Larry & Jane Robbins - Auckland New Zealand |
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WEDDINGS "Consider entering marriage not as two
half people becoming one whole, Between 1995 and 2007 I undertook around 150 weddings, baby namings and wedding blessings ceremonies. I was a celebrant authorised through the Baptist Church. On retiring from full-time work I endeavoured to become an independent celebrant. Unfortunately I am no longer able to undertake legal marriage ceremonies, essentially because the Registrar General has determined that there are sufficient Marriage Celebrants in my residential area, and my application for registration as an independent celebrant was therefore declined. I do, however, conduct child naming ceremonies (secular 'christenings' sometimes called 'welcoming ceremonies') and I also conduct wedding blessings (ie ceremonies where couples have (for example) been married overseas but wish to hold a ceremony in New Zealand for their friends and family who could not attend the ceremony, or for those who wish to rededicate themselves to each other after a period of time, or perhaps after a period of difficulty in their relationship).If you are seeking a celebrant for a legal ceremony please visit: www.celebrant.co.nz, www.nz-wedding.co.nz or www.nzweddingplanner.co.nz . These sites also contain helpful information on weddings. For information on the legal aspects of getting married in New Zealand please go to the NZ Government Department of Internal Affairs website Here are some photos of some of the weddings that I have lead or couples I have married: If you wish, and I am not otherwise committed, I will be very happy to act as celebrant for your baby naming or wedding blessing ceremony. I'm Larry Robbins. I served for 26 years in the Royal New Zealand Navy. I commanded naval ships and for 18 months served as an honorary aide-de-camp to the Governor General of New Zealand. I thus have some experience of formal functions and ceremony. For almost 8 years I was the Chief Executive of the NZ National Maritime Museum. I am now semi-retired and undertake a variety of activities. For 10 years I was a marriage celebrant accredited by the NZ Department of Justice through the Milford Baptist Church and fulfilled this role as a part of my church's service to the community. As noted above, I endeavoured to get registration as an independent celebrant but was not successful. In conducting wedding blessings ceremonies I am pleased to conduct ceremonies that follow Christian or secular lines as I accept that not everyone holds the same beliefs. In a naming or welcoming ceremony I try to work with the family in such a way that all your family and friends, what ever their background, can relate to what is being said, likewise with marriage blessing ceremonies. The ceremony can be as long or short as you wish, but the ceremony itself usually lasts around 25 minutes (12-15 minutes or so for namings).
CHARGES? I do not charge for my time but ask that you refund any out-of-pocket expenses (these will be agreed beforehand). I do not require any expenses within the local Auckland area. If we decide to proceed, I also ask that you make a donation of about $NZ250 to: The International Sailors' Society (welfare work amongst seafarers) Please place your donation in a sealed envelope and pass it to me before the ceremony. I will ensure that it is passed on and that you receive a receipt for tax purposes.
All enquiries,
correspondence etc (normally by phone/email)
Should all of this strike a chord with you and you would like to know the best way to start preparing a ceremony for you, then please contact me. Larry Robbins OBE Telephone 09 478 4782
Or use the Email contact form There is no obligation upon you. You may change your mind at any stage without feeling that you will offend me!
Here are some photos of some of the weddings/namings that I have lead or couples I have married (If you have a photograph of a wedding not featured here, I would be pleased to have it for exhibition here) : Ashlea and Shawn (Hill) Okura, 27 January 2007 Arlene and Ben (Wilkinson) Sorrento, One Tree Hill, 20 January 2007 Gavin and Annie (Lomas) Long Bay 18 January 2007 Matthew and Lizzie, Long Bay 11 January 2007 Courtenay and Paul (Heaton) Murrays Bay 22 December 2006 Amanda and Leigh (Brett) Belsaas Estate 1 December 2006 Su Lynn and Cecil (Hor) Brightwater Estate 25 November 2006 Darren and Maria (Gussey) Waitakere Estate 15 April 2006 Alison and Brett (Inglis) Long Bay 2 March 2006 Audrey and Chris (Henderson), Bastion Point 18 February 2006 Kirsten and Phil (Gray), Parnell Rose Gardens 14 February 2006 Andrea and Jay Fort Takapuna, Devoport, 11 February 2006 Anne and Roger (Wilding), Edelweiss Cottage Stanmore Bay 4 February 2006 Tony and Allison (Ranby), Wilson Home Chapel 21 January 2006 Tanya and Shane (Cooper) on board Soren Larsen at Auckland 14 Jan 2006 Bastian and Amelie (Kleinwechter), Pataua Northland 28 December 2005 David and Marina, married in the chapel of the Seafarers Centre 10 Oct 2005 Paul and Natalie (Spooner) Narrow Neck Devonport 1 Oct 2005 Michael and Julia O'Gorman, Renewal of Vows, Hunting Lodge, 9 April 2005 Lea Scott-Donelan & Anne-Marie Flynn Married at St Stephen's Parnell, Auckland 2 April 2005Bill and Noelene (Templeton) Campbells Bay 18 March 2005 Ken and Diane (Harrison) Onboard Regal Flyer 12 March 2005 Ann and Chris Lane Islington Bay, Rangitoto Island 5 March 2005Lance & Liz Bright Stanmore Bay 12 February 2005 Matt and Nori Washer Takapuna Boating Club 6 January 2005 Ross and Gaeleen (Neville) Red Beach 9 October 2004 Wayne and Samantha (Fitzpatrick) 26 September 2004 Waipuna Hotel Gavin and Louise (Shaw) 11 September 2004, Wilson Home Chapel David & Milly (Stiff) Mount Albert, Auckland, 17 July 2004 Naming of Hudson Harry Turner, Ponsonby Auckland, 9 May 2004 Bruce and Carole (Wyness) 12 April (Easter Monday) 2004 SUSAN & STEFAN (NEWBURY) 4 April 2004 Jonathan & Susan (Taylor) 3 April 2004 Paul and Morwenna (Moran) 20 February 2004 Rachel and Martin (Longley) 6 February 2004 Mike and Amy (Manning) 18 Jan 2004 Andrew and Pam (Louis) 17 Jan 2004 Christopher and Jane (Barrett) 10 January 2004 James and Jessie (Oldnall) 7 January 2004 Haidee & Craig (Dowling) 24 Dec 2003 Daniel and Fiona (williams) 20 dec 2003 Kylie and Craig (Cornwall) 8 November 2003 Tony and Wendy (Stretton), 27 October 2003 Rhys and Amanda (Davies), 26 October 2003 Karen Inglis and Shameer Jasani 1 June 2003 Joseph Naufahu & Claire Smith 31 May 2003 Bruce Couper & Amanda Kelly 8 March 2003 Linzi and David McGowan -18 Jan 2003 Scott & Angela Crook March 2002 Chien-Ru Lien and Po-Hao Chen, Nov 20 2001 Kevin and Julia Skiffington - Long Bay, March 2000 Sam and Karenza Harris - Warkworth 3 April 1999 Mike and Gill Lawrence - Motuihe Island 26 March 1999 Boyd and Karen Turner - Waikawa, Picton 6 March 1999 The photos on these pages will download slowly but may be freely saved and copied (unless otherwise indicated) but only for private use. |
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