Nigel Hughes Celebrant

Many couples are on a budget so I offer a fair and realistically priced service with no compromise to giving you a fully personalised ceremony.

I retired from a career in policing with the intention of involving myself in positive and rewarding ventures. That’s why I became a celebrant.

My focus is not on price but on the service that I can provide to you and if you’re happy then I have provided more than money can buy. I enjoy any setting and my most memorable wedding was on a beach in Golden Bay where we erected a stage from driftwood and the setting was unbelievable.

I am very relaxed to work with because I can be. I will spend as much time as necessary to ensure that the couple I work with are both happy with the service and comfortable with me delivering it for them.

You will see from my pictures that I enjoy the outdoors so if you want to get married at the end of a marathon or in the Botanical Gardens, or even in your own home then that will suit me fine. Traditional indoor ceremonies are also enjoyable. If it’s a golf club, your home, formal venue then I’m more than happy to assist.

I live in Christchurch but if you like the sound of talking to me then I’m more than happy to travel because that’s also part of the experience for me too.

Please call me as I’d enjoy the chat as a starting point and you can ask me any questions about the process without any obligation to continue.

Testimonial

"Nigel you had a huge part to play in ensuring our wedding played out as we had hoped for. We had some unexpected challenges on the day. We had to change our ceremony site due to really unexpected wet weather. Our two fur babies were really cute ring bearers until one of them whined and coughed during most of the ceremony. In true Kiwi style, you went with the flow and were able to keep everything moving along and relaxed. We were able to laugh about things along the way. We really felt the ceremony absolutely reflected our style and our friends and family thought so too. We appreciated the time you took with us to really get to know our story. We are so grateful that we were married by someone who cared so much about creating such a personal and special experience." - Marchelle & Steve