kupu rawe - kind words

“Philippa, amazing Philippa! When Mountain Weddings sent us through a list of the celebrants they recommended I had already said to Phillip that we wanted someone who spoke Te Reo. Phillip selected your link first, excitedly noting that you were Mãori, and I’m glad he did for so many more reasons than just that. Phillip and I had always shared how strange we thought celebrate were, given that they talk about such an intimate connection without having known you that long - however, we needn’t have worried about that at all with you. Meeting you was then most excellent as we got to know your vibrant personality and wonderfulness, along with a great sense of humour, putting us at ease even more that eloping was the perfect choice for us. The ceremony you wrote was ãtaahua and we so appreciated the touches of us you wove in there as well as completing karakia at the opening and closing. We loved the chuckle at the mention of Bebo in our love story. You also made all the paperwork so easy and we loved that. You’d thought of everything! Ngã mihi tino nui ki a Philippa. Thank you so so so so much for being a big part of our special day!

We absolutely recommend you in a heartbeat, you do a tremendous job. Ka pai to mahi.

-Amber & Phillip

From the moment we met Philippa, we knew she was the one! When we were deciding on a celebrant, we wanted someone who we could relate to and was down to earth like us but also caring with a beautiful heart and understands how nervous her couple would be about everything and the wedding. Philippa made everything so easy and just had the answers to everything! She made it not complicated and we were able to make it our own! We loved that about her. Just a gentle soul that really cares about her couples to make their dream day the best it possibly can be!!! She really takes the time to cater your ceremony so beautifully and so you!! The way we envisioned it and it was perfect for just us!

Thank you Philippa for the beautiful ceremony and for making our day perfect!! We will never forget you or our day!!

-Nadinya & Raniera

  • "PHILIPPA IS AMAZING! SUPER FRIENDLY AND EASY TO WORK WITH!! The whole thing was SO PERFECT I'd call her back for my next wedding! She went beyond the tasks of a celebrant to make our experience AMAZING. We are SO THRILLED WE FOUND HER because she gave SO MUCH to our ceremony and to OUR DAY!

    Tayla and Stew

  • "Having PHILIPPA as our CELEBRANT was an AMAZING EXPERIENCE! I honestly WOULD DO IT AGAIN ha ha! She was able to capture the LOVE that my now husband and I have with each other and highlight the TRUE and DEEPER MEANING of why we chose to get married. She also has a GREAT SENSE OF HUMOUR which helps to calm the nerves. Since we have always been in touch with her by email, it was really comforting to hear that she has a WONDERFUL, GOLDEN VOICE. Best wishes to EVERYONE who is considering Philippa as their celebrant, you WILL NOT REGRET IT!

    Caryl & Connor

  • Thank you SO MUCH for putting together a beautiful ceremony for us! We felt, and had a number of guests commented, that it was absolutely perfecf for us and was so personal. You have a LOVELY PRESENCE and make everything feel SO NATURAL.

    Alice & Brad

  • We're so HAPPY we got to have Philippa as our elopement celebrant! Communication was great from the first email I fired off and she gave us some AWESOME GUIDANCE along the way to make sure our ceremony was just what we wanted. She's EASY GOING and brought a LOVELY, CALM ENERGY to our day. She even lent me her coat for our photo shoot when the wind was beginning to bite!

    Bev and Joe

We just wanted to reach out and say thank you so much once again for helping us curate the most amazing wedding ceremony. Several people told us it was the best ceremony they’d ever witnessed. It was so perfectly tailored to “us” - and, you probably get this a lot but a couple of people asked if you were our friend!

Your bubbly nature, kindness, humour and professionalism definitely helped us stay calm in the lead up and on the day - we’re so glad we picked you to marry us!

-Cass & Sunil

Thank you for being the perfect celebrant on our wedding day!

Your warmth and genuineness was evident from the moment we met you and you made our day so perfect. Flowers, hair and makeup are just the fluffy stuff. How someone makes you feel stays with you always.

That’s the impact you had on us.

-Susan & Richard

  • We were recommended Philippa by our photographer and I'm SO THANKFUL we were. We were planning our wedding for Queenstown from Auckland so didn't have a chance to meet Philippa in person. But despite never meeting her, she delivered an AMAZING CEREMONY that was SO PERSONALISED it seemed as though we'd been LIFE LONG FRIENDS. Our ceremony was EXACTLY WHAT WE WANTED - it was PERSONAL, FILLED WITH LOVE and SO UNIQUE.

    Rhianna & Miles

  • We can't recommend Philippa ENOUGH. She was the PERFECT FIT for our day and captured us as a couple PERFECTLY. Our ceremony was FUN and HEARTFELT and reflected us and our relationship as all of our friends and whãnau know us to be.

    Tegan & Michael

  • Mike and I just wanted to get in touch with you to thank you SO MUCH for our BEAUTIFUL WEDDING CEREMONY! We can't thank you enough for being there for us on our special day, we couldn't have had a BETTER CELEBRANT than you! It was SO PERFECT, you did an incredible job writing our ceremony without even meeting us and helping us keep as CALM as possible on the day!

    Renee & Mike

  • Dear Philippa! We want to say the BIGGEST THANK YOU for helping us create our PERFECT VISION of a little elopement ceremony: a relaxed conversation with plenty of laughs, that ended in us being married! Thank you for being part of a BEAUTIFUL MOMENT in the forest with us <3

    Martha & Craig

Philippa is a real nice lady, aye

-Jade and Teeps’ kids

Philippa was awesome! Every interaction from the start was positive and replies to our emails prompt. We loved her energy on the day and she was a perfect fit for our children.

I would without hesitation recommend Philippa. Her delivery of our ceremony was perfect.

-Jade & Teeps

Philippa was an absolute star and I can honestly say that our wedding day would not have been as wonderful had it not been for her. The amount of time and effort she put into our ceremony was incredible. During our meetings with Philippa it was clear that she absolutely loves what she does. She shared so many wonderful stories about weddings she had been a part of as well as some memories of her own wedding. She took the stress out of everything! Her amazing sense of humour, gorgeous nature and passion for her work resulted in such a heartwarming ceremony that so many of our guests commented on. Thank you for everything Philipp! You are the best!

IT FELT LIKE WE HAD KNOWN PHILIPPA FOREVER AND WE FELT TRULY BLESSED TO HAVE HER BE OUR CELEBRANT!!!

-Kristy & Roy

  • You absolutely captured our personalities in your FUN STYLE! We THOROUGHLY ENJOYED every minute of it! Thank you again for being so FRIENDLY, FUN and WARM - and understand exactly what we were trying to get from the day. It was ABSOLUTELY PERFECT and we had a lot of fun! We had so many comments from friends and family who thought you were the perfect celebrant for us!

    Shane & Jess

  • We just want to thank you for creating such a BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY for us. We had NO CLUE what we wanted and we were both NERVOUS for the day but we shouldn't have been! We appreciated your guidance on the day and to stay calm if I saw an ant on my dress! We could not recommend you enough and will be sure to send anyone planning to have a wedding in NZ your way. THANK YOU once again!

    Niro & Shaman

  • Philippa is such a LOVELY person and this was evident from the very first contact with her. Her INVITING, CHEERFUL personality immediately makes you feel like you are CHATTING with a FRIEND. We felt so involved with the process of writing our ceremony and she was SO FLEXIBLE and OPEN to making any changes that we requested. She wrote an ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL, TOUCHING, PERSONAL ceremony for us that captured our STORY, our FAVOURITE POEMS and even the DIFFERENT LANGUAGES we speak. We could not recommend Philippa more highly! We are SO HONOURED that she married us!

    Linda & Kleber

  • Thank you SO MUCH for officiating our wedding. We are lucky to have a celebrant as TALENTED as you. Despite the freezing weather, you have been SO AMAZING. Your speech to our ceremony moved us, we felt like it was VERY PERSONAL and felt like you KNEW US SO WELL. You made our wedding day SO SPECIAL!

    Ronette & Noel