Beginnings, milestones, endings - and new beginnings!

Acknowledging and celebrating life events, transitions and milestones enriches our lives. Whether a celebration is private or public, for individuals, families or wider communities, appropriate ceremony and ritual can be an important of an event.

I would like to offer my services to help you with your occasion to mark a beginning, an ending, or a milestone along the way.

It would be an honour and privilege to work alongside others to create a meaningful and memorable ceremony that reflects their wishes, personality, beliefs and the occasion.

Below is a list of the kinds of services I can offer. However, I believe every person/couple/family/whānau has a unique set of needs, and I am happy to work with you to create a bespoke service that's right for you.

Please get in touch to find out more.

 

 

Beginnings

I can assist with services for:

Celebrations of birth

 Adoption:

• support and preparation for adoption
• post-adoption support

Name giving or naming ceremonies

Blessings and commemorations

 

Milestones 

I'd be delighted to help with your:

Marriage, civil union, same sex union or marriage - find out more about that here

Commitment ceremonies 

Renewal of vows, anniversaries, engagements

Milestones, rites of passage, life changes

Compere services and "Master of Ceremonies"

Endings and New Beginnings

I can offer compassionate and professional services encompassing:

Funerals, interment, memorials, unveilings, and services to acknowledge miscarriages, still-births, and loss of pets 

Living wakes, living wills, relinquishing the family home and forward planning (discover more about that here)

Creating a “treasure” or legacy

Marriage dissolution, divorce and helping children to cope with separated parents