Wendy the celebrant
Why choose a celebrant?
Choosing the right celebrant is vital to ensure your wedding day is a success. It is important to have a celebrant you can trust to guide you through what will be a special and emotional day in your life.
Planning a ceremony doesn’t need to be difficult, overwhelming or serious.
About me...
As a registered Civil Marriage Celebrant I am dedicated to providing you with exceptional service from the moment we meet right through to the completion of your marriage ceremony.
I encourage you to meet with me in person so you can tell me your story and aspirations and ask me any questions you like.
My role is to assist you to make your day wonderful, memorable and stress free.
I love working with people. I have been a Registered Nurse for over 45 years. Throughout all those years of nursing I have had the great privilege of meeting so many wonderful individuals and working with them to achieve their goals. As a celebrant, I would love to form the same bond with you as we work together to create the wedding ceremony just right for you.
I am a very friendly person. I am approachable and open to any ideas you may have about the way you wish your day to unfold.
Your wedding is unique to you. I will try to make it as easy as possible by providing examples, reading material and advice.
Let’s get together to create a ceremony that is tailored to suit you.
I look forward to meeting you.
Testimonials & photo gallery
I wanted to give you a big thank you for conducting our ceremony. You were fabulous-controlled, friendly, able to be flexible on the day, and generally very reassuring. You helped set the scene by working through all the paperwork in an organised way, very patiently drafting and re-drafting the actual ceremony and giving us pointers and hints to make sure this was a ceremony that we wanted.
Thank you very much.
Gerry & Milo
Wendy married us in October 2019, and we could not have asked for a more perfect ceremony!
Wendy ensured that our ceremony was perfectly tailored to us and made it exactly how we had imagined
She is caring, professional, down to earth and took care of all the paperwork and legal business so that we could just enjoy the process!
Even saved my butt when I called her 25 minutes before the ceremony having misplaced my vows!
Thank you so much x
Catherine and Tom
Wonderful Wendy!
Choosing the right celebrant is so important, they have such a huge impact on your special day, with that in mind it is a pleasure to STRONGLY RECOMMEND Wendy Harvey’s services.
Compassionate and caring, confident and precise, a born leader she can lead the proceedings with grace and presence.
Wendy was supportive and accommodating from the very start, she made our day just right and we would not have had it any other way. We hope she can make your special day as perfect as she did ours.
Thank you, Wendy – you were just Wonderful! Ash & Nick
Wendy was so great at our wedding. She captured exactly the mood and feel we wanted for the ceremony. Due to weather and guest issues, we had lots of changes of plan at the very last minute, Wendy was unfazed and very accommodating. We would thoroughly recommend her for your special day.
Georgie and Darryl
Can not thank Wendy enough for all she did for us in the lead up and on the day of our wedding.
She sorted everything and was always there for advice or a chat.
Even when a mini tornado sent havoc through our ceremony area 30 minutes prior to saying "I do", she kept herself and us calm. We were truly blessed to have her as a part of our journey xx
Tegan and Jackson
We were so happy to have Wendy as part of our day and had complete confidence in her as a celebrant. In the lead up to the day she made sure we had all the information we needed and helped with the preparation of our vows, making sure we both felt confident in how the ceremony would run. We definitely recommend her as the celebrant on your big day!
Laura and Ryan
How will we know what to do and say?
We will work on this together.
When we meet I will ask you what is important for you both to include, and I will craft a ceremony to accommodate your wishes. There are some words that must be said by me, and also by you, to ensure all the legal requirements are covered, but other than that, the ceremony is yours.
I can provide lots of examples for you to consider, and we can redraft the ceremony as many times as you like so that you are completley comfortable.
We will go through the ceremony in detail so you can clarify any issues, and we can have a rehearsal to include the whole wedding party if you wish to.
What about the legal documents?
That's my job!
At our first meeting we will start the process by lodging the Notice Of Intended Marriage. This document must be completed no earlier than 18 months and no less than one month prior to the ceremony.
You will each need to provide proof of identity, such as a birth certificate, passport or drivers licence; as well as a certificate of divorce or death of a spouse if applicable.
Prior to the marriage you will need to complete a certificate of No Legal Impediment, to confirm you are legally able to be married.
After the ceremony you will need to sign the Certificates of Marriage; and I will lodge all the necessary paperwork with the Department of Births Deaths and Marriages on your behalf.
Don't worry, I will make it all happen.
Frequently asked questions
Can we involve our children in the ceremony?
Of course!
Involving them can make your ceremony even more special. Your children could read a poem or a reading, they could light a candle or help to tie the ribbons in a hand fasting ceremony.
Even little children can be involved - I have conducted more than one wedding where a baby has been the ring bearer.
It's all up to you, and I am confident we can make it work.
Do you support marriage equality?
Absolutely!
Love is love, and I am proud to live in a community that now recognises that marriage is between two people, regardless of gender or sexual orientation; and that the same legal rights are extended to all married couples.