Gippsland Wedding Celebrant for personalised ceremonies
Ridge-top barns with views to Wilsons Prom, 1850s stables at the end of an oak-lined drive, rolling green hills and the paddock you’ve loved your whole life. Wherever you’re saying “I do” in Gippsland, I’ll bring the laughs, the happy tears and a ceremony that sounds exactly like you two.
800+ humans married ❤️ 145 five-star Google reviews ⭐ Celebrant + MC since 2017
I split my time between South Gippsland and Melbourne, and spent most of my childhood around Leongatha and Inverloch.
Some of my favourite ceremonies have happened a couple of hours from the city, where the pace slows down, the guest list feels like family and nobody's rushing off to beat the traffic.
Growing up in the area before heading to Melbourne and London to live before coming back taught me that regional weddings have their own rhythm.
Guests travel in, stay the weekend and settle in properly, and that makes for a ceremony with real warmth.
My job is to match it: a ceremony that's personal, funny where you're funny, and full of the moments your people came all this way for.
Hi, my name is Precious
Barn, homestead and country weddings
Head into Gippsland and the world turns green and rolling. Some of its best wedding spots are tucked up on ridges and down long gravel drives: restored barns, historic homesteads, cellar doors and private properties where family history is part of the backdrop.
Chapter Barn in Outtrim is a standout. It’s a restored barn on a ridge above South Gippsland farmland, with hardwood beams, big windows and views across to Wilsons Prom and the Bass Coast. It’s a blank canvas you style yourself, so your day looks exactly how you want it.
Mewburn Park, just outside Maffra, is another favourite. Picture an oak-lined driveway, 23 acres of gardens, ponds and lagoons, and 1850s brick stables that make every photo look like a period drama. I’ve married couples like Ducky and AJ, and Sarah and Matt, there.
Venues like these come with more moving parts, and that’s where a Celebrant who’s also an experienced MC pays off. About half my couples ask me to stay on as their MC, so the timeline, speeches and announcements are handled and you get to relax into your own party.
Planning a Gippsland wedding
Country weddings come with a few more moving parts than a city venue. I’ve done enough of them to know where the curveballs come from, and I’ll help you plan around every one.
Guests on the road. Most of your people will be driving a couple of hours to get to you. We’ll set a ceremony time that gets everyone there relaxed, fed and not sprinting from the car park.
Weather with a mind of its own. Gippsland can serve four seasons in an afternoon. We’ll lock in a wet-weather plan with your venue early, so a grey sky never becomes a crisis.
Every word heard. Open paddocks and big gardens swallow sound. My Bose PA and Sennheiser mic carry your vows to the back row, and your speeches too if I’m your MC.
Private property logistics. Getting married on the family farm? We’ll think through power, seating, shade and timings, so the day runs as smoothly as any venue.
A weekend, not just a day. Plenty of Gippsland couples make a weekend of it. I keep the ceremony and formalities on track, so you’re free to soak up every minute with the people who travelled to be there.
A ceremony written about the two of you
Then I hand your story back to you on the day in words your guests will recognise as completely yours. Funny where you're funny, emotional where it matters, and never cheesy unless you ask for cheese.
About half the weddings I conduct include at least one person who identifies as LGBTQIA+, and every couple gets the same thing from me: a safe, joyful, judgement-free ceremony.
Every ceremony I write starts with a conversation.
How you met, who said "I love you" first, what drives you mad about each other (in a loving way) and what you want your people to feel as you say your vows.
How it works
Say hi.
Complete the enquiry form at the end of this page and I’ll be in touch to have a chat with you and confirm availability.
We’ll meet.
I ask the questions that get to your real story: how you met, what makes you laugh, what you want your guests to feel.
I write it, we run through it.
Your ceremony comes together around your story. The week of your wedding, we jump on a Zoom and I read it to you from start to finish, so there are no surprises on the day.
You show up and feel everything.
I take care of the legal paperwork, keep the ceremony moving and make sure the two of you actually get to soak it all in.
Gippsland wedding FAQs
Do you travel to Gippsland?
Yes! I travel all over Gippsland, from South Gippsland up to Maffra and beyond.
What are your fees?
My ceremonies start from $1,950 +GST. That covers a ceremony written from scratch around your story, help with your vows, a Zoom run-through the week of your wedding, all the legal paperwork and my Bose PA system on the day. Want me to stay on as your MC? Add it from $900 +GST. Get in touch for an exact quote for your date.
Do you bring a PA system and microphone?
Absolutely I do!
You'll need to lodge a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) with me at least one month before your wedding. I'll walk you through it and take care of the legal side on the day.
What legal paperwork do we need?
Can you be our Celebrant and our MC?
Absolutely. About half my couples book me for both, which means one person who knows your story inside out, from the aisle to the dance floor.
Let's get you married!
Ready to check my availability or lock in a call to talk about your wedding? Kindly complete my enquiry form and I’ll get back to you :)