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25.01.2022 Dearest Ali, from the bottom of our hearts thank you. As I sit down to write what I thought would be a super easy testimonial, I’m stuck - because in all honesty I can’t find the words to describe how lucky we are to have found you, what a wonderful person you are and how truly special and magical you made our ceremony. From the moment I first made contact via Facebook from Australia, you were a dream. Your calm, beautiful nature and the love you have for the couples you m...arry is just incredible. Even from 7000 kms away, you at all times made us feel at ease and the huge hug I gave you when I ran into you on arrival in the hotel lobby was just testament to how comfortable and relaxed you made us feel. The effort you made to get to know us was beyond expectation and starting to write about our ceremony makes my eyes well up with happy tears. You captured exactly how Jonathan and I feel about each other, what marriage means to us and our hopes and dreams for the future. You put this all into beautiful heartfelt words and really shared our story with our family and friends. You even worked with our best man to ensure we had a gorgeous surprise on the day (our rings in the kinder surprise, which as you know takes me way back to when Jonathan and I first started dating!). What a precious moment you created, a moment that is super special and one that I will never forget, thank you. Our friends and family have all commented on how fabulous you are, what a beautiful ceremony you pieced together and how they were truly in the moment with us. You made sure you got around to meet everyone and we all had a ball having dinner and dancing with you! We loved meeting your family too what treasures Adam & Sunny are! Like I said in my speech, the real process of a wedding is not the dress, the invitations, the cake or the champagne it is about making a lifelong commitment to the person you love so dearly. Ali, the ceremony you crafted for mine & Jonathan’s lifelong commitment was cheerful, emotional, loving and so ‘us’ and there aren’t enough thank you’ or generous words to send your way. All I can hope is that other brides read this and truly understand that you are one in a trillion and that you should marry them. p.s. Hopefully you are still doing ceremonies when Jono and I are old enough to renew our vows, haha! We love you dearly! The Rizzo’s! xxxxxxx Wedding Planner: Beam at [email protected]

22.01.2022 Come down and see me at the Save The Date Wedding Expo tomorrow from 10am to 3pm at The Hilton! http://www.savethedatecairns.com.au/

21.01.2022 Ali made our dream wedding come true. From our very first messages you could hear the excitement through her words and her passion for helping us create the wedding of our dreams. Ali’s beautiful bubbly personality is absolutely infectious, she is such a joy to be around, at the same time her caring, sweet loving nature shines so bright,she is the perfect choice for you on your wedding day. Ali has been a wealth of knowledge during the whole experience. Sharing lots of ideas,... information and giving us plenty of options when creating our ceremony, we would then go through the information and make the perfect choice for us on our wedding day. Our day was absolutely perfect, thanks to Ali’s assistance, it was- Intimate, Joyful, Romantic, Meaningful, Casual and most of all Relaxed. (It was always going to be a relaxed occasion we had a 2yo running around!!) I often think about our wedding day, it always puts a huge smile on my face, a twinkle in my eye and puts sweet little butterflies in my tummy. It makes me want to do it all over again!!! Thank you Ali with all of our hearts Simon, Claire, Reeva and new bubba. Xxxx Claire Foley

20.01.2022 Naomi and Jason's divine wedding at The Conrad Koh Samui - check out this stunning view! This day was not only meaningful and warm it was FUN and full of music and dancing!!

19.01.2022 Elisha and I want to give out the biggest thank you to our amazing Celebrant Ali!! We wanted our ceremony to be full of joy, warmth and love and that is exactly what was delivered on the day. The whole process was actually really enjoyable.... So much of the planning for the day was about getting things sorted for the guests and the bridesmaids etc. It was really nice to actually reflect on our journey, what we mean to each other and why we were actually getting married. We got a general overview but decided to not read the nuts and bolts of the service. Leaving it as a surprise on the day. It was perfect! So beautifully written and delivered, and so full of heart. All the little extra touches were much appreciated too. The bottles of water and the little mints so i didn’t smell like the dutch courage I’d just consumed!! All the details we covered in the rehearsal: how to face a certain way so that the guests could see us properly, and the photographer could get the perfect shot ! Stuff we never would have thought of in a million years.. The whole thing was simply perfect, and we cant thank you enough Ali !! Your the best !! Elisha and Daniel .

17.01.2022 Cheers to you my friends! The handmade necklaces you exchanged and the symbolism behind them was so precious. Here's to a wonderful future! xx

16.01.2022 Dear Ali, THANK YOU for accepting our request to be our celebrant for our wedding. You made our day extra special with your calm nature, kind heart and wealth of experience. You were more than just a celebrant on our wedding day, for the 3 months prior to our wedding you were our friend, consultant, wedding advisor, councillor, and confidant. You helped shape our ceremony to be one that surpassed our expectations and one that will last in our memory and the memories of our... family and friends for a lifetime. You are truly gifted at what you do. Your calm nature and kind character makes people naturally gravitate and trust you with ease. Post the wedding ceremony I asked my guests what they enjoyed most about our wedding day, and the ceremony was a strong favourite. They were convinced that Ali was a long time friend since she displayed such a strong understanding of our relationship, our love story and knew everyone's name in the bridal party and our parents. As guests arrived on the day, Ali mingled with everyone, like any good host and ensured those guests participating in the service (by way of readings, signings and singing) knew exactly what to do and where. Many celebrants offer a 'cut and paste' service where they deliver the same words at every wedding and merely insert different names, but what Ali provides is a beautifully woven service that reflects the sentiments and character of your relationship. She will invest the time to grow and understand your relationship, offer guidance when requested, and use her naturally gifted skills to make your wedding a dream come true! In short, appointing Ali as your celebrant is the right decision. You will not regret it. If I could rate Ali, I'd give her 6 our of 5 stars! She's kind, knowledgeable and naturally gifted at what she does. She will ensure everything goes to plan. THANK YOU ALI FOR EVERYTHING!!! Love Naomi & Jase

16.01.2022 Ali we could never thank you enough for your generous contribution to our wedding! From the moment we first started chatting on Facebook, I knew we would be very lucky to have your warm, beautiful nature as our wedding celebrant. Your loyalty and kindness in still honouring our booking and travelling from Australia to marry us in Thailand astounded us. Thank you for coming down to our little slice of heaven in the Yarra Valley, it was so good to have you meet some of our ...friends and see our home. I don't think you will forget that trip to the airport in a hurry :) Ali, you became a friend and we could never have imagined the impact a wedding celebrant could have on our wedding. From the day you arrived , you were a pillar of strength. By the end of the first day you had made the effort to meet all our friends and family, everyone loved you! No one could believe you had not known Scotti and I for years. The heartfelt ceremony you orchestrated was our favourite part of our wedding, you set the scene and maintained the lighthearted, fun ceremony we had both hoped for. You really took care of us so well and your contribution was irreplaceable. I know, without a shadow of doubt, that our wedding would never have been the same without you! Looking back at our photo's and seeing the fun all our friends had with you and Sunny, made my heart smile! Thank you for dancing with my Mum, you made her night, and for collecting our sand from different continents! Ali, what you offer to a couple on their wedding day and during the lead up is way beyond a wedding celebrant job! You were a friend and sounding board. You were an unofficial event manager in the background making sure everything was perfect! As I said we could never thank you enough, we will try though, come and visit anytime! We can't believe our luck having you marry us again in Australia soon! Lots of love to you and Sunny xxx

13.01.2022 Wow! Wow! Wow! Ali, we can’t thank you enough for all you did to make our wedding our most amazing day ever! From the moment we first started talking with you to plan the ceremony, you were so professional, responsive, personable and relaxed, and always had great advice. You took the time to get to know us as individuals and as a couple and this was absolutely reflected in the ceremony you officiated. ... With your guidance, we wrote our own vows and the ceremony was exactly as we wanted it to be. At every stage you fully supported us, even guiding us through a rehearsal full of tips and tricks to prepare us for the day itself. The words you shared with everyone about us at the start of the ceremony, with information gathered from our many interactions, captured us beautifully. Our ceremony was truly reflective of us and our love for each other. You brought tears, smiles and laughter to everyone there. Thank you so much. We’ll never forget and will always be thankful for the part you played in our special day. Rochelle and Jason.

11.01.2022 Ours was a very simple wedding but made so much more thanks to Ali! We found her online and initially she declined being our celebrant due to our dates possibly clashing. She was still so friendly and invested, asking questions and helping out with some answers. Even though she could not provide us the service she still kept in contact and actually provided us with some great help that ended up influencing some significant changes to our plans. Due to this we REALLY hoped her... plans would change allowing her to be our celebrant and thankfully they did! Ali was attentive throughout the process and provided a great base and direction to two quite directionless guys. By the time we arrived in Thailand the format, readings and general stuff had all been sorted out via emails back and forth. On arrival in Koh Tao we met up and her calming and helpful nature continued! It felt a bit like having a wedding planner really. She had great advice on some minor catering and many other little touches that were necessary regardless of how truly simple our day was going to be. Prior to the day Ali had the opportunity to introduce herself to some family and friends and everyone who met her had the same positive response. On the day she arrived earlier and ensured everything was in place and basically took control and made us feel relaxed and confident everything was going to be fine. We are so very pleased to have had Ali as our celebrant and it truly made the experience and actual day infinitely better. She made us and guests laugh, cry and super happy! We would highly recommend her if you want a friendly, organised, professional and calming experience!! Thanks SO much Ali! xx ps. Ceremony was back in Dec but better late than never :) See more

10.01.2022 We just wanted to drop you a message to say thank you again for being part of our amazing day. It was utterly perfect. There are now two boys with big smiles about to head back to the UK with some amazing memories of our special day. Loads of love ... Ben & Jules

08.01.2022 Dear Ali, we want to thank you again sincerely for this wonderful day at View Point Resort on the 12th August 2015. We can not imagine the ceremony to be more beautiful! Thank you for your nice and warm words. We will always remember this wonderful day with you. Love, Klaudia, Robert and Leon

06.01.2022 Getting married by Ali on Koh Tao was the greatest thing we have ever done. From home we had some e-mail correspondence about what thoughts we had for our married and what we love about each other. When we got to Koh Tao we had one meeting to settle the last details and it was great. For us being married itself, was not the most important thing. It was more important to be able to enjoy the special moment with friends and family and not have to think about flowers, food, deco...rations and so on. And Ali totally got that and got what feeling we were looking for Just relax and easy with almost no tradition and she totally accept it and us. The things she read under the ceremony was made so personally, nothing was copied from another wedding. We gave her free to do whatever she thought would be a good idea as long as the them was relaxed and she totally complete the dream for us. No wish was too big and nothing was a problem, she just make everything happen. And Ali is always happy and smiling and you can never be in a bad mode around her which is also something that we loved Ali totally made our dream about a wedding come true and for that we will always be thankful. See more

05.01.2022 Words cannot say just how delighted we were to have Ali as our celebrant for our wedding on Koh Samui. Ali spent so much time personally crafting our ceremony and paid such close attention to detail to ensure that it was exactly what we wanted. Ali is incredibly warm, funny but also very professional - the ceremony succeeded my expectations - it was warm, joyous, emotional to the point where my brother is getting married in the USA next year and wants to fly Ali over to condu...ct his ceremony! Ali is incredibly thorough and took the time to really personalise our ceremony and does not 'cut and paste' as some do... it was a unique service, made especially for us. Though we had a draft of the ceremony before the big day, Ali kept the 'meat' of it, our 'story' as a big surprise on the day which was wonderful- too often as a bride you plan everything and there's few if any surprises - well, that was one amazing surprise everybody was in (happy) tears & you told our story so well. In addition to the main ceremony, we had had several 'add on' options and we chose the blending of the sands ceremony which was so special as we had gathered sand from our home countries as well as Koh Samui - it was a really nice personal touch. I cannot recommend Ali highly enough - Thank you Ali - from the bottom of our hearts, you know just how special you are. Cazzy & Rob xx Photography: http://www.annesophiemaestracci.com/

02.01.2022 Dearest Ali, Where do we begin... You epitomised our wedding! You were our wedding! You MADE our wedding! I knew from early on in the wedding planning process that the right wedding celebrant was crucial. I believe the celebrant can make or break the day and I wanted someone great, but choosing to have a wedding half way across the world meant I couldn't be too "choosey". Still I scoured the internet in the hopes of finding the right person, and came across a review on TripAd...visor which made me think, "I've found them". From our first email you were perfect; Friendly, warm, professional, but relaxed. In the correspondence that followed I felt you "got" us, and as soon as we met you we felt like old friends. We were instantly impressed by your professionalism and your enigmatic personality. I couldn't wait to have you marry us. You asked all of the right questions to find out every detail of what we wanted and you delivered. Our ceremony was lighthearted, romantic, happy, relaxed and meaningful. Just like us. And just like you. That said, I have no doubt you would always deliver a ceremony that is exactly what the bride and groom are after. For us, you travelled from your home on Koh Tao to Koh Samui for our day, giving up family time to make sure everything was in place, t's were crossed, i's were dotted and talked us through the whole process for the following day. Even with a few last minute changes you remained patient and calming and completely flexible. On the day itself I couldn't wait to see what you had up your sleeve, Eoin and I having decided for you to keep some of the ceremony's words a secret from us, made me look forward to our ceremony even more. There were so many laughs, tears, smiles and truly heartfelt moments, that there was not a dry eye in the house. You discreetly helped us when we got stuck and guided us through the process smoothly and elegantly. Afterwards, EVERY, SINGLE guest commented on how beautiful the ceremony was and how exceptional you were. And despite how much Eoin and I were looking forward to the party, the ceremony was our favourite part of the day. We loved that you accepted our invitation to stay and enjoy the party afterwards, not once did I worry about you on the night as you mingled with our friends and family, chatting, laughing and dancing the night away. Your presence was enjoyed just as much as any other guest there and again we received nothing but glowing comments about how wonderful you are. For me, when all of the other details fade from my mind, when I can no longer remember what we ate, or what songs played, who wore what or even who was or wasn't there, I will always remember how I felt listening to and saying all of those words and vows, and I will never be able to thank you enough for that Ali. X Wedding Planner: Aye from http://www.dreamcatcherseventsandholidays.com/ Photographer: http://aidandockery.com/

01.01.2022 Working together to create a wedding ceremony is a unique experience. One which forges bonds of friendship and trust...and sometimes you are lucky enough to find lifelong buddies out of the experience. Here I am holidaying with this cutie patootey on a divine beach in Thailand...sigh....