Tara Merillo Life Celebrant

Tara Merillo Life Celebrant modern, lighthearted + authentic story teller. Marriage celebrant for the Central Coast & surrounds

Pat and Kirst found each other by chance at a local pub, in a passing introduction through mutual friends. Pat was alway...
04/10/2025

Pat and Kirst found each other by chance at a local pub, in a passing introduction through mutual friends. Pat was always polite and friendly and Kirsten was bubbly and sociable. They kept in touch over social media and often ran into each other on nights out, but nothing developed until years later. Pat made many attempts at messaging Kirsten trying to spark conversation. It was all thanks to the tequila at her cousin’s wedding that she finally decided to respond. What she thought would be a quick friendly chat, turned into days and days of constant messaging back and forth and he very quickly became someone that she wanted to be around everyday. Who knew that a chance meeting and a simple hello among friends would become a love that feels like it was always meant to be.

Some couples connect over shared hobbies, others over deep conversations, but Kirsten and Pat found their spark in something more powerful : a matching sense of humour, a love of family that grounds everything they do, and lets be honest a mutual and very passionate dislike for ABBA. You don’t need the perfect soundtrack to find the perfect partner - just someone to hold your hand and laugh at your jokes!

Life has been full of getaways, and adventure - often times third wheeling on Kirsten’s parents weekends away which everyone enjoys. The real foundations were laid building their first home together and welcoming the most beautiful, perfect baby girl into the world giving their life the most meaning. The best moments after becoming parents aren’t the big ones, if you are a parent you can appreciate that opportunities for romance are less available, so its the ordinary things like folding the washing, talking about everything and nothing and stealing kisses in-between that turn everyday into fun. 

Today is going to be a schmaaaancy black tie affair at Chapel Ridge, a chic rural venue in idyllic Kulnura, in the Lower Hunter. The ceremony is in a quaint yet captivating sandstone Chapel with a huge jaw dropping 17m crystal window, I can’t wait x 🖤🤍

Getting your guests to sing during your signing is my most favourite thing!!! Pub choir / wedding choir is where it’s at...
29/09/2025

Getting your guests to sing during your signing is my most favourite thing!!! Pub choir / wedding choir is where it’s at! Join in - it’s fun, it’s connecting, it’s a ritual that no one will forget!!!! Xx

About a week after her final HSC exam, Melissa scored a job as a receptionist at St Mary’s RSL where Tony had been worki...
25/09/2025

About a week after her final HSC exam, Melissa scored a job as a receptionist at St Mary’s RSL where Tony had been working behind the bar.

One evening she had asked the duty manager to show her how to poor a beer, when Tony approached commencing his shift. Melissa was flushed with crazy nervousness and butterflies. Looking up as he walked past is a core memory for her, their first eye gaze followed by the scent of Pink Joop in the air. The bar manager introduced them to one another but Tony already knew exactly who Melissa was, he had been canvassing her ever since she arrived at St Marys.

A prank call to the office leaving Melissa announcing a telephone call for Burns Zarsoff, a shared straw, and a late night swim in the River with work friends led to Melissa sheepishly asking Tony to never let her go….

It was terribly timing, Tony’s family were relocating to Brisbane, so they spent as much time together as they could, two teenagers falling in love. Was it real, or was it a brief summer crush??

Tony moved back to Sydney, they missed each other terribly. For the next 5 years they were inseparable. In a sliding doors moment, Melissa still so young felt restless seeking life experience and felt the need to go in search of her identity. Tony returned to Brisbane and they moved on with their lives.

22 years later, they randomly connected. He still had the same signature smell of Pink Joop, and she a sweet air of vanilla. There was nostalgia, comfort, and a sense of wonder at the personal growth each of them had undergone, it felt as if two decades hadn’t even passed.

Today they wed at The Beachcomber Hotel and Resort for a luxury Hamptons style waterfront wedding, celebrating a long-awaited destiny and a new beginning.

They say it’s the simple things that make life great, and life tastes pretty good at Oporto. That flame-grilled Portugue...
25/09/2025

They say it’s the simple things that make life great, and life tastes pretty good at Oporto. That flame-grilled Portuguese chicken was the starting point for Chris and Katie meeting in their early teens behind the counter. 🔥🍔🐓

They were friendly but didn’t really hang out or get to know each other until much later. Fast forward to their 20s and Katie’s team was short players for a soccer 5’s match. Chris ended up filling in for her team and they got you know…. chatting. Chris ended up asking Katie out for dinner and that is where their story begins.

Katie is always living in the moment and acting spontaneously, she is a natural cheerleader. She shows up for Chris in many ways - always making sure he has clean underwear, instagram reels to watch and her sporadic baking sessions always end with something absolutely delicious.

Chris is the smart, sporty, kinda nerdy guy that’s always cracking jokes. Super laid-back and always looking out for the people he cares about. Always thinking ahead and being thoughtful with acts of service - he has become Katie’s shoulder to lean on and an ear to listen, even if it’s well past time to sleep. She loves that he is always down for a laugh or to get a cheeky little snack or simply happy to be in the same space but doing their own thang.

Chris and Katie fell for one another and now exist for food, coffee, nerdy fantasy shows and balls, I mean football. They still enjoy playing in a mixed comp of soccer 5s, together dominating the field and succeeding at life…… and now marriage!

Congratulations you two - I shall see you in the wilderness of GLenworth Valley for a ceremony with a misty mountain bushland backdrop. ⛰️☁️🐴🧡

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