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What a fabulous end to a great year!!!

It was with great pleasure I officially married the lovely Mr and Mrs Lee.
Our couple held their ceremony and reception at historic countryside La Valla Estate in South Auckland. The special touches were so pretty, lavender colour macarons, paper doilies and a picnic lunch on the sprawling green lawn.
I love this photo of the happy couple at the altar.
Thank you for choosing me as your celebrant. I wish all the happiness for your future as husband and wife!!

Celebrity Bridal Gowns ♥ Victoria Beckham

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We all know that most celebrity marriages do not last, but we can be sure of one thing: stunning bridal gowns.

The Spice Girl turned fashion designer is a popular fashion icon known for her sharp and classy outfits. Her bridal gown, although she wore it back in 1999, is not an exception. When she married the handsome soccer player David Beckham, she wore a gorgeous structured ball gown designed by Vera Wang.

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?? Make sure your Celebrant is Registered!

I had a call yesterday from a very distressed bride – her wedding is in 2 weeks time and she thought she had booked a celebrant 6 months ago – but she has never heard from this person and she cannot get hold of her!! 

It turns out this person is not registered! If your Celebrant isn’t registered with the New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs – they cannot legally marry you!!! 

Only registered celebrants can perform weddings or civil unions in New Zealand. You need to arrange your celebrant before you can get a marriage licence.

So, it makes sense to use a professional Celebrant and check on the NZ Gazette published by the Internal Affairs by clicking here.

Make or Break Wedding Details

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The Bar. I’m not saying that booze makes a wedding better, but it (usually) doesn’t hurt. And the last thing a guest wants to see is a cash bar – especially if they brought you a gift and possibly accrued travel expenses to attend the event. If your budget doesn’t stretch to a full open bar, figure out a compromise.Maybe opt for just beer, wine and soda, or serve only one or two specialty cocktails, to stay within your budget and make your guests happy.

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The Food. There’s no doubt about it, guests expect to be fed well on your wedding day. In fact, years from now, family and friends likely won’t remember much about your centerpieces or favors, but they will be able to recall (in detail) if the chicken was cold, the salad wilted or the pasta was undercooked. So before you blow your budget on fancy invites or a dove release during the ceremony, make sure you’ve secured an amazing caterer for your day. Trust us, great food is worth sacrificing in other non-edible areas. Whether you have a buffet, a la carte, food truck or cocktail hour canapes – just make sure there is plenty of it!!

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Celebrity Wedding Gowns ♥ Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy

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This dress has always been one of my favourite. Carolyn Bessette was a former publicist for Calvin Klein and the wife of John F. Kennedy Jr., the son of President John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Upon her marriage, Bessette-Kennedy’s relationship with her husband and her fashion sense became the subject of intense media scrutiny, drawing comparisons to her mother-in-law Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Bessette-Kennedy asked Narciso Rodriguez of Cerruti to start desig her dress.The wedding took place on a remote Georgia island, Cumberland. Cumberland is 18 miles long and is accessible only by boat. There is no telephone service as none of the roads are paved. The wedding took place in a tiny wooden chapel, the First African Baptist Church, where the ceremony was held by candlelight. The altar was a simple wooden stand, and its cross was made of two sticks held together by pieces of string.

The couple, along with Bessette-Kennedy’s older sister Lauren, tragically died in a plane crash off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in July 1999.

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Strange Wedding Traditions

The one thing every human society has in common is marriage. However some societies have gross, confusing, terrifying, or any mixture of the three wedding traditions. Have a read of these strange wedding traditions…

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For tribes of the Tidong community in Northern Borneo newly married couples are required to be confined to their house while not emptying their bowels or urinating for three days and nights. Bonding time?

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The Music. Whether it’s a live band or a DJ, couples want their guests out on that dancefloor having the time of their lives. A great band leader or DJ knows how to keep guests entertained without being annoying, as well as when is the right time to play the right music (like not playing a JLo dance hit during dinner). Ask family and friends for recommendations, and try to see your contenders in action before booking. If you’re DIYing with an iPod make sure you have a back up device and a charger on hand just in case. Check you have the right speaker set up and a mic for the ceremony and reception venues.

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Celebrity Bridal Gowns ♥ Jacqueline Kennedy

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We all know that most celebrity marriages do not last, but we can be sure of one thing: stunning bridal gowns.

Marrying into one of America’s most influential political families, you need to be sure of one thing: you need to have a gorgeous bridal gown. Jacqueline did not disappoint. On her wedding day, she wore a wedding gown designed by Ann Lowe. It was made of fifty yards of silk taffeta and she wore it along with a family heirloom, her grandmother’s veil.

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