Helen Kennedy - Marriage Celebrant

08/03/2024

Don't forget that tomorrow starts the new Facebook rule (aka... new name, META) where they can use your photos. Don't forget the deadline is today!!!
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He who does nothing consents.

28/11/2023

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25/06/2022

Spring is nearly here, then summer, have you got your wedding celebrant booked yet?

20/10/2021

Our new name

13/09/2021

worth considering

💍 How to include your children in the wedding ceremony if you get married again

💍 A wedding ceremony is an ideal opportunity to honour the beginning of the blended family. Creating an inclusive ceremony for the children makes them feel loved, recognised and part of the new blended family. So, how do you include the children in the wedding ceremony to make them feel part of the big day?

💍 Include them right from the start
💍 Let them have a role in the wedding party
💍 Acknowledge the children in the ceremony
💍 Include the children in your rituals
💍 Acknowledge the lost parent
💍 And have fun!

💍 Click on our blog to read find more ideas on how to include your children in your weddiing:
https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/blog/how-to-include-your-children-in-the-wedding-ceremony/

💍 However, you choose to personalise your wedding ceremony, find a CANZ celebrant who can help you plan a bespoke ceremony that allows you to acknowledge the children to create a truly memorable day for all.
https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/.../find-a.../

08/09/2021

We need to keep an eye on levels for upcoming weddings and the amount of people allowed at them.

We hope you are all keeping well, healthy, and safe.

For those of you who have had to postpone ceremonies, we hope you can have your ceremony when things start to open up again.

As the government alert levels change, keep up to date with the range of measures at each alert level and the gatherings allowed. Please see the link below:

https://covid19.govt.nz/alert-levels-and-updates/about-the-alert-system/

24/08/2021

Big thanks to Mel Stuart ( Melanie Stuart, Auckland) who created this clever pic today and is happy for us to share with fellow CANZ members. Stay safe everyone. LF

23/08/2021

💍Where did 'tying the knot' come from?

💍There are many theories about the origin of this commonly used expression. One theory is that 'tying the knot' comes from 'Handfasting', where the bride and groom's hands were bound together with a rope, ribbon or cord. This ancient ritual is thought to have originated as a pagan Celtic ceremony between a couple for a fixed 'marriage' period of one year and one day. If the marriage survived that long, they took longer vows.

💍How to include handfasting in a ceremony?
Today, handfasting is often used as a symbolic act during a wedding ceremony, where couples cross over their hands and guests are invited to tie coloured ribbons around their hands, symbolising the joining together of their lives.

💍Read more about wedding rituals
https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/blog/symbolic-rituals-for-your-wedding-ceremony/

💍Find a CANZ celebrant
However, you choose to personalise your wedding ceremony and symbolise your union and love for each other, find a CANZ who can help you plan a bespoke ceremony that allows you to incorporate your personality and style to create a truly memorable day.
https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/vcanz-professional-pathways/find-a-celebrant/

26/07/2021

For the couples who have booked their weddings in, have you started working on your vows?

❤️ Do you want a marriage celebrant to perform your wedding ceremony?

Most people don't realise that a marriage celebrant is more than just the person who facilitates the ceremony.

❤️ So, what is the role of a marriage celebrant?

The marriage celebrant ensures that your personalised ceremony ticks along smoothly. They guide you from the initial planning stage of your ceremony to the moment you say "I do" – and everything in between.

❤️ And what does 'everything in between' entail?

After the initial meeting to discuss your ideas for the ceremony, the marriage celebrant advises on arranging the legalities, writes a ‘draft’ of your ceremony and helps with writing wedding vows, suggests music and readings, right through to ensuring everything and everyone is in place for the big day.

Read here to find out more about what a CANZ celebrant does:

https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/blog/what-does-a-marriage-celebrant-do/

A CANZ marriage celebrant can coordinate your ceremony from start to finish. Find a CANZ marriage celebrant of your choice here:

https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/vcanz-professional-pathways/find-a-celebrant/

05/07/2021

What’s the difference between a Registry Wedding or a Personalised wedding ceremony?

Registry weddings in New Zealand are much smaller and simpler than personalised weddings. While you can choose the location for your registry wedding, you must travel to the celebrant or an agreed venue no more than 10 minutes from the celebrant’s home. Your guest numbers are limited to 20, and you must also provide two witnesses.

Registry weddings follow a prescribed script and take around 10 minutes. These ceremonies are performed weekly within business hours, 9 am to 5 pm; they are not permitted on weekends or public holidays.

If you want a ceremony outside of these times and to include personal vows and other details, you need to find a celebrant, of your choice, to conduct a personalised ceremony. A personalised wedding ceremony takes about 30 minutes, sometimes longer.

Find out more about a registry wedding

https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/blog/registry-wedding-dos-and-donts/

Find a CANZ celebrant

https://www.celebrantsassociation.co.nz/vcanz-professional-pathways/find-a-celebrant/

03/06/2021

Take inspiration where you can, but be sure to make your wedding your own rather than a carbon copy of something you’ve seen someone else do. And don’t ever feel like you need to include something in your wedding day just because it’s always been done that way. Make decisions based on what’s important to you as a couple when deciding on how your dream wedding will look.

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