How it all works
You're engaged! Congratulations.
Planning your big day can be fun, exciting, stressful and at times, a little crazy.
I’m here to help make the whole process as easy as possible.
Check out this Guide to Getting Married in NZ
Deciding on your ceremony
Whether you're after an elopement, a simple ceremony or something special and unique; I'd love to hear what you’re thinking about and how I can help!
A Timeline to help with planning
You're engaged. The hunt for vendors and a celebrant begins.
2 - 3 months out. We plan your perfect ceremony. I get to know your story better and help you prepare everything we need.
1 month out. Time to apply for your marriage licence. These are valid for 3 months.
A few days out. Practice makes perfect. It’s always great to do a rehearsal with the bridal party, so everyone knows what to do but that’s entirely up to you.
The big day arrives. This one is all about You. I always arrive early to make sure that everything is working and find out if you need an extra hand on the day.
Weddings
“ Jerrard was really a pleasure to work with for our wedding. We had no idea what we should do since we’d been to very few weddings before our own and so didn’t really know what the best format should be. He shared lots of templates and suggested resources that helped us get an idea of what we might like for our ceremony.
Jerrard met with us both together and individually to understand us and to hear about our ‘when we met story’ from each perspective. He used these conversations and our stories to write a beautiful personalised ceremony written specially for us, something which we didn’t think would be possible. We wanted our wedding to be intimate and truly us, and he made that happen.
Since our wedding, we have recommended Jerrard to 3 sets of friends, and he’s done an amazing job each time. ”
“Jerrard, Thank you for creating a ceremony that fit us as a couple and as a family, it was truly beautiful and definitely one of my most favourite parts of the day. We so enjoyed getting to know you and we hope to catch up with you and your beautiful wife sometime soon in the future.”
“If you are wanting someone to be professional, friendly, but most importantly understand our love, Jerrard is the best person for that. He was happy to involve us and personalise everything; it made it for a very special ceremony. ”
