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 | Aug 6, 2017 | Civil Marriages, Getting Married, Planning your wedding, Sydney Marriage Celebrant, Sydney Wedding Celebrant, Uncategorized, wedding, Wedding Celebrants, Wedding Ceremonies, Weddings |
“I don’t know what to say” “I’m not good with words” “We’re not soppy people, so saying personal vows would feel silly” While some couples are delighted at the idea of writing their own personal vows, many others are terrified at the idea. However, once you realise...
by Jane Gillespie | May 10, 2017 | 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 |
So you’re planning your wedding – congratulations! There are many websites that offer good planning tools for your wedding and these can help you decide what you need to do for your special day, depending on how simple or extravagant you want it to be....