by Jane Gillespie | Sep 12, 2019 | Civil Marriage Celebrants, Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Marriage Celebrants, Marriage in Australia, Planning your wedding, Sydney Marriage Celebrant, Sydney Wedding Celebrant, Uncategorized, wedding, Wedding Celebrants, Wedding Ceremonies, Weddings |
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...
by Jane Gillespie | Aug 27, 2018 | Civil Marriage Celebrants, Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Marriage Celebrants, Marriage in Australia, Planning your wedding, Sydney Marriage Celebrant, Sydney Wedding Celebrant, Uncategorized, wedding, Wedding Celebrants, Wedding Ceremonies, Weddings |
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...
by Jane Gillespie | Dec 6, 2017 | Civil Marriage Celebrants, Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Marriage Celebrants, Marriage equality, Marriage in Australia, Sydney Marriage Celebrant, Sydney Wedding Celebrant, Uncategorized, wedding, Wedding Celebrants, Wedding Ceremonies, Weddings |
(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...
by Jane Gillespie | Nov 17, 2017 | Civil Marriage Celebrants, Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Marriage Celebrants, Marriage equality, Marriage in Australia, Planning your wedding, Same Sex marriage in Australia, Sydney Marriage Celebrant, Sydney Wedding Celebrant, Uncategorized, wedding, Wedding Celebrants, Wedding Ceremonies, Weddings |
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...
by Jane Gillespie | Oct 11, 2017 | Civil Marriage Celebrants, Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Marriage Celebrants, Marriage in Australia, pre-marriage courses, pre-marriage education, Uncategorized, wedding |
Australian Civil Marriage Celebrants are obliged to give couples lodging a Notice of Intended Marriage a pamphlet that explains a number of changes that marriage will bring for them. Celebrants must also give their couples information about a variety of organisations...
by Jane Gillespie | Jul 13, 2017 | Civil Marriage Celebrants, Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Marriage Celebrants, Marriage in Australia, wedding |
Would you like to get married in Australia even if you don’t live here? Anyone from anywhere can get married here provided they are ‘eligible’. To be eligible you must be over the age of 18, not closely related to each other and not already...