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Peta & Sammy

Peta & Sammy

Kari, thank you so much for everything you did for us. ❤️ Without your help, guidance and support, I honestly don’t think we would have been able to create the ceremony we had hoped for. You understood what we wanted from the very beginning and helped us bring it all together so beautifully. You were absolutely perfect on the day....

Two lovely men

Two lovely men

Kari is a warm, friendly and personable celebrant. She helped make sense of the whole process and brought ease, kindness and guidance to all stages of preparation. She was responsive to allowing us to personalise the wording used and encouraged us to make our ceremony our own. She arrived on our wedding day with warmth and excitement, bringing a...

Sue’s Farewell

Sue’s Farewell

You did such a wonderful service for Helen yesterday, thank you. Your warmth, energy, generosity, and sincerity were really appreciated - I cannot find the words to fully express the amazing job you did in helping us to pull together and deliver a service that was so reflective of Helen. You were brilliant.

Emma and Gary

Emma and Gary

You are stand out! Our decision to choose you was very easy. You bring a very positive energy, together with a kind warm and friendly nature. The whole process was cool, calm and collected… thanks to you.

Alex & Andreas

Alex & Andreas

Dearest Kari Thank you so much for your time and care at our elopement. You made us feel at ease but also made our nuptials feel special and unique to us.  We couldn’t have asked for a better celebrant. We are so lucky to have found you. Alex + Andreas

Izzy & Matt

Izzy & Matt

WOW - we could have not asked for a better celebrant! Kari is simply amazing! She guided us through the whole process filled with her calm energy and was very informative into every detail from day one! We absolutely loved her wedding speech, with such an incredible eye for details that made everyone laugh with happiness. To top it all off, she...

Sue & Tim

Sue & Tim

Just a heartfelt message to say many, many thanks for helping us to achieve our sneaky "just us" elopement!. We found it very easy to work with you and our day was extra special with your input and personalised approach. From the beginning your prompt reply, willingness to meet  and beautiful friendly disposition, both on the phone and face to...

Somesh & Ri

Kari was an amazing celebrant at our wedding! She made the ceremony feel so personal, heartfelt, and beautifully crafted. Her warmth and professionalism created the perfect atmosphere for our special day. We couldn't have asked for a better person to guide us through such an important moment in our lives. Highly recommend! Somesh and...

Pesto & Gringo

Pesto & Gringo

Wow! We couldn't have wished for a better celebrant. Kari is simply extraordinary. From the outset, she took the time to get to know us and what we were about. She's kind, curious, compassionate, funny and damn good. Her words for our ceremony had all of us alternately in tears and laughing. She nailed everything - her professionalism, her...

Daniela & Jordan

Daniela & Jordan

Kari made our wedding day extra special. The enthusiasm and emotion that she brought to our ceremony was exceptional. Her excellent recommendations for local businesses were also invaluable in preparing for our big day. Thanks Kari, we are so grateful! Jordan and Daniela

Geoff Rowe

Geoff Rowe

You did such a wonderful service for Helen yesterday, thank you. Your warmth, energy, generosity, and sincerity were really appreciated - I cannot find the words to fully express the amazing job you did in helping us to pull together and deliver a service that was so reflective of Helen. You were brilliant.

Mickael and Rosie

Mickael and Rosie

I cannot think of any words that would do justice to how amazing Kari is. I don't think we could have dreamt of a better celebrant. Kari is simply amazing... thank you so much Kari xx

Darren and Diah

We cannot recommend Kari highly enough - we found Kari initially as we were looking for a celebrant with Indonesian language skills but this turned out to be a wonderful bonus gift of an exceptional professional. From the very beginning Kari offered her help & guidance whilst embracing and often improving on our own ideas. Kari was...

Funeral for Steve

Funeral for Steve

I just wanted to say an oceanic thank you for skilfully creating a cohesive Service that Steve  would have truly loved…he really would have loved the fact that you wore your red leather jacket in honour of him.  That would have touched his heart for sure. I wanted to say also that the quote you offered of Rumi’s was a...

Eileen ( a memorial)

Eileen ( a memorial)

Kari is clearly “top of the class for sensitive, caring, quality service delivery” at a very challenging time when you truly need it. Right from the outset when our small group of family and friends met Kari and sat down with her at the Memorial Service venue we’d selected, there was a lovely rapport and strong sense of relief.  We all,...

Claudia and Ben

Claudia and Ben

Kari was the perfect celebrant for our wedding right from the moment we first got in contact with her. Kari took the time to really get to know us as a couple. Kari was so warm and inviting from the moment we first spoke with her and made us feel so comfortable right through the process, especially on our wedding day. Kari wrote the most...

Jenny and Chris

Jenny and Chris

Kari was the first celebrant we spoke to when searching for a celebrant. We immediately knew we had found the celebrant for us and looked no further! Kari was super organised and professional and is such a warm and endearing, kind and caring person. Kari helped calm our nerves on the day and ensured our ceremony ran seamlessly. Kari was also very...

Mel and Scott (& Sophie)

Mel and Scott (& Sophie)

We honestly can't thank you enough for creating such a memorable ceremony for us. Everyone was raving about how beautiful and heartfelt the ceremony was, and that's all thanks to you. Your beautiful personality is so warming and calming which made us feel so at ease. We are very lucky to have found you!

Jac and Paul

Jac and Paul

Kari was exactly the right mix of fun, helpfulness, suggestions, responsibility and stepping back to give us space for our own decisions. We could trust her completely to fill any gaps exactly as we wanted.

Sharon and Geoff

Sharon and Geoff

Kari nailed it.  The ceremony had just the right recipe – humour, humility, warmth, respect and occasion – to make it a memorable affair.  All of our guests were extremely impressed.

Farewell Royce

Farewell Royce

Kari designed and delivered a beautiful memorial service for my late brother. She took time, at our pace, to get to know us before the event, and responded to our (largely unspoken) needs with compassion and the firm clarity so necessary at a time of grief and ‘overwhelm’. With great good humour and humility, Kari provided us with suggestions and...

Chris and Chris

Chris and Chris

From the moment we met Kari we felt at ease and knew that our ceremony would go smoothly. Kari was warm and caring from the very first meeting and continued to guide us through the legalities and fun things expertly, professionally and lovingly. Our day was superb, we were able to relax, trusting and knowing that Kari would lead the way. Many of our family and guests commented on the lovely, unique and touching ceremony and Kari’s beautiful nature.

Mateja and Jason

Mateja and Jason

When searching for the right celebrant, we were faced with numerous choices, everyone promising that they will make the ceremony custom and true to us. We are so glad we chose Kari, because she truly delivered on that promise. She took the time to get to know us, and create truly authentic ceremony that needed no revisions. Nothing was too hard...

Grandma Joy

Grandma Joy

I have been to a lot of weddings recently. Most are sweet but some leave an imprint on your heart. Your ceremony left one on mine today. Joy

Kimberley and Stephen

Kimberley and Stephen

Kari has a beautiful presence and energy. On our wedding day Kari told our love story with such heartfelt words and grace. We were so blessed to have her as our celebrant. Kari made our ceremony shine with so much love and joy. A day we will aways remember!!

Renee & Chris

Renee & Chris

Thank you Kari for getting to know us and shaping a truly special and memorable ceremony that we will always remember. Your advice and guidance helped us relax into the whole celebration. Your kindness and warmth set a beautiful tone, and thank you for all the little things too, from sorting our knots to the lovely keepsake booklet of our...

Beth and Emma

Beth and Emma

Kari was amazing! She spoke so well and adapted the ceremony to our needs. We loved how she made our ceremony very personal and took the time to get to know us. We loved having Kari a part of our wedding and we couldn't have asked for a better celebrant

Jess and Jesse

Jess and Jesse

Kari was absolutely amazing - she made the whole process easy and chilled out. The ceremony was beautiful and she ensured our day was a beautiful celebration of love and laughter.. Thank you Kari so much for all your help. Guests at the wedding keep raving about you!

Chris & Mish

Chris & Mish

Kari has such natural warmth, we immediately felt comfortable with her. She was the first celebrant that we met with and after our initial meeting, we didn’t feel the need to see any others.

Steph & Nick

Steph & Nick

Kari is an exceptional celebrant! She is well spoken and very helpful, and set a fun and vibrant tone for our ceremony! You were excellent! Our ceremony was perfect and we owe that to Kari! Steph and Nick

Putu & Ricardo

Putu & Ricardo

If you want a celebrant who caters to your multicultural or multi-belief needs, Kari is the woman for the job! I found her after worrying for days about who could officiate a wedding for us. I am a Hindu believer, he is not. I wanted the ceremony to be sacred as well as intimate. I was looking around for a person who could cater to this need. Kari was the one.

Eileen ( a memorial)

Our girl’s farewell

Kari, I just wanted to thank you for being just wonderful at our girl's celebration of life. We really appreciated the way you handled the whole event and the way her young daughter responded to you and helped make it special. I realise it could be very difficult doing a service like that (for a suicide) but you handled it so well with love and...

Kiera & David

Kiera & David

Kari is so passionate about marriage and giving her couple the absolute best with tailor made ceremonies that truly reflect the couple.  Amazing service, communication and personal touches are second to none, the thought and consideration to really get to know your couple was amazing and reflected in our ceremony!  We are forever grateful thank...

Jemma & Corie

Jemma & Corie

Thank you Kari for being a vital element to Corie and Jemma's wedding weekend at The Planting Festival, Woodfordia! Kari is a beautiful, creative celebrant and supported us in creating our very own unique ceremony. Kari's communication and organisation is superb and professional. I was drawn to Kari's support of non-traditional type weddings as...

Natasha and Jason

Natasha and Jason

We had the pleasure of having Kari as the celebrant for our coffee table marriage ceremony. She was absolutely wonderful and we could not have asked for anything more! We only wanted something small as we will be having our wedding later in France but she was more than willing to be flexible and cater to exactly what we wanted out of the day....

Kimberley and Stephen

Kimberley and Stephen

Kari has a beautiful presence and energy. On our wedding day Kari told our love story with such heartfelt words and grace. We were so blessed to have her as our celebrant. Kari made our ceremony shine with so much love and joy. A day we will aways remember!!

Jaymee and David

Jaymee and David

Kari is exactly what we were looking for in a celebrant. We wanted a very personal, creative ceremony; a secluded location with our two closest friends as witnesses and with none of those traditional vows and promises that most other couples opt for.

Sandy and Niccy

Sandy and Niccy

Kari was fantastic. Everything was made personal to us without making either of us feel uncomfortable. The words spoken at our ceremony were emotive and expressive and involved everyone who was there on the day, exactly what we imagined, and were us to a T.  Kari is a delightful person who made us feel like she was as excited as we were for our...

Kyle and Samantha

Kyle and Samantha

Both Samantha and I decided to get married in Maleny at Tiffanys. Unfortunately we live in Sydney which made meeting our prospective celebrants quite difficult. From day one when we first spoke to Kari we felt very at ease with the whole thing. What is generally quite a stressful hectic time in some people’s live’s leading up to the wedding was...

Danica & Jaeden

Danica & Jaeden

Kari was a fantastic celebrant, from the word go she was easy to deal with and helpful with any queries and questions. Kari made the processes behind the wedding easy and simple and wrote a beautiful, simple yet elegant ceremony- which was just what we wanted. On the day Kari was professional and the ceremony ran wonderfully, thanks to her...

Candice & Trent

Candice & Trent

We are into life as Husband and wife (yippee!) We wanted to thank you so very much for marrying us on our special day and being part of this special life event.  You were so very helpful, kind, understanding and professional in the lead up to our wedding and on the day.  We would rate your celebrant services as excellent in every way.

Shaz and Mike

Shaz and Mike

From the beginning of our first meeting, Kari met us with her warming and genuine persona that made us feel comfortable and in good hands.  The ceremony atmosphere was light and entertaining not only for us but our guests as well.  Kari took our stories and tailored made a ceremony that not only reflected how we felt about each other but our...

Two lovely men

Emma & Darrin

I couldn’t have chosen a better celebrant for our ceremony. Both families praised your service as it was so heart felt and beautiful. Darrin and I couldn’t be happier with the day and you played a huge part in making it so wonderful.

Nicki & Andy

Nicki & Andy

Kari is an insightful and approachable celebrant, combining professionalism with a laid back relaxed feel to the ceremony. She worked with our ideas to produce our unique and personal service that will provide us with happy memories for years to come. Make sure you meet a few celebrants, that way you can realise that Kari is a unique celebrant....

Wendy & John

Wendy & John

Everything you did was perfect! You made our day so special and unique to us, and we appreciated your support through the tough beginning.

Cloe & Joel

Cloe & Joel

Kari, thank you for everything!!  I don’t think you could improve anymore, you are fantastic. everyone loved you, you are such a genuine caring person.  You made our special day even better. I knew from the day I met you at the wedding expo at Tiffanys,  that I would love you to be our celebrant.  And you did such an amazing job with our...

Marian & Chris

Marian & Chris

Thank you for your wonderful services for our recent wedding. You were extremely professional but also it felt like you were a friend which made the ceremony comfortable for both of us. Many of our guests also commented on what a wonderful job you did in particular the way you moved when the wind was messing up with the microphone to ensure...

Jon & Anna xo

Jon & Anna xo

Thank you Kari, for the most beautiful ceremony!  You were there for us every step of the way – providing guidance with a warmth, depth and spirituality that fit with us perfectly.  We could not have asked for more.

Cate & Dave

Cate & Dave

Thank you so much for being part of our wedding, joining with us, attending in such a beautiful ceremony. I am so grateful for your wisdom and the love that you bring. It was such a beautiful ceremony and such a wonderful start to a new chapter for all of us. Much love.

Vicki & Brett

Kari helped to make our day absolutely wonderful and one we will cherish always.  We were expecting some difficulties due to the fact we live in Melbourne but wanted our wedding on the Sunshine Coast with family.  No such difficulties arose.  Kari assisted us in all ways necessary to have a brilliant day.  We recommend Kari to couples wanting a...

Lindsay & Steve

What didn’t you do well? From the word go, Kari, you were amazingly knowledgeable, confident and helpful. I’m sure that you were always this way, but these qualities became very obvious at our rehearsal, when you came in, clearly very familiar with our venue, and got us all organized with a minimum of fuss. Everyone [and I do mean everyone!]...

Wade & Hayley

Wade & Hayley

From the moment I spoke to Kari on the phone I knew she was the right choice. She was just easy to talk to. When we finally got to meet her there was an instant connection. She talked us through everything and asked us loads of questions so she could get to know us. We are a couple who have been together for 10 years, we have 2 children. We...

Sandra & Jason

Kari was an amazing celebrant.  She was just what we were looking for, she listened to our suggestions, went with our ideas adding her own input when we knew what we wanted but weren’t sure how to do it. Kari got a good feel for how we were as a couple and what we liked, making our ceremony just what we wanted and we had an amazing day. She even...

Mr & Mrs Elliott

If you are after a celebrant that really gets to know who you are as a couple and genuinely cares about what you are there for, then we would highly recommend Kari! We loved meeting with her prior to the service to run through what we wanted and how we pictured the ceremony to go and Kari delivered exactly what we imagined. Kari was friendly,...

Anna & Ivan

Anna & Ivan

Kari is super friendly and easy going. She understood exactly what we wanted in a ceremony and delivered it in just one draft. She made our ceremony special and totally about us and our family. Everyone commented on the uniqueness of our ceremony and really enjoyed it. We highly recommend Kari!!

Jasmine and Linton

Jasmine and Linton

After stumbling upon Kari’s website and reading through the information and testimonials, I thought, “This lady seems like our kind of celebrant!” We then met with Kari and instantly knew she was ‘the one’ for us. From day one we felt completely comfortable with Kari, which was very important for us. Kari is warm, friendly, professional and has a...

Kaela & Rob

I liked Kari from the moment we found her website, and every meeting we had in person, email and phone filled us with ease and confidence in how our special day was going to turn out with her officiating it. Kari is such a warm, loving person and we really valued her time and efforts in helping us create an amazing wedding day. Her knowledge in...

Jodie & Darren

Kari made our day relaxed and helped everything to go smooth (including the nerves). She tailored the wedding and vows to exactly what we wanted. Our kids were made to feel important and special.  Thank you so much Kari for being apart of our special day.

Alison & Graham

Kari was there for us from day one, we could not have asked for anything more. The thought, time and love that went in to our ceremony was amazing. We have had so many comments from our guests complementing Kari and the amazing ceremony. Thank you so much for making our wedding the best day of our lives.

Danielle & Karim

Thank you so much for making our wedding ceremony so special! The added touch of incorporating French really personalized the ceremony for us and particularly for Karim’s family who were thrilled we had thought to do this. The advice and assistance you provided in the lead up to the day was so helpful and made everything so stress free. You were...