Testimonials

"We were the lucky couple to be the first people Jan Harvey wed and we were not disappointed. From the first point of contact, the telephone call, I knew Jan was the one for us. Jan makes you feel like you have known her all your life you feel instantly at ease, because we have young children Jan made it easier by coming to our place for the initial meeting and again for the signing of the paperwork. We emailed back and forth too with wedding vows, any changes we made to the ceremony etc and nothing was ever a problem.

On the day, everything went perfectly, we felt like our new friend was marrying us as Jan had taken time out to get to know each of us prior to the wedding. We highly recommend Jan if you want your wedding to have that special personal touch."

Matt & Michelle McDonald - Coral Sea Resort, Airlie Beach, October 2009

Photograph: Toby Kroner Photography

"Jan!!! What a great pleasure to have you as our celebrant on our special day. We cannot thank you enough for all the support months before the wedding, weeks prior and on the day of. Thanks for encouraging us to mix our cultures and create our own ceremony. Daniel and I could not be any happier with the way everything was. We feel the ceremony was personalized for us and everything was such an important detail about our story. We wanted people to feel that everything could only be for the two of us and for sure we got that feeling. No one else could have used our vows, our introduction and our celebrant. Everything was so perfect!! It has been a blessing to have you coordinating this with us.

Thanks for all the support amongst the thousand phone calls and for always being so happy and excited about our day.Organizing a destination wedding can be risky and Daniel and I feel completely blessed with the team that helped us organize our day. Thanks for the confidence you have always given us since the 1st day of contact. It was with great pleasure we invited you to come around on our reception and your acceptance meant a lot to us. We wish you all the best and that you can help many more couples have their wedding day as perfect as ours.

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU"

Gabi and Daniel - Whitsunday Pavilion, Airlie Beach. June 2010

 

Jan, Thank you so much for making our special day even more special. It was such a fun and relaxed ceremony and even though we were nervous we enjoyed every second of our ceremony. You gave us both such great support for the months leading up to and on the day. I love how you made our ceremony so personal and unique to us. You encouraged us to write our own vows which confirmed just how much we really love each other. You also helped me incorporate my mum and Todd's mum in the ceremony by suggesting I give them a flower out of my bouquet as I came down the aisle. I know that made both of them feel special. I can not thank you enough, any couple would be lucky to have you marry them, you bring so much joy to the ceremony.

Thank you a million times over for everything you did to make our day so wonderful. 

Justine and Todd Harden - Shelly Park Cronulla NSW, February 2010

 

Our ceremony was beautiful and we think Jan was beyond words and really was a highlight of the day. Her tender words and sand ceremony really have made a huge impression on us and our guests. Our guests have done nothing but talk about our ceremony since.

 

Michael and Mel Zids - Whitsunday Pavilion, Airlie Beach.

Photograph: Total Weddings

 

Our day was gorgeous and ever so special with the help of Jan Harvey. She was easy going, friendly and helpful throughout the months, weeks, days and minutes leading up to our ceremony. She was very professional and thoughtful. She even wore an amazing green dress for our ceremony! Thanks so much Jan. It was a memorable day.

Martin and Bianca Schiemer - Club Med Lindeman Island, QLD     10/10/10

 

Well - how much praise to give Jan - Loads!!!I first made contact with Jan about 3 months before my blessing in December last year and along the way she has helped and given me so much advice to make sure the day was great - it was better then that - it was perfect.

Jan guided me through what needed to be thought about, and even gave me ideas which I developed into extra ideas for the blessing, such as the letters from home....

The draft copy of the blessing was beautiful and was very personal to us, with lots of sentiment and meaning... i couldn't wait for the day of the blessing to arrive and to meet Jan.

On the day of the Blessing, Jan arrived, looking ever the tropical celebrant, she put both me and the hubby at ease and shared some jokes and stories with us...When we arrived at Whitehaven Beach, Jan held the most beautiful Blessing, reducing both myself and the Hubby to tears with all the special words and poems.. She even found a poem that with a bit of editing, became the perfect poetic story about our relationship... 

It was a perfect day in every sense of the word, we made new friends in Jan and the Photographers, Matt & Katie and wouldn't have wanted to share such a special moment in our lives with anyone else but those new friends we'd made.

Jan is a person that goes that extra mile for people, whom loves love, and seeing people in love and her love for love is infectious!!!! 

Thank You Jan for a wonderful day - and maybe in a few years - we will have the marriage blessed again by you!!!

Dave and Kerry Ilbrey - Whitehaven Beach 14.12.10

 

Photographs by Matt and Katie  ..... see more of their wonderful work at http://mattandkatieblog.com.au

 

As a Marriage Celebrant, I love travelling to officiate ceremonies, and here is one of my favourites! Courtney and James in the Hunter Valley NSW. Fantastic couple, and fantastic wedding.

 

 

  Ceremony took place at Petersons Champagne House, Pokolbin.

 

Dear Jan

Thank you so very much for our beautiful ceremony I had my dream wedding! We will always treasure your part in it.

Love Kylie and Daryn

 

 On board a Whitsunday Rent-A-Yacht moored near South Molle Island, Whitsundays, QLD.

 

Hi Jan,
 
We would just like to thankyou again for everything you have done to help make our special day run smoothly.
 
Your attention to detail, professionalism and wonderful personality truly has made our wedding day unforgettable
Our ceremony was everything we could have hoped for ... and more!
 
We would definately recommend Jan to anyone who is planning their wedding, as the services Jan provides in the lead up and
on the day of your ceremony are absolutely priceless!
 
From the bottom of our hearts - THANKYOU!
 
Patrick & Katie Daley
Daydream Island - 30/4/2011


 

 Dear Jan,

Thank you for being a happy, funny, professional, relaxed celebrant! We had a lovely day on the 2nd of May, and we appreciate your help in our ceremony.                                                           
                                                                                               Clare and Gareth, Long Island Resort, 2/5/11. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Dear Jan

We would like to thank you for helping us to have the best day of our lives. Our wedding was exactly as we wanted it to be and we have you to thank for this as well. You made our ceremony so personal and special. You knew exactly what we wanted it to look like and it really turned out like that.

You were very supportive of all our ideas and you gave us a lot of ideas as well which we really liked. Because of that our ceremony was very personalized and everybody loved it.

We cannot thank you enough, you were the perfect wedding celebrant, we could not ask for more. Even though we did not meet you until a couple of days before the wedding, we had the feeling you knew us already for years. As we had our wedding at Hydeaway Bay in Queensland and were living in Adelaide, it was great we could skype, email or phone you when we had questions about anything to do with our wedding.

Thank you Jan for everything and we cannot recommend you enough for anybody that is looking for the best wedding celebrant!

Nina and David Taylor  -  Montes Reef Resort 21/5/2011

 

Hi Jan,

 

Mike and I just wanted to say THANK YOU for making our day so special - we watched our DVD of the wedding yesterday and loved the ceremony!
Thank you once again for letting everything run so smoothly. I have attached a picture of a very happy bride and groom!
 
Keep well,

 

Zelna and Michael.     15th July, 2011.   Daydream Island Resort and Spa.

Photograph by Total Weddings

Dear Jan

We just wanted to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the amazing wedding ceremony you created for us.

We were so impressed and taken back by the amount of time, thought and creativity you put into it. You designed a ceremony that was truly special and unique to us... that suited our personalities and relationship.

On the day you looked and spoke beautifully and the ceremony was just the right amount of time. You were at ease in front of our guests and you spoke with such love and confidence in your voice... We think this is what sets you apart. Also the ‘secret words’ you wrote were the highlight for us, we couldn’t have said it better ourselves!

We can’t thank you enough and would recommend you to any future brides.

Sincerely

Kathryn & Ashley Matthews
Married on Daydream Island
Friday 9 September 2011

 

To Dear Jan,

We want to thank you so much for the wonderful job you did on our wedding day! Our ceremony was quick yet so personal and romantic. Just what we wanted! We cannot thank you enough for your professionalism and all that you did for us leading up to and on our special day. You ensured everything went to plan and ran smoothly. Our ceremony was more than we could have ever hoped for, and it's a huge thanks to you, Jan, your kind words and beautiful ceremony you put together for us had almost everyone in tears, but happy tears. We loved the way you incorporated our children into the ceremony and also the rose ceremony for our Mums. Words can't explain how much it meant to us to have you put our special day together, and won't be forgotten.

We will definately be recommending Jan Harvey Celebrant Services to anyone who chooses to get married in Airlie!

Matt and Jackie Clark, Whitsunday Pavilion, Airlie Beach   1/10/11

 



Photograph by Total Weddings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It was a dream to have Jan as our celebrant for our wedding. She went so far above and beyond to make our special day the most special it could be.  From recommendations of local vendors, having witnesses for the ceremony, taking us to a special beach, celebrations after the ceremony and making us feel like we had family here in the Whitsundays even though we eloped...wow!  What a special person Jan is! We would recommend her for any personal event that requires a celebrant, she helps makes that day the most special it can absolutely be!

Karen and Steve Pye, Whitehaven Beach, The Whitsundays, November 26, 2011.