Getting married: first steps, (and getting it right!)

Getting married in Australia is easy with guidance from the right Celebrant…

couples getting married come to me puzzled about the process, but leave smiling and empoweredMany couples ask me, “This is our first time – we have no idea what to do!” Never fear. I’ve lots of experience with helping couples feel at ease, (empowered, even!) with planning their ceremony and ensuring their nuptials are legal.

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1 Register, 100 Wedding Stories

real life wedding storiesHaving a celebratory drink with a friend following my 100th wedding, I picked up my Marriage Register and smiled.

Flicking through the pages I could tell her a story about each couple I had married — the memories were as fond as they were fast.

“This is more than a book of records. This is a book of 100 wedding stories,” I told her.

“You should write them down,” she suggested.

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Real-life wedding stories, by a Marriage Celebrant

celebrant anita revel conducts a wedding in Gracetown Anita the CelebrantA Marriage Celebrant’s job is joyous, humbling, uplifting, and… important. ~ Reflections on real-life weddings conducted by Anita the Celebrant.

A good Marriage Celebrant knows each couple’s story; their hopes, their values towards marriage, and perhaps some of their in-jokes to weave subtly into their ceremony.

She is the professional that ensure the marriage is valid, and the artisan that creates and delivers a magical ceremony — one that will be cherished for the rest of their lives. 

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Another 70 real-life wedding stories (2013-14 season)

couple13-cat-ben-300x200Last year I wrote my recollections of the first 100 wedding ceremonies I’d delivered. (Thanks for the lovely feedback, by the way!)

Now, another 70 weddings later, it is a joy to be able to share my real-life wedding stories from my 2013-2014 wedding season.

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Real-life wedding ceremony stories 2015-16 season

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Photo credit: Aimee Claire

OK, OK… Having blogged my 1st 100 weddings, followed by another 70 wedding stories, followed by the wedding ceremony / elopements conducted in the 2014-15 wedding season, it appears I’ve started something.

When meeting with couples to plan their ceremony, they are starting to mention, “I wonder what you’re going to write about us?”

Yikes, have I unwittingly established expectations? Oh well… luckily, keeping a memoir of my wedding ceremonies is something I love doing.

And so, as I commence my 2015-16 wedding season, it is my pleasure to continue bringing you my “real-life wedding stories as remembered by the Celebrant”…

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Yes dear: Famous last words as single men… 50 grooms tell.

groom saying yes dear at boranup forest

Yes dear…

According to the Urban Dictionary, the phrase “yes dear” is said by a husband to his spouse when he wants appear agreeable, (even if his internal voice is saying “shut up!”) As in… 

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For those wanting a simple wedding ceremony, here’s a perfect introduction

The perfect introduction for a simple wedding ceremony

I often have couples saying they just want a simple wedding ceremony. I’m OK with that — but the danger is that guests tend to feel a little “ripped off”. They may complain that the wedding was over before it began, or that they travelled a long way to witness… what?

So here’s a way you can welcome your guests, and let them know that it is your choice to have a simple wedding ceremony …

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Funeral Celebrant Perth

modern celebrant perth weddings funerals

I have been helping couples enjoy one of the most important days of their lives: solemnising their marriage, since 2008. Now, as I become ever more respectful and in awe of the rites of passages that mark our lives, the time has come to open my heart to embrace the honour and privilege of being a Funeral Celebrant, also.

In my capacity as an Independent Funeral Celebrant, I am not aligned or contracted to any particular Funeral Director or Funeral Home. You can contract me directly to design and conduct the ceremony for your loved one. Going direct will save the middle-man mark-up that Funeral Homes add to a Funeral Celebrant’s fee. My fee starts at $400 — a substantial saving for you and your family. Ph me on 0417937436 to check my availability to conduct a funeral ceremony in Perth.

It will be my honour to “hold the space” for you and your guests to remember your loved in a real, meaningful and gentle way. 

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