The love diaries

Claudia Neal-Shaw runs The Love Diaries, and she can look after both halves of a wedding day in Sydney. First the ceremony, which she writes as a celebrant around the two of you, drawing on a background in law. Then the reception, where she swaps to the microphone as MC and keeps the speeches, entrances and dances moving from one to the next. Her bookings run from small elopements with a handful of witnesses to big celebrations with a full guest list. Having one person across the whole day means the ceremony and the party share the same tone, and there's one less supplier to brief.