Top Sunshine Coast Wedding Celebrants

Celebrants are as individual as each and every wedding. Find the Sunshine Coast celebrant that will suit your big day in our top picks.

Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant and MC Dan Ford

Dan Ford Celebrant | Sunshine Coast Marriage Celebrant

Your anti-corny, down-to-earth, approachable celebrant, Dan Ford is one of the Sunshine Coast’s most popular celebrants. For good reason! 

Who’s Your Mate?

If you want the kind of celebrant that will have your guests getting in some belly laughs and feeling all the feels at your ceremony, Dan’s your man. Later everyone will be wondering exactly whose long lost BFF he is as he transitions from ceremony to reception as your MC. 

Seamless Reception with a Professional MC 

You want your MC to be someone who knows how to keep to schedule, entertain, and not hit the bar too hard before the speeches are over! Dan will make sure everything runs smoothly, and you’ll be hitting the dance floor on time with all the official stuff done and dusted.

See an example of a Real Wedding Dan officiated here in Noosa in this Real Wedding article

Ceremonies by Emma | Sunshine Coast Celebrant

“That was so them” is what Emma aims to have your guests explaining at the end of your heartfelt, personalised ceremony. She maintains a focus on epic storytelling and a good balance of lighthearted humour and heartfelt sentiment. Emma makes sure this big, big moment where you get married allows you to hold space for you to express yourselves.

She Wore It Better 

As one of the Sunshine Coast’s best dressed celebrants, Emma makes sure to match the aesthetic of your wedding day. After all, you’ve put a lot of care into planning the colours and styling, so Emma wants to make sure she’s blending with the vibe for all your photos. 

Engaging MC For a Cohesive Wedding Day

Emma also now offers a professional MC service, so you can keep the reception engaging in a cohesive way from start to party time! 

See Emma in action and dressed to impress as usual at the Black Tie Real Wedding of Philippa and Peter in Noosa.

Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant Philippa Holness Noosa celebrant

Philippa Holness | Marriage Celebrant Noosa & Sunshine Coast

Philippa brings an intuitive understanding of your wishes to the planning of your personalised wedding ceremony. It’s all about giving your hopes and dreams the structure required to bring your magical moment to life, all while making the process an easy, painless journey.

Warm, Experienced and In Demand

She’s in high demand as a wedding celebrant on the Sunshine Coast, having a wealth of experience and impressive credentials to off couples planning their big day. It’s her innate sense of warmth and instant familiarity that makes her such a popular choice of Sunshine Coast celebrant.

Tiny Weddings and Elopement Packages

If you’re looking to have an intimate ceremony all about you, Philippa also offers elopement packages, where you can be married atop a mountain or with the crashing waves as your backdrop. 

Learn more about Philippa in this article – her background, what she loves to do here on the Sunshine Coast and even her rigorous daily fitness rituals!

Sunshine Coast wedding celebrant Natalie Skye

Natalie Skye | The Sunny Celebrant

This is one Sunshine Coast celebrant, who is an absolute sucker for romance. Natalie Skye has officiated more than 3,500 weddings over the past 17 years, and still the flame burns bright for weddings! 

Genuine, Fun, Elegant

Her approach is modern, light-hearted and friendly with plenty of genuine warmth, fun and elegance. Natalie crafts all her ceremonies from scratch with no fluff or tacky stuff – just a beautiful moment in time to enjoy and remember forever. 

Something Different in a Ceremony

 For the couple looking for something different, Natalie can incorporate one of her signature rituals. She can facilitate a small group sound immersion with love meditation for a prosperous marriage intentions, or a singing bowl affirmation ritual during the ceremony, and a number of other shamanic rituals. 

Check out this great article Natalie wrote for us awhile back, in which she shares her Top Tips for having the best wedding ceremony ever. 

Sunshine Coast celebrant Sarah Dawes

Sarah Dawes Celebrant | Sunshine Coast Weddings + Elopements

Sunshine Coast Celebrant Sarah began her career in weddings as a coordinator, so when you hire her you get not just a celebrant, but a wedding planning expert as your new bestie. Her wealth of experience will be an amazing asset to your wedding planning journey

Celebrating Your Quirks

Her style is relaxed with an emphasis on heartfelt moments that make your guests feel valued and included in your ceremony. The last thing Sarah wants is for you to feel like your ceremony is the boring part before you get to the party, so she makes sure to listen to all your tales and learn about your quirks to craft an unforgettable celebration of you as a couple.

Micro Wedding Packages with Private Dining

Along with her renowned chef husband, Alan Dawes, Sarah runs Wed and Fed, a brand new offering in weddings to the Sunshine Coast. It combines Sarah’s wedding coordinating expertise, ceremony styling and Alan’s delicious food to bring you a personalised micro wedding for up to 40 guests.

Learn more about what Wed and Fed have to offer.

Hi, I’m Sally, Founder and Editor of The Bride’s Tree. Over the past 13 years I’ve written thousands of articles about all things wedding from tips and trends to etiquette and ideas. On this blog I bring you the best of Sunshine Coast and Brisbane weddings.