Celebrations By Candice — Local services in Little Sandy Desert

Thinking about our experience with Celebrations By Candice over the months leading up to our big day - (not to mention the mild chaos of no chairs or styling and vows left at home on the day!) - how could we NOT take the time to leave a review!! From the moment Tim and I met you for coffee at the Surfing Lizard. Cafe in Coogee - we both got an instant calming vibe from you and when you walked away to order your coffee Tim & I both looked at each other at the same time and both said “She’s the one!” 🫶🏻

If Tim and I were to write all the things we wanted and needed our celebrant to be, plus throw in a pinch of perfect comedic timing, a sprinkling of sparking wit & intelligence and lastly, someone who can help us navigate and weave all the legal boring stuff into our ceremony in a way that we didn’t lose our guests into unconscious states before the champagne corks popped - then the person who would have popped out the genie bottle would still be Candice🏆

Every time something went wrong this is how it went: 1 *Tiny brief BridezIlla Meltdown/discreet tantrum OMG WHYYYY do so many things go wrong or threaten to go wrong when you use the word wedding in a sentence?!? I would move from raging at the universe to complete panic mode and this would be when I would reach for my phone and message or call Candice Candice works her magic 🪄🪄🧞‍♀️🧞

Never hosted a ‘grown up’ catered event before? Candice says I got you - nek minit email in my inbox with a list of ideas for a backyard reception!

Family fued concerns on both side of the family? Candice gave us some wonderful suggestions on how we can be mindful when approaching certain elements of the wedding and also offers a personal body guard service if needed… - is the right Candice? 🤔🤭🤣🫶🏻 kidding of course!

When we had a last minute drama and almost lost our cake lady with 2 weeks to go, Candice you had an answer for a backup plan for me quicker than I could find a semi-blunt red pencil in my favourite junk drawer! You stopped my panic attack in its tracks!

Yea I KNOW that this is now a reaaally long review but you just have to strap in and stay the course with me!

Come on, commit to the long haul, because it is my view (and my NEW HUSBAND’s view too), that it is simply impossible to write a fair and reasonable review in one paragraph and still do justice to Candice’s brilliance in service, her commitment to being the very best at what she does, and her relaxed and personable style shining through, in not just her words but her actions as well.

Candice demonstrated grace and integrity from the moment we met through to the signing of our marriage certificate - and beyond! .

When things didn’t go all according to plan at the park, you sprang into action and, in a perfectly discreet manner, you handled the issues and you ensured we could keep moving on. PS there was definitely NO snot bubbles in sight 😁

Everyone who attended our ceremony made a point of saying “oh my god, your celebrant was amazing” and we agree! You truly truly were a gift to Tim & I on our most love- filled and special days and there is not enough letters in the words Love and Gratitude to adequately express how happy we were having you bring us together on 20th April.

With love AND gratitude, Mr and...

This amazing woman guided us through every step of getting married, was there to offer support and guidance and always responded to us so efficiently. She is wonderful and we feel so lucky to have had her support, encouragement and guidance; she made the entire process seamless and kept us organised and calm in the lead up to our wedding day.

On our special day, a sizzling, super-hot 44 degree day, she rocks up early and shines, weaving her magic. She helped the groom get ready, our guests feel welcome and informed, liaised with the venue and photographer keeping everyone on the same page, to make sure we got started right on time and when we heard her words (script), we felt like she had known us our whole lives, she brought such joy into the ceremony, we dont know how she did it. She has a gift with words. She was able to pivot and respond to our guests and to our emotions, her social intelligence unrivalled and we were all in awe of how meaningful, elegant, fun, heartfelt and perfect the ceremony was for two people who are very introverted and would much rather hide from a crowd!

We couldn't recommend Candice highly enough for how splendid she is, and our wedding guests felt the same way all raving about her - simply put she is brilliant and we will always cherish that she was part of our special day! She deserves only the best and we have a bounty of graititude for Candice for making our day so special and wonderful, and so us! She is the best at what she does, and any couple looking for a celebrant would be lucky to have this inspiring woman there not only to marry them but to offer support and guidance...

Wow. Candice is an absolute miracle worker!

My Wife (YAY!) and I met with Candice the week following my proposal and we instantly clicked. She was bubbly, charismatic and showed genuine enthusiasm for our pending nuptials.

We had our eyes set on April 2021, close to 6 months in the future at the time. Candice tailored our ceremony EXACTLY how we wanted it, and offered very helpful suggestions when we weren't sure. I even asked if she could rap part of our ceremony and her reply was: "I can't say I've ever rapped at a wedding, but I can give it a crack if you promise to laugh!"

We barely needed to correspond after our initial meeting. She anticipated all of our needs, answered any questions we had and made us feel extremely comfortable in a situation that I thought would be very stressful.

At 9:35pm, 18th of Jan 2021 I emailed Candice asking if we can move the day of our wedding closer. When? 7pm 20th Jan, less than 48 hours later.

She replied 9 minutes later offering to bring witnesses if we wanted a completely private elopement and she suggested a few locations if I couldn't move my booking.

We somehow managed to pull everything together and again, wow. Candice NAILED every. single. thing. She even made last minute changes on the fly when I asked; like my request to have mum do the hand tying ceremony. Her beautiful words, humour, adaptability and can-do attitude made the whole thing an absolute breeze.

Candice, thank you for helping me give my wife her dream wedding.

Steven &...