Including personal vows in your wedding ceremony
The legal vows that must be spoken for your marriage to be valid in Australia are very simple: “I, AB/CD, take you, CD/AB to be my lawful wedded wife/husband/spouse/partner for life”. But adding personal vows is a lovely way to make your ceremony...Think carefully about having a surprise wedding
I recently saw an episode of The Moodys about Terry and Yvonne’s wedding where things didn’t go quite to plan and before these two lovebirds could exchange their vows, Dan and Cora ‘stole’ not only their celebrant, but also their hot air balloon and their vows. How...Changing your name after marriage
(Article courtesy of http://www.easynamechange.com/au/) As your wedding day approaches you may be bouncing around a new name in your head. Changing names can often make a bride a little sad at the loss of her former name, so it’s perfectly natural to want to hold onto...MARRIAGE EQUALITY
The people have spoken and what a wonderful result from the despised postal survey! However, it won’t be time for a full celebration until the Marriage Act is changed to allow marriage between same sex couples. Even if this is passed by Parliament next month, there...About Jane
I am a marriage celebrant, writer and counsellor.I’ve had two books published, have written several as yet unpublished novellas and am currently editing a full-length novel about relationships.
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