15+ years experience • Hundreds of weddings • Elopement specialist
Almost 1000 weddings…. and I still love, love – Every. Single. Ceremony.
Expect me to create a personal & meaningful ceremony with a little bit of cheeky fun – with a calm, experienced guide by your side.
I want you to feel relaxed, present and completely in the moment when it matters most.”
Welcome. I'm so glad you're here
Hi, I’m Sarah — and I genuinely love what I do.
I’m here for the couples who don’t want stiff, awkward or cookie-cutter ceremonies… the ones who want something inclusive, that actually feels like them.
Whether it’s just the two of you eloping on the beach, or a big wedding surrounded by your favourite people — I’ll help you create a ceremony that’s relaxed, meaningful and a little bit magic.
WHy choose me?
Because this moment matters - and you want it to feel right. With almost 1000 weddings behind me, I bring more than just experience.
I bring a calm, grounded presence, a genuine love for what I do, fresh ideas and the ability to create a ceremony that feels like you from start to finish. ✔️Performed almost 1000 weddings + elopements✔️Known for relaxed, fun and heartfelt ceremonies✔️Support with vows, ideas and structure (without overwhelm)✔️A calm, organised presence on your day✔️Story teller + crowd pleaser No stress. No awkward moments. Just a really good experience from start to - "I do." -
I bring a calm, grounded presence, a genuine love for what I do, fresh ideas and the ability to create a ceremony that feels like you from start to finish.
“Sarah made the entire process easy and stress-free. Our ceremony felt like us in every way. We laughed, we cried, and it was honestly the best part of our day.”
REVIEW
“Sarah Melted Away Our Nerves And Replaced Them With Love And Excitement
She Made Us Enjoy The Whole Process And Was There For Everything We Needed.”
"Sarah was fun, bubbly, professional and ran our ceremony seamlessly. She was responsive and helpful with all planning aspects."
"Apart from us, Sarah was hands down the most important person on our wedding day, forever in our hearts."
About sarah
STORY TELLER,
MARRIAGE MAKER,
ELOPEMENT SPECIALIST
& RETREAT CREATOR
CELEBRANT
Sarah’s ceremonies are fun, energetic, engaging, warm, and deeply meaningful.
With a background in radio and television, she knows how to command a room, hold space and deliver a ceremony that captivates. But beyond the performance, Sarah’s true gift lies in her ability to connect—not just with your guests, but most importantly, with you as a couple. She ensures you feel calm, present, guided and able to soak in and enjoy one of the best moments of your life.
After 15 years experience marrying couples across South East Queensland and beyond, Sarah is regarded as one of Queensland’s most respected marriage celebrants.
ELOPEMENT SPECIALIST
In recent years, Sarah has intentionally specialised in elopements and intimate weddings – working with couples who value meaning over mayhem and want to do things their way. She performs multiple elopements each week and is known for creating fun, relaxed, beautifully personalised ceremonies that feel natural, heartfelt and deepy aligned.
Whether its just the two of you, a handful of loved ones, or a short notice “lets do this” moment, Sarah brings clarity, calm and confidence to every elopement officiated. Making the experience seemless from the first conversation to the final signature.
And yes, of course she is down for a big shin-dig if thats what you are planning!
EXPERIENCED INDUSTRY LEADER
As a founding member of ‘The Celebrant Society’, Sarah has spent over a decade shaping the modern celebrant industry—hosting national and international conferences, retreats, and workshops to train and inspire celebrants nationwide.
Alongside her co-founder, Johanna Ferris, they’ve championed the ‘community over competition’ philosophy, which has since transformed the Australian wedding industry. With this wealth of experience, she brings not just passion but deep expertise and credibility to every ceremony she creates.
Her depth of experience means couples are not just choosing any celebrant, they are choosing someone with exceptional industry knowledge, calm authority, endless ideas and serious street cred.
RETREATS
In addition to marrying couples, Sarah hosts transformative Bali retreats as a co-founder of The Work Wives, where she guides women / and corporate professionals and industry leaders on a journey of connection, balance, growth, and self-discovery… of course with a lot of joy / fun / massages / cocktails on the side.
2025, saw Sarah return to Soulshine Bali for her seventh retreat, more are in the pipeline shoot an email if you want more details.
ABOUT
When not officiating weddings, Sarah loves to travel, (In the last twelve months she has visited Denmark, Germany, Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, France, London, Finland, Canada, Belgium and Bali.)
She is a wife, sister, friend, and proud mum to three beautiful (and sassy) daughters. And Fur Mum to a border collie pup, three horses, and two lovebirds and a miniature pony.
She lives on the Gold Coast and equally loves exploring the beaches or the stunning hinterland with her family.
AS FEATURED IN
It feels totally natural for Sarah to be in the role of Wedding Celebrant because she genuinely likes people and enjoys organising events. Her approach is fun, modern, youthful and fresh ensuring a professional and calm ceremony giving you the opportunity to just enjoy your day.
Sarah takse the time to get to know you and ensure that your ceremony is reflective of you and your personalities. You can choose to go traditional or she have loads of ideas on how we together you can personalise your ceremony. Your friends and family will think we are lifetime friends and her goal is to have everyone laughing and crying and feeling all the feels. She will bring the good vibes to your ceremony setting the tone for an amazing day to follow
Did someone say ‘elopement queen?’ Sarah love. love, love elopements (and micro-weddings) and is happy to marry you in a hot air balloon, under a waterfall or on a stand up paddle board floating down the river!
She’s conducted hundreds of intimate elopements in the last few years and has become quite the elopement specialist.
There’s something magical about the intimacy of an elopement – all the feels without all the stress.
Hit Sarah up about how she can create the perfect elopement / micro-wedding for you.
Not everyone wants the bells and whistles of a big white wedding. Do you want simplicity and just want to get the job done – or perhaps you are heading overseas for a destination wedding and want the legals done here. No worries.
This Sarah’s Legals Only ceremony – short and sweet but with a bit more feels than under the fluorescent lights at the Registry Office. You choose whether you want to marry over the kitchen bench or at a place special to you.
In and out in under 5 minutes.
PLANTING A TREE IN HONOUR OF YOU
I’m passionate about mother nature. My family and I spend so much time in the great outdoors and planting trees for each couple I marry and for each retreat attendee gives me great joy.
Positive changes are tiny ripples which lead to big change, creating a very powerful effect. For each wedding booked / retreat guest – I donate for trees to be planted in your honour via Greenfleet.
Revegetating protected Australian native forests, removing carbon from the atmosphere and creating habitat for koalas and other endangered wildlife. A gift that will last generations, making a difference that’s truly meaningful.