Some Wedding Advice

A wedding 3 days after Christmas

Weddings in Queenstown between Christmas and New Year are popular as many visitors come into the area for holidays and to stay with friends and family. Locals often make the most of this opportunity to marry and last year Hayden and Tania married …

Life is full of surprises!

Ronald and Fiona live in the UK and I will always remember the night Ronald first rang me to discuss their ceremony – it was about 3.30am! In his excitement organising his destination wedding in Queenstown he had forgotten the time difference!! No…

Sheer Romance

Local couple Ryan and Lyndsey married at the Lake Hayes Pavillion overlooking the gorgeous Lake Hayes with their close family and friends witnessing their next step in their journey of life. It was a delight working with Lyndsey and Ryan to ensure…

A wedding in Paradise

Raiarii and Rangitea chose to have their ceremony in Paradise (yes, there is such a place, and perfectly named too!) a short drive from Glenorchy at the head of Lake Wakatipu. The weather was perfect for their families who had come from French Pol…

My one and only!

Hong Kong couple, Tsin and Amanda, shared their love with their closest family and friends in the gorgeous Chapel by the Lake in mid November. Tsin looks very distinguished in his kilt, but he made me laugh when he told me it was the first time he…

Be still my heart

Being from different countries meant Sarah and Scott both had to change plans and make sacrifices and take risks to be together, each believing it was all worth it. Turns out they were right as they were married on the beautiful Jacks Point jetty …

Testimonials

A celebration of a special life

Recently we were lucky to have Phillipa officiate at the funeral service of our much loved daughter.  During a time where emotions were high, Phillipa was a breath of fresh air.  She worked with us in a much needed, kind, calming and professional...

Bianca and Miles from Australia say Phillipa’s the most outstanding & passionate celebrant!

Phillipa is the most outstanding & passionate celebrant. The ceremony was so personal, intimate and simply beautiful. She has such a warm personality and her passion for weddings is evident in everything she does. We appreciated the great communication before the...
Rave review

Winter Heli Wedding on Cecil Peak Review

Paula and Kosta first met in a local bar and restaurant in Christchurch, I’m not going to repeat Kosta’s pick up line but he won points for originality and clearly it worked because Paula agreed to a date at a Thai restaurant  a few days later. From there they...
Looking to their future

Ruth highly recommends Phillipa as a celebrant

We were truly blessed having Phillipa officiate at our wedding. Her relaxed, friendly, professional style was perfect. We appreciated the great communication throughout the planning process. She listened to our requirements, offered ideas and solutions and together we...
David and Joy just moments after exchanging their vows on the Queenstown lakefront

A beautiful testimonial from 2 very special people.

We met Phillipa two weeks before our wedding date - yes, just two weeks. At first, we were hesitant as we were quite on a tight timing but Phillipa told us that our wedding should be about my partner David and I. That the ceremony should reflect what we envisioned it...