Catherine Potter

As celebrants go you have to be one of the best. You arranged, how we do not know, for a pair of sea eagles to arrive overhead at the perfect moment. You arranged for the winter weather to be perfect. Of course, none of that you can put in a testimonial (though if you are confident of your alliance with nature you may!!). We were a non-trivial wedding in that - at our advanced age - we knew exactly what we wanted, there were no mothers to get in the way and it was entirely our day, and as a surprise wedding we had to disguise it as a 60th birthday. Your contribution to all of that was critical. We were so delighted with the words you wrote for the ceremony. We did not have to change a single word. We share back with you some of the words you spoke for our ceremony which were very appropriate for the place, the time and of course the surprise event at hand: “May your union be forever warmed and glowing with love from your hearts, always expansive and open to the creation energy. May your lives together embrace both the untiring energy of the ocean and the quiet stillness of the mountain spring. May your connection be carried by the willful wind, staying wild and inspiring, strong and enduring, held gently in your hearts.” The audience loved it and so did we. You conducted the proceedings with grace and good humour. For all that we thank you.

We want to thank you for your pivotal role in what was a beautiful ceremony at South Durras. From the moment we met you we knew that you were the right person to marry us. You really put us at ease with your calm & professional approach leading up to the big day. And then on the day itself you delivered our ceremony with the perfect combination of sincerity, warmth & respect ............. plus just the right amount of humour! Our guests all commented on what an absolutely beautiful ceremony we had, so thank you for being an integral part of our special day. We truly feel blessed to have had you as our celebrant.

From the moment we contacted Catherine she tuned into our energy and gave us the confidence that we could create our ceremony congruent with what was important to us. She was very responsive to our needs and helped to organise all the official paperwork for our wedding in a short timeframe. She took our story and ideas for vows and turned them into a beautiful ceremony incorporating all the elements that were sacred to us. She facilitated the day gracefully - providing direction when needed and stepping back to allow the natural rhythm of the day to unfold. We are very grateful for her wonderful celebrant service and would highly recommend engaging with Catherine to help you celebrate your wedding day in a special way.

We feel so fortunate to have had Catherine marry us. Totally professional, utterly charming and helpful, she even came colour matched to our outfits on the day! We organised our wedding very quickly and at Christmas time which was all a bit stressful. But Catherine helped and guided us with our vows and game us timely suggestions that it turned out to be a very calm, happy day (even with a strong headwind blowing and a missing best man!). Everyone at the wedding remarked on what a lovely, personal ceremony it was and we can’t recommend her highly enough. She was an integral part of what was one of the happiest days of our life.

Catherine is a beautiful and highly professional marriage celebrant. She was always open to ideas and made us feel that we could make the day completely ours. We already have two children and it was very important to us that they be incorporated in the day. Catherine had some wonderful ideas in how to make this just as special for them as it was for us. We would highly recommend her to anybody especially those wanting to add a personal touch to their wedding.

From our first meeting with Catherine, we knew she was the perfect celebrant for us. She was so friendly and open and we knew we wanted someone like that involved in our special day. Catherine helped us to construct a unique and creative ceremony that reflected our personalities. She was thoughtful and professional, but above all she is lovely person.

When we met Catherine, our conversation just flowed. She understood what we wanted to do and we knew we had found the celebrant for us. She guided us all the way through the planning process and helped us to create our tailor made, Australian/Brazilian ceremony. Our long discussions with Catherine also really helped us truly understand why we had decided to get married in the first place. On the big day, we were well prepared and comfortable with the knowledge that Catherine had it all under control! It was perfect. Thanks for being an important part of our special day!

We were after a ceremony that was unique, warm and fun - Catherine brought the perfect balance of creative energy and professionalism to bring it together. Catherine is a beautiful writer who was able to craft our ideas into a well composed and presented ceremony. Importantly she is timely and well organised, removing the stress that can come with an unreliable celebrant. A year later and our friends and family are still able to recall little details we built into our ceremony, an indication of how much they felt a part of our ceremony. We can't thank Catherine enough, her warmth and joyous presence were an important part of creating such a perfect day.

We couldn’t have had a more perfect celebrant for us. Catherine is so lovely and respectful. She brought out the best in everything we decided to do with our ceremony, inspired our creativity to flow to make it unique to us, and made us feel relaxed and calm along the way. When she read out our love story, she really captured everything we had written which was so special. She guided our beautiful ring ceremony for us which was so lovely. She made a beautiful acknowledgement to the Aboriginal people and ancestral spirits of the land past and present, asking them to welcome us and to bless our ceremony. She greeted and honoured the elements fire, water, air and earth, uniting them with our special bond. She made our ceremony so magical and special to us. She was so professional and so personable and confident with our guests, and she co-ordinated our 16 strong bridal party with ease and such calmness. Thank you so much Catherine Potter for making our ceremony truly blossom. Xadi and Andy