John McConnell, a local
resident and wedding celebrant here in the lovely
Waiwera valley. A tad north of Auckland.
His story
Once upon a time, someone said to john, Hey would you marry us? What? Who me! Don't be silly. But after John had rolled on the floor laughing and guffawing, he picked himself up and did some research. During this time when recalling the story, various people said "nah, you'd be good at that". So John enrolled in the Celebrant School and began his studies. Two courses later (essentially basic and advanced) He is a qualified, registered and now experienced, legal to marry you wedding celebrant. And member of CANZ.
So, what can we do for you?
Once you have decided to get married, there are so many things that you want to ask. Some you will already have pretty good ideas about. Like Who and where for instance. But how? Well there is so much online help and of course you could phone my free phone 0800 222 812 for a chat. The best place to begin is by checking the NZ government Department of Internal Affairs, births deaths and marriages. There you can read all about it, apply for your license, yep you need a license, and hand over your money. You can find me on their find a celebrant page here. Type in my name "John McConnell" and with luck you will see a page like this:
You can see that I am sort of up stream a bit from Waiwera where the famous hot pools used to be. I can travel to your venue within a reasonable distance. Aotearoa has everything you need right here. Most people have a favorite ex-holiday spot or romantic hideaway. That's Ok if if I have to put my boots on and hike up to a summit I'll be there.
If you are getting married anywhere around Orewa, Waiwera, Wainui, Waiwera, Puhoi, Waitoki, Dairy Flat, Albany, Warkworth, Kumeu, Whangaparaoa, Hibiscus coast, etc, you get it, that would be really handy. Obviously, anywhere further away is OK. I do have a car, a bike and a kayak.
Feel free to call 0800 222 812 or drop me a line john@ccat.co.nz I don't (yet) have any social webface stuff but I know how to use zoom and things like that and make a good cup of tea.
What is my style? I'm happy to perform a registry style wedding ceremony. That is plain and simple. With a little personalisation. Or something more exotic that you have been dreaming about for some time but just don't know if it will work! It is all about your attitude, your friends you share with and your special partner. Let's have a go. It's your special day. I'm just here to help.
What is next? Read this next page or skip to the nitty gritty here.
Try my phone 0800 222 812 OR: mob, SMS or Whats thingy: +64 274 533 907 otherwise known as 0274533907 OR: email me: john@ccat.co.nz
