22/08/2024
A little sassy amuse-bouche 🥟
Not the whole crew but some winners nonetheless
Thanks for the snap - we love you.
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A Brief History of all things Nell…...
In mid-2013, after a long-held interest, I took steps to become a celebrant when a close family member expressed their frustration at the limited number of readily available young-minded celebrants offering flexible and individually customized services. My unique personality, sense of humour, ever-present smile and distinct personal style certainly sets me a
part from the celebrant crowd! My long-term ‘day job’ as a Paralegal, together with my decade-long service as a NSW Justice of the Peace, has instilled in me a knack for public speaking, amazing organisational abilities, and an unheard of fondness for paperwork. I hold a Certificate IV in Celebrancy, am an Australian Government recognized Marriage Celebrant, a full member of the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants and a founding member of Sassy Celebrants (www.sassycelebrants.com.au). I am a die-hard Dr Who enthusiast, ardent Elvis adorer, avid skull admirer, and when not running around the country-side marrying folks, am the devoted mother/wrangler of 2 boisterous boys and wife/boss-lady to my biggest fan, Mr Jones. Combining all of these bits and bobs with my broadminded creative nature enables me to offer couples the opportunity of engaging a young freshly-minted celebrant who will expend every effort to make certain that their ceremony is tailored to their personalities, needs and wants - quirks and all! Always one for a chat over a coffee (or something stronger if the mood takes you), contact me to arrange a meeting in person to take the first steps in planning Your Day Your Way. Nell
(Rebecca Nell Dark t/as Nell Dark-Jones - Celebrant
Commonwealth Authorised Celebrant
NSW Justice of the Peace #116285)
A little sassy amuse-bouche 🥟
Not the whole crew but some winners nonetheless
Thanks for the snap - we love you.
Side note - got your ticket to ?
10/10 🤘
Peak happiness mid-ceremony 💥
If this sounds like a good time to you,
then I'm the celebrant for you🫵
Website link in bio, hmu 👩💻
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The week that was and is - wedding/party season is heating up 🔥
THIRD TIMES A CHARM! 🥰
Lauren & Scott have now welcomed me into their family space a bunch of times, most recently to celebrate the arrival of sweet little Quinn on a stunningly sunny July morning 🌞
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You’re not sad… you just need to buy your ticket to
https://thesassies.sassycelebrants.com.au/buy-tickets/
BACK ON THE TOOLS 📝
Winter wedding slow season is almost done and dusted, and the Spring wedding high is starting to creep into play 💐
If you haven't locked your late 2024/early 2025 date in with me yet, now is the perfect time to do it!
Book in for beers and paperwork asap before things in wedding land get a little cray cray for the rest of the year 🗓
This review may be nearly 9 years old, but it still stands as completely accurate and entirely factual 🐻
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Chris + Cass 🤵♂️👰♂️ June 2024
Why celebrate once when you can party twice!
Intimate family ceremony in the morning with a cosy lunchtime reception (MC'd by yours truly) followed by an all inclusive robust party in the arvo 🍻
The. Best. 😍
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Newcastle and Hunter Valley Wedding Awards
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Them: feel free to drop a sprinkle of Star War-zy magic over what you wear at our May the 4th wedding, if you're into that kind of thing 😃
Me: say less 💚
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Crowd work ✔️
Beers ✔️
Marriage ✔️
The best 🤗
POV - you like the concept of including a unity ritual within your wedding ceremony but tradition (and sand for that matter) gives you the ick so you swap it out for a bunch of booze, carefully selected for what each tipple means to you and what it represents when it comes to love and marriage and all that jazz:-
🫖 Earl Grey Tea Gin - because marriage isn't perfect (it brings its ups and downs), but there isn't much that can't be improved with a cup of tea.
🔥 Fireball - the heat, the passion, that little bit of spice that always makes things nice.
🍯 Krupnikas [Lithuanian honey liqueur] - the sweetness of love.
🦄 Unicorn Elixor - a touch of the exotic tropics to keep things interesting; full of sparkles, glittery and colour changing - because love does not stand still - it shines and evolves, changes, over time
🍋 And finally, a drop of lemon - a sprinkle of citrus sunshine to bring it all together.
Added bonus, after you've smashed your vows, you get to flex your mixology muscles and smash a cocktail!
Unified in love, unified in liquor 😉
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Absolutely brilliant! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
*the dog thing was not legally binding, obviously (I hope)*
🌌 MAY THE 4TH BE WITH YOU 🌌
💚 This is the wedding you are looking for 💚
Samantha & Sean were wed in a ceremony sprinkled with on-brand references and filled with a galaxy-load of love on Star Wars Day 🤵♂️👰♂️
They sealed the deal with a unity ritual in the form of a personalised cocktail (because we don't like sand!)🍹More of this please 😁
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PRE-CEREMONY CHATS (giggles)
It's not just the crowd I warm up pre-ceremony, I always sneak in at least a couple of minutes pre-wedding with each of you to make sure you're nice and toasty before kick-off as well 😊
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5 beers out of 5
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When just some of the couple's wedding non-negotiables are a jumping castle, the Mr Whippy van and flavoured vodka shots you KNOW you are in for a damn good time!
🌈 Christie + Lee 🌈 April 2024 🌈
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POV: you just found out you can book me to stay on and party with you after your ceremony aka MC your reception 🍻🪩🍻
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Less stress + much fun = ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
This may just be the best post-ceremony photo I've ever personally taken 📷
Check out for the professional highlights, they are spectacular!
🏩 James Theatre Dungog
And the Oscar for the cutest couple goes to ALEX & BRIDGET 😍
These two superb souls were wed in April at James Theatre Dungog - a venue that oozes historical quirky charm 📽
Their ceremony was filled with storytelling, readings, gorgeous vows, laughs, (happy) tears AND snacks - Popcorn and chocolate mid-ceremony? Yes, let's have more of that please and thank you!
The party that followed afterwards was just as much of a show-stopper, magician and all 🎩🪄
I even walked away with my own lil' golden statue for Best Celebrant (you heard it first here folks!) 🏆
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🔮 JD's World of Magic
🔥 PRE-CEREMONY VIBES 🔥
I am "on" way before your ceremony kicks off......
I like to rock up on the day with plenty of time to spare so that I can scope the ceremony space, touch base with your other vendor friendors and check in with you for a nerve-easing giggle or two 🤪
And just as importantly, get the crowd riled up so that we're not jumping into the ceremony cold - it's all gold from go-time baby ⭐️
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⭐️ No nervous Nellies here! ⭐️
The more you know...........
Here's some things about me that will surprise exactly zero people:-
🕺 I am a menace to society on the dance floor.
🍺 I quite like beer.
😉 I love a cheeky giggle.
Here's some other stuff about me that might surprise some of you:-
🎼 I played the bassoon in the school band (yes, I went to bandcamp, many times).
🌿 I'm a rather keen gardening convert; my lawns are fast becoming a big part of my personality.
🗓 I still have a handful of available dates scattered throughout October and November in 2024 (yes, that's right, THIS YEAR!) - hit me up quick kids before they get snaffled up!
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Just call me phenome-nell 😉
St James Road
Newcastle, NSW
2305
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9am ceremony ↪ 9.20am beers 🍻 Lucas & Mel locked things in with a cheeky but sweet little elopement ceremony at Caves Beach - just them, the kiddies, a couple (literally) of grown-ups to sign off on the paperwork bit and Jacob Hughes Creative to capture all the good stuff 📸 Later that day.......they celebrated in the backyard with a bunch of fun people 🎇 Fully-stocked caravan bar + slushie, popcorn AND fairy floss machines + giant inflatable waterslides + balloon arch (vindication!!!!) all made for one ripper of a party! Now THAT'S how you bloody do it 🤘 #goyourownway #marchtothebeatofyourowndrum #awesomecouple #sendit #congratulationsmarriedpeople #perksofcelebrancy #newcastlecelebrant #lakemacquariecelebrant