Creating personal marriage ceremonies - Celebrating aroha and connection. As for my experience, I am a writer, storyteller and poet. I have been performing for more than 20 years. I am a tauira of rongoā and have worked in the hauora space for 3 years. I am a māmā to 3 amazing tamariki. I have always felt drawn to holding safe spaces for whānau and know the benefits of manaakitanga, so becoming an independent marriage celebrant was a calling I was happy to answer.