Testimonials for Mary Burns, North Stradbroke Island Ceremonies.

Thank you for making our day just how we hoped – special, relaxed and enjoyable.
Sally and Mike.
Our Ceremony was a perfect blend of professionalism and personal touches.
Kevin and Jan.
Thank you, it felt like having another friend at the service.
Peter and Jen.
We thought the ceremony was beautiful. which is exactly what we hoped for.
Samantha and Wik.
Mary, I don’t know where to start with the ‘Thank You’s”. Thank you for coming into our lives in March this year, for helping to create the most gorgeous ceremony we could dream of, for encouraging us to be ourselves and have the day that we planned, for always being so personable and making us feel as though we were the only bride and groom you were working with, for lending a hand/helpful tip at every step, and lastly for giving us the most special part of the most special day of our lives – that beautiful ceremony we’ll never forget. Thank you Mary, you’re a very special person and we wish you all the very best.
Luke and Cat Thomson
Hello Mary, Thank you. We enjoyed working with you….and we appreciate that you shared our same sense of humour! In addition, you were so Patient, kind, understanding and supportive throughout the whole lead up to the day….which was simply magical from our prospective….we were and are so happy with how it all went, and are still floating on cloud nine! Thank you for making the most important day of our lives so special. You were super organized, reliable and a calming influence. Take care Mary we will be in touch.
Tara and Justin
Thank you so much for the beautiful ceremony you provided us on our special day Mary. It was really lovely. We particularly love the sand pouring as your suggestion, which has such meaning for us.
Ruth and Scott
Mary is a very warm and charming lady. One of her qualities is flexibility: We married on North Stradbroke Island (we’re from Holland) and she came over to the Island. We wanted to get married at noon at 37degrees C; Mary didn’t mind. At the beach the wind was about 40 knots: Mary didn’t mind. She even had a couple of meetings with my brother in Brisbane to arrange things for our wedding , because we live in the Netherlands. She was really one of the persons that made our wedding even better than we had hoped.
Hans and Esmeralda
Mary, Thank You! You were the perfect celebrant, thank you for making the ceremony really special and personal.
Amanda and Glen
Mary thank you for the time you spent combining our Love Letter and Sand Ceremony, we really like what you have done. We appreciate the effort you have put in to make our day special.
Rick and Rebecca
Dear Mary, Alistair and I wish to say a BIG thank you for being the most wonderful celebrant we could have ever hoped for.(sat 13th Oct 2012) We truly appreciate everything you did for us.You were very patient leading up to the wedding while we frantically finished our vows. You were perfect in the way the ceremony was run. The blessing from you was very touching and your attention to detail was very special. (ie the certificates for the little ones and the copy of our ceremony). Thank you for contributing to our amazing memories which we’ll keep forever – you are a very special part of them.
Elizabeth and Alistair Hamilton
Thank you so much for making our wedding ceremony so beautiful. Everybody commented on how beautiful the ceremony was and particularly loved the wine ceremony. Thank you so much for all your help and support over the last 18 months, we couldn’t have done it without you.
Love Kelly and Kris
Thank you so much for performing our wedding and helping us with applying for the apostille certificate for our marriage certificate. We also appreciate how patient you were with our ever changing plans.
Jessi and Esteban – Canada
Mary we thank you for all your hard work you put into our special day. Your generous work before and during our ceremony made the moment very special.
Michael and Kirrilee
Dear Mary, Thank you for being a part of our special day. Your ideas, help and guidance have been a blessing throughout the whole planning process, Best wishes
Jonathan and Leeanne
Dear Mary, Thank you so much for being our celebrant. The ceremony was beautiful and a number of people commented on how personal and humorous it was….’just like us’, which is what we wanted. We realize that at times it must have been difficult with us so far away but your openness to the changes required and your caring nature, made it all perfect. Thank you very much.
Annette and Dan
Dear Mary,
Thank you so much for your beautiful ceremony and all the help you gave us. Our wedding day was perfect And your help throughout was much appreciated
Love Scott and Luci
Mary thanks so much for helping us – job well done we are very happy the ceremony was fantastic.
Cheers Grant and Mylou
Dear Mary, David and I are so grateful for everything you did to help make our wedding day so heartfelt and unique. It was the happiest day of our lives. Thank you for guiding us through it.
Love Emma and Dave
Mary, Thank you so much for making our day so special. You gave it a real personal touch and people have not stopped talking about it. We could have not asked for a more comfortable ceremony that reflected our personalities. Thank you again
Matt and Allison
Hi Mary. Thank you so much for making our wedding ceremony so beautiful. Everybody commented on how beautiful the ceremony was and particularly loved the wine ceremony. Thank you so much for all your help and support over the past 18 months, we couldn’t have done it without you. We will come over in the New Year when we have the official photos.
Love Kel and Kris
Dear Mary. Thank you for all your help and support with preparing and performing our intimate beach ceremony. Your invitation and ability to understand our personal wishes helped to make the day so special and unique to us.
We will always remember this day with happiness and joy. I realize even more now how important it is to follow your heart and not your head. So glad we decided to do it our own way and follow our shared personal dreams.
Many thanks for your many wonderful contributions.
Anna and Chris
Rick and I wanted to thank you once again Mary, for the beautiful ceremony you performed, I think it was perfect. You did a wonderful job and you looked lovely. I have attached a couple of photos. We had the most perfect day.
Rebecca
Mary had so many great ideas and helped us tailor the perfect ceremony to suit the style of our wedding and also reflect us as a couple.
Leeanna and Ben
Hi Mary, I just wanted to thank you once again for doing our wedding ceremony, it was beautiful and everything we could have imagined. So thank you again. I can’t believe how fast the whole day goes, it’s crazy. The photos are amazing.
Love Danielle and Cheyene

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