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How Do I Start Planning My Wedding?
Let’s start by renaming ‘wedding’ as ‘celebration of your relationship’. Actually let’s emphasise the your while we’re at it. It’s a ‘celebration of YOUR relationship’.
I’m pretty sure this is even easier than a Cosmo quiz . And there are no right or wrong answers. And you do you boo, but I suggest answering these questions BEFORE you open Pinterest or looking at venues or photographers or anything really, then keep them in mind as you discuss options.


Kyah & Dominic's Catlins beach wedding
They’ve made Wanaka their home, but when they need to step outside the rush of life, their go to spot is Purakaunui Bay in the Catlins.


Same Sex Wedding Planning in NZ
Same Sex friendly wedding planning in Central Otago NZ.


How to Write Your Own Vows
How to Write Your Own Vows, from a New Zealand celebrant


Getting your Marriage Licence in NZ
Good news! Getting your marriage licence in NZ is all done online now! With two notable exceptions (but I’ll get to those.) You can apply online and have it emailed to you (or emailed to your celebrant). Here’s the link for where to do this (Getting Your Marriage Licence). I send out an email about 6 weeks before your wedding day, saying hey, time to get your marriage licence application underway! Not because it will take 6 weeks. It usually only takes about 3 days, but is


What's a Wine Box Ceremony?
Well the short answer is it’s a way of building a future celebration into your wedding day. Because your wedding day should be one of many celebrations of what you are lucky to have, not the first and last. And a wine box is one way of doing this (I’m going to share another more budget friendly option at the end of this blog too). During your ceremony you pop a bottle of wine (or whisky or port, whatever you like!) into a box and lock it up, perhaps with the vows you’ve just


Meet My Mate - Andy Brown Wanaka Photographer
One of my favourite photographers. Wanaka based all round nice guy Andy Brown. Get to know him a wee bit
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