
5 Reasons to Renew Your Wedding Vows
Whether you’ve been married for years or are newly-wed – have you thought about renewing your wedding vows?
A vow renewal ceremony is a way to express your ongoing love and commitment to each other, and to perhaps celebrate this with some of the important people in your lives.

Farewelling Loved Ones During Lockdown
Lockdown restrictions have meant finding new ways to grieve and connect from a distance.
Around the world and right here in New Zealand, celebrants are helping families farewell loved ones using online technology like Zoom or Facetime.

Top Tips For Planning a Small, Intimate Wedding
Smaller, more intimate weddings are becoming the new normal, with lockdown restrictions and COVID-19 changing the way we do ceremonies. But that doesn’t mean missing out on time-honoured traditions and meaningful rituals.
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Updates to help your business from MBIE
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A Ceremony That Facilitates the Expression of Grief
It's the unknown elements that a skilled and experienced funeral celebrant will traverse to create and deliver a ceremony that facilitates the expression of grief responsively and well.
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Five Reasons to Organise A Name and Blessing Ceremony
Beyond baby, a name and blessing ceremony is a time to celebrate your one year old, toddler, older child or perhaps an adopted child who is joining your family. Whatever the family dynamic, name and blessing ceremonies can develop bonds of love that connect to universal light.
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Grief After Loss
Grief is as individual as your fingerprint; it isn’t tidy and there are no rules or timeframes... We may experience a series of feelings, thoughts, physical reactions or behaviours as part of the grieving process.

Sharing Ceremonies During Lockdown
For the time being, the way we hold weddings, funerals and other important ceremonies needs to change. Be assured that CANZ celebrants have responded well to the challenges posed by lockdown.

Getting Married in New Zealand: The Legalities
If you’re considering getting married in New Zealand, you’ll be pleased to know it’s a relatively straightforward process. But there are some things you’ll need to do to comply with the law in New Zealand.
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Wedding Traditions From Around The World
Around the world, wedding traditions are as different as the cultures and people who practice them. If you’re planning a wedding, there may be traditions you’d like to adopt and incorporate into your special day.
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5 Good Reasons to Hire a CANZ Celebrant
When you engage a CANZ celebrant to officiate at your ceremony, you’re be employing someone who’s passionate about creating the perfect ceremony for you. But that’s not all. Take a look at these 5 good reasons to hire a CANZ celebrant.
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