Newly married couple walking outside after their ceremony

The words are yours.
The moment feels like you.

Warm, modern ceremonies for couples who want the official part to feel personal, calm and completely like them.

Begin the story
“Enough guidance to keep things moving, never so much that it feels stiff.”

I handle the legal wording, timing and cues so you can be present with the people in front of you. What everyone hears will still sound unmistakably like you.

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Three ways to make it official.

Couple holding hands during an outdoor wedding ceremony
01 · The full story

Personal, warm and alive in the room.

A ceremony written from your story, with vow guidance, legal paperwork, a rehearsal plan and calm help on the day.

  • Story and ceremony planning
  • Vow support without pressure
  • Family, readings and rituals
Wedding rings arranged beside delicate flowers
02 · The close circle

Small guest list. Full-sized meaning.

A shorter, intimate ceremony for a beach, garden, private home or scenic New Zealand weekend.

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Long wedding table set in a garden
03 · The simple yes

Warm, brief and easy to follow.

The required words, the right people and a little room for the moment to land.

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It should sound like something you would actually say.

No borrowed romance and no performance required. Our conversations find the details that matter, then turn them into words that feel comfortable to say aloud.

Couple laughing together during wedding portraits
Listen A relaxed first conversation about the two of you.
Hands writing personal wedding vows
Write A script and vows with rhythm, warmth and breathing room.
Wedding guests celebrating after a ceremony
Hold Calm cues so everyone knows what happens next.
New Zealand coastal landscape at golden hour

Coast. Vineyard. City rooftop. Family farm.

Based in Auckland and available across Waiheke, the Coromandel, Bay of Plenty, Queenstown and elsewhere by arrangement.

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“We felt completely ourselves from the first line to the last.”

Ava & Theo, Waiheke

Tell me when and where. We’ll take it from there.

Share your date, location and the kind of ceremony you have in mind.

Email
hello@harbourandvow.nz
Based in
Auckland, New Zealand
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