Kerri Watkins is an authorised marriage celebrant living on Moreton Island, creating relaxed, story-led beach elopements and simple legal ceremonies full of love, fun and laughter.
Kerri Watkins is an authorised marriage celebrant who lives in Kooringal on Moreton Island, which makes her one of the few celebrants who can genuinely call the island home. Her family were frequent visitors for around 20 years before settling there, and her footer notes she has been celebrating love since 2008. She specialises in intimate elopements and beach weddings, promising ceremonies full of love, fun and laughter.
Her fully personalised Intimate Elopement package is story led. Kerri takes time to understand each couple's journey and personalities, then writes a ceremony that reflects their humour, history and hopes. It includes vow writing support for what she calls Secret Squirrel vows, island-local guidance on logistics and trusted vendors, timeline support, and all legal paperwork prepared, lodged and registered.
For couples who simply want to be legally married somewhere beautiful, her Brisbane Registry Office Alternative is a relaxed five to ten minute legal ceremony on the sand at the Tangalooma Island Resort south boundary, for the couple and up to four guests. It can include personal vows and a ring exchange, and Kerri registers the marriage with Births, Deaths and Marriages on the same day.
Planning with Kerri is designed to be easy from the mainland. Chats are usually by video, the Notice of Intended Marriage is signed electronically, and she can liaise with her Moreton Island Weddings dream team for photography, styling and refreshments. She also runs an Epic Wedding Vow writing course for couples who want help finding their words. Compare her with the other wedding celebrants in Brisbane.
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My partner and I had a small, low-key wedding on Moreton Island with just our immediate family. We’re not the kind of people who love a big fuss, and to be honest, we’ve never been sold on the whole idea of marriage. For us, it was more about securing our rights as queer people than anything…
Read full review on Google →We can't thank Kerri enough for her incredible work at our wedding. She crafted a heartfelt ceremony that reflected our love and brought warmth and joy to the day. Our guests were touched, and we received so many compliments. We highly recommend Kerri to anyone seeking a passionate and…
Read full review on Google →Alice and I will be forever grateful to Kerri for making our wedding ceremony in August 2019 such a wonderful, happy and meaningful occasion. We received heaps of advice and guidance from Kerri prior to the ceremony, which made all choices fuss-free and the whole day stress-free and most…
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