https://www.marlboroughcelebrant.com/welcome daily 1.0 2025-07-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1540001882483-X2BZXOCSUFVYKP9F41B6/RTMC_Logo.png Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/ca54ad62-a33b-4f25-805b-7e4ab1085d88/277538025_10208726323991639_4275718416478036029_n.jpg Welcome - Rachel Tau'alupe I am a Blenheim, Marlborough based Marriage Celebrant who creates unique wedding ceremonies for all types of celebrations, big or small. I live locally with my husband Willie and two children Alexis and Luca. As a family we enjoy eating out, the outdoors, sports, socailising and seeking out new picnic spots and short walking tracks. I was born in Blenheim, and am proud to call Marlborough home. I work in winery administration and logistics for my day job, which means I get the best of both wine and weddings all year round. My relaxed personality and sense of humor makes me very easy to get along with and will help you to stay cool, calm and collected on your big day. I like to offer a modern approach to being a Marriage Celebrant and my flexibility means your ceremony will be just the way you want it and is created especially for you. I am happy to travel anywhere within the Tasman, Marlborough, Kaikoura Region. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/4c05bbe6-bd35-4872-a617-870ed554efca/IMG_4139+%281%29.JPG Welcome - Rachel Tau’alupe Kia Ora, I’m Rach, I am a Blenheim, Marlborough based Marriage Celebrant who creates meaningful wedding ceremonies for all types of celebrations, big or small. I live locally with my husband Willie and two children Alexis and Luca. As a whānau we enjoy eating out, exploring the outdoors, sports, socailising and seeking out new picnic spots and short walking tracks. I was born in Blenheim, and am proud to call Marlborough home. I work as a wine Logistics and Production Manager for my day job, which means I get the best of both wine and weddings all year round. I love weddings of all sizes, from a small ceremony consisting of the couple and two witnesses, to meeting all your family and friends! Being a celebrant never really feels like a job, and is something I genuinely enjoy. My relaxed personality and sense of humor makes me very easy to get along with and will help you to stay cool, calm and collected on your big day. I like to offer a modern approach to being a Marriage Celebrant and my flexibility means your ceremony will be just the way you want it and is created especially for you, it is your day after all! I am happy to travel anywhere within the Tasman, Marlborough, Kaikoura Region and other locations on request. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/f816b67f-0c60-44a4-be4b-108ea2a577c2/8044B4DA-E062-4A6B-AEF6-5C04E71829C3.JPG Welcome - Planning and Coordinating Putting all your plans into place can be tricky. Whether it’s help with planning leading up to your event, or making sure everything runs to plan on the day, I offer services for both event planning and on the day coordinating of your wedding. From rounding up family for photos, checking in with your vendors to ensuring the timeline is running to plan. You want to enjoy your wedding day, not be worrying about all the little things. This often fits in well with the MC role, or can be booked separately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/297c48d1-afae-4bb4-a406-de2dc4f6edf6/6E25B0B6-BB3C-4453-8359-C1B081F70486.jpg Welcome - Full Wedding Ceremony What goes into a ceremony? Your story. Your personality. Your feelings. Your thoughts. Your style. My job? To put it all together the way you love. No two weddings are the same!! I specialise in modern, romantic and relaxed ceremonies, both Weddings and Civil Unions. Using my ceremony builder, I can help you create your perfect day including vows you have written yourself or standard vows... the options are endless. I learn about you and your whanau to ensure your ceremony truly reflects your relationship. A full wedding service also includes a rehearsal with your bridal party to ensure everyone is comfortable with their roles on the day and helps take away a few of those pre-wedding nerves. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/e9c20fb2-1994-4409-a489-f8a162864d29/KTODonKP.jpeg Welcome - Elopements Whether you are travelling from overseas or wanting to keep things low key, an elopement style ceremony may be the right fit for you. Generally shorter in length, this ceremony style is relaxed while still keeping a certain level of romance. I can also assist with on the day planning and booking other vendors as an elopement package. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1609971548606-4QRX39WO88CQ84TKB016/122046273_690997421532438_7319736400098040500_n.jpg Welcome - Post Wedding MC Take the pressure off your friends and family by hiring a professional MC. From ensuring everyone is in the right place for family photos, to introducing speeches and liaising with guests, an MC has an important role in ensuring your day runs smoothly from start to finish. I bring an upbeat and friendly vibe to the MC role along with a few great jokes to keep you smiling through the day. This can be booked as part of your Celebrant Service package or separately. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/ffeebbbd-f1e9-419b-9dd0-b199fc066c3f/348263595_175445998812237_4316852518851689190_n.jpg Welcome - Registry Style Ceremony Designed to cover just the legal aspects of a wedding ceremony, a Registry Style Service is a simple ceremony following a pre-written format. Performed at an agreed location, this process takes around 15-20mins and requires couple to provide 2 witnesses on the day. These ceremonies can still allow for ring exchange and your own vows so you don’t miss out on a little romance. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/900f46f2-46c8-46b2-b49a-7b6fe2a24281/409298384_957427782409458_3777097057761001290_n.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1582662652183-RXJXU1PHK58XY7OLZERG/86284451_530288890936626_2712530060857835520_o.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1543787042532-OYXMA8C03AZUBGVJ4ZVE/IMG_1712.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1543786870300-356PRWHFT2CTBZQJVHXQ/IMG_1693.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1607996536133-GZVLWR9Q03C72TOOIABU/Elopement+Days.jpg Welcome https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/caa7f6d3-15ae-4592-b3d7-a54f0251b46c/E%26JweddingHL-74.jpg Welcome - Jason and Emma Mistletoe Bay Highly recommend! Right from our first video catch up we knew Rachel was a great fit for us, she immediately put us at ease with her relaxed approach, relatable sense of humour, and obvious experience. Rachel immediately understood how we wanted our ceremony to be, shaping it and guiding us through the process with no fuss. A huge thank you to Rachel for helping to make our day fun, relaxing and incredibly special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/b4c68388-eed3-41bc-9b26-77e8d8979ff7/JANNAANDBRETT126613.jpg Welcome - Janna and Brett Wither Hills From our first interactions, we knew Rach had the calm demeanor, yet professional style we were looking for in a celebrant. She takes her job seriously, but in the most beautiful and warm way. We loved how everything was so personalised from her approach to gathering information about us to write the ceremony, to her calming influence during the ceremony, and engaging our guests. Rach was right by our side each step of the way and really made it feel like our special day. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1584325889179-JPV5NOY4C948FI7IMLFE/2Ceremony+%286%29.JPG Welcome - Andrea and Greg The Old Barn You are amazing! We can’t thank you enough for being part of our special day, you made everything so easy, and we loved the ceremony you wrote for us. You nailed it! All the guests were so impressed with you. It was an absolute pleasure, and I wouldn’t of wanted anyone else as our celebrant. Again, thanks so much for our wedding, it was truly the best day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1561367610560-LMULKLB8USZ0TGQU2UTG/my+faves.jpg Welcome - Jeanine and Nathan Avon Valley Because you don’t always have to kiss the bride- you can HIGH FIVE!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1565555587685-SEDOWP517KVP2OQC0RL2/IMG_3290.JPG Welcome - Jessica & Andrew Marlborough Convention Centre THANK YOU so much for making our day perfect. and for giving us the ceremony we wanted. it was so nice only having to remember i do and you made us both so relaxed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1620181928792-ULPPV57M3Q8O373LUTJ3/safe_image.jpg Welcome - Camille and Christian Oyster Bay, Marlborough Sounds Can I just take a moment to sing your praises, you were possibly the most amazing celebrant possibly ever. You wrote and held a beautiful ceremony, you were super flexible and literally spent all day out in the Sounds with us, and even cleaned up a broken bottle of wine during the reception. I was so grateful to have you as part of our team. Camille https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/29d39b61-3d85-40c1-aa13-93213106066b/IMG_3216.jpeg Welcome - Sheridan and David Private Residence Living in Australia and planning a wedding in NZ was always going to be a challenge when it came to engaging local services to fit what we wanted for our day. But from the moment we engaged with Rachel, everything felt comfortable and easy and the process of organise a celebrant and planning the ceremony with her became something we didn’t need to worry about. Rachel created the perfect ceremony that reflected the casual and intimate wedding we wanted, and was able to easily work in with any of changes as the planning process went along. Rachel’s friendly nature and warm smile made the ceremony process relaxing and easy. We couldn’t recommend Rachel enough and are so grateful we chose to have her on our big day.. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1613445633992-1OIZP521V4L5OVWC7009/jessie.jpg Welcome - Jessie and John Arbour Restaurant Rach helped make the day about us and what we meant to each other. When we first met Rach she ‘got’ what we wanted. She made it fun with low stress to plan our day. She was great with our kids and made us even more excited about the day. We had some significant changes leading up and we were reassured the entire time.” Rach attended our after function with her family and we’re delighted to call her our friend now. Jessie & John https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1578872011992-ESFDJ07HEI6DSQPTI9GL/noel.jpg Welcome - Noel and Erika Omaka Aviation Centre Erika and I were married on 30 Nov 2019. The ceremony was performed in the Aviation Heritage Centre at Omaka airfield in front of my vintage aeroplane “Charlie’. Rachel Tau’alupe was our marriage celebrant who conducted the whole ceremony in a very smooth and professional manner. She took the time to visit our proposed site before the big day and interviewed both Erika and myself to gain a ‘feel’ for the type and tone of the ceremony we desired. On the day Erika was very nervous but Rachel’s calming manner smoothed everything beautifully. I would recommend Rachel to anyone requiring a marriage celebrant. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1582661961845-N6N3HAOKTCT7SOKUWPRA/1O4A9096_resized_20200224_073150931.jpg Welcome - Sandra and Mark Clos Henri Chapel Thank you once again for being part of our amazing wedding day. You made it so personal, intimate and informal which made for such a happy and loving day. We could not have had two such amazing 'professionals' with us so thank you also for recommending Ruth. Wishing you the best of luck with the new arrival and once again thank you for everything you did to make our day so special and certainly memorable. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/e10e3696-7a4f-442a-8d55-51e9e16f5458/IMG_3984.JPEG Welcome - Sam and Madi Paripuma Native Gardens We couldn't have wished for a more perfect celebrant to make our ceremony exactly what we hoped it would be. Rachel's cool and calm approach made us feel relaxed and at ease, she was incredibly professional and easy to work. She captured who we were as a couple so beautifully and made our day so special. The ceremony was our favourite part of our day because Rachel made it so easy and joyful. Thank you so much Rach!!!! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1589249137595-0VKAV090ICN8HU6T27E8/taylor.jpg Welcome - Taylor and Cameron Family Home THANK YOU so so so much for Friday! We had the most amazing day and the ceremony you prepared and ran for us was just great! We had so many comments from guests about how awesome the ceremony was (and not just because of our brilliantly written vows! haha). You were amazing start to finish and such a smiling happy face for reassurance on the day! We will 200% recommend you to anyone we know looking for a celebrant! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1582662330155-1CKU9PAUQMFXISXDNETD/87181967_537439786888203_2274012976518266880_o.jpg Welcome - Anya and Liam Paripuma Rachel was the perfect fit for our intimate wedding. The ceremony she wrote for us was exactly what we hoped for (even though we had no idea what we wanted!). She's a lovely, relaxed person with a great sense of humour. She trained up the flower girl, guided us through the ceremony, and helped to make the day feel so special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1613445535147-JJBZK7AYN0JDDTAQTGMF/jody.jpg Welcome - Jodie and John Private Residence We had Rachel as our celebrant, she came highly recommended by lots so we thought we at least owed her the chance to come an meet with us. It was from that moment we knew she was the one, we instantly felt like we'd known her for years. Her wit an humor was exactly what we were looking for along with her kind nature. Nothing was ever an issue with Rachel, she made our ceremony just how we wanted it. If we were going to do it again we'd definitely pick her but we aren't so we will stick with the friendship. Xxx Jodie & John https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ae27768cc8fed236c5713e7/1613445755447-9P68LJF9QGFYHADYGQXE/kelly.jpg Welcome - Kelly and Dan Family Home We cannot recommend Rachel enough. She absolutely made our wedding day so so special. She is an amazing celebrant and a hilarious and wonderful MC. She made the process an enjoyable one and truly worked to make our day as special as possible for us. The day flowed smoothly, the ceremony was everything we hoped for and the reception was so easy, entertaining and enjoyable as she had everything organised. We had a fantastic, loving, stress free wedding and that in part (a big part) is thanks to Rach. Thank you Rachel, we are so so grateful we had you be a part of our special day! 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