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Sep 5
1 min

12 Practical Questions to Ask your Celebrant

It's important to find the right celebrant that suits you, so make a note of these practical questions when you are meeting with potentia...

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JSouthee

Jul 22
3 min

Why have a wedding rehearsal?

When you bring together a group of different people with different roles in a random place with a set of variable factors (weather, timin...

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JSouthee

Jun 6
1 min

Baby, its cold outside...

While Michael Bublé crooned about it being cold outside, don't let the thought of a winter wedding put you off and perhaps over lockdown ...

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JSouthee

Apr 12
2 min

Remember me ...

The practical issues of the lockdown which occupy us all are nothing compared to the grief of families who have lost loved ones to Covid-...

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Rescheduled Wedding Advice and Inspiration

JSouthee

Apr 9
4 min

Rescheduled Wedding Advice and Inspiration

This is a tricky post but, if sadly, you are having to reschedule your wedding day, mark your original wedding date in a special way! A l...

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JSouthee

Mar 2
2 min

Advice: from one bride to another...

Take relaxed photos before the ceremony – those intimate shots with your mother/father, your family, your attendants, (even your pets) su...

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Six Tips for Outdoor Weddings in Wellington

JSouthee

Jan 12
1 min

Six Tips for Outdoor Weddings in Wellington

Planning an outdoor wedding in Wellington offers you a huge range of options. Do you want a setting in nature, beside the sea, at your ho...

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JSouthee

Dec 8, 2019
1 min

Celebrate Registry Weddings with Jill

I am excited to have successfully completed the process of becoming a Validated Member of CANZ (Celebrants Association of NZ) and can off...

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JSouthee

Nov 18, 2019
1 min

10 benefits to a small wedding

Choosing to have a small wedding (along the lines of my PETITE PACKAGE) means some of your choices can be more spontaneous, splurge on wh...

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