Wedding Ceremony

What do I charge?

1. Personalised Ceremony: $300-$900

A Celebrant’s fee will vary depending on factors like: Rehearsal or no Rehearsal. Short distance travel or longer distance. Multiple consultations and admin time. Writing your bespoke ceremony and so on. I can reassure you, you will always get the ceremony you want and agreed on - it will be fun, impactful and memorable to you and the guests that witnessed your big day. I can also make it a Simple Ceremony, Luxurious and Vibrant or tailored to your cultures and/or faith.

I officiate your wedding at the venue of your choice anywhere in Auckland (including Waiheke Island, Matakana, Waiuku, Castways Resort, Kauri Bay Boomrock, Kawakawa Bay) or anywhere in New Zealand. Check out all my options and expert advice offered (Also enquire about Wedding cars, Band for Reception etc). LEARN MORE Apply for your Marriage Licence here. Civil Union Marriage Licences here.

Ryan and Laura’s wedding.

2. Affordable 10 Minute Ceremony: $150

Conditions:

  1. Held at your home, a park or somewhere local to all of us - $150, (within 10km of my home).
    Some West Auckland suggestions: Falls Park Rotunda (22 Alderman Drive, Henderson), Tui Glen Reserve (2 Claude Brooks Drive, Henderson).

  2. For this price, I can only Officiate your ceremony between 9am-5pm (last booking for the day is 4.30pm), Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays and the Christmas/New Year holiday period. After Hours, Weekends and Public Holidays are categorised as a Personalised Ceremony and will cost anywhere from $300 upwards.

  3. NO $150 10 Minute Ceremony bookings between Friday 20 December 2024 to Friday 10 January 2025.

  4. NO initial celebrant meetings included, no consultation, no music or walk-in song, no limousine or more than 14 people sorry for hazard reasons. Please keep an eye on small kids in the venue. All decorations have been removed unfortunately due to past damage and safety reasons.

  5. YES to bringing your weddings rings, dress amazing or simple (formal or casual), YES to bringing your bouquet of flowers, bring 2x witnesses, bring your photo ID.

  6. Please consider being on time, as I may have another wedding after yours. Please read through all my terms here.

  7. You can apply for your Marriage Licence here. Civil Union Marriage Licences here.

Our Big Day!

Our big day! Tania & Reuben Maindonald.Wearing our honourable maori korowai (feathered cloaks) which tell a story. The taniko (band that starts at the top of the feathers) represent my polynesian/brown tongan mat colours. Reuben’s is more of haw…

Our big day! Tania & Reuben Maindonald.

Wearing our honourable maori korowai (feathered cloaks) which tell a story. The taniko (band that starts at the top of the feathers) represent my polynesian/brown tongan mat colours. Reuben’s is more of hawaiian/masculine royal meaning. Feathers on mine are intertwined in his and vice versa, binding us as one.

Photography: Lisa Monk

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Harakeke Flowers.

Huge thank you to Mikayla of Harakeke Flowers who did such an amazing job. Not only my posy, but the bridesmaids, boys buttonholes, cake topper, hapene wrap around the cake, hair accessories, head table centrepiece.

My thinking was to gift all the flowers to my bridal party after the ceremony and reception so they had this to keep for many years and the colour lasts a while when dyed correctly.

You can see these gorgeous flowers hanging in my private Wedding Venue here in Te Atatu South, Auckland.

Tania performing traditional tongan ta’olunga dance

Reception Dancing.

An honour dancing for our family. The Ta’olunga traditional tongan dance is only done by females.

This fine mat costume I was wearing, has been kept through the generations and is over 80 years old. You can see family coming up and placing money on me as I dance.

Grateful to my mother who taught me this dance - song: Fangailupe Malu Efiafi.

Some of my Weddings