Philippa Thomas | Queenstown Wedding Celebrant
Philippa is so much more than just your run of the mill Queenstown wedding celebrant. Having worked with her several times now, I can say I've witnessed it first hand that she'll do whatever it takes to bring your dream wedding to life! No matter what. Her passion for the celebration of love and union is evident from the moment you meet her and it's this that drives her to make sure that every wedding she attends is bespoke, heartfelt and uniquely YOU.
Whether you want a 10 minute ceremony, or a 45 minute ceremony with seven readings, a butterfly release, a hand fasting ritual and three songs, she'll help create it for you. Philippa knows that no two ceremonies are the same and will adapt to you and what you've envisioned, writting all of her weddings from scratch, using info about you and moulding it into the ceremony you want.
Here's a little bit about her from herself!:
“I became a wedding celebrant because I am passionate about giving everyone an awesome wedding, setting you up for an amazing marriage. Without judgement or discrimination. I don't care if there's a 45 year age gap, or if one of you likes Vegemite and one likes marmite (I’m looking at you, my dear husband).
What I care about is equality, inclusion, acceptance, safety and love.
I have been celebranting (legitimately a word that I might or might not have made up) for over five years and have done over 500 weddings. That's a lot o' happy people!
I'm laid back, I'm fun, I'm relaxed and I'm mad crazy about everything "wedding".
I love weddings. Weddings are what I do, and weddings are what I love. Each time I write a ceremony, meet with a couple, perform a wedding or plan a special day with a couple, I think, "this time, it's my favourite". Every. Single. Time.”
It’s not just me raving about her, she’s got as many happy couples as there are stars in the sky! Here’s what just a few of them have to say.
Philippa is amazing! Super friendly and easy to work with. She went beyond the tasks of a celebrant to make our experience amazing. We are so thrilled that we found her because she gave so much to our ceremony and our day. We left everything about our ceremony entirely in her hands and didn't even need to see the draft she wrote. The whole thing was so perfect I'd call her back for my next wedding! 😆💕
-Tayla And Stew
Having Philippa as our celebrant was a wonderful experience! I honestly would do it again (ha ha)! she was able to capture the love that my now husband and I have with each other and highlight the true and deeper meaning of why we chose to get married. She also has a great sense of humour which helps calm the nerves. Since we have always been in touch with her by email, it was really comforting to hear that she has a wonderful golden voice! Our ceremony was live streamed and many have left compliments with us saying how soothing her voice is! Best wished to everyone who is considering Philippa as their celebrant! You will not regret it!”
- Caryl And Connor
We were recommended Philippa by our photographer and I am so so thankful we were! we were planning a wedding for Queenstown from Auckland so didn’t have a chance to meet Philippa in person. But despite never meeting her she delivered an amazing ceremony that was so personalised it seemed as though we’d been life long friends. Our ceremony was exactly what we wanted, it was personal, filled with love and so unique. She is absolutely amazing and I definitely recommend using Philippa! Philippa thank you for making our day so special, we can’t thank you enough X
- Rhianna and Miles
And there is so much more than that! Right from the moment you book her, she's there for you and whatever you need. So what are you waiting for?! go talk to her now!
