Your Big Day Journal
our journal, your wedding guide book
Let our Queenstown wedding celebrant journal become your ultimate wedding guide book. Our wedding blog posts include ceremony ideas and inspiration, vow writing tips and tricks, how-to guides on breaking wedding traditions, and real-life wedding stories and photos.
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Looking for something specific on our wedding celebrant journal? Use the search bar to look up key words, phrases or questions and you’ll see all the relevant blog posts you’ll need.
Dr Seuss Inspired Wedding Ceremony and Vows
A fun and interactive Dr Seuss inspired wedding ceremony poem
A word from the winners of the Queenstown Same Sex Wedding Giveaway
Introducing Dan & Allen, winners of the Queenstown Same Sex Wedding Giveaway. What are they most looking forward to for their Queenstown wedding day…?
Applying for your New Zealand Marriage Licence – Frequently Asked Questions Answered by a Marriage Celebrant
I answer your common questions about the Notice of Intended Marriage, also known as your application for a marriage licence in New Zealand. Plus, you can add your own question at the end. . .
And the winning couple is . . .
Who won the Your Big Day Queenstown Same Sex Wedding Giveaway? Find out here now!
The only Facebook Group You’ll ever need to plan the perfect Queenstown wedding
A Facebook group for anyone and everyone to buy, sell, trade & get info on all things Queenstown and wedding related. Join us today!
10 Steps to Writing Wedding Vows That Will Amaze Your Partner
Follow my ten step guide to writing your own wedding vows that will wow your partner and surprise yourself!
Queenstown Same Sex Wedding Giveaway
To celebrate Gay Ski Week and the wider LGBTQ community enter the Your Big Day Gay Wedding Giveaway!
Queenstown Adventure Wedding Inspiration
Are you ready to take risks and try new things to create an unconventional, exciting, and definitely memorable wedding day?
Do we need a wedding rehearsal?
As a celebrant I get asked this question a lot- “Do we need a wedding rehearsal before our Queenstown wedding day?”. Find out why rehearsals can be beneficial for all kinds of weddings…
How to Get Married in New Zealand – Frequently Asked Questions, Answered by a Marriage Celebrant
Find answers to frequently asked questions about how to get married in New Zealand… and submit your own direct to me to answer.
Personalising Your Queenstown Wedding Ceremony – Set a Theme For Your Wedding Day
How to Personalise Your Wedding Ceremony Part 2 – Setting a Theme for Your Wedding Day
Real Wedding: A super fun gypsy wedding in Queenstown Gardens
Tophats, tattoos and tassles…welcome to Queenstown’s first gypsy wedding!