As a marriage celebrant in beautiful Coffs Harbour, easily one of the most powerful and truly emotive moments is the giving away of a beautiful bride or partner. There’s nothing quite like it. Of course, not all couples opt for a giving away, but when they do, it is such a special moment to witness. Whether it’s the bride’s or partners father, mother, grandparents, siblings, or children walking down the aisle arm in arm signals the start of a magical experience.

It’s hard not to get caught up in the emotion of the giving away, I do try my best, but all it takes is one look at their face beaming with pride and that’s all I need to realise I am truly part of something special. As a father of two girls, my day will come I am sure – and yes I will be a blubbering mess as I too will walk down the aisle one day with my daughters. I do remind them though there’s no hurry!

This is a beautiful photo that Fiona shared with me from their wedding last weekend. I look at the smile on Fiona’s Dad’s face and I think to myself, what an honour it is to be a marriage celebrant. A marriage celebrant that still knows how to ease any nerves, yet respecting the tradition of giving the bride away and cherishing every moment along the way.

Love my job!

Fiona and Jesse wrote…..

“THANKYOU!!!!

You made our ceremony one that we will never forget! It was the perfect amount of romance and laughs!!! So many of our guests are still praising you and how much it was like you truly knew us.”

My absolute pleasure Mr and Mrs D x

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  • Simon is a delightful, friendly and very passionate celebrant. I value his warmth, care and enthusiasm for a professional and loving celebration – I am very happy to recommend his services. Wendy Haynes, Celebrant and Author, Coffs Harbour

    Wendy Haynes, Celebrant and Author

  • After meeting Simon for the first time, we had no doubt in our minds that he was the celebrant for us. Simon was fantastic to work with and put our stressed minds at ease during our ceremony preparation. He was relaxed but well prepared and we found him to be available to answer any questions we had. He was able to keep everyone well entertained while the bride was unexpectedly delayed and our guests thoroughly enjoyed his humour. Not only did we think he was an excellent celebrant, we also received numerous compliments from our guest. If anyone is looking to hire Simon as their celebrant we cannot rate him highly enough. We only wish we could give him a 6th star. We cannot thank Simon enough for being a part of our special day.

    Peter & Lana

  • We would like to thank you for the great job you did at our beach wedding. You were so professional and caring about everything and everyone. You had all the equipment set up on the beach and everyone was able to hear you clearly. You made our day so special and stress free. We have been to a lot of weddings and the celebrants don’t come anywhere near your presentation. At the end of the ceremony everyone was commenting on how personal the ceremony was and how modern you presented yourself at the ceremony. We highly recommend having Simon for your wedding. As a celebrant you would not find a more professional, caring, honest, young and touching one like him. Thanks Simon.

    Angela and Lucas

  • Jordan and I truely didn’t realise how lucky we had scored until the beginning of our ceremony. Simon had ourselves and our guests in tears from laughter and love. He was personal, deep and truely understood how we wanted our ceremony to feel. Our day started at 28 degrees and finished at 45 degrees, however, no matter how hot it became Simon was professional and knew how to make ourselves and our guests feel at ease. Our guests raved about Simon throughout the night and still to this day, we receive compliments on his behalf. He helped to create an atmosphere that will stay with us forever and we cannot thank Simon enough for this. We highly recommend Simon to be a part of your special day.

    Erin & Jordan

  • We would just like to THANK YOU for such a perfect and personal ceremony. Our guests thought you were a friend we had known for years (we didn’t tell them any different). There were so many positive comments about the work you did. We loved that you kept the ceremony about us, that you talked about our story and you were so professional. Great suggestion about the music playing throughout. We would highly recommend you to all of our friends and family (even strangers). I also believe that you made such an impact, our guests would be recommending you to their people.

    Your work was very much appreciated!! We can not thank you enough, Simon!!

    Pav & Jacob

  • There is no possible way to thank you for the effort that you went to, to make our ceremony as personal and perfect as it was.  Almost two months on people are still talking about how wonderful you and our ceremony was.  Thank you so much Simon from the bottom of our hearts.  You made our day perfect.

    Jason and Shantelle