BeeTogether - Marriage Celebrant NSW

Beautiful ceremonies, made personal. Helping you feel calm.

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Hey, I'm Gabrielle,

a modern marriage celebrant based in the Illawarra, creating personalised wedding ceremonies across the South Coast and Southern Highlands.

I work with couples who want a relaxed, fun and meaningful wedding ceremony that actually feels like them, not something stiff, cliche or generic.

Every ceremony is thoughtfully written with upbeat story-telling, full of personality, leaving your guests laughing and tearing up, and saying “that was so them” afterwards.

Meet Gabi

My Approach

I bring a warmth to the words spoken with genuine meaning, a natural sense of timing, light and fun when it suits, sincere and when it matters. Your guests will:

Laugh- creating moments your guests connect with
Feel- a ceremony filled with genuine emotion
Remember- personalised wedding ceremony people talk about long after.

Your wedding ceremony is tailored to suit your style and tone, from traditional to themed.

Let's work together

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Gabi is an incredible celebrant. She was so comprehensive and thorough with her planning and prep leading up to the ceremony. She made the whole experience very personable, remembering all details of us and the bridal party. She brings a lot of fun and love into what she does. We are very thankful to have found her for our special day.

Do Va (Doug & Vanessa), 2025

Testimonials - see Google reviews

Wonderful Gabi! We were so nervous about finding a good celebrant and spoke to several, but we knew Gabi was the one straight away. She was warm, genuinely excited for us, eloquent, distinguished, humble .... we were overjoyed when we received her script.. we were strangers when she captured our love story and energy as a couple so perfectly. Our family and friends on multiple occasions have been full of compliments about our ceremony.

Amelia & Alex, 2026

Gabi did a wonderful job. She went above and beyond crafting a thoughtful ceremony for us, and all of our guests commented on how she had summed us up perfectly. She is warm, kind, dependable, and a great vendor to reassure worried brides (and grooms) on their big day.

Leah & Marcus, 2025

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"There’s something special about a ceremony done well - feels natural, effortless, with your guests leaning in, completely with you in the moment. That’s what I love creating". Gabi

Here's how it works

Check the date?

Send me an email and I’ll confirm if I’m available for your wedding ceremony. Saves you time.

Let's chat

Are we a good fit? Book a relaxed, no pressure call to chat about your plans and what matters most to you.

Ready to book

When you’re ready, lock me in as your celebrant. Let’s start creating your memorable ceremony.

Wedding Packages for every celebration

The Signature Wedding Ceremony

A premium and fully tailored ceremony with signature elements all throughout and an immersive storytelling experience, making it engaging, fun and memorable.

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Relaxed & Romantic Ceremony

A beautifully personal ceremony with a lighter-touch love story, relaxed delivery and streamlined customisations, ideal for elopements, intimate weddings and low-key weddings.

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Co-Presented Ceremony

The perfect blend of personal and professional. I craft and guide the ceremony, your chosen person delivers the story, and I take care of all the legal elements.

Legals Only I Do

Short, simple and official. This registry style ceremony is a simple, no-fuss way to get legally married in the Illawarra - beach, bar, bushland, brewery, backyard, balcony, boat and beyond.

Package details

From first hello to married - the plan

You don’t need to know all the steps. I’ll guide you through the legal requirements, the timing, the options, and the ceremony itself. Nothing is forgotten, everything is taken care of so you can feel relaxed, supported, and fully present.

Inquire

Reach out & tell me about your wedding plans, book a free Initial call

Meet

We connect, talk through the process

& make sure it feels right. Book me.

Create

I write a ceremony

that reflects your story & values, I share the draft, we rehearse.

Ceremony

I guide the moment, hold the space & take care of details. You say 'I do'

Married

I deliver, you enjoy the celebrations,

I handle the legals, register the marriage

Happy 1st anniversary Mr and Mrs Hayes. So much to celebrate this week with your family. Loved the planning, the ceremony and the vows. What a wedding ceremony high that was.
Gabi 😘

Photo 2 credit @colestudios
HMUA @amandalamonicamakeupartist
Florist @alwaysflowersandhomekiama

Best way to get your south coast wedding planning underway or finalise the last stages. Meet a wide range of vendors.PLUS it’s a smart way to use your time and make the most of the VIP discounts.

And Im offering VIP $100 discount for visiting couples who book my celebrant services within 4 weeks. Make sure you register on the day.

Drop by to say hello on Sunday 31 May. Get your tickets for the South Coast Wedding Fair, Gerringong.

We can chat about your plans, how we work together and the finer details and value I offer. Most times it’s chatting about other stuff is where we connect.

Im excited. Plus I’ve got my outfit all organised and matching! 🪩💓

Check out my website for the wedding packages www.beetogether.com.au

See you there
Gabi💛

Reel credit: @southcoastweddingfair

Unless it’s a short wedding ceremony, take the time to place *name* reserved seat. It helps assure grandparents and others close to the couple to know where to sit and not be left in row 4. Reserve signs are OK but it can cause confusion.

I ask couples to provide me with a list or instructions so I can assist on the day pre wedding ceremony moments. And to avoid me feeling like club door bouncer and less pre ceremony stress, specific names on ceremony seats works a treat.

And then we are ready to flow into your ceremony🥰

And yes I have heard a rustling in the nearby bushes pre ceremony, I know the sound of a snake in the bushes!

Location: @peppers_craigieburn

#weddingguest #wedding

I’ll be out of office for a week. Currently swapping ceremonies for dark sky gazing, snorkelling and the mountain I’ve longed to climb, then back on 21st ready to celebrate love again on 23rd.

Gabi 💛✌🏽

POV your wedding ceremony just got upgraded. Sure the legal bits matter but the fun little add ons? That’s where the music and personality happen.

From surprise story twists to guest involvement, your ceremony can be SO much more like you.

Because wedding ceremonies aren’t copy and paste, they’re personal, sparky and packed with moments your guests will talk about.

Which add on would you choose?

If you are looking for a celebrant for your wedding in Wollongong, the Illawarra, South Coast or Southern Highlands who brings the warmth, storytelling and fun (chaos) in the best way, then say hi✌🏽

Im also at the @southcoastweddingfair May 31, Gerringong The Co-Op.

Gabi 🥂💛

Last week’s wedding at Linnaeus Farm in Berry for Aspyn and Jackson. A perfect wedding day for a genuinely lovely couple.

Such a pleasure to witness their vows and thrilled to see their wedding plans come true👏🥂💛

Coordinator - Annie @ettalane_weddings
Florist - Caroline @flowersonthemill
Photographer - @twoofakindweddings

No need to carry a wedding bouquet when you are wearing a beautiful floral display and glide in the softest tulle.

Inspired bride flash back to Ailsa and Cameron’s wedding Feb 2026. With met gala fashion overload this week, who doesn’t love the wedding gown reveal moment - show your style and personality. Love them all 💛

Photo @better_together_photo_co
Hair @amandalamonicamakeupartist

So much goes into choosing your wedding venue. Here I’m sharing what I see when I look at the whole picture and how the entire day unfolds.

@the_weddingchapel
@theimperialatclifton
@rubys_mount_kembla

If you’re fallen in love with a place, trust it.

And just to say, if you chosen a large estate wedding venue, there is so much to love about them. The space, the atmosphere, the gardens, the sense of grand occasion, truly magical.

It’s about understanding how your day will flow.

If planning wedding in the Illawarra or on the South Coast, get in touch. I’ll share ways to help the moments flow.

Cover photo Golden Years moments

When love is spoken aloud, recognised by law and held in the presence of those who love and support the couple, it is this connection that gives the moment in the wedding ceremony its depth and meaning.

Today’s wedding at Berry for Aspyn and Jackson - the guests held the moment during the personal vows with quiet care, it was a very moving experience.

The wave of love was felt💛

Thank you for today and the trust. Congratulations🥂

Gabi 💛🐝

@linnaeuscollection

South coast celebrant
Sydney bride
South coast wedding

Wedding inspiration. Modern couples choosing to step away from the traditional bridal entrance and create moments that feel personal and intentional and true to them.

💕Natalie and Siva planned this very early on. Since they were stepping into the marriage as equal partners this was the perfect fit - walk into their ceremony together.

There are lots of ways to personalise your wedding. Are you looking for a marriage celebrant for your south coast wedding, get in touch with me, I love to chat about your wedding plans.

Illawarra celebrant, Wollongong celebrant, wedding plans

Venue @ravensthorpe.estate
Photos @lovereel.com.au

It’s a full circle magic moment💛Officiating my former student’s Wollongong wedding.

When you once guided them in learning and navigating senior school and now you’re guiding them in one of life’s milestones, it’s such a special full circle day.

Congratulations newly weds, Natalie and Alex🥂 A short and sweet ceremony, married at 1pm on 23rd of the 4th month because 12.34 is a significant daily love message and at the place of their first date.

I love my community. And of course it’s Wollongong. I once worked with his mum and my husband went to uni with his dad, he grew up a few streets away….

There are so many styles of wedding and ways to personalise the ceremony. Talk me, I love the excitement in hearing couple’s ideas and planning the ceremonies.

Illawarra celebrant🥂
South Coast celebrant 🐝
Wollongong bride☕️🥐
Montessori school👏

#eastcorrimalbeach

Rituals matter so much, they give us a way to connect,to feel held in moments that are often too big for words. Our traditions all do the same things - honour change, whether in love or loss🐝💛

And I wonder if the beekeepers who follow here do this ritual?

Beetogether celebrant in Wollongong, leading a funeral tomorrow in the Illawarra and finding rituals that re connection us.

Yes, art history nerd too!
“The Widow”, 1895 by Henry
“The Bee Friend”, 1863 by Thoma.

The truth is, I said yes to leading the funeral because it was for him. When you’re stood beside a couple on one of the best days of their lives to say “I do”, and a few years later you’re asked to stand with them on one of their hardest days, you don’t hesitate. I said yes. I wasn’t ready but I quickly became ready.

Funeral celebrant preparation?

I talked to experienced funeral celebrants, funeral directors, I did my research, I listen to others speak about their loved one’s funeral. I’m grateful I got to meet with them before he passed and taking a quite moment to acknowledge him, not in a ritual way, an extended silence to recognise his life mattered and I’m entrusted with part of it.

And I meet with his wife. Time together… Ill put the kettle on …

When writing, I’m aware of the shift in purpose. With weddings it’s about building forward momentum, anticipation, showing the brightest version of their connection, it’s uplifting.

With funerals the work is still storytelling, but the direction changes. Im holding what was. The writing is slower, more restrained, gathering the energy inward, the language is softer.

I make sure I don’t take any ‘wedding warmth’ into my funeral writing nor take my ‘funeral weight’ into a wedding day, writing or meeting couples. How? Allow enough space in between.

Ocean swims, bike rides, dog walks, more chocolate. And laughter. Finding moments of happiness in each day.

And again I’m reminded of our huge capacity to love.
Thanks for all your support too.

Big shout out to Tender Funerals, Port Kembla 🙏🏽 for community love.

Gabi xx 💛🐝

Wollongong funeral celebrant
Illawarra funeral celebrant
Celebrant life
Port Kembla
@portkembla_nsw

A wedding ring bearer with a difference. This little Italian leather heart bag began life as a Valentine’s Day gift… but the moment it was unwrapped, both of us had the same thought.

“I can use this in my wedding ceremonies”.

‘And just like that’, it becomes something that holds a moment of anticipation.

❤️Instead of the traditional ring box, the couple unzip the heart to reveal their rings or vows. It becomes a focus point, certainly larger than a ring box.

It opens the door for a young family member to be part of the ceremony.

🥂Let me know if you would like to have the red heart in your ceremony. Confetti, chocolate, vows, rings, tissues, mini bottles of bubbles….

Wollongong wedding, Wollongong celebrant.
#southcoastcelebrant #wollongongwedding

Photo credit @better_together_photo_co
Venue @rubys_mount_kembla

Planning your dream South Coast Wedding and want something that actually feels like you? @southcoastweddingfair

Hi, I’m Gabrielle, a modern marriage celebrant couples book when they don’t want “just another ceremony.”

From Gerringong weddings to celebrations across the Illawarra and South Coast, I create personalised wedding ceremonies.

Come find me, have a chat, no awkward sales vibes.
Sunday 31 May, 10-3pm, The Co Op, Gerringong
Tickets Trybooking

#southcoastcelebrant #southcoastweddingfair

Married this gorgeous couple today. Congratulations Stella & Charlie. A wonderful wedding ceremony entrance and I loved the drop kiss and your walk into married life.

Five years ago that invisible string did what it had been waiting to do. It tightened. And today you tied it into a knot.

With a brilliant blue stunning panorama backdrop to celebrate the start of the wedding celebrations🥂💛💃

Venue @panoramahouse.bulli
Make up @clairejamiesonmakeup
Photographer @storytellercontentcollective
Florist @underthewillowfd
Hair @hair.by.emma.grace

Wollongong celebrant, Wollongong bride, Wollongong wedding

#wollongongwedding #wollongongcelebrant #wollongong

How your personal vows impact your wedding guests. I see it in every wedding ceremony. Parents hold hands, siblings cry, mates cheer and couples lean into each other.

It’s the best reminder in what really matters.

And with it comes this wave of love from your guests. Even more so when the bride or groom pause to catch their breath or start to feel overwhelmed in the moment, this is what we have come to witness, the vows.

Ailsa and Cameron’s vows made us cry and laugh🥰 incredibly moving moment🎁

Capture by Adrian, who moves around with stealth @better_together_photo_co

Romantic venue @rubys_mount_kembla

Wollongong Celebrant
Wollongong bride
Wollongong wedding

#wollongong #southcoastcelebrant #wollongongcelebrant #southcoastwedding #personalvows

Congratulations newly weds Bianca and Dipon. A beautiful blend of cultures and traditions on the wedding weekend away.

So many layers of celebrations today. Many of the families meeting each other in person for the first time as well as the families meeting their amazing community of friends.

Indian groom and Austrian bride

#wollongongwedding #wollongongcelebrant #wedding #wollongong #uow

I know how overwhelming it can be to find a celebrant. So I’m sharing this review to show couples the experience of working with me through someone else’s eyes. It’s like social proof. Thanks Alex and Amelia, it was such a joy to celebrate with you 🥂🙏🏽 and yes humbling too.

Here’s the full review:

“Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. We were so nervous about finding a good celebrant and spoke to several, but we knew Gabi was the one straight away. She was warm, genuinely excited for us, eloquent, distinguished, humble and didn’t put any pressure on us to make a decision. Throughout the planning process she was responsive, organised and truly listened to us. We were overjoyed when we received her script and it’s hard to believe that a few months before then we were perfect strangers when she captured our love story and energy as a couple so perfectly. On the day she brought a grounding yet celebratory energy and our ceremony was delivered immaculately. She also wore the most amazing blue dress that slotted into our colour scheme beautifully! Our family and friends on multiple occasions (including the day itself) have been full of compliments about our ceremony, how it was delivered with so much care and really felt like us. Thank you for making our day so wonderful Gabi, we are so grateful we found you 🩵

What to look for?

💛Connection from the start
💛Professional yet personal approach
💛Attention to detail
💛Ceremony delivery
💛Fun personal touches

Looking for a celebrant for your Wollongong, South Coast or Southern Highlands wedding, let’s chat.

Gabi 💛🐝

Photo @dancartwrightphotography ✌🏽💛

#southcoastcelebrant #southcoastwedding #wollongongcelebrant #sydneybridetobe #wedding

Take me back to Ailsa and Cameron’s Wollongong wedding 28.02.26💛 Felt like a big hug from start to finish. The signing sounded incredible thanks to the legendary Wollongong Harmony Chorus and I loved how this Illawarra couple personalised every moment of their wedding. Plus a private four part a Cappella concert for the lucky guests after the ceremony, where the bride join in. I love music.

Thank you for inviting me to be part of your wedding celebration🥂💛🐝

Photographer Adrian @better_together_photo_co
Venue @rubys_mount_kembla
Music @wollongongharmonychorus
@ailsa.alias

Couples can worry the ceremony is just the bit guests sit through before the canapés and cocktails start doing their thing. The truth is, with the right celebrant, the ceremony becomes the moment that draws everyone in, the laughs, the tears and the emotional arc of your story and turning it into something personal, engaging and memorable.

“Our family and friends on multiple occasions have been full of compliments about our ceremony, how it was delivered with so much care and really felt like us… capturing the love story and energy as a couple…”. Amelia and Alex

Congratulations 🥰Amelia and Alex 07/02/2026
Honestly, reviews like this make my heart burst a little. I had great fun writing and delivery your ceremony💛🙏🏽

And the music, the florals, the outfits, fur baby ring-bearer the tree canopy and more all helped to create the ceremony too.

Celebrant @beetogethercelebrant
Photographer @dancartwrightphotography
Venue @worrowing
Wedding planners @wedeventcreators
Music @oberonlane
Florist @ivylanecollective
Pet Care @lovewithpawsweddings
Bar @henryclivecaravanbar
Cake @cookedbyjulia
Videographer @marcusrusbournemedia

#southcoastwedding #southcoastcelebrant #wedding #wollongongcelebrant #weddingceremony

A bee walked into a lily…this bee zoomed into the lily in my garden and it completely missed the pollen … reminds me of how easy it is to overlook the wedding ceremony.

The party is amazing but the ceremony is the heart of your of your wedding, the good stuff.

As a Wollongong marriage celebrant, serving the Illawarra and South Coast, I make sure no moment is missed for the ceremony.

Ready to make your ceremony un bee liebably memorable. (😩yes I said that!!). Let’s chat.

Gabi💛🐝

#wollongongcelebrant #southcoastcelebrant #illawarraweddings

An English couple’s love story sealed on a Wollongong beach, one year on, with the impromptu Surf Life Guard stopping by to say hi🤩Happy anniversary Alice and Ashk💛

UK couples love this about getting married in Australia - you can marry almost anywhere - beach, vineyard … you chose the place and your celebrant is also the legal officiant who conducts the marriage. Simple, beautiful, done.

Thinking of an Australian wedding? Send me a message✌🏽

Photos Emma Elder

#ukcouple #destinationwedding #beachwedding #ukwedding #marriedinaustralia

A fuss free wedding with loads of personality🥰
The bride and bridesmaid paddle boarded into the Callala Bay cove beach for the surprised starter of the wedding ceremony.

Congratulations Jordan and Kim, hitched at high tide.

I loved how a fuss free wedding ceremony still has lots of personality including Labrador Reggie, the ring bearer.

I arrived with the rake, the umbrellas, the table, chairs, and helped the dads and groom set up the arbour and prep the ceremony space.

#southcoastcelebrant #beachwedding #wedding #wollongongcelebrant #weddingday

Who tells your love story matters! Consider a co pilot wedding ceremony, where your close person co presents with me your ceremony. I share resources, help with structure, flow, a few behind the scene matters and cover the legalities.

#wollongong #southcoastcelebrant #illawarracelebrant #weddingphotoinspiration

Today I had the pleasure of marrying Ailsa and Cameron in collaboration with Isabelle @rubys_mount_kembla

Hair @amandalamonicamakeupartist

Work with me on this one. Plan B isn’t pessimistic, it’s essential in wedding planning.

Plan B doesn’t change the meaning. It protects the magic. And that is what we did at a recent wedding, we waited 50 minutes for the storm to pass and then it was blue skies.

I don’t do weddings in the rain. I’ll absolutely marry you in a paddock, on a clifftop, at the beach but I don’t do weddings in the rain. ☔️😜

Not because I’m precious, (I am@over the electric gear) but because soggy guests, drowned-out vows and windswept hair in your forever photos??? Is that the vibe we’re going for.

That’s why we plan a fabulous Plan B. Same love story. Same magic. Just without the frizz and the flooded mascara.

When you book your ceremony with me, we don’t just create a beautiful, heartfelt moment… we create a backup wedding ceremony plan that protects it.

Rain? Wind? Heatwave? A surprise venue hiccup?
Your love story doesn’t pause, and neither do we.

Having a Wedding Plan B means:

✌🏽A wet weather ceremony option already discussed
✌🏽A clear communication plan with your venue + vendors
✌🏽Guest comfort considered
✌🏽Your ceremony script adaptable to location changes
✌🏽A calm, experienced marriage celebrant leading the way

Because an stress-free wedding ceremony isn’t luck, it’s preparation.

As a Wollongong & Illawarra Marriage Celebrant, I build flexibility into your ceremony planning from day one. You get romance, warmth, personality… and a professional who knows how to pivot with grace.

#weddings #southcoastcelebrant #wetwedding #wollongongcelebrant

Your love story is one of a kind and honestly your wedding ceremony should be too. Stepping into Lunar New Year and the Year of the Horse, I love the reminder to move ahead with freedom and boldness.

One of the best things about marrying in Australia is just how much choice you have - you can get married wherever it feels right, and shape a ceremony that soft or loud, your choice of content. Make the most of it.

Let’s create a modern memorable wedding ceremony that honours your freedom and love and carries you into the next chapter with intentions, your vows💛🥂🐎🐎

And here one of the many rituals Lunar New Year. In brief
The bell represents awakening. You gather your focus, strike with intention, bow to honour the moment and acknowledge what you have asked for deliberate’ listen as the sound passes.

#southcoastcelebrant #nantientemple #lunarnewyear2025 #wollongong #wedding

Two weeks on and Amelia and Alex’s wedding is still buzzing around me.

One of my favourite parts in the love story, is where guests who get a mention, are in tears from laughing at the part they played in the couple’s surprised proposal.

If your’re planning a wedding in the Illawarra, South Coast or Southern Highlands and want a ceremony that is genuine and personal, I’d love to be part of it.

Celebrant @beetogethercelebrant
Venue @worrowing
Photography @dancartwrightphotography
Music @oberonlane
Wedding Planners @wedeventcreators
Florist @ivylanecollective
Pet care @lovewithpawsweddings
Cake @cookedbyjulia
Bar @henryclivecaravanbar

#southcoastcelebrant #wollongongcelebrant #weddingplans #weddingteam #illawarracelebrant

Remix parts from Oberon Lane

When the Valentine’s Days wedding ceremony takes a turn, you pivot with heart. It certainly looked different from the original personalise co presented, creative wedding ceremony for 80 guests on the surf club balcony to an intimate legals only wedding ceremony, with some personal touches, at a beachside cabin today.

When one partner became unwell earlier in the week, we adjusted the style and location but not the meaning. Because at the end of the day, it’s about saying “I choose you”. With this favourite processional song too!!

As a marriage celebrant in the Illawarra, this is why I talk about having backup plan.

#wollongongbride #wollongongcelebrant #wollongongwedding #illawarrawedding

Happy 1st wedding anniversary to Lisa and Travis. I’m remember the special wedding Wave FM 96.5 created and the stand out celebrations for a live to air ceremony at 8am!! What an amazing high🥰 As a Illawarra marriage celebrant to marry a couple by Lake Illawarra at sunrise was like no other. We started the ceremony then and finished one month later.💛🥂

Planner @wavefm965
Photos @poppypetersonphotography
Venue @illawarrayachtclub
Make up & hair @amandalamonicamakeupartist

#illawarra #wollongongcelebrant #lovestory #wollongong #weddingday

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BeeTogether Celebrant - serving the Illawarra, South Coast and Southern Highlands, NSW. Based on Dharawal Country in Wollongong, an inclusive celebrant, an ally of the LGBTIQA+ community, and a lover of all things bees.