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Winter Wedding at Shelly Beach in Manly
This is one of my favourite wedding ceremonies so far. It's 9.30am and I'm barefoot on the cold sea sand at Shelly...
Karen and Diego’s Little Bay Wedding
On a warm, sunny January afternoon in 2015 Karen and Diego were wed in Little Bay Chapel at Little Bay in Sydney with...
What’s An Unplugged Wedding Ceremony?
So, firstly, what's an unplugged wedding ceremony? Well, an unplugged wedding is one where you've decided to put down...
A Very Beautiful Wedding Reading
When I was quite young my mother introduced me to the incredible works of Kahil Gibran, a Lebanese artist, poet, and...
Do You Have To Say “I Do?”
If you're getting married in Australia there are a few legals words which you absolutely have to say if you want your...
Wanna Get Married In Australia?
So you wanna get married in Australia? Awesome! Congratulations! Australia is such a great country to get married...
Introducing Alex Carlyle Photography
I worked with Alex at a wedding recently. I was the celebrant. She was the photographer. Her work's fabulous....
Don’t Forget To Tell Your Celebrant
Sometimes there are things which couples wish they'd told their celebrant before their wedding ceremony. Look, some of...
How To Make Your Wedding Ceremony Awesome
I've been to a lot of wedding ceremonies. Some have been really not so great, others have been absolutely...
When To Start Looking For Your Celebrant
Couples often wonder when they should start looking for their celebrant. Is a year in advance too soon or can they...
Is There Really Such A Thing As ‘The Perfect Wedding?’
When I first became a wedding celebrant I immediately felt the need to create a ceremony for my couples which was...
How Lindsey’s Death Reminds Me
Recently a beautiful friend of mine, Lindsey, died. I wasn’t aware that she’d been ill for the last three months, so when I read the news on Facebook I was pretty shocked. While the days following her death included times of sadness for me, they’ve also been an incredible gift. It’s easy to live as if I’m going to be in this particular body for forever … but I’m not. It’s easy to live with the assumption that I’m going to live until old age. I may not. So I’m grateful for the reminder of the impermanence of life. I’m grateful to be reminded of death because when I am I take a whole lot less for granted.