Hi, I'm Kate

I’m based in Sydney and happily married to the love of my life. I think love is absolutely worth celebrating and consider it an honour to be part of that process for couples taking the significant step of marriage.

As well as being a celebrant, I’m also a mum and so balance my time with looking after our young family. Before this, I studied meditation for about 11 years and ultimately worked as a meditation coach. In those days my favourite thing was helping people experience inner calm and navigate challenges such as anxiety. As a celebrant, this knowledge and experience is very handy (I mean, it’s pretty normal to feel nervous on your wedding day but you don’t have to let it overtake everything). I like to think of myself as a calming presence to help you relax and enjoy your big day as it happens, and for couples wanting a bit more support I’m always happy to share easy, practical meditation tips when asked.

I married into an Armenian-Australian family with a ceremony that has remained essentially unchanged in the Armenian Apostolic church for the past 1,700 years. Talk about tradition! Previously I had attended many types of weddings but none quite like what we were about to do, so the process of preparing for our big day included learning about the long-standing symbolic and traditional aspects of the ceremony. This mostly came from my in-laws who were happy to share their knowledge while also finding out what was important to me, so our ceremony was a genuine reflection of both families coming together.

Reflecting on that special day brings great memories and it’s also thanks to that experience that I now have a deep appreciation of the importance for every couple to have a marriage ceremony that’s personally meaningful for them. Regardless of whether your ceremony is bound by tradition, is short and simple, or spontaneous, or grand, or intimate. The ceremony itself represents something much larger - that is, your marriage. So, if particular elements are important to you, then as your celebrant they become important to me as well. 

I believe the right marriage celebrant should be a pillar of support; guiding you through legal requirements, ensuring your ceremony truly reflects you, and bringing genuine grace, humour and love to the occasion. If you'd like to arrange a time to catch up or talk more about your ceremony, please get in touch. I'd love to hear from you.