Client Comments

1. Comments from Couples who I Married

To Ruth, Thank you so much for playing such a huge role in creating the most wonderful wedding day for the two of us. We could not have asked for a better celebrant and for a more perfect ceremony which was exactly right for our quirky personalities. - Becka and Stuart

Hi Ruth, We'll be sending proper thank you cards out soon for you, but you did an amazing job thank you. All of our guests commented on how awesome you were and what a great ceremony it was. You definitely achieved a great balance of fun and seriousness, it was superb - we certainly loved every second of it!! The rest of the day was amazing also, thank you. We want to do it all over again and there wasn't one drama at all (everyone was telling us there would be at least one!). Thanks Ruth, you are awesome! - Steve and Tracey

Dear Ruth, Now that things have calmed down after our big day we wanted to thank you properly for all your help in the run up to our wedding day and for such a beautiful ceremony. We wouldn't have changed a thing! You developed the ceremony so that it had real meaning for us and we will look back on those words as we will no doubt face good and challenging times together. With love and best wishes, .-Anne and Gavin

Hi Ruth, Just wanted to say a huge thank you to you.We had an amazing time on Sunday and all our guests too. The ceremony was amazing! Thank you for you all your help.-Janet and Brad

Hi Ruth, We would like to thank you for the wonderful job you did in helping us plan our wedding ceremony. Your calming influence and experience really helped us get over our nervousness and have a wedding we will always look back on with happy memories. We had so many positive comments over the day about what a great celebrant we had. Thank you again for all that you did for us and and the great service you are providing to so many other couples.Kind Regards, -Lisa and Nathan

Thank you so much for being a part of our special day Ruth. For all your work helping us put together our ceremony - the words and blessings were perfect. We had lots of wonderful comments on your style and the ceremony itself, so thank you so much Ruth -Carolyn and Ashlee

Thank you once again for performing such a lovely ceremony. As far as we are concerned, it was a perfect day and we both think that your services were very professional, right from the very first meeting. We had already made up our minds when we attended Ben & Sochanda's Wedding and we knew then that your ceremony was just right for us. One thing we did appreciate was the inclusion of Milly into the ceremony which made the overall ceremony very special. We just thought that your own style made this possible. We did receive some very good comments about you and the ceremony from both families at our BBQ the next day. We have no negative feedback at all and would recommend you to anyone.-Murray, Catherine and Milly

Ruth , We just wanted to thank you so much for making our wedding such a special day. Thank you very much for your thoughtful and personal approach. We really appreciate all the time and energy you gave us. We had an absolutely amazing wedding - a day we will never forget and one we will look back on with very fond memories. Your amazing pre-wedding questionnaires and organisation meant that the ceremony was a real reflection of us and what we wanted the day to be all about.Thanks again. -Colin and Ginni

Thank you Ruth for all your hard work. The writing of the ceremony was perfect and exactly how we had described everything to you. We had so many comments from our guests on how professional you were and how beautiful, special and moving the ceremony was. We could not agree more. We really enjoyed working with you and all your wonderful ideas and support leading up to the big day. We would highly recommend you to anyone who would like an original and personalised ceremony. Thank you again for making our day so special. -Des and Andrea

So many of our guests commented on the depth, beauty and uniqueness of our ceremony. Remarks were made about how thoughtful if was that we had incorporated our respective children into the ceremony - making them feel very special too. So, our very deep and sincere thanks for enabling and guiding us through the whole process. We bumped into Geoff (Beth) last month and we exchanged our various comments about not only what a lovely person you are, but your ability to make us as a couple really ponder what we were doing, and what we wanting to achieve from the ceremony and beyond. You are a great celebrant with unique insight and we are both extremely grateful that we chose you. -Paddy and John

Hi Ruth, Thank you so much for making our wedding so special on Friday, many people commented on how beautiful the service was (and original!) and how lovely you were. We had a fantastic day and I wouldn't have changed a thing! -Johanna and Jason

Hi Ruth, All in all our wedding was a great day. Thank you for all your help and professionalism. We have already had a few comments on the ceremony, that it was nice, distinctive, memorable and just the right length. I think it turned out exactly how we imagined and hoped for on the day. It was very helpful to have the preliminary meetings and I think the interview questions you asked worked out well in that it allowed a very personal touch to be added to the ceremony. On the day of the dress rehearsal, there were a few nervous people about, but you managed to lighten the mood and get people to focus very effectively. You have always been very friendly and easygoing while also hardworking and on the day it all worked out perfectly, so thank you and I would not hesitate to recommend you as a celebrant to anyone. -Aaron and Rebecca

Thank you so much again Ruth - we had an amazing day and it was all down to you! You gave us a very intimate and unique wedding at very short notice, that turned out so much better than anything we could have hoped for. The ceremony was wonderful, and we loved the way you shared comments from our families overseas and the beautiful words of love you transfered from our questionnaire. You were very patient with us, especially when we were overcome with emotion and really made us feel at ease. I doubt if any other celebrant would organise witnesses and a photographer, so that all we had to do was turn up on the day and do the easy bit - we thank you! - Sam and Dean

Hi ya Ruth, Just a quick email to say thank you for all your hard work on the ceremony!! We have had so much positive feedback about it. And it felt so right on the day! You did a superb job! Must fly pressies to put away now we are back from the honeymoon!- Keryn and Dave

Ruth , we were absolutely thrilled with all the hard work you put into making our ceremony such a special and personalised one. Many of our friends and family commented on how refreshing it was to hear about the bride and groom specifically and what love meant to each of us. The pouring of the wine was also a hit with the guests and we thought it was a great way to symbolise our two lives merging. We were impressed with how you dealt with the crowds of participants during our rehearsal. Many thanks for doing such a great job and ensuring our day ran smoothly and was really special. -Jane and Kurt

Our wedding day turned out to be great beyond my expectations. Many people have commented to me about how beautiful the ceremony itself was, and I agree one hundred percent! I'm tremendously grateful to Ruth for providing such a special, personal ceremony that I'll always remember. Thank you once again for providing us with such a special memory, and for joining us in marriage. - Roshni

Thank you so much for your part in what was a wonderful day for me, and judging from the above, also for my beautiful and wonderful bride Roshni. I loved your relaxed, laid-back yet focussed approach to our special day. We both had such a wonderful day, and have the fantastic memories of our special day to take with us for our lives together. Thank you for being such a big part of the best day in my life. You were just the best celebrant we could have worked with. - Neil

Ruth is the kind of celebrant who will look after you, and who will create a stress-free experience. Ruth guided us from day one with everything. She created a personalised service that all our guests have since commented on as being a really special ceremony. Her ideas were "outside the square" and were a breath of fresh air. Ruth offered us help with how to deal with the fussing parents, reading, how to go about obtaining a marriage licence, which was above and beyond what, we expected. She had a wonderful calming effect which was so important at a stressful time and we really were able to let her guide us as to what she needed and when. We wouldn't hesitate to recommend her if you are seeking a heartfelt special ceremony and a celebrant that really will help and guide you along. We didn't have a clue what we needed to organise and Ruth came armed with a whole load of info to our first meeting complete with a checklist of what we would need to do. She amazingly kept us to schedule- as we are not particularly organised people! Ruth is engaging and fun and has a great sense of humor. During the ceremony, she was really articulate, professional and kept the flow going nicely! - Rebecca and Ray

We most appreciated the really personal feel Ruth gave to the ceremony and the way she spent time talking to us and getting to know us. She also kept in touch at all stages and put us at ease so on the day it felt like we were being married by a friend not just by a celebrant we didn't really know. - Louise and Paul

Ruth was truly interested in us as people. It was a personal consultative style rather than a process or being made to feel that she was going through the motions. Ruth was also flexible and understanding, as we nearly had to put the wedding off due to a personal situation. She sent a card to show that she actually cared as to what was going on with our lives. We all clicked as people, which made the day special. - Nicola and Rob

Ruth was wonderful to deal with. She was very well organised and professional in her approach to organising and facilitating our wedding service. Her ability to be both poetic and enthusiastic meant she was successfully able to interpret our specific needs. Special emphasis went into ensuring we were represented as both individuals, and together as a couple and family. We had numerous feedback from people present about how deep, profound and original our service was, and this was largely due to Ruth's valuable suggestions, construction, and of course final delivery of the ceremony itself. - Amy and Paul

We appreciated Ruth's personable and friendly manner as it made it a pleasure to work with her in making our wedding day something special and specific to us. We changed our mind a few times but Ruth's flexibility and professional approach catered to our needs, which made the day magical and special for us. Several of our guests commented on the vows and ceremony itself and they loved the personal touch and they especially loved the way Ruth described how we first meet and what we loved about each other. This created a vision for the guests and included them in our life journey together. Ruth, thanks so much for the contribution you made to the most symbolic day of our lives. - Julia and Tua

We really appreciated Ruth's open nature. She was very consultative, and open to input from us. Together we created a truly personal ceremony. - Liz and Jason

We truly appreciated the way in which Ruth was able to guide us through the ceremony preparation while being open to a non-traditional service. This meant that we were at ease with our ceremony that we ultimately had and helped make our day truly special. - Sara and Craig

2. Comments from Couples living overseas while we planned the Ceremony

Dear Ruth, We both wish to thank you very, very much for being such an important part of our marriage last weekend. Your professionalism and calming influence were greatly appreciated. The words you put together for us were perfect, and you made everything so easy for us,even though we had never met you, and live so far away. We had an awesome day, much of which was thanks to you. We will definitely be recommending you to anyone we hear of who is getting married in Wellington. Thank you once again. Regards -Simon and Ruth, Nelson

Hi Ruth, Wayne and I are back in the UK after having spent a lovely time in NZ and then honeymooning in Rarotonga. We both just wanted to say a huge thank you for making a day and the ceremony really special and personal to us. We both absolutely loved how the day panned out but especially the ceremony. Your words were beautiful and it is certainly the most memorable experience of my life. Once again, thank you so much for helping to make our day perfect! -Wayne and Kajal, United Kingdom

We appreciated most how easy it was to arrange the ceremony and our wedding vows from such a distance (mostly via emails, as we were coming from overseas), right from the first contact Ruth asked us about our feelings and thoughts on life, love and marriage and worked this into a very personal and beautiful ceremony. - Juliet and Alan, Holland

Andy and I received many comments about how our wedding was extremely personalized. In fact, Andy's Mom frequently comments about how our wedding was the most personal wedding she has ever been to. You gave us more than the standard wedding. Our ceremony was beautiful, touching, and moving. Everyone, including Andy and I, loved hearing Ruth talk about how we met. Up until our wedding, I had never witnessed a celebrant share the story of how the bride and groom met. Andy and I thank you, Ruth from the bottom of our hearts for taking the time to learn about us and convey what you learned to our guests in such a meaningful way. - Beth and Andy, United States

Have watched our wedding dvd a few times, I am really pleased with how you performed the ceremony for us, it was a real joy to watch. Ron and I, are so grateful for the exceptional ceremony you helped us to put together, and your warmth and loving personality really helped to make it special for us. Wishing you the best always. - Rachael and Ron, Australia

3. Comments from Civil Union Couples

Ruth ˆ it‚s been over 6 weeks since the big day and I want to wind back the clock so we can do it all again! Thank you for such a wonderfully written ceremony and being so accommodating with the distance between us to sort this out before flying to Wellington. Both Bruno and I are so pleased to have had you speak for us; marry us and we will treasure the day for the rest of our lives. All our family and friends loved the day in Wellington and it was absolutely perfect for both of us. If anyone asks us in the future we will have no hesitation in recommending you as a celebrant. All the best .- Nick and Bruno

Dear Ruth, Thank you so much for preparing and taking our civil union. We had so many comments about how lovely the words were, and the atmosphere you created. We appreciated how you really listened to us, and incorporated our suggestions and wishes. You were patient, tactful, perceptive, and warm, and created a lovely ceremony for us, that reflected who we are. We appreciated all the special touches you added. You have true talent in creating a meaningful atmosphere. .- Viv and Lynley

Ruth did a great job of making our wedding ceremony special. Planning was a breeze and we felt very well supported throughout the process. Ruth worked well with our overseas priest who she only met breifly before the day. In the lead up to the day she was calm and peaceful, and on the day she was simply brilliant. She conducted the ceremony with confidence and style, using her presence and beautiful voice to captivate the entire room.- Dean and Jeff

Dear Ruth, Thank you so much for our lovely civil union ceremony. Your care and kindness were much appreciated and you helped us find the ceremony we wanted. All the very best and thanks again, - Cath and Ruth

From the very first day Ruth was organised and professional but at the same time she was sensitive and caring. The beautiful personalised packet she gave to us had lists of all the things we needed to think about and to do as well as a time-line for when to do it all. Ruth took a lot of the stress out of the civil union process giving us the time to focus on us. She took the time to meet with us and get to know us so that our ceremony was tailored to us. Ruth was very flexible and changed aspects of the ceremony right up to the last minute. Thanks so much for that!

Ruth listened to us and really heard us, making it a point to indulge our sometimes strange wishes. In the end, it was as though Ruth had always known us and our personalised ceremony reflected her hard work. Our ceremony reflected exactly who we are and included the small number of people who are important to us. Ruth got all the bits that we needed including the words to all of the songs that we played at various times during the ceremony. She helped us to think about the ceremony, what we wanted, how we wanted it done. Ruth was very open and even went as far as to get clothes that matched our colours! - Suzanne and Rosemary