Some Wedding Advice

Today I received this lovely thank you note from Dwayne and Morgan and this amazing photo taken by Fredrik Larsson – have I mentioned that I love my role lately? Thanks, Laura from Heli-Weddings as always I appreciate your support. Hi Phillipa, Ma…

To date, Tim and Helen have shared lives which have been full of adventure, after meeting in Bath and joining the mountaineering club they have climbed in Europe, Thailand and China before moving to New Zealand 4 years ago. While ski touring last …

Late July I received a lovely email from Parizad and Phillip, whom I married 5 years ago at Stoneridge Estate. At the time they chose to have an intimate ceremony which was perfect, since then Hannah Jean, who was born in September last year, has …

A few years ago I officiated at Lance’s sisters wedding and when Lance and Danielle chose to marry in Queenstown, they also chose me as their marriage celebrant. On October 27th (22 years after my wedding, also in Queenstown) Lance and Danielle ma…

Marriage is a commitment to life, the best that two people can find and bring out in each other. It offers opportunities for sharing and growth that no other relationship can equal. It is a physical and an emotional joining that is promised for a …

It took just over 3 weeks to arrange Clare and Dave’s wedding in Queenstown – when you consider I am holding reservations for 2014 already, this is incredible. They chose a lovely, peaceful and beautiful setting in the Queenstown Gardens to exchan…

I love receiving thank you letters – there’s a lot of work that goes on behind the scenes for a marriage celebrant, to ensure a couples ceremony is perfect for the couple and the location, helping with the selection of readings, offering advise on…

Julian and Helen met in Dunedin while they were students in 2005 since then they have lived, laughed and loved together. They like watching movies, cooking and spending time with friends and family as well as travelling and importantly they are al…

In one of the most romantic locations we have in the Queenstown area, Gibbston Vallery Wine Cave, Gareth and Kate exchanged their wedding vows in front of approximatey 100 guests. I like the way Gareth and Kate chose 2 guests to read the readings …

During Elliott and Jenny’s ceremony at Trelawn Place last month, Matthew and Charlie, the youngest guests (both under 5) were asked to blend sands from their 2 different countries – NZ and Australia, which was a lovely and touching moment! As you …

Today, I started my day with this absolutely beautiful thank you note from Liz and Spencer as well as a choice of about 20 of their favourite photos (I would imagine it must have been very difficult to choose just 20 from the 300 or so photos they…

I couldn’t resist posting this photo taken by the very talented Miles Holden of Liz and Spence on their wedding day! Such fun…

I have just received this short but very sweet thank you note from Louise, and I couldn’t resist posting this photo of Louise with her 2 gorgeous nieces! Thanks Phillipa, we had a great day and married life is very nice too Thank you for helping t…

After meeting and training together in a gym in 2009, Dwayne and Morgan chose to ‘tie the knot’ in Queenstown. Ideally, they wanted to fly in a helicopter, land on top of the mountains above Queenstown and exchange their vows, however the weather …

With Jo’s son in a serious condition in hospital, Toby and Jo’s ceremony was more emotional than most. Technology has it’s place at ceremonies too – one of their guest’s was able to skype the ceremony so that her son didn’t miss a thing from his h…