Monique is an exceptional celebrant with a fresh approach and a warm demeanour. She is assured in her experience and flexible in her approach. In our initial conversations (we organized this from overseas), we were struck by her confidence and warmth, and the experience of working with her only got better. While she provided us with a framework of what wedding ceremonies are usually structured like, as well as 2 massive documents with myriad textual suggestions, she was open to working with us to take the ceremony in a direction that we felt most reflected us. I think our third draft (cowritten together!) was the final one! On the day itself, she impressed everyone with her poise, timing and clarity. All the guests kept telling us how moving it was, and how many of them were in happy tears. She is just a lovely person. She is also so organized, and was a constant reassurance throughout the difficult process of planning a wedding. She also just clearly loves what she does - it shows in the care and thought she puts into it, from her questionnaires that she sends to help create your narrative, to the multiple revisions we went through. She really contributed greatly to a very special day.