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Storyteller, Celebrant + MC since 2014. Relaxed 👌🏻 Engaging ✨ Heartfelt 💖 Fun 🌈
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I'm Liv, a Professional Celebrator & Official Tie-r of Knots! Based in Canterbury, my style is relaxed and contemporary. Would love to hear from you

01/07/2025

I’ve been a little quiet on here… as last week our world got a little smaller 💔

We had to say goodbye to our darling 10 year old Labrador, Leda, who we adopted over four years ago.

She collapsed suddenly earlier in the week, and after running some tests at the vets it became clear her time with us had come to an end.

Carrying our boys through the grief process has been an eye-opening experience, listening to their thoughts and insights at 7, nearly 8 years of age.

One expressed many stages of grief all within the first half an hour including anger and bargaining, willing to give up his most prized Lego toy if he could just have one more day with his “Best Girl”.

The other, after quiet introspection, announced “I just don’t know how I’m going to function anymore Mum”. He then placed her collar around one of his teddy bears, and has kept it nearby since.

I can’t take away their grief or their pain, but I can help them feel emotionally safe as they explore all of the feelings and thoughts that come with it.

This is what we call “Holding space”, allowing them to figure it out, and telling them that one day it won’t hurt so much but today is not that day 🥺

Rest peacefully our darling Ledie-girl x

A huge thank you to Grace and the team at who were incredibly helpful and empathetic. We so appreciate everything you did for our girl 🫶

23/06/2025

After a huge weekend yarning to Brides-to-be, receiving Campbell & Cheryl’s review tonight was such awesome timing. It sums up my WHY.

Connection is everything. When you connect, you can let your guard down and begin to trust. When you trust, you open up and allow yourself to be understood.

To feel understood and celebrated for exactly who you are, and the journey you’ve been on as a couple on your wedding day, the day you choose to become a team for life?
How. Bloody. Good.

Cheryl & Campbell arrived at in a Side by Side together, walked up the aisle to a cover by Tenacious D, shared a shot of Fireball with their guests during their ceremony and even worked some Kath and Kim quotes into their Vows. It was magic. And unapologetically THEM ⚡️

Liv the Celebrant - Great listener & even better Cheerleader 📣

25/05/2025

This is the very first .awards EVER - and I am so grateful to be nominated as a finalist for BEST CELEBRANT ✨

Now it all comes down to public votes 😉
https://www.limelightdj.co.nz/nzwva2025vote

There are six loved-up storytellers in our category from all over New Zealand, and on the 30th Of August we get to meet at the for a fancy-pants Gala Dinner to celebrate together 🙌🏻

Yep, this is my 11th year as a Celebrator, but some of my fellow finalists have been Celebrating for even longer and absolutely nail the socials aspect to their businesses… It’s the one things I’m not so good at 🫠

So - whanau… friends… neighbours… happily hitched couples… bridesmaids or groomsmen, parents of my awesome couples, guests of my awesome couple, or just cheeky followers (no judgement 🤷🏻‍♀️), if you could take a min to cast a vote for yours truly I’d be bloody stoked!

A massive shout out to Trev & Lisa for creating and running this event for the wedding industry - it’s a huge undertaking and I’d hate to think of the hours they have put in so far. Can’t wait to atleast shout you a round on the 30th guys 🫶

23/05/2025

The South Island’s BIGGEST Wedding Expo is just ONE MONTH away and I have a double pass to giveaway🫶

is coming to on June 21st with 85 talented and loved up Wedding Professionals including myself 😍

If you’re engaged you need to join us!

🎟️ Presale tickets are on sale for $25pp
🎟️ Or rock up on the day $35

OR LIKE my page
And COMMENT & TAG who you would bring along with you, or gift the double pass too 🥰

WINNER will be drawn on Friday 30th of May and announced at 5pm. If you’re over 18, I’ll through in some bubbles and Vow books for your big day too 🍾🥂✨

T&C’s
- Comp is not endorsed by Meta / Insta or FB
- Additional prizes to be collected from on June 21st at Te Pae

20/05/2025

I am SO excited to be named as a finalist for ✨ Best Celebrant ✨ in the first ever .awards 🥂

It’s now all down to YOU, our clients, guests and industry colleagues to have your say - and I would LOVE your support 🙏🏻

https://www.limelightdj.co.nz/nzwva2025vote

11 years in, over 500 ceremonies later and I still get pangs of nervous excitement the moments before it all kicks off… creating engaging ceremonies with the best vibes and bloody great yarn too is what I’m all about ✌🏻

10/05/2025

Ta-da!

Time for a refresh ✨

With my 11th Wedding Season wrapped up, I’ve got a new website underway and felt like my logo needed an update too.

I’m down to earth in my approach - however you want to get married, I’ll be your biggest cheerleader on the day. I want you to feel like a mate is standing up there hitching you, not an old skool Principal 🤣

My ceremonies are relaxed and FUN. I truly want you to enjoy what you’re doing and having a laugh together is the BEST way to let go of your nerves and be present in the moment 🫶

Sharing your story is the absolute highlight of the ceremony - reminiscing with your favourite people about how you got here, the up’s and down’s, bad first date’s or awkward first kiss, planned proposal or epic surprise… All leading up to this point in time where you’re ready to say “I do.”

Relaxed. Engaging. Heartfelt. Fun.

Love is love 🌈 And I’m all for it 🙌🏻

22/01/2025

In my early twenties I spent three Christmases overseas, one in rural India and two in rural Tanzania, Africa.

As much as I went with a heart to volunteer, these month-long trips were life changing and have had a profound impact on my world view and humanity.

✨ No matter where you are in the world, a smile says so much more than words.
✨ Kindness is both free and priceless.
✨ Getting out of your comfort zone is a great way to grow in empathy.

Twenty years later when I look back at these photos I still get goosebumps. I wonder where these beautiful children are now and who they have grown to become.

I wonder if they have clean water to drink or if they still have to walk miles each day to their closest source.
If they are healthy. If they have survived…

It’s not perfect, and we still have work to do. But we are so blessed to call Aotearoa home ☁️✌️

16/01/2025

January has kicked off with a whirlwind of weddings and coffees, meeting newly engaged couples amped for their big day!

I don’t advertise… every couple that gets in touch is usually because of you, recommending me to your fam and friends 🥹

It. Means. SO. Much.

So thank you - whether I married you 10 years ago, whether you were in the bridal party 5 years ago or whether you were a guest at one of my weddings last weekend - there isn’t a better way to support me and the aroha I have for my wee love bizz ✌️

12/11/2024

✨ Mr & Mrs Bellew ✨
12 I 11 I 21

“I am so proud to stand with you today, and say to my whanau, “I’ve found my person. The one who knows everything there is to know about me, and still loves me exactly as I am.

I’m even prouder to stand in front of your people today and say “This man is my world, and the family we have created together is everything I ever hoped for. I vow to love and care for him, encourage him and respect him for the rest of my life.”

Happy Anniversary my love. My all-time favourite groomsman 🤵🏻

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08/11/2024

My world changed on the 7th August, 2017 when my gorgeous twin boys, Ben & Charlie arrived by emergency C-Sec at 30 weeks gestation.

I was overwhelmed by love for them, relief that they were okay, just early, and felt like the gratitude I should feel for finally being a Mother (something I had longed for since losing my Mum as a child) should cancel out every other confusing feeling I had.

So I suppressed those confusing feelings. I dismissed them. I told myself I was so lucky to fall pregnant (we were expecting to have trouble conceiving), I was so lucky they arrived safely, I was so lucky that we didn’t have any major set backs in our 8 week NICU stay, I was so lucky to finally be a Mum.

It’s taken me years to understand, and be at peace that I was lucky to be a Mum AND delivering by emergency C-section 10 weeks early was terrifying. I was lucky we didn’t have any major setbacks in NICU AND being separated from your premature babies for the first 2 months of their lives is traumatising.

I was completely and utterly in love with these perfect little humans - yet my mental health took a deep, dark dive to an unrelenting place I hope to never experience again.

Opposite feelings co-exist. And in being honest with myself about how I was truly feeling, I began honouring myself with compassion and understanding, and I began to heal.

My boys are the most wonderful gift I have ever been given. They have been my greatest teacher. My love for them is unconditional and I continue to choose daily to work on myself, so I live for them too 🫶

📖 Credit: .to.anna

05/11/2024

Helen was a force of nature ✨

A determined, driven and successful businesswoman as well as warm and nurturing soul. Helen had a magic about her and gathered people in wherever she went.

In May this year she received a terminal diagnosis, at just 59 years young. Absolutely heartbreaking for her devoted partner, adoring sons, loving sisters and many, many friends…

Yesterday we celebrated Helen’s life on the deck her home, with her people and her horses watching over us was just so right. So many tears, so many laughs, and so much love for this inspirational human.

Go well, Helen. It was a privilege to share your story 🫶

Funeral Director: Renee 🌻 .co.nz

04/11/2024

Master 5 took his role as Ring Security VERY seriously for his Mum & Dad’s big day 😎

He even had his own walk up the aisle to present the wedding bands, and everyone had a good laugh when we played this snippet from the Mission Impossible theme song to his steps!

N + J were married in the garden of N’s family home, on a perfect Canterbury day. We couldn’t have asked for more!

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