Marriage should start beautiful and joyous!
Fast forward to now, I am head over heels with all that being a celebrant brings, and in love with my couples and their stories. Clients have credited my FRIENDLINESS, CALM, ATTENTIVENESS, and being ORGANISED is great for keeping them relaxed and the planning a breeze. As your celebrant, I also take pride in simplifying the process for you, and providing you with a PROFESSIONAL and RELIABLE service.
I am a strong believer of HONEST ceremonies. The fun, funny and engaging snippets are part of the script, but it is always the You in the ceremony that will strike a chord. It is my passion to write you a bespoke ceremony, one that only you and all whom you love and choose to have with you, on that special day, understand.
You just ‘get it!’.
Sounds good? Get in touch with me today!
Hand me the reins to your Ceremony,
so you can focus on You.
Hi, this is Joanne Kirkland, a civil marriage celebrant based in Brisbane. A Singaporean-born, I am bilingual in English and Mandarin Chinese, love junk food (with a Netflix binge), Bikram yoga and strength training
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Having sat through many unimpressionable ceremonies, I have always imagined a change in the script one day; to be a MODERN take on cringe-worthy traditional weddings, to have words more reflective of the couple, and to make it FUN for everyone at the wedding!
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The last boring ceremony I sat through in 2018 was the last straw – Half an hour of the latest love and marriage quotes that will put even pop and nan’s 60 years of marriage to shame. There was no laughter or tears, and guests were regrettably more engaged with their media feeds.
Your Ceremony is not part of the day, it Makes the day!
LOVING WORDS
Joanne is super professional, organised, and thoughtful. When we first caught up for planning our wedding, we had no idea about what we needed to do. But Joanne quickly realised what we wanted and provided a step-by-step simple guide for wedding preparation. She’s always customer-focused and supportive throughout the whole process. Our wedding day ended with a beautiful and perfect experience, filled with love and happiness. Joanne integrated bilingual introduction and services into the ceremony so that both our parents could be actively engaged! If you have little thoughts about what you want for your wedding or need to engage family/friends who come from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds, Joanne is the perfect fit for you.
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