Dawn Parkinson - Marton Celebrant
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  • About
  • Wedding Package
  • Weddings
  • E-Invites
  • Funerals / Final Wishes
  • Honouring A Baby Loss
  • Other Life Celebrations
  • Music
  • Testimonials
  • Photographs
  • Availability
  • Contact
  • Celebrant School
  • My Recommendations
 saying thank you is more than good manners,
​it is good spirituality

Testimonials


" A beautiful and wonderful service, thank you"   Kath P - November 2015

"I have never been to this kind of service before.  It was beautiful.  It has made me think that I would like something similar."
Guest - November 2015

"I have had many dealings with Dawn, I have found her to be reliable, helpful and diplomatic. She has a common sense approach as well as having a great ability to explain things in simple terms. Dawn is cheerful, patient and willing to do all she can to ensure everyone is happy."
C Bates - January 2016

"I have not been to a funeral since my son died and I did not know how I would cope coming today. Your service has really helped me, I loved the pace that you read, and what you said about XXXXX, it was a wonderful service thank you."  Guest - February 2016

"You have a wonderful reading voice.  An excellent service, thank you."  ​Guest - February 2016

"That was a wonderful wedding ceremony, not boring like others I have been too, and you did not mumble. You did a great job"
Guest at Mr and Mrs Howe's Wedding - February 2016

"I would just like to thank you for the amazing work you did for us on Thursday for our dad's funeral,  We were all very happy with the way everything went and people did comment on you as a celebrant.  You gave warmth to the funeral and made people feel comfortable with the service."  Linda P - February 2016

"Such a lovely ceremony - wonderful"  - Guest at Mr and Mrs Howe's Wedding - February 2016
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"Dawn made our day very special. The lead up was very easy and carefree if that would be the right word, constant contact and check ins with all the finer details. She even helped hubby with his "vows" LOL. Thank you so much Dawn, it was an absolute pleasure for us to have picked such a wonderful person to marry us...... Definately a day to remember forever xxx"
Mrs Howe - The Bride - February 2016
"Dawn, many thanks from our whole family for working with us to farewell Kevin at his unveiling earlier this year. We appreciated the way that you worked with us to craft a service that reflected Kevin's life, even finding information that we had previously not seen, to include. That we were able to make changes almost up to the last minute, meant that everyone was able to share in the service and have their thoughts reflected. Being able to share the final service with family overseas was also important to us. Arohanui."
Michelle Bissett - February 2016 - unveiling ceremony
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We were both absolutely so happy with you as our celebrant, and I have recommended your services to a friend of mine that is getting married.  You did an amazing job, and everyone at the ceremony commented on how good a job you did! "
Mrs Holmden- The Bride - March 2016

Such a personalised ceremony, it sounded like you knew our bride and groom.  You did a wonderful job"
Guest at Mr and Mrs Holmden's wedding - March 2016

"What a wonderful, loving and intimate wedding ceremony"   Guest at Mr and Mrs G's Wedding - March 2016

"Thank you for such a wonderful service.  It was very special"   Guest - June 2016

"You have such a wonderful clear voice.  It's perfect"  Guest - July 2016

"I wish to sincerely thank you for the fine job you performed as celebrant at xxxx's funeral.  I was very impressed with your efforts as you guided us through a difficult time"  -A letter I received from a husband about his late wife - Mr H - August 2016
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"Thank you for being our celebrant on our special wedding day and for all the writing of our beautiful ceremony.  Your help, support and loveliness was very much appreciated."
​A thank you card with gift from the bride and Groom, Mr and Mrs Smith - September 2016
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"before I forget for the millionth time, thank you so much for your wonderful ceremony. So many people said it was the best wedding they'd ever attended and you contributed to that so much. We're not the most organised of people, thank you for patiently steering us towards the big day, we couldn't have done it without you!"
Bride and Groom - Heather and Hugh - October 2016
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"Dawn was our Celebrant for our not so ordinary Halloween theme wedding, and I can do nothing but sing her absolute praises. Not only has she been accepting to our alternative theme, she has been available, supportive and helpful throughout the entire planning process. She took our theme and ran with it! Our day could never have been as perfect as it was without her bringing it all together! The ceremony was incredible, one no-one will ever forget! Dawn completely brought our Hallowedding to life, creating a completely custom service where every single detail had a Halloween spin on it. Even to the point she wore a grim reaper cloak! We are forever grateful, Dawn. Thank you SO much! Also, thank you so much for the wee talisman you gave us after the ceremony. The bat detail is perfect and was so thoughtful xxx I couldn't recommend you to others highly enough!"
Amy Wardlaw - the Bride - October 2016
"Huge thank you for your help in organizing our special day! You're an amazing celebrant! We've written a complaint regarding our venue as it was shocking. Great that you were behind us 100% <3"
Mrs Jody Gaskell - The Bride - November 2016
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"An amazing lady to deal with and made Michelle's and Neils day so beautiful. Thank you for all the hard work u put in to this day to turn out the way it did. Hope to deal through you again one day soon. Thank you again from Richard Coley and myself and of course Mr and Mrs Burton who are not on Facebook."
Kim Brown on behalf of the bride and groom - December 2016

"Thank you Dawn for making our New Years Eve Wedding feel so special.
Dawn made our wedding so relaxed even when we met up before the wedding to make plans and c
eremony. 
On the practice night Dawn made all of us feel so relaxed and not stressed which was really awesome.
Dawn made peter and I fell so relaxed during the service.
Thank you again Dawn. "

 Mr & Mrs Watson - Bride and Groom - New Years Eve 2016
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​"That was a beautiful ceremony, I am going to let everyone know about you
 "- Grooms mother - February 2017
"A real lovely lady who will do all she can to make your occasion special"  - Val from Bulls Bridal and Boutique - February 2017 
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"Dawn did such an amazing job with our wedding ceremony, it couldn't have been better. She really took the time to make it special for us and our family. We had the most perfect day. Thanks again Dawn."
Mr and Mrs Down - Bride and Groom - February 2017

"you have such a lovely soft calm manner when you are reading.  It does not sound like you are reading at all, it is full of emotion.  You conducted a beautiful service, thank you"
Guest - February 2017
"Thank you for making our day so special and relaxed.
We really liked the poems and blessings you had chosen, they reflected on our personalities.
We wanted a very ‘casual’ and relaxed atmosphere and it was wonderful how you made things light and easy.
Thanks again for making our day so special."

 
​Francien and Terry - Bride and Groom -February 2017
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​"Just wanted to say thank you very much for giving Liam a lovely naming day - you blew us away with all the work you did for the day and have given us a wonderful memory."

Liam's Mother - October 2017
"Thank you for including everyone in the service.  It was very beautiful and heartfelt"
Guest - January 2018
Dawn, Thank you for officiating our wedding!
You have an amazing way with words, I couldn't imagine having the ceremony written any other way! You are such a relaxed, kind-hearted, easy going, non-judgmental, fun, genuine person, and I am so glad we met.
So thank you, again, for everything you have done xx
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Monique and Brett Johnson - Bride and Groom - January 2018

"Many thanks for your services. Was great you spent time with our Mother and we are very grateful you changed your holiday plans"
James Pfeffer - January 2018

"Dawn is a lovely person and we felt she connected with our family as she is a very considerate, compassionate person.  Our invited guests were very impressed with her and favourable comments were heard." - ​April 2018

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''Hey Dawn, Just sending through our enormous thanks for all the hard work, effort and care you put into our ceremony. We truly appreciate it and are very glad that we found you.  We will definitely recommend you to others getting married in that area :) ''

​Jess and Kirwan Weise - Bride and Groom - December 2018
"I just wanted to again, pass on a huge thank you for the wonderful job you did with Grandad’s Service.
You were extremely patient and made things so much easier for us to organise.  You did such an amazing job and I bet Grandad was looking down on us with a huge smile on his face"  - 
Family - January 2019
"You are a wonderful celebrant, you made the bride and groom so relaxed .  I do not know the bride, but you captured the groom perfectly with the style of ceremony written.  Thank you for making this day so special for them both."  Guest - February 2019
"Just want to say thank you for your lovely ceremony on Saturday. It was just beautiful, perfect and exactly as we wanted. Thank you for making us Mr and Mrs, we are so excited for our next chapter in life"  Mr and Mrs Kopic - March 2019
A card I received after a wedding - March 2019
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"Your voice and the way you stand is impeccable"    
​Guest March 2019

A card I recieved after a service - April 2019
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"Thank you for the wonderful way you helped us celebrate Sues life.  You really nailed it beautifully" - March 2021

"Thank you so much for your wonderful help last night! It was a lovely ceremony and we were so so pleased with it all. Thank you for everything" - bride December 2021

"Just sending a big “Thank you” for the wonderful job you did for Nancy’s service on Friday.
She would have been delighted to hear the lovely words and the care used to choose her special farewell.
You made things so easy for me and I thank you sincerely for that." 
- May 2022

"Dawn, you have such a calming a voice.  The service was heartfelt and beautiful"​ - August 2022

"Thank you, Dawn, for a beautiful service for dad.  You seemed to bring it all together in such a short time, and present it in such a caring manner"   -  August 2022

"You do your job so well, you speak lovely.  It was a wonderful service, thank you"​ - September 2022

"Smile, and the whole world smiles with you"

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