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Category Archives: Wedding Ceremony

The ceremony is the only essential bit of your wedding day – here’s advice on how this important section of your wedding goes

Feb22021Feb 9 2021
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Why You Should Choose a Historic Wedding Venue

by Jess Brooks, in category Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning

Make your day even more memorable by choosing to hold your ceremony and reception at a historic wedding venue. In fact, we know just the perfect one: Olveston Historic Home in Dunedin. Gifted to the City of Dunedin in 1966 by the last surviving member of the Theomin family, visiting is it like entering a… Read More

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Dec12020Dec 3 2020
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Choosing the Right Wedding PA System

by Jess Brooks, in category Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning

You’re saying some of the most important words in your life and using a wedding PA system ensures all present can hear them. Yet many couples don’t even put choosing a wedding PA system on their to-do list. Wedding Celebrant Angela Port feels so strongly about the use of PA systems that she includes them… Read More

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Oct272020Oct 31 2020
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7 Ways to Make a Big Wedding Feel Intimate

by Jess Brooks, in category Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Reception

You may have invited dozens of guests, but you can still make your big wedding feel intimate. Not that there’s anything wrong with having a big wedding at all! In fact, large weddings allow everyone the opportunity to celebrate with the happy couple. Sometimes though, a big wedding can feel kind of overwhelming, as the… Read More

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Oct202020Oct 31 2020
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Wedding Ceremony Seating Options

by Jess Brooks, in category Wedding Ceremony

Chances are, you may be leaving your wedding ceremony seating up to the venue to organise. After all, it is their venue and they must know best about arranging the seating. Did you realise though, that as a couple, you actually have the option to request specific seating options? While your options will vary depending… Read More

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Sep292020Feb 18 2021
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Fancy an NZ Destination Wedding?

by Jess Brooks, in category Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Reception

Brides, it is time to consider having an NZ destination wedding. Why? Because everything you need is right here in our backyard! We chat with Adele from RiverRidge Retreat as to the advantages of choosing an NZ destination wedding. What is an NZ Destination Wedding? Gone are the days when you need to hop on… Read More

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Aug182020Feb 18 2021
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How to Be an Amazing Wedding MC: Beginners Guide to MC Duties

by Amanda, in category Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning, Wedding Reception

You’ve been given the honour of being a Master of Ceremonies or wedding MC. Happy dance! Sure, you’ve probably got different emotions about this. You may be thrilled that you can help make the happy couple’s wedding flow smoothly… while terrified that you’ll mess everything up. One thing for certain is – if you do… Read More

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Aug112020Dec 3 2020
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How to Live-Stream your Wedding in 7 Simple Steps

by Jess Brooks, in category Wedding Ceremony, Wedding Planning

Your wedding day is drawing near but several of your most important friends and family, people you can’t imagine not being a part of your big day, are unable to attend due to Covid-19.  You can’t change the date, it’s heart-breaking and it’s stressing you out… you’ve heard of couples live-streaming their wedding but you… Read More

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Aug42020Dec 3 2020
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Questions to ask when choosing your celebrant

by Amanda, in category Wedding Ceremony
questions to ask a wedding celebrant

Picking a celebrant is a tricky task on your wedding planning to do list; you’ve never done it before. You want to find someone who you’ll gel with, but most importantly, you need someone you can trust on the big day. Unfortunately if your celebrant turns up in a terrible outfit or gets your names… Read More

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Jul72020Apr 14 2020
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Why are wedding celebrants expensive?

by Amanda, in category Wedding Ceremony

For the uninitiated, being a wedding celebrant sounds like a great deal. On the face of it, they turn up, do some paperwork, talk for 10 minutes and leave. If that’s all there is to it, why on earth are they so expensive? Having met some amazing celebrants, I know that they spend a TON… Read More

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Jun232020Jan 13 2021
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Who can be our witnesses at the wedding?

by Amanda, in category Wedding Ceremony

Traditionally, the Maid of Honour and the Best Man are also the witnesses for your wedding. But just because it’s tradition, doesn’t mean you have to do it that way.  Today we are covering off who can sign your marriage certificate. The legal requirements for wedding witnesses Every wedding needs to have two witnesses to… Read More

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