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I believe in helping you to create memories by celebrating your moments with love and laughter.
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13/08/2024

And as the sun made its way towards the west horizon, Mr and Mrs McTavish relished with friends, in song and good banter at the WhangāreiCruising Club, their newest version of themselves as husband and wife.
Every ceremony I create is made for the couple.
I have spent 10 years learning and practicing my craft professionally, but before that, unbeknownst to me, every experience, learning, and skill developed was leading me to this career.
You may only see me for an hour on the actual day... maybe less as I hide in the shadows quietly going about what needs to be done in order to set the scene. But I can assure you, there are hours of work put in before we get to the final product of your wedding day! And many more hours of professional development to keep me up to date.

11/08/2024

"To have found their person in their sunset years (their words not mine), the wisdom of their age drives them to not waste time but say yes to all the adventures, travel, eat the cake, adopt the dog, indulge in the wine by firelight!"
- written by Darcie Price
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06/08/2024

05/08/2024

04/08/2024

‘Epetoma o te reo Māori Kūki 'Airani - Cook Islands Māori Language Week

Celebrate: 4 - 10 August

The 2024 theme for Cook Islands Māori Language Week is ‘Ātui’ia au ki te vaka o tōku matakeinanga - connect me to the canoe of my tribe’

This theme derives from the overarching Language Week Series theme for 2024, 'Sustainability'.

03/08/2024

Winnie the Pooh: "How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard!"
Love you, Uncle Bill
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18/07/2024

This was a terrifying experience being interviewed, but here are my words! Reported really well by Blake Benny of

Got a wee plug in there, too, for you guys, 🤩

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-the-new-eloping-couples-are-changing-the-way-we-say-i-do/5YT5MS62PRBGPM4UG74IIJM3RE/

16/07/2024

When asked what the benefits were for having a trained, professional celebrant officiate their marriage ceremony, Louise and Andy were grateful for the part I played in their memorable day.
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15/07/2024

If you haven't been, go.

Waimahara, Meyers Park.

Even better when you can go with the artist and set the song off Te Wheke Moko Design Studio

My bro, Graham, you're a flipping legend. What a path to carve for others to follow and a legacy to leave behind in the city of your people!!!

14/07/2024

A wonderful day spent hanging with cool people!

11/07/2024

Wee wedding ceremony in the park!

08/07/2024

Going to the wedding expo this weekend? Check out my friends... MANA O TE HULA!!! let's get them performing at your wedding😀

Come along to the Whangārei wedding expo this Saturday. We will have a stall and be performing at lunchtime.

Tell everybody!!!

08/07/2024

My thinking face 🤔 🤣
When the boss throws an interview into my flow as I'm writing ceremony for my couples!
I should really go have a shower already. I'll tell you more later... about the interview... 😅

06/07/2024

From the beginning to end, your marriage ceremony can be created to look and feel however you want. Whether it's flower petals, bubbles, champagne shower, a tunnel of arms, or a crowd toast, the moment we conclude your ceremony so the next shenanigans can begin, should be energizing and exciting!
Let's get creative and talk today about how we can design your ceremony.
I have data available in December, March, April.

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05/07/2024

Omg... yep... I can't keep the happiness off my face!
Let's create a ceremony for you that is oozing
I have some dates in December, March and April still available.
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04/07/2024

That stoked just married feeling!
I have dates available in December, March and April. Message me if you're looking for a celebrant who will work with you to create a ceremony that is tailored and unique to you!
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Photos by .burges.photographer .crystal

I believe in helping you to create memories by celebrating your moments with love and laughter.

03/07/2024

Every couple is different so every ceremony is different!
Let's get together and plan how yours will look 🥰
I have limited availability left for this coming wedding season.

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02/07/2024

A day of kai,
Art,
Stars,
Kites,
Lights

"E piataata mai ana, Whakaataata I te rangi, E tohu ana, I te tau hou Maori e"
- Rahera Davis

30/06/2024

"Matariki Heri Kai - The feast of Matariki is the theme for Matariki 2024," announced Chief Advisor Mātauranga Matariki, Professor Rangi Mātāmua. Matariki Heri Kai comes from the Māori proverb ‘Matariki whetū heri kai’ meaning ‘Matariki, the bringer of food’.
Matariki Heri Kai is a proverb that speaks to the association between the appearance of Matariki and the bounty of the impending season," says Professor Rangi Mātāmua."
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Find out more here: https://www.mch.govt.nz/news/theme-matariki-2024-announced-matariki-heri-kai
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And feast we did!!!
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28/06/2024

Te Waka O Rangi has risen!
From left to right...
Mars bright star above Matariki
Uranus was apparently there somewhere close to Matariki
Matatiki 3 stars were real bright this morning
Jupiter big bright star
Te Kōkota Ta**us barely visible
Tautoru Orion upside down with his leg star Rigel or Puanga shining brightly

Manawa maiea te putanga o Matariki

Manawa maiea te ariki o te rangi

Manawa maiea te Matahi o te tau

Celebrate the rising of Matariki

Celebrate the rising of the Lord of the sky

Celebrate the rising of the New Year.

25/06/2024

Those just married feels! This was a registry ceremony down at The Rose Gardens. The spot was chosen for the mushrooms growing in the tree.
Wanting to get married but without all the fuss and $$??? let's chat to see if my services fit what you need and want.

24/06/2024

Tonight, we gathered for our online Matariki Event, participating in 3 activities aligned with what Matariki embodies and honours: past, present, and future.
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Thinking about themselves, valuing and honouring all the things that make them special, what they bring to their work, families, communities, the attendees and I, acknowledged and celebrated ourselves with the creation of a koru pattern using items we had collected from nature.
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I want to say a huge fakaaue lahi, ngā mihi nui to the people who joined with me and The Celebrant School tonight. Pondering rituals and how to make Matariki special in our own families and communities is always better done together.
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Mānawatia a Matariki

23/06/2024

Shannon recently shared some more images of her and her husband's day with me... which delights me no end!
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Photos capture not just the beauty of a setting but the emotion, and while we may forget the smaller details of a wedding day, when we look at the images, we remember the essence and feelings we were cloaked in.
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As a celebrant, you may not always remember the words I say, but I aim to ensure you and your guests remember the feeling those words invoked, the sacred ceremony space and time we shared and the gravitas of the threshold that was crossed.
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20/06/2024

Dogs were unsettled last night, so as I was outside with them, the moon was doing a little dance through the naked branches of my plum tree. 🌔
I am grateful to those who were out working through the night, hubby included. Grateful to those who, when something out of the ordinary happens, are deployed, so the rest of us are safe and sound. Grateful for a sleep pile with the kid and our dogs to keep each other warm. 🐾💜🛌
And with school off today, we're going to unplug now and do some fun activities to mark winter solstice and shout out for the return of summer woohoo. 🕯❄️

20/06/2024

Tonight's moon is Atua Whakahaehae and this means we're only 2 nights from Te Rakaunui and 1 night from winter solstice. As the moon rises, your energy will too, use this time to prepare yourself.

Tama-nui-te-rā will start to move away from Hinetakurua and make his way back towards his summer wife Hineraumati.

How will you mark this moment and call back the sun and heat of summer!? ☀️

19/06/2024

Well, this is exciting! Hula Fitness for everyone. Don't be shy. Come along for a bit of fun exercise 😉

18/06/2024

when there is a whole house but everyone wants to be all up in your workout!!! 🤣🤣🤣

14/06/2024

I couldn't get there in time to capture it, but Puanga/Rigel has risen!!! The moon is Tamatea-tūhāhā: Be cautious. It can be an unpredictable time. A good time for taking notice, keeping learning, and giving back.

A good day for:

Toitoi (Eeling)

Hī ika (Fishing)

Pouraka (Crayfishing)

Mahi māra (Gardening)

And into the garden I go after the dogs have had their morning rumble, tumble in the puddles 🤣

13/06/2024

I didn't take one photo today of our kura kapahaka festival, so you get my guitar instead who is buzzing (but also tired) after it's performance on stage today.
4 schools in attendance and my heart sings with pride for all the tamariki who displayed mana and talent and passion ❤️🖤🤍
And our own little school who has only been doing this for a year... wow! My eyes 🥹 kua tangi roimata oaoa ahau!
So proud!

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"Whatever name you knew him by, we are here joined in our corrective grief to morn the loss of a man who was a husband, a brother, an uncle, a co-worker, a friend and a bloody good fireman! Some of us may be strangers right now, but by the end of today, we will all be friends just as Bill would have liked. He has collected to him over the years people who have aligned with his values and beliefs, and he has treasured your presence, your love, and your friendship. He leaves behind a magnificent story!" 💔 One of the hardest ceremonies I've had to write yet. . . . #restinpeace #funeralservice @darciepricecelebrant #memorialservice #finalfarewell

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#chasingdawn Yesterday's magic! This is our Matariki family ritual, searching for Te Waka o Rangi, writing the names of anyone we've lost in the year gone by in the sand for the tide to claim, seeing intentions for the coming year. We made moon shadows (can't help but sing... carried away on a moonlight shadow), explored in the dark, conversed with the stars before they faded to the power of the sun. We were supposed to have pancakes on the beach but we packed an empty gas can whoops. The stars had to settle for milo steam instead 🤣 I've always loved and celebrated this time of year because of the magic, stillness, hues and crispness of winter but it means the earth is warming up again and the days begin to lengthen and I'm more suited to heat than cold. #dawn #nightsky #matariki #tewakaorangi #stargazing #moonshadows #nzsky @darciepricecelebrant #familyritual #familyadventures

The sky is changing! Mānawatia a Matariki!

Content created for @thecelebrantschool page, shared here for your delight 😊 It never takes much for me to go down, down, down into an information black hole; swallowed up by curiosity and intrigue. I also don't need much encouragement to create content... so... here are my Matariki musings for you today. Unedited, no make up, all my rough notes and ummmm thinkings. You. Are. Welcome. From @darciepricecelebrant 🫶 I might get blocked by the boss soon 🤣 #matariki #stars #curiosity #research #whattodowhenyouaresick #nightsky @lifecelebrant @alexashawkapiticelebrant @kerryannstanton @freedomthroughconnection @aucklandcelebrant

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What a wedding! What a couple! And what a crowd! Congratulations to the double D's...Dagger Danks!!! And yes, this was her entrance doing. Never has wedding music brought me to tears like their choices did! Oooosh . . . #dancingqueen #entrysong #weddings #ceremony #whangāreicelebrant #whangāreiweddings #northlandcelebrant #northlandweddings #mangawhaiwedding #travellingcelebrant @darciepricecelebrant @aataria @mollydaggerdanks photos by @robinson_studiios

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What a wonderful wedding at @liddingtongardens with Koanga and Elizabeth becoming husband and wife after 16 years of adventuring, laughing, and loving. "Better than best friends for a long time!" . The professional photos by @k.joy.photo #weddings #gardenwedding #celebrantlife #celebrant #northlandcelebrant #northlandweddings @darciepricecelebrant

I live in one of the most beautiful places in the world!!! And I get to marry people to their best friends in this place! . . Here's what they had to say: "You made everything fun and special. You were so wonderful. It felt like we had known you forever." - Lana and Jordan . . . Congratulations you two 💕 @lanamaclivesfardownthelane @jordan_neil91 @darciepricecelebrant #wedding #northlandweddings #northlandcelebrant #whangāreiweddings #whangāreicelebrant #marriagecelebrant #celebrant #nzcelebrant

Flash back to a glorious day! A whole day's journey in images and song @jaybai2012 . . . #weddings #celebrantlife #celebrant @darciepricecelebrant

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Let's get that crowd participating in your ceremony!!! Hallelujah!!! @jaybai2012 love our Paul Simon ❤️ . . . #whangāreicelebrant #waihekewedding #celebrantlife #ceremony #ceremonyscript @darciepricecelebrant

Unagi!!!! If you know FRIENDS, then you know. #weddingscript #weddingsnippet #ceremonyscript #ceremony #wordscraftedwithcare #yourceremonyyourway #northlandweddings #northlandcelebrant #whangāreicelebrant #whangāreiweddings @darciepricecelebrant

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I'm a day late for #internationalwomensday but here we are. I'm surrounded by the most amazing people 💛 This last year, though, the highlights would have to be joining Te Mana o te Hula and @raum_movement 🩷 Here's to stepping outside the comfort zone, having faith in the process, and being wrapped in the love and support of others who make you feel like family 💚 #girlpower #empoweredwomenempowerwomen #grateful #womensupportingwomen #whānau

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My Story

Fakaalofa Lahi Atu, Kia Ora, Hello! Originally from Titirangi, West Auckland; my heart and home now belongs in the north, where I live with my son, husband and collection of animals. My dad whakapapa’s to the Taranaki and Wellington regions and my mum is from ‘The Rock’...the stunningly rugged Niue.

I am a trained and experienced celebrant who is currently completing my Diploma in Celebrant Studies through the New Zealand Celebrant School. I am also a member of the professional body for celebrants, The Celebrants Association of New Zealand (CANZ).

My celebrant journey began in 2014 and since then I have had the honour of creating memories for families by celebrating their moments with love and laughter. I take pride in listening to your story, in order to create a ceremony specific and unique to you with words crafted with care. A ceremony is all about you and together we will work to ensure you get your ceremony, your way.

I look forward to meeting you!