Tania Maindonald - Wedding & Funeral Celebrant, Registry, Private Small Wedding Venue - Te Atatū South

There just aren’t enough wonderful things we can say about Tania….as a person and as the officiant at our wedding. As overseas visitors we had no idea who to hire as an officiant for our special day. We’re retired American sailors living here on our boat and we were looking for someone who could embrace our quirky personalities and our international lifestyle, not just someone who would take our money and do the legal part. All it took was one video chat with Tania (we were in lockdown) and we knew she was “the one” for us. She listened to our stories and really took an interest in us as individuals and as a couple. She included us throughout the entire process and allowed us to incorporate our own ideas as well. Then she put together the absolute perfect wedding ceremony! It was sentimental, sweet, full of love, funny and more than we ever dreamed it could be. Throughout all of this we were dealing with lockdowns due to covid. We were forced to change our wedding date four times and the location twice. Each time a change occurred Tania worked with us. She even ended up coming all the way up to Whangarei from Auckland because we needed to move it here. Literally, she is a dream to work with and we are so happy we chose Tania to be there to join us in marriage. Even our guests came to us after the ceremony asking where we found her. They all were completely taken with her and rightfully so. “THANKS TANIA. YOU ARE AMAZING!” If you are looking for someone who truly cares about you and your wedding as much as you do…seriously, don’t hesitate to get Tania on board. We guarantee you won’t be disappointed. In fact…you’ll be so happy you did that you, like us, will want to tell everyone about her!

I'll start by saying that Gary and me are truly blessed, grateful and thankful to the universe for leading us to our wonderful celebrant, Tania. Truly, words are not enough to describe how easy she made it for us. If you're looking for a peaceful and pleasant ceremony, Tania Maindonald is your go-to. A lil overview of 'how we met our celebrant' - New to the whole process (like most of us are) we first had a whole list of celebrants to choose from. This obviously got us overwhelmed, as we wanted a simple ceremony with less than 15 people (that's just how we always wished to get our registry done). I stumbled upon Tania's video one fine afternoon, where she speaks of her venue and what goes into a registry ceremony and a personalized one. After watching it a few times, I just knew she had to be the one and immediately sent her a mail. Tania was quick in replying, she was sweet and understood exactly what we wanted and that was enough for me to finalize on a celebrant for us. Over the next weeks after our first exchange of mails, we closed on other details regarding the confirmation of dates, no. of guests etc. Tania helped us throughout the journey and made it so seamless, it took a huge chunk of stress away! Tania's tone of communicating had a beautiful vibe that felt like "HOME" - it made us feel right, it made us feel excited and we knew we were in safe hands. Tania's venue is so pretty and beautiful. She even put a lil white board with our names of it (I almost teared up on seeing this). Our friends and families loved it a lot as well and we couldn't stop clicking pictures. As a person, i enjoy wit and humour and loved the fact that Tania squeezed in some humour during the ceremony. It made us smile, it made our guests laugh - all in all an afternoon to remember, that was full of love, laughter, blessings and wishes! Thank you Tania, thank you for everything.! For being so patient, kind and sharing your beautiful venue with us. We are grateful and wouldn't have imagined it to be so wonderful, if it wasn't for you! Thank you for marrying Gary and me and we will never forget you! P.s - to those looking for a celebrant in New Zealand, Tania Maindonald is a wonderful person and will ensure you have a lovely ceremony on the most important day of your life! Love, Gwyneth & Gary Nunes Jan 24th, 2022 Auckland, New Zealand

It's so hard to describe the amazing work Tania did for us as our Celebrant. We were impacted by Covid-19 in so many ways with our wedding and Tania stuck by us through EVERYTHING. We finally made it and had the most beautiful day. Tania customised our ceremony in all ways, she was also our MC on the night. She constantly checked in with us during the wedding, informing us of timelines, as we were ahead of schedule and she made our lives so easy. She will always have such a special place in our heart as our Celebrant and just a wonderful, kind and caring person. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Tania. Thank you for everything, from the Fusitua's ❤

When I entered Tania's venue, she already prepared beautiful welcoming sign with romantic music. Since Covid19 hit the world, we kept posponding our wedding. Our parents and families are overseas, it was impossible to have them in this pandemic. Tania's prayer before the ceremony melted my heart. She made us feeling comfortable and relaxed, we enjoyed our wedding ceremony. Thank you, Tania

I had the pleasure of meeting Tania today at a wedding. What an amazing celebrant she was. Very professional, personable and a lovely lady all round. If I ever get married I will definitely have her as my celebrant.

Tania is very calm and wonderful person who sorts things out that can be perfect for the couples . My simple wedding was perfect and it was just the best . Tania you know how to comfort the couples and you work professionally. I really loved working with you and I’m glad you were present as a celebrant for my marriage ?.

We got married on 02/04/2022 and from the start, Tania has been along with us on our beautiful journey. She always made resurrance for her part to make our wedding stunning. Tania went out of her way to learn Spanish for our wedding which we adored her for. On behalf of us, and our family and friend's, we thank you so much Tania. We very muchly appreciate you for your love, support, kindness, patience and many more. 100/100 ?

Tania is just simply wonderful. She helped us along the way in preparing for our little ceremony, listened to what we wanted and hit the nail on the head when it came to the day! Even through covid rescheduling, she stuck with us with nothing but positivity. I can't recommend her enough if you are looking for something simple and romantic, with a personal touch. overall we had a wonderful experience and cant thank Tania enough for her efforts! :)