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17/05/2026

An absolute honour to officiate yesterday’s wedding ceremony. Marrying family friends was extra special.

So many emotions rising officiating at this beautiful spot. As a child I would looked out to Gear Homestead across the harbour from my grandparents house. My grandma and mum sharing moments of their time there in years past knowing the custodians. Looking at the hydrangeas (my grandma’s favourite) wondering if she had admired these same hydrangeas where I stood.
Taking Grandma here for her 97th birthday, attending a friend’s 21st and the first wedding my husband and I attended together here, the memories stir.
It’s lovely to see the homestead looking its best and being shared.

Thanks to all the wonderful couples I’ve married this year ❤️ as always the honour is mine. I may not post regularly, wedding ceremonies are intimate after all. But I’m here if my Celebrant services required.

Love is simple, love is kind ❤️

28/12/2025

And that’s a wrap on my 2025 Weddings ❤️thank you to all the couples I’ve had the privilege of marrying this years. Life’s been a tad busier this year so posts have been few but photos will flow in due course. Enjoy the rest of 2025 and enjoy the ease into 2026 and may life continue to be at your centre ❤️Here’s the view from my home office…. BLESSED always Arohanui Genaya

28/09/2025

These two ❤️😍 & their something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue 💙
Yesterday, my first spring wedding for the season I got to marry the wonderful G & P in their backyard in Waikanae. I am blessed that the first ceremony of this wedding season was 5 mins from home and one that held special meaning for me. They are friends of a dear late friend of mine - there is no doubt she brought us together for this special moment in time and we felt her presence leading up to and during the ceremony sprinkling, love, laughter, joy (& tears).

Their wedding was on their 10th anniversary with their nearest & dearest dressed in the garden party theme…. & the DJ had Bridgerton tunes floating out into the manicured garden complete with fresh spring flowers in bloom.

Drinks were enjoyed before the ceremony & the groom and co had their moment down the aisle chucking sealed shots to all seated waiting for the brides arrival.

Delicious paua fritters & top catering by local Waikanae chef legend Al, thought, care and love was in every detail.

A HUGE congrats G & P, here’s to the rest of your days together ❤️

02/08/2025

Beautiful memories 💕we’ve lived in our piece of paradise for 16 years. Our backyard is a favourite slice. We get to enjoy not only our backyard but others. I never tire of seeing this magnificent Magnolia blossom & whenever I do I think of the wonderful woman who used to live over the fence and planted this tree. She was in her late 80s when we bought our home. Still I remember Vera with every season's blossom. She may have passed away a few years ago now, but she left her mark. A beautiful tree that flowers bright and boldly and lovely memories for our whanau. Still my son (14) and I hear her singing “My Johnny lies over the ocean “ to him as a baby/toddler (instead of Bonnie). Nothing severs love & ties whatever life throws its way ❤️the new owners have been there for 10 years now and just as lovely as she ❤️❤️ here’s to everlasting memories & the best neighbours over the fence ❤️💕❤️

07/06/2025

Being in posting mode for me comes with the seasons of life - seasons come and go as does the seasons of life. Sometimes I’m drawn to post and at other times retreat. No1 is respecting the the privacy of those I serve (as in my eyes the role of the Celebrant is just that). This morning’s Commitment ceremony was a time I have been looking forward to since the couple phoned me 2 weeks ago. A couple in their 90s with full enriched lives simply from loving each other. Their love fills every corner of room and inspiring for all in their presence. It may have been a cold winter’s day in Waikanae but at Charles Fleming retirement village this morning the love & friendship of two people warmed the hearts of many ❤️

23/03/2025

With the blaring in the background, I married this gorgeous sweet couple at - both from the Philippines I asked if they knew all these 80s & 90s classics that were a bit louder than usual wedding background music 😉 “Oh yes” the groom replied. One of the trips back to the Philippines to see ‘M’ I was singing this song at the top of my lungs whilst driving a motorbike and so M knows it well too! Always lovely to go back to Greenmantle, with the estate on the market - who knows if it will remain a wedding venue in the future. The couple used the pen that was used at the groom’s mother and sister’s wedding and gave me a wedding favour (see key ring). A graphic designer, the groom designed their wedding stationery. A simple wedding with a handful of family present and a whole lotta love ❤️

11/03/2025

Ha here’s another ‘flower’ photo (as my husband says ;) .. for me these flowers symbolise love, hope, patience, hope, joy, time, connection, memories, an appreciation for & caring for the land, mediation, remembrance, peace and grounding.

Yes, that’s a whole lot of meaning in one picture! These beauties came from my garden, all grown from seed all little miracles.

As I was tending to our garden today I paused at these beauties and thought of my late grandma and her always having a beautiful flower garden. And my late grandad with his big veggie garden in Tītahi Bay that fed the family, his freshly dug new potatoes on our Christmas Day and silverbeet most nights on the dinner plate.

When I’m out in my garden I think of my grandparents as the garden was their happy place and now mine too. As my grandma had a Daphne (her name) plant close to the door & lavender . One of her favourite flowers ‘freesias’ about to be planted (she loved their scent). A Montana’ plant to remind me of my Grandads favourite place in the world. A newly bought guardian gold hibiscus to remind me of the far north where I whakapapa to and significant meaning for me.

My loved ones never feel too far away.. I remember like yesterday Grandma singing along to this song.
We can also keep the memories alive ❤️

08/03/2025

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15/02/2025

Stunning day for a cosy deck wedding this arvo ❤️ gorgeous family, getting married their way ❤️Congratulations to the newly weds! How gorgeous is this bouquet of paper flowers made by their daughters 🌸🌹

26/01/2025

I’ve heard this song many a time at wedding ceremonies but still it swept me away when I saw today’s bride walking down the aisle. She was crying, I was crying! So happy for this gorgeous couple, their cute as pie son and their families ❤️As always I arrived in plenty of time to ensure everything was in order and all vendors on same page. Lovely to work with Jason & Ashley from & Jessie and the very helpful and 👌team always lovely to marry couples who have seen me in action and ask me to marry them too. So that meant today they were wedding guests & I got to catch up with the couple again and their little one ❤️

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