Michelle K
Wedding and Civil Union Celebrant - Wellington, NZ
Testimonials
Emma and Keith - Walter Peak Station, Queenstown, NZ, Sat 29 November 2014
"Michelle was the celebrant at our wedding. She did an absolutely fantastic job both in the lead up to the wedding and on the day! She streamlined the formalities prior to the wedding, told us what to expect on the day, and gave advice on how to structure the ceremony without being too rigid. Michelle took on board all our requests for the ceremony and on the day we got exactly what WE wanted. We are very pleased with how our ceremony went! Thank you Michelle!"
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Nicky and Bruno - Ataahua, Tauranga, NZ, Sun 5 April 2015
"Thank you so much for being our wedding celebrant. You were so well organised. You provided us with the perfect amount of guidance to tailor a ceremony unique to us. Every detail was so well thought through and on the day it all went so smoothly. You were fantastic!"
Photograph by Jim Pollard
Loryn and Bam - Wellington Academy of Fine Arts, Wellington, Sat 24 October 2015
“Michelle was a pleasure and delight to work with.
She tailored our ceremony to suit us and allowed our personalities shine through.
She was a huge part of such a wonderful day.”
Ashley and Rob - Foxglove, Wellington, Sat 28 November 2015
"Thank you so much for being our celebrant on our special day! You listened to what we wanted and how we wanted our wedding to be and you made it happen exactly as we wanted!! You were fantastic! We really appreciated all the time and effort you put in for our wedding day! Thank you, thank you, thank you!"
Rezaan and Cameron - Silverstream Retreat, Lower Hutt, Sat 5 December 2015
"There is no word to describe how amazing she was.
She made us feel relaxed and comfortable, she was right there when ever we needed her, She was and is just amazing! I would not have had anybody else... She made our wedding ceremony so special and unique that my husband and I will never forget it. We were literally living our beautiful fairy tale! Thank you so much Michelle you are just one of a kind!"
Rochelle and Meg - Visitor Centre, Rimutaka Forest Park, Sat 6 February 2016,
"It was a pleasure and a blessing to have Michelle as our celebrant. She helped us with the legal paperwork side of things, gave us a template and ideas to start planning with, then guided us through turning that template into the perfect, personalised ceremony. On the Big Day it all came together beautifully and we are enormously grateful to Michelle."
Tessa and Samuel - Lady Norwood Rose Garden, Wellington Botanical Garden, Sat 13 February 2016
Sarah and Clement - Mudbrick Restaurant, Waiheke Island, Auckland, Wed 24 February 2016
"I have known Michelle for many years and we were best friends at school so to have Michelle as my wedding celebrant and bridesmaid was ideal! Michelle sent me text for the ceremony well before our wedding so we could choose the vows and personalise our ceremony. Everything went really smoothly on the big day thanks to Michelle. Michelle is a very organised, friendly, well presented and reliable person. Everyone at our wedding commented on what an amazing job she did. Thank you very much Michelle for all your help - it was a perfect day!""
Teresa and Tui - Wallaceville House, Upper Hutt, Sat 28 May 2016
Chantelle and Euan- Oratia Settlers Hall, Oratia, Auckland, Sat 17 Dec 2016
"Michelle did a brilliant job as celebrant at our wedding, and we would not hesitate to recommend her to anyone. She is very friendly, professional and easy to deal with - she was very flexible in terms of what we wanted but was also able to provide clear guidance to make it easier for us to decide. She was very calm throughout which was great, exactly what you want. She has a genuine and caring manner and this stood out during the ceremony, which was absolutely beautiful - we could not have been happier - it was the highlight of a most wonderful day :)"
Nicola and Matt- Gibbston Valley Winery, Queenstown, Sat 8 April 2017
"When we got engaged we really wanted to ask you to be our celebrant but with your little bubba on the way we decided not to ask that of you. When you asked us if we wanted you to be our celebrant we were both so stoked, to have a kind friendly face with us up the front when we are both so shy was a blessing. We pulled our wedding together in 17 weeks so everything was a bit of a rush. You were great at explaining to us what we had to do in the midst of all that organizing and incredibly patient when I was getting confused!
Your attention to detail and all your previous experience helped us shape our ceremony. You had thoughtful suggestions about what would and wouldn't work and it showed on the day. The ceremony was amazing and you spoke so beautifully and clearly - a number of people commented on how well you spoke. Most of all you were wonderful to us both and kept us calm in a time we were a bundle of nerves.
Thank you so much from the bottom our hearts for being our celebrant and our friend, we couldn't be happier."
Deborah and Jordan - Hippopotamus Hotel, Wellington, Sat 25 November 2017
“Michelle was excellent to work with. From the first meeting with her through to the actual service she was professional and made the process simple and enjoyable. She even dealt well with us throwing horrible Scottish word “Quaich” into our wedding script.
Michelle is fun, personable, and professional. Thanks for being a part of our special day."
Shahper and Alex - Okahu Bay Wharf, Auckland, Wed 27 December 2017
""Thank you so much for being our celebrant. We absolutely loved the personal touches you put into the ceremony and the time you spent perfecting our ceremony structure so that the day went off without a hitch! Love, love, love our memories that you were such an instrumental part of creating."
Arianna and Alex - The Pines, Wellington, Fri 26 October 2018
"Alex and I were so happy to have you as our marriage celebrant. You made the entire process from start to finish easy and straightforward and were always happy to do things how we wanted. You were great on the day - especially considering I was over an hour late and it was sweltering inside the venue! We couldn't have asked for a more beautiful day and thank you so much for being a major part of it, it was perfect."
John and Marion - Aotea Hotel, Porirua, Sat 27 October 2018
"Michelle Kempthorne was the perfect celebrant for our wedding. She prepared us well with excellent documents allowing a seamless process for constructing the vows and ceremony. At all times we felt it was our thing and Michelle was just guiding us when needed. Michelle was precise warm and elegantly understated on the day. We were lucky to have her."
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Jackson & Vick - Wellington Botanic Garden, Sun 27 October 2019
"Michelle immediately stood out to us when we were looking for a celebrant for our wedding. We were organising an intimate celebration only a few months out from when we approached Michelle and our initial feelings about her were exactly right: she was flexible, available and generous with her advice. She was accommodating and understanding of any changes we made, even on the day, and her presence during the ceremony was complementary to the wedding itself. It is a testament to Michelle’s personality that she was able to be a great influence on our celebration without overly forcing on it her influence. We couldn’t have asked for better."
Jay & Gaby - Red Mount, Wellington City, Sat 27 June 2020
"From the moment we met Michelle we knew right away that she is who we want to be our celebrant. She's very genuine, approachable, professional, flexible and has great attention to details. We had to postpone our original plans due to the Covid-19 pandemic but Michelle was very understanding. After we decided to have the wedding back on starting from scratch again, she immediately responded that she's available on the day. She provided us with a template with questions and ideas that helped us come up with a personalised script for our ceremony. From rehearsal to the actual ceremony, we couldn't have picked for a better celebrant other than her so we just want to say thank you Michelle for being part of our special day and for making sure the ceremony would run smoothly and it did. Our family and friends at the venue and those joining through Zoom from different parts of the world really had an amazing time and enjoyed our very intimate, emotional and fun ceremony. A day we will never forget!"
Pippa& Doug - Kaukapakapa, Sat 5 Feb 2022
"Thank you so much Michelle for making our day so magical. Michelle made it super easy. She send us a bunch of questions to help us figure out what we wanted to include in our ceremony and a number of template ceremonies with examples (that were funny and heartfelt). So we used a few of them word for word in our service. It only took one evening to put it together. A few tweaks were made, then we were done. It was so painless and easy. On the day, Michelle was beautifully presented and managed herself in a very professional and personable manner. Michelle communicated clearly to the guests and ran the ceremony seemlessly while not taking the spotlight away from the glorious view and our special day. I would highly recommend using Michelle as your wedding celebrant."
