Your Love, Your Ceremony, Your Way
Rotorua & Taupō Wedding Celebrant
I’m a New Zealand–registered celebrant and proud member of the Celebrants Association of Aotearoa New Zealand. After attending the 2025 national conference, I’ve continued to grow in this work - officiating many weddings and pouring my whole heart into every celebration.
At the centre of it all is you: two people in love, choosing a lifelong commitment. Your ceremony should reflect your story, your personalities, and your dreams. Whether you imagine something formal and elegant or barefoot on the beach, I’ll help you design a ceremony that feels unmistakably yours - honouring your cultures, beliefs, and values.
Elopements and intimate weddings are increasingly popular, and I adore crafting simple, deeply meaningful moments for couples who want to keep things small and special.
Let’s create a ceremony you’ll remember forever.
How do I
love thee?
Let me count
the ways.
Destination : Taupō
Taupō is where natural grandeur meets effortless elegance, a place where New Zealand's largest lake stretches to the horizon and mountains frame the skyline. Centrally located yet wonderfully unhurried, it draws couples who want breathtaking scenery without sacrificing world-class venues, hospitality, and everything in between. From lakeside vows to geothermal soaks and star-filled skies, Taupō wraps your wedding weekend in beauty, calm, and the quiet confidence of a destination that's been making memories for a very long time.
Bespoke ceremonies
Created from scratch to reflect who you are as a couple.
Your own style
From lavish and traditional to relaxed, barefoot, and breezy.
Destination : Rotorua
Rotorua is unlike anywhere else on earth, a destination where geothermal steam rises from ancient ground, vast lakes shimmer beneath volcanic skies, and the cultural heartbeat of Te Arawa gives every moment genuine depth and mana. It's a place with presence and story, where world-class venues sit beside living forests, hot pools, and adventure at every turn. Rotorua doesn't just provide a beautiful setting for your wedding day, it gives your celebration a soul.
Cultural Care
I’ll weave in the rituals, languages, and values that matter to you.
Elopements
Intimate, heartfelt ceremonies with all the meaning and none of the fuss.
Why Choose Rotorua or Taupō for Your Destination Wedding?
What makes a good celebrant?
I believe a great celebrant is unobtrusive, calm, clear, and attentive - someone who ensures the ceremony flows smoothly while bringing the couple’s vision to life. My role is to provide reassurance, happiness, and love, helping create a day that is both memorable and stress-free.
May you have the day you dream of, followed by a long and happy marriage.
- Jenni Scothern-King
Funeral celebrant
Alongside weddings, I also offer my services as a funeral celebrant.
It is a privilege to walk alongside whānau through end-of-life services or celebrations of life - always with deep respect, attentive listening, and sensitivity to the wishes of both the family and the deceased.
