Elaine McNamara

From our very first email with Elaine, where we got to experience her warmth and enthusiasm, we knew she was the celebrant for us. That was confirmed during our meetings where her calm presence and kindness allowed us to feel excited for our wedding experience rather than stressed. Elaine gave us so much helpful information, communicated so well and helped us to tailor a ceremony that felt perfectly suited to us. We always felt secure that Elaine had all the important stuff totally under control, but even more valuable was how she seems to genuinely love her job. Her passion and encouragement helped us connect with our feelings and sentiments, resulting in a day that was beyond perfect. Truly, seeing her friendly smile right before I walked down the aisle was a highlight of the day. Thank you so much Elaine!

Our Wedding Celebration Elaine delivered a friendly, first class and professional service. Her attention to detail was impeccable. She facilitated a sincere, warm, loving, intimate and fun marriage ceremony. Elaine gently guided us and suggested many things we had not thought about, such as bubble wands, secret vows, warming the rings and very personalised wording for the event. She attended to and managed the finest detail such as, where we needed to position ourselves for optimal photographic opportunities, choreographing our movements and making sure other members of our wedding party knew what to do & where to stand. Elaine took the time and effort to get to know us and our family, including our fur babies. She factored this into the ceremony and went out of her way to ensure our commitment to each other was very special and something for us to remember for the rest of our lives. Elaine, you have created a very special memory for us. Thank you.

We would just like to thank Elaine for her wonderful work as our Celebrant on our special day. I just about gave up and then I spoke to this wonderful lady. From that moment on it was definitely meant to be. She is truly remarkable at what she does, the absolute calmness she brings to a most hectic time is amazing. Nothing is too difficult or annoying with heaps of options and great ideas to make the day truly yours & the planning stress free and fun. Thank you so much for making our wedding day truly a remarkable one and thank you for all of the laughs. Can’t wait to see you again for our renewals. Much love, Mr & Mrs Wilson

Wow, what a truly amazing wedding day! Credit to you for making the ceremony so seamless, and for your support in the lead up to the big day – it made both my husband and I feel at ease and we truly enjoyed all your tips and tricks along the way (and even right at the end when you suggested to continue playing the music as we had the petal toss). So good!! We can really see how your experience, with a touch of humour, and your glowing positivity is a valuable asset as a celebrant (so we are so happy we found you for our special day!!). Thank you so much again!!

Where do we start with Elaine? From the moment we read reviews and noticed how much people were raving about her, we never looked back. Elaine is super professional, very thorough, genuine, does everything from the heart and will do everything above and beyond your expectation. It was so pleasant dealing with her throughout the journey. If you are looking for a celebrant that will ensure you don’t miss anything (in terms of getting all the paperwork finalized), a celebrant that will give you an unforgettable experience and genuinely has your best interest, look no further – Elaine is your go-to. We would recommend Elaine to people from all walks of life as you would be guaranteed an experience like no other suited to you.

We had the chance to work with Elaine for our wedding on February 2017. Upon our first meet with Elaine we had a good vibe from her as her lively personality came through. She provided us with all the information we required and broke it down very well. Elaine made us feel very comfortable in terms of asking any questions, no matter how simple they may sound. The whole process was a breeze with Elaine as she adapted to the type of people we are. On the day, she liaised with both myself and the bride and kept on top of everything including delays. Her calm demeanour kept everything flowing smoothly which ensured us that we had made the right choice of picking Elaine. We highly recommend Elaine and consider ourselves fortunate for the chance to work with her.

Wow, what can we say. Elaine went above and beyond in each and every step of our wedding ceremony. At our first meeting she said with her characteristic warmth, "don't worry, I'll take care of you." And that she did. Elaine is a creative and inspired celebrant who clearly loves what she does and cares about the people she works with - a rare find. We highly recommend her to you. With Gratitude.

Even if it's not your first ... A wedding is a big deal. It's a celebration and an expression of the marriage you hope to have with someone you adore. It's a lot of moving pieces and lots of emotion - you really want the right person to guide you and help you enjoy it. We were delighted to have Elaine as our celebrant. Right from the start we felt that we had a friend and a professional guiding us. Our wedding combined 2 families, 6 individuals, 3 cultures and 2 languages so we needed gentle hands and good energy. Elaine calmly got things done, explained what was essential, important or just optional (with insight and good ideas). Her ability to listen, suggest, adapt, enthuse and keep us on track made the ceremony an exciting and stable part of the wedding. We were able to celebrate our commitment to each other as a couple and as a blended family. Our children and our parents said they felt involved, comfortable and significant. Our guests told us they really enjoyed the ceremony and could see what was important to us. Elaine also embraced and added to our ideas, building a personal and sincere event: Vows and readings in English and French; vows to children; family medallions; the story of the 15 second kiss; a (vintage French) wine ceremony; candle lighting and coloured sand pouring were all smoothly integrated and well received. Elaine is a professional presenter, is punctual, plans and anticipates well, communicates proactively and adapts smoothly as required. We strongly recommend Elaine as someone who will help you enjoy the big moment as soon as you meet her.

We had the pleasure of working with Elaine McNamara for our recent wedding ceremony; originally we had planned for a February 2017 wedding, however with a change in circumstances - a baby on the way! - we decided to bring things forward to November 2016 instead. Elaine was so incredibly helpful, patient and kind throughout the rescheduling process, particularly when we were trying to decide what we would do; her guidance, thoughtful suggestions and support was so appreciated and she couldn't do enough for us to make everything trouble-free. Elaine has a wonderful style of delivery in her ceremonies and her collaborative approach to the writing of the ceremony itself made it so personal and heartfelt; she is very engaging and helped us both to relax on the day and we were so grateful to her for helping to make our ceremony so special. We are pleased to say that we will continue our journey with Elaine next year as we renew our vows with family and friends present and look forward to sharing this with her. We would highly recommend Elaine as a celebrant and offer our sincere thanks to her for her assistance!

Elaine was FANTASTIC she helped with every step along the way, she was willing to do anything she could in the lead up to the wedding to make it as smooth and easy as possible. Elaine was willing to travel to our house for us to sign papers and kept us in the loop with every aspect of the running of the ceremony. The time and effort she put into our wedding was amazing. Then there is the actual wedding, she was professional well spoken, flexible (last min rain meant we had to move to the rotunda) she was lighthearted and basically everything that we could have hoped for in a celebrant. I am not fond of leaving reviews unless I feel strongly enough to do so and in this instance I HAD to recommend Elaine! Thankyou for Everything Elaine it was an amazing day for Naomi and I.