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Martin Elliott.

Master of Ceremonies

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I’m Martin Elliott,
And this is my story.

My name is Martin Elliott (Marty) now retired after a lifetime career in Education. I am married to Viv and we live in Papamoa, Tauranga.

25 years ago, as a Secondary Principal I was approached by a local Funeral Director to be the MC at a funeral service for the father of one of my pupils. As an experienced public speaker, and with a strong sense of Community, I readily agreed to his request. I found the experience humbling and uplifting, and so began my journey as a Celebrant.

Now 25 years later my diary shows I have worked with 10 different Funeral Companies and over 20 Funeral Directors in the Waikato and Bay of Plenty. I have also officiated at a number and variety of wedding Ceremonies in many different locations.

While initially I focussed solely on Funerals, over time I diversified to meet the needs of the community and now offer a wide range of Ceremonies.

My services include:

  • Wedding Ceremonies
  • Traditional 
  • Registry 
  • Renewal of Vows
  • Civil Union Ceremonies
  • Funeral Ceremonies
  • Memorial Ceremonies
  • Other Ceremonies
  • Pet Ceremonies
  • Naming Ceremonies
  • Divorce Ceremonies
  • Rites of Passage Ceremonies
  • MC / Special Events 
Wedding Ceremonies with class

I have always considered it a privilege and honour to be asked to be a Celebrant at a family Ceremony. It’s a time when you get very close to a family and assist them in their time of need. This is especially so when a family member passes away.

As a Celebrant I always explain to the family that while I will advise and guide them, and make suggestions; at the end of the day the final decisions are theirs to make. This is their Ceremony not mine.

Ceremonies require people with a variety of personal and professional attributes. You do not want to entrust a special occasion to someone who creates mayhem and destroys the memory of the occasion for a lifetime.

“Your special ceremony the way you want it”

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I bring the following attributes to my role as a Celebrant
• EXPERIENCE – A Celebrant for more than 25 years
• COMMUNICATION SKILLS – an articulate powerful speaker and empathetic listener
• CULTURALLY AWARE – able to deliver introductions in Te Reo and sing Waiata
• ADAPTABILITY – adaptable at small informal ceremonies or large formal ceremonies.
• SPECIALIST – a unique service for every Ceremony with a focus on non-religious services
• VALUE FOR MONEY– quality professionalism at reasonable prices with no hidden costs
• ACCESSIBILITY – contactable by face to face meetings, cell phone, email, or skype
• FLEXIBILITY– ceremonies on the beach, in a park, on your back lawn; or in an inside venue
• PROFESSIONALISM – hard to define but everyone knows it when they see it
• ORGANISED – no panic, adaptable, calm, reassuring.
• SENSE OF HUMOUR – The ability to lighten the occasion and remove stress at critical times.

Confirmation of Excellence

During my journey as a Celebrant my need to self review and to aspire to be better than I used to be directed me to the CELEBRANTS ASSOCIATION OF NEW ZEALAND. This organisation has as it focus the ongoing professional development of Celebrants in NZ in the pursuit of excellence.
I am a member of CANZ and have been approved to be a VCANZ, meaning I have been assessed by this professional body to be a Celebrant of Excellence.

My VCANZ number is 1221 and my Celebrant number with BDM is 52107

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