The Journey

Before we dive into the fun stuff, we’ll organise all the important legal bits and officially lock everything into place.

About 3-4 months before your wedding day, we’ll meet for an hour at Ridge Cafe for a relaxed wedding catch up where we chat through all things wedding, go over your ceremony vision, talk timelines, ideas, vibes and all the exciting little details in between.

For my couples who live further away or can’t make an in-person catch up, we’ll jump on Zoom instead so nobody misses out.

This is also where we complete and sign your Notice of Intended Marriage paperwork and officially kick off your wedding journey together.

To complete your NOIM, I’ll need:

• your birth certificates

• photo ID (driver’s licence or passport)

• your usual place of residence

• your occupations

• and confirmation of whether you are divorced, widowed, or have never previously been legally married.

If either of you have been previously married, I’ll also need to sight the relevant divorce or death certificate documentation.

And honestly? This meeting usually feels less like paperwork and more like two friends getting overexcited about a wedding over coffee.

This is where the magic really starts happening.

You’ll each receive my couples questionnaire separately so I can hear both sides of your relationship story… and trust me, the answers are NEVER the same.

This is your opportunity to give me all the juicy behind-the-scenes details that make your relationship what it is.

I want:
the funny stories
the chaos
the weird habits
the emotional moments
the little things nobody else notices
the milestones
the nicknames
the “I knew they were my person when…” moments
and all the tiny details that make your relationship feel uniquely YOU.

Because here’s the thing…

I don’t do copy-and-paste ceremonies.
I don’t recycle stories.
And I definitely don’t want your ceremony sounding like it could belong to literally anyone else.

The more you give me, the more personal, emotional, funny and immersive your ceremony experience becomes.

Your guests should walk away thinking:
“God… that ceremony was SO them.”

That level of connection and storytelling only happens when you let me behind the curtain a little.

So don’t hold back.

However, if there’s a drunk story, a questionable decision, or a slightly chaotic moment you don’t want shared in front of Nanna, maybe leave that one out… or at least give me a warning label first 😂

I use your answers to build and shape your ceremony story, which means honesty, personality and detail make ALL the difference.

You’ll also have the option to:

• read through your ceremony script before the wedding day
  OR

• keep it as a surprise and experience it live in the moment with everyone else.

Some couples love knowing every detail beforehand.
Others love the emotion of hearing it all unfold for the first time during the ceremony itself.

Either way, your ceremony will be built intentionally around the two of you, your story, your people and your vibe.

Writing your vows can feel weirdly intimidating.

How are you supposed to sum up your entire relationship in a few paragraphs without sounding robotic, or cringe.
That’s exactly why I’m here.

Inside the Couples Corner you’ll find vow examples, prompts, structure guides and worksheets to help get the ideas flowing, and throughout the process I’m more than happy to hand-hold, guide and help refine your vows with you.

Need help making them sound more natural?
Too long?
Too short?
Too many inside jokes?
Not emotional enough?
Accidentally written a full TED Talk?

Send them through.

I’ll happily offer feedback and help shape them into something that feels authentic, balanced and genuinely YOU.

What I won’t do though… is write them for you.

Your vows should sound like they came from your heart, not from ChatGPT or your celebrant secretly ghost-writing your love story behind the scenes.

The good stuff is always in the imperfect, personal, real moments anyway.

To make sure I have enough time to review, refine and print them professionally for the wedding day, I ask that all vows are sent through to me no later than 2 weeks before your wedding date.

And yes… I print your vows for you too.

Because the last thing you need on your wedding morning is somebody yelling:
“WAIT WHO HAS THE VOWS?!”

It’s one less thing for you to stress about, pack, remember or accidentally leave sitting on the kitchen bench at home.

The week before your wedding, we’ll jump on one final Zoom together to go through absolutely everything.

This is part final planning meeting, part welfare check.

By this stage emotions are high, timelines are flying around, family members suddenly have opinions nobody asked for, and your brain has approximately 74 tabs open at once.

So this catch up is designed to bring everything back down to earth and make sure you’re heading into the wedding feeling calm, confident and excited.

We’ll go through:
your final ceremony timings
ceremony logistics
name pronunciations
final ceremony flow
and any last-minute tweaks or questions.

This is also where I’ll talk you through exactly what to expect on the wedding day itself.

Including:
what time I’ll arrive
what I’ll be setting up
how I work alongside your vendors
the conversations I’ll be having behind the scenes
how I help coordinate the lead-up to the ceremony
and how the whole ceremony experience will unfold from the moment guests arrive.

My role on the day isn’t just standing there holding a microphone.

Behind the scenes, I’m making sure everyone is where they need to be, timelines are flowing properly, vendors are aligned, nerves are settled and everything is feeling smooth, calm and under control before you even walk down the aisle.

By the end of this chat, you should feel less:
“OMG THERE’S SO MUCH TO DO”

…and more:
“Okay wait… we’ve actually got this.”

The day has finally arrived 🥂

My role on your wedding day becomes equal parts:
celebrant
coordinator
professional hype woman
timeline wrangler
calm presence
microphone wielder
and chaos controller.

I’ll arrive early to set everything up, check in with your vendors, make sure everyone knows where they need to be and ensure the ceremony space is looking exactly as it should before guests begin arriving.

Before the ceremony begins, I’ll also spend time with each of you separately to sign your Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage paperwork, run through your vows with you privately, calm any nerves and talk you through exactly what to expect during the ceremony itself.

If you have a wedding party, I’ll guide them through everything too.

That includes:
how to walk down the aisle
where to stand
how to hold bouquets properly
fixing awkward pocket bulges
checking jackets and buttoning
straightening ties
and making sure everybody looks polished, relaxed and photo-ready before the ceremony starts.

Because honestly… nobody tells wedding parties what to do naturally and people suddenly forget how arms and legs work the second music starts playing.

Behind the scenes, I’m constantly communicating with your photographer, videographer, musicians and venue staff to make sure timings are aligned and everything flows smoothly without you needing to think about any of it.

Then before you know it…

You’re married.

Cue confetti, champagne, screaming friends, emotional parents, chaotic group photos, happy tears and the best kind of emotional exhaustion imaginable.

My goal throughout the entire ceremony experience is to make things feel:
easy, relaxed, personal, emotional, fun and completely reflective of the two of you.

Once the celebrations are over, the dance floor is destroyed and the champagne headaches begin to kick in, I take care of all the final legal admin behind the scenes.

I’ll lodge your marriage paperwork with Births, Deaths & Marriages and organise your Official Marriage Certificate if requested, so you don’t have to worry about any post-wedding paperwork.

You two just focus on soaking up married life.

And if you loved having me as part of your day, I’ll also send through a little request for a Google review afterwards.

Absolutely not obligatory… but hugely appreciated.

As a small business, your reviews genuinely help future couples find me and trust me to become their celebrant third wheel too 🥹