Shirley-Ann McCrystal

       My aim is to provide ‘PERFECTION ON YOUR SPECIAL DAY’

                 WEDDINGS ARE THE HAPPIEST OF OCCASIONS 

 Registry Weddings are no longer held in Registrar’s offices; we can now choose the place to hold a wedding ceremony. 

In your home, or a local community centre near you has rooms available at a reasonable cost for small ceremonies. The rule is to keep it simple.

It is possible to have a small wedding in a garden, on a beach, in a park, or in a local reserve. You might have other ideas, maybe aboard a boat. It is possible to marry almost anywhere you choose, except at a cafe, restaurant, or recognised wedding venue.

Registry-style weddings are held Monday to Friday between the hours of 9 am and 5 pm. The ceremony is the standard used when the Registrars were available for Registry weddings in their offices.  

For personalised ceremonies, weddings, and renewal of vows.  

Commitment in our lives is important, and that is why the world over, the combining of two people in marriage, civil union or partner commitment in same-sex marriages is considered one of the ultimate promises humans can make to each other. 

For personalised weddings, I will travel to your chosen venue in the greater Auckland area.

I will work with both of you to find the words that best express what you want to say to each other. In planning the ceremony, a lot of the information can be written online. This gives you time to think and reflect when you see what has been written. My experience is very wide, and I have loved every minute of every wedding ceremony I have conducted. I would be delighted to conduct yours.

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A SERVICE FOR YOUR LOVED ONE WILL BE CONDUCTED WITH           SYMPATHY AND DIGNITY, A CEREMONY TO BE REMEMBERED.

As a funeral celebrant, my first priority is for those left behind. Together we will fulfill the wishes of your loved one and make sure you are comfortable with the words chosen to celebrate their life. 

I have had a lot of experience assisting the bereaved with their farewells to their loved ones. Also within my own family and dear friends. 

I will work with you and your family to find the words and ceremony best suited to create a word picture of your loved one’s life. Those who were close and knew that person well will relate to the ceremony which will help you and them come to terms with the passing.

I offer you a sympathetic, caring ceremony in the spirit you can relate to. When it is the celebration of a young life taken prematurely I can offer empathy with the parents and grandparents and not forget the siblings, best friends and peers of a vibrant young person. 

As Thorndon Wilder said:

There is a land of the living and a land of the dead and the bridge between is love.