Katrina Aro’s marriage celebrant journey started with curiosity about the profession and what it entailed. After completing her first course with The Celebrant School, she discovered a love of crafting ceremonies that represent a couple’s story, challenges, successes and dreams. … Read More
When Carol Seay started training with The Celebrant School, her primary goal was to become a marriage officiant. But in the first hour of the Funeral course, she had an epiphany. No stranger to heartache from losing loved ones, she … Read More
As Kelly Townsend’s kete of skills has grown and woven itself together, an end-to-end offering encompassing conscious living and dying has emerged. Imagine preparing for death in a way that supports intentional living! Kelly has been a practicing celebrant north … Read More
Lianne Fraser loves the joy of marriage, celebration and ritual; it’s such an important part of life. She’s also experienced the trauma, sadness, shock, anguish and sometimes the relief of loss, and has great empathy and understanding for people in … Read More
When Sue Harris married her partner back in 2015, it was a fabulous day in their garden, surrounded and supported by the friends and family both women loved. Every wedding is special, but for Sue this was a chance not … Read More
Louise Phillips has led a life of glamour and intrigue, working in front-line customer service roles as diverse as flight attendant (“a.k.a. on-the-spot emergency consultant for aluminium tubing”, she jokes), and on super yachts sailing across vast oceans. But back … Read More
With a Niuean mum and a Kiwi Dad, Darcie Price was immersed in a culture rich with tradition and rituals right from the beginning. But even as a child, her love of ceremony went far beyond the norm, and – … Read More
In late 2015, when one of Sofia Hameed’s adult children was planning to get married, the family looked around for a celebrant who could do a special fusion wedding: a Muslim able to incorporate Arabic and Fijian cultures into a … Read More
Gabrielle Pritchard was inspired to start this adventure into the world of celebrancy after being asked to conduct a wedding ceremony for good friends in the south of France. “I’d been asked to MC some weddings before but hadn’t really … Read More
At just 25 years of age, Chris Payne of Auckland is a registered marriage celebrant, with three weddings under his belt, and more to come. Chris, who works in an alternative education centre with teenagers, saw a niche in the … Read More
Living in Queenstown is pretty special, according to Germany-born celebrant Eva Hooper, who moved there with her Kiwi husband to enjoy the outdoors and the stunning landscape the region has to offer. It’s an inspiring place and a melting pot … Read More
Mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, educator, office manager, gym bunny and volunteer: and now, Tamaki Makaurau woman Jill Williams (Ngati Huarere ki Hauraki me Ngati Porou), can add celebrant to the list of roles in her busy, busy life. Undertaking training … Read More