Yesterday I acted as Celebrant for a couple from the Gold Coast and their three young children all under the age of 5. We had a babysitter in attendance and everyone had a wonderful time. The bride looked amazing and bought her dress on ebay. They spoke some beautiful words to each other with lots of tears but even more laughter.
Yesterday was such a busy day for me – for some reason 21st February was very popular. I conducted two ceremonies in the Angsana Chapel in the morning and then travelled to Mount Sheridan to perform a naming ceremony for the new baby born to a couple I had married 2 years ago. I then travelled back to Palm Cove to conduct a renewal of wedding vows on the beach with close friends and family attending. The couple’s two children took part in a sand ceremony and their two year old son seemed to have a lot of fun and their seven year old daughter read out a poem she had written herself. After a lovely cocktail in the Far Horizons Restaurant I made my weary way home again.
On 14th February I took part in a promotion for Palm Cove and Tourism Palm Cove conducted a competition asking for the best reason why someone should receive a Renewal of Wedding Vows in the Angsana Chapel at Palm Cove. It was a lovely day and the couple had been married for 50 years this month. I really enjoyed taking part and I hope they will run another promotion in 2011.
Yesterday morning I married two young people on the rooftop of a Cairns apartment with guests from interstate and locally. I think they had fun and certainly seemed very happy.
On 6th February I acted as Celebrant for a lovely wedding on the beach opposite Peppers Beach Club and Spa at Palm Cove and again another beautiful day in Paradise with flat blue sea and not a cloud in the sky. It was a little warm as it usually is at this time of year but everything went beautifully.
I have had some lovely words sent to me in the last few months and I thought I would share some of these with you.
“We cannot thank you enough for all you did to make our day so memorable, not only for John and I but for the family. Everyone commented on your service and presentation. To be honest I would do it all again. Again our sincere thanks for making our day and anniversary so happy and memorable.”
“Thank you very much for sending us the anniversary card. It was a pleasant surprise. I can’t believe you married us 1 year ago. You made our wedding perfect, and we will always remember the perfect ceremony.”
“We just wanted to say a very big ‘thankyou’ for making our ceremony perfect. I couldn’t have wished for anything more…I managed to hold it together throughout the ceremony!! It was a very emotional day due to absent family members, however we were so over-whelmed that it all made up for it. The day went perfect with no hitches and we thankyou once again for everything – it was a purely magical day. We spent our honeymoon in Fiji and got back yesterday so we are very jet-lagged.”
“I just wanted to thank you again for such a wonderful ceremony that you conducted for us. We had many lovely compliments from all of our family and friends.The ceremony was light, fresh and above all fun. It was exactly what we wanted and it was a reflection of ourselves and our lives. So thank you for making our special day just perfect.”
“I just wanted to thank you for being a wonderful celebrant to Ben and I. It was a fantastic day for us, one which we will always be happy with”
“We’ve now back to Japan. thank you very much for making a very lovely ceremony for us and also for the family and friends. It was very beautiful weather without clouds blue sky. we dont have such a blue sky , even in summer, in Tokyo. the church was so beautiful I had imagined and an Unity candles and your warmful wordings… It was so perfect. we will never forgot the wedding day in Cairns.”
“Thank you so much for your assistance and good wishes for our wedding day which will be remembered by us always. You were very helpful and did a wonderful and professional job with our wedding ceremony and we will recommend you to everyone!”
“Vivian -thank you so much for everything you did to make our wedding ceremony so intimate, touching and memorable. You did such a beautiful job; it was exactly what we wanted. And your relaxed and caring nature helped calm our jitters. We also really appreciated all the information and guidance you provided prior to our wedding, it made planning a wedding from overseas seem easy. We have attached a few photos – enjoy!! Thank you for being a part of our special day…”
On 11th January I married a couple with the grooms parents as witnesses in their back yard at Holloways Beach. Lots of photos were sent by phone to the brides family in Japan. I am planning to Renew their Vows later in the year when they will invite all the relations to take part.
On 12th January I performed a Renewal of Vows Ceremony at the Sebel Reef House at Palm Cove. It was their 20th wedding anniversary and they flew the whole family up to take part. There were a few tears and lots of laughs and I enjoyed my glass of champagne afterwards.
On 9th January I acted as Celebrant at a large local wedding on the pool deck of the Sebel Cairns Hotel. Despite the clouds the rain held off and we all had a good time.
On 6th January I peformed my first wedding of the year which was in a private house in Redlynch. We also had the webcam set up so that guests from interstate could also take part. A lot of fun.