Andrew Bell - Queenstown Celebrant

Andy is an incredible celebrant, his speech was so beautiful and unique. We chose to hear his speech as a surprise as part of our elopement and that was the best decision we made! It was all so tailored to us and it just awed us how wonderful it was to listen to all the beauty in it. Thank you so much Andy for being there and marrying us!

We traveled to New Zealand to elope with only two of our closest friends atop a mountain in Queenstown. It was a bit intimidating choosing a celebrant to marry us from half a world away. We could not have asked for a better person to walk us through the process. Andy set up a Zoom call with us and spent time getting to know us. He sent questionnaires for us to complete to ensure he had a good sense of us as a couple for the ceremony. He also provided very helpful details about the marriage license process. He made time to meet with us the night before our ceremony so we were not meeting in person for the first time on our wedding day. But hands down, my favorite part of having Andy as our celebrant was his incredible ceremony. We chose to be surprised on our big day and did not read the ceremony beforehand. What an amazing choice! His words beautifully captured us as a couple and the exact spirit we were hoping for our day. We laughed, we cried, we paused to breathe and take in the moment, and we felt completely seen. I would recommend Andy to anyone as a celebrant without reservation! Thank you, Andy, for making our day so incredibly special and memorable.

From the moment we met Andy last year to start planning our wedding , we knew we had the right person to marry us in Queenstown.Andy is so well prepared and had all the answers to our questions as well as the most calming and charismatic presence. He absolutely nailed our ceremony and captured all the fun and happiness in our story.Bonus points for also helping us find an awesome band for the day who everybody rocked out to all night !!Thanks so much for everything!Mercedes and Scotty

Andy was beyond amazing! Planning a destination wedding with his help was an experience we will cherish forever. He made the process so smooth and our ceremony was so special and personalised. His words capture our true love story perfectly and looking back at our video and photos just makes our hearts swell.Andy’s communication throughout the whole process was outstanding with quick reply's and through answers to all our questions.We are extremely grateful to have had Andy marry us on our big day and can not recommend him enough!To all those future couples wanting to have the most amazing, talented, warm hearted and fun loving celebrant then Andy is one!Thank you again Andy for everything we truely are extremely grateful.

Andy made our wedding day so special. He took the time to meet with us a couple of days before the wedding and was really flexible on the day (we had to pull our ceremony forward by a couple of hours due to weather). He wrote a beautiful ceremony that captured our relationship and personalities perfectly. We are so happy we chose him for our big day.

Andy was amazing! We had our wedding down in Queenstown on 19 May, and Andy was such an amazing celebrant. He put us right at ease, was funny & lighthearted, and spoke the most beautiful words! He also was always so obliging and happy to help in any way to ensure our experience went as smoothly as possible! 10/10 would recommend!

Andy was THE dream celebrant for us. He went above and beyond! He put together a beautiful, highly customized ceremony (it was clear that he had carefully read every word of what we had written about ourselves in the survey he sent us). And, he took it upon himself to take photos on our phone so that we'd have day of photos capturing some of the amazing views and moments we shared. Andy was also highly organized with all the paperwork and even a transcript of the ceremony ready at hand. We couldn't have imagined a better person to make us officially married - thank you so much, Andy! Your warmth and care for us made the day that much more special :)

Andy was such an amazing asset on our wedding day! His speech writing was spot on and so eloquently delivered at our ceremony. We had so many of our guests commenting how lovely he was to them while waiting in the chapel for the bride to arrive. Andy made us feel so at ease from start to finish. Fantastic communication and organisation via email prior to the wedding day too as we live in Australia. I've attached a lovely photo that a family member took that I think really reflects what a welcoming effect Andy has on people.Thanks again, Andy, for a fantastic ceremony for our wedding!Blair and Rowena