Getting married gives you the opportunity to create a new name for yourself if you decide not to keep your birth name.
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Reasons NOT to include a reading in your ceremony could be a) you read somewhere that a wedding should have one, or b) your parent/sister/best friend/celebrant thinks you should!
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HELP! You’re planning a wedding and the stress dreams have started. I have THE swag bag of hot tips from the wedding vendors that I love to work with. Here is what the photographers, florist and hair & makeup artist want you to know.
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I pressed send on my usual “3 Months to go, let’s do your paperwork!” email and my phone pretty much rang straight away. It was Thursday, June 11th.
Tegan and James’ wedding was scheduled for September 2020 out in Gordon Country, far from the Sunny Coast beach where they lived. It was going to be a weekend long celebration with family travelling from Melbourne to celebrate with them. Their dream wedding involved plenty of friends and family, camping and the odd pair of cowboy boots dotted around the dance floor.
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I don’t think anniversaries have to be extravagant events loaded with pressure and obligation. If there is a “right way” to celebrate, I’m pretty sure it should include remembering the date, saying a heartfelt I love you and going to bed happy together. The reality is that every year together will be different and every anniversary is an opportunity to celebrate the life you have created and survived together.
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For some couples, sticking to the legal vows is enough but for many couples, writing personal vows is a major rite of passage in the lead up to getting married, and sitting down to write your own personal vows can be a daunting (often left to the last minute!) task.
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Those in the know like to say “a wedding without a celebrant is just a really expensive party”. And it’s true! A lot of consideration goes into finding and choosing wedding vendors that share your vision and match your style and budget. So, it makes sense to put the same care and thought into choosing the right celebrant for your wedding.
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