Celebrants & Planners
These wonderful people I'm about to list (in no particular order), are all great people that I've worked with before and have all brought their own individual flare to the proceedings.
Someone in this list is bound to gel with you, so give them a call and personally find out a little about their values, listen to their vocal tones, their mannerisms, their articulation and what flare they’re going to add to your special day.
Because that's their job after all, bringing an energy and maybe some entertainment to your already killer Wedding.
THE MAN. THE MYTH. THE LEGEND.
Hi there, I'm Adam. Sydney born and raised. I grew up on Bondi Beach... not on the beach. We had a house. My parents owned a Mexican restaurant right on the beachfront for ten years. So there I was, a 7 year old crushing boxes and cheesing up enchiladas. I've been in the workforce for a long time. Ask me about my Taco and Margarita tattoos. Yes, this is how I justify choices I made in Bali.
As I went into my teens, I found an affinity for the performing arts. Acting in local musical productions, performing a bit improv and MCing events from when I was 14 - all whilst working as a part time Drama Teacher.
This is where I fell into celebrancy. Adding a bit of my innate performer and writer to two people's special day. Before you ask, yes, I was a featured celebrant on MAFS, I'll tell you all about it one day. I can't believe this is my job. I am so humbled that I get to be a part of the happiest day of a couple's life. And if I can make that day as epic as possible for you, I will do whatever it takes. Well not anything... hmm, maybe. Call me. I'll see.
Lillian Lyon - Celebrant
All you need to do is take 2 mins to check out Lillians gushing testimonials on from her adoring couples to see how much people love her, and how much she loves her job! Lillian believes that being a good celebrant is having the ability to open your heart to people from all walks of life, having no prejudice, being a good listener, taking the time to understand her couples, and what they expect of their ceremony. She has been a celebrant for 10 years, and says it has been the most wonderful decade of romance, excitement, and diversity! SO head on over and say hi before she gets booked out!
Claire Belford was born and raised on the beautiful Northern Beaches of Sydney, an area where she still resides with her husband and two young sons.
After studying music and production, Claire worked in event planning for many years, predominantly hosting events and promotions as an MC, and developing advanced professional public speaking skills.
Claire also worked as a music tutor and school band director and believes in the importance of being involved in the community through work and social activities, as well as volunteering for local organisations.
In 2014, Claire was recognised for her work as a marriage celebrant by Weddings & Events of Australia, and in 2018 she topped the Celebrant category and took out the win as NSW Marriage Celebrant of the Year at the prestigious Australian Bridal Industry Academy awards.
Now officiating all life celebrations from marriages and births, to funerals and memorials, Claire is passionate about her work and proud to play a role in such important life events.
Nicky Surnicky - Celebrant
Nicky's aim is to help the odd exception become the norm, to see more people actually having fun during their ceremony (god forbid!) and to challenge people with the notion of what a modern ceremony can be.
Her friends describe her as being honest, passionate, vivacious, committed and a little bit crazy! But above everything she likes to bring a sense of fun in everything that she does because life is too short, who knows what’s around the corner so live for and in the moment. Nicky loves what she does and to be able to share in one of the most important moments in people’s lives is an honour and a privilege that she does not take lightly.
Tami Sussman - Celebrant
With an Advanced Diploma in Performing Arts from Actors Centre Australia, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from The University of New England and a Cert IV in Celebrancy from Health Resource Training Australia Tami has a natural comfort in front of audiences large and small, and her experience with live acting she has the tools to make even the most stressful situation enjoyable. Don’t worry though, Tami has tact and never sets out to 'steal the show' though. She is utterly committed to providing you with a perfect ceremony that places you both in the spotlight while being both fun and professional at the same time.
So click the link and go "suss her out" (Her words not mine haha)
Rebecca regards her celebrant-style as a rejuvenated approach at the very least! Stuffy old boring ‘going-through-the-motions’ services are out! She is uber aware of a stereotypical image that might come to mind when you first think ‘marriage celebrant’. You should be pleased to know that for being younger than your average Celebrant, she comes equipped with a broad minded approach and a dedication to a career in celebrancy. She'd like to think she is someone Brides and Grooms can better relate to; someone who understands what planning a wedding entails in this day and age considering it was just a couple of years ago that she was walking down the aisle herself!
Recently married, father of 2 Monty, likes "stuff" (comics and pineapples for a start!). He's a self proclaimed "bit of a loud mouth", and considers himself a funny guy that's well liked (By people he buys drinks for)
Over the years Monty's been to too many weddings where he's sat there and thought, *yawn*... "I'm pretty sure I could do better than this. Here we go, same old, same old. Surely there are cool couples out there that don't want this boring old cut 'n' paste routine?!" And noticed there weren't too many guys his age doing any 'celebranting'.
And so MKC was born. And it turns out there are some super-cool couples out there looking for a young(ish), modern celebrant - who is also a dude!
So if you're looking for a fun, relaxed, modern, male celebrant,this guy, could be YOUR guy!
Something Blue Photography
Ben is a young-ish, fun, totally cool marriage celebrant and it is his quest to vanquish your fears of bad ceremonies you may have witnessed in the past, and to provide you with the most splendid ceremony in the entire world.
With over 20 years experience as an actor on stage, film and TV in Australia and England, Ben Ager brings with him a confidence and a vitality to dust away those cobwebs of what a lot of us consider to be the “average” dreary wedding ceremony, and add an element of “cool” rarely seen.
We all love weddings right? But we’ve seen some shockers over the years. You know the ones, dull, flat, generic ceremonies delivered in a monotonous drone that feels more like an endurance test than a wedding? Ben shows that It really doesn’t have to be this way! He’s the one that questions the norm, like, where’s the fun? Where’s the love? Where’s the personality?!
Red Berry Photography