dream destination plus it was close...
Something old, something new
Thurlby Domain is where one of the first homesteads in the Queenstown area was located, it is now a beautiful ruin set in a park like setting among some historic trees - perfect for weddings all year round. It was a true privilege to be Shane and Alisa's marriage...
Feel the love!!
On a beautiful summer day, Mel and Kat married in front of their closest family and friends on the rooftop of the Heritage Hotel above Lake Wakatipu. It truly was a great pleasure to get to know these two amazing women over the 6 months or so before their ceremony....
A thank you from the heart
To have found a role that I have a passion for, in which I am a part of a couples biggest day of their lives together makes me feel fulfilled and blessed, ... and then to receive the following message and photo from Mark and Kathryn just tops everything off, very...
Keeping it simple!
Two and a half weeks before their wedding day, Petya and Max booked me to officiate at their ceremony. Their next question was where shall we marry? I suggested they put Queenstown Gardens as their location on their licence as it is beautiful and the band rotunda...
Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence
Millbrook is where I officiated at my first ever wedding ceremony and always holds a special place in my heart. So when Singaporean couple Lisa and Cho chose me as their marriage celebrant and advised they were having their ceremony at Millbrook I was super excited!...
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