Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Fees for all Ceremonies


Wedding Fee $550
which includes
  • Free appointments at your home, mine (Margate on the Redcliffe Peninsula), or at some local landmark convenient to us both
  • Unlimited contact by email, phone or face to face
  • Letter to the Immigration Department or Embassy in support of application for Fiancé Visa
  • Using your input and my resources creating a Wedding Ceremony uniquely your own
  • Wedding Rehearsal
  • Beautifully printed Marriage Certificate
  • Elegant Booklet/Order of Service for you and each of your wedding guests
  • Completing all legal documents before and after the Wedding Ceremony
  • Registration of all legal documents at the Registry of Births, Death and Marriages
  • Travelling fee is included in the total wedding fee and covers travel in North Brisbane, North Lakes, Rothwell, Brighton, Deception Bay, Sandgate and Redcliffe Peninsula
  • A non-refundable fee of $250 secures your date. The balance is due 14 days before the wedding.

Baby Naming Ceremony Fee $350
which includes
  • Free appointments and unlimited phone or email contact
  • Helping you create a ceremony with your input and my resources and experience
  • Discussion on the many rituals (lighting candles, tossing rose petals) that you might like to include in the ceremony
  • Involving your relatives and friends in the ceremony
  • A program of the ceremony for each of your guests, personalised with your baby's picture or appropriate graphics
  • A personally designed certificate for the special people in your baby's life
  • Travelling fee is included in the total Baby Naming Ceremony fee and covers travel in North Brisbane, North Lakes, Rothwell, Brighton, Deception Bay, Sandgate and Redcliffe Peninsula
  • A non-refundable fee of $150 secures your date. The balance is due 14 days before the Naming Ceremony Day

Renewal of Vows Ceremony Fee $350
  • Free appointments and unlimited phone or email contact
  • Discussing your ideas as to how you see your ceremony - celebration of a Wedding Anniversary or other celebration
  • Building a personal Renewal of Vows Ceremony on your original wedding vows or on the many samples of vows, ring ceremonies, and readings you will be provided with
  • Explanation of the many unique rituals you can include in the ceremony to make it vibrant and dramatic
  • A beautifully crafted program of the ceremony for each of your guests, personalised with your theme or colour scheme
  • An elegant, personally designed Renewal of Vows Certificate as a memento of your special day
  • Travelling fee is included in the total Renewal of Vows Ceremony fee and covers travel in North Brisbane, North Lakes, Rothwell, Brighton, Deception Bay, Sandgate and Redcliffe Peninsula
  • A non-refundable fee of $150 secures your date. The balance is due 14 days before the Renewal of Wedding Vows ceremony.

Commitment Ceremony Fee $350
  • Free appointments and unlimited phone or email contact to discuss your ceremony
  • Huge resources such as vows, readings and symbolic rituals to help you design a memorable Commitment Ceremony
  • A beautifully crafted program of the Commitment Ceremony for each of your guests so that they can be more involved in the ceremony
  • A personally designed Commitment Certificate
  • Travelling fee is included in the total Commitment of Vows fee and covers travel in North Brisbane, North Lakes, Rothwell, Brighton, Deception Bay, Sandgate and Redcliffe Peninsula
  • A non-refundable fee of $150 secures your date. The balance is due 14 days before the Commitment Ceremony date.
To book a Wedding, Naming, Renewal of Vows or Commitment Ceremony - or for further information - contact me at mailto:vlady_celebrant@yahoo.com.au






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Tuesday, July 19, 2016

5 Reasons for a House Blessing Ceremony


Blessing a house is a simple ceremony that is often used in conjunction with other milestones or ceremonies.

1. A newly married couple may have a house blessing ceremony even though they may have lived together prior to their wedding. The ceremony underscores that their partnership as a married couple has now reached a new level.

2. Another reason for holding a house blessing ceremony is when a new baby becomes part of the household. The house blessing, which may also be part of a naming ceremony, becomes a blessing for the new family as composed of the partners and the new baby.

3. When partners break up, the house blessing may be a way of reconciling the remaining partner to what has happened, while at the same time emphasising the many possibilities that are present in spite of the unhappiness which may have preceded it.

4. A couple who have decided to move in together, and each has children from a previous relationship, might consider a blessing of the house in which the children are involved so that they feel a part of the relationship. This is also a time, if the couple are looking at a permanent relationship, of having a formal commitment ceremony.

5. Transitional or personal situation which might be a time to consider a house blessing ceremony includes:

•   Moving into a new home
•   Starting a new job
•   Getting Married
•   After a Divorce
•   Empty Nest - when last child has left the home
•   When life feels dreary or out of control
•   When you’re looking for a new focus for your life
•   When there’s been a death in the family
•   Opening a new business
•   Improving a current business

Learn more about House Blessing and many other celebrations in my book 'Celebrating Love's Special Moments'.


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Saturday, July 16, 2016

11 Attibutes of a Succesful Celebrant


Looking from the outside in, people might see a celebrant as someone who turns up at a venue with her bag of tricks, takes center stage for an average of ten to fifteen minutes, then goes back to wherever she came from. To many, the role of a celebrant seems too easy and something anyone can do – and get paid for as well!

However, like any successful production, there is a lot behind the scenes that never shows on the day. Before you set yourself up as a celebrant on the basis that anyone can be a celebrant, take a reality check. 

We’ve all encountered people who seem to have chosen a business which seems eminently wrong for them. An exaggerated example might be ‘Faulty Towers’ where a man who obviously hates people, is running a hotel where he has to deal with people all the time. So you need to remember that as a business person you might fail not because you are performing badly, but because celebrancy is not the business for you. 

There are certain attributes that the successful officiant has. This includes: 

1. Enjoys people
Ceremonies are all about people. The celebrant needs to be a skilled communicator, able to tease out the needs of the client who may know very little about the ceremony she wants the officiant to perform. 

2. Is a great listener
She needs to hear not only what the client is saying, but also what she isn’t saying. Not all clients are able to express themselves clearly and concisely. 

3. Is flexible
No matter how experienced she is, she allows the clients to have the type of ceremony they want instead of the kind of ceremony she feels they should want. She will advise but not insist. 

4. Is unflappable
Reacts to the unexpected in a calm manner, especially when the clients themselves are going to pieces. 

5. Is a diplomat
Weddings, for example, can be full of tensions. Everyone involved wants his or her say – the mother of the bride, the maid of honour, and even the bride and groom are sometimes divided on the details of their wedding. 

6. Is patient
Although she is the expert, she encourages clients’ input and treats their comments and queries with respect, recognizing that what suits one client may not suit another. 

7. Is immune to emergencies
The ceremony may be preceded by death in the family, or sudden breaks between one set of family members with another, but the day of the ceremony reflects all the expectations as if none of these things happened. 

8. Is always up to date with the fashions and trends of the day
If she wants her clients to have confidence in her ability, she won’t be hearing of a new style of ceremony from her clients. She’ll be already prepared to celebrate it by the time her clients hear about it on television or on the Internet. 

9. Is both creative and practical
If the style of ceremony requires props, she will know not only what props are required but how to arrange them in the most practical and visually attractive way. 

10. Is aware that details make the difference
Remembers the little things that clients often forget, like the matches for a candle lighting ceremony. It is remarkable how often clients will search far and wide to buy an unusual candle for a ceremony then forget the fact that it has to be lit. 

11. Shows initiative
If she is accepting bookings from interstate or overseas, then she is also able to supply the client with a list of other services which they may require. While she may not necessarily recommend these services, she will certainly check them out as to their quality and reliability.

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Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Booking A Wedding




Wedding in a Hurry?
Get Married in just 31 days
Wedding in a hurry?
Book now and get married in just 31 days!
Long-time wedding plan?
Book now and get married up to 18 months from now.
When can we meet up?
24/7.
Where can we meet up?
Your home, my home (Margate on the Redcliffe Peninsula), or a local coffee shop convenient to us both.
What will the wedding Ceremony be like?
Just the way you want it to be.
How do you begin the legal process?
Download and complete the Notice of Intended Marriage or better still give me a call! Margate (07) 3283 8567 or email me bestceremony@gmail.com
What documents do I need?
If born in Australia - Birth Certificate
If born overseas - Birth Certificate (translated into English) or Passport
Naturalised Australian but can't provide either your Birth Certificate or Passport from country of origin?
Your naturalisation certificate along with a Statutory Declaration regarding your birth
If previously married - Divorce papers (Decree Absolute), or Death Certificate (if previous spouse is deceased)
Applying for a Spouse Visa?
Check out your options on this government website. http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/family-visas-partner.htm
I will provide you with an appropriate letter to the Immigration department

You don't have to be an Australian citizen or a permanent resident of Australia to legally marry in Australia, nor is there a minimum time you need to be in Australia before your marriage can take place.

For your wedding venue you can choose any place – home, public gardens, restaurant, reception centres etc, - and any time of the day or night.

To marry in Australia you must satisfy certain legal requirements:
ü  You must be at least 18 years unless a court has approved a marriage where one party is aged between sixteen and eighteen years old.
ü  You need to give the celebrant a completed Notice of Intended Marriage (provided by the celebrant or downloaded from the Internet) at least one month before the wedding day; the form being valid for eighteen months.
ü  The Notice of Intended Marriage can be witnessed by the celebrant. It can also be completed and witnessed outside Australia for those wishing to be married in Australia. (Check the Notice of Intended Marriage for the qualifications of the person able to witness the Notice of Intended Marriage when completed overseas.)
ü  You will need to give the celebrant evidence of date and place of birth, identity and, in the case of persons previously marrıed evidence of how last marrıage ended (death/dıvorce). You may be asked to complete a statutory declaration to support your evidence.
ü  If there is less than one month before your wedding a prescribed authority may approve a shorter notice time in some limited circumstances.
ü  On your wedding day, you will sign three marriage certificates witnessed by the celebrant and two witnesses. The celebrant will give you one of the certificates as a record of your marriage.
ü  Your witnesses can be anyone present at the wedding ceremony who is over eighteen years of age.
ü  Within fourteen days of your wedding day, your marriage will be registered by the celebrant with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state or territory the marriage took place.


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Monday, July 11, 2016

Home, Sweet Home

What better place to have a wedding then in your own home, where you're comfortable, and so are your guests.

Your home wedding might be just the two of you, plus two close friends. The wedding ceremony conducted in your lounge room. Or your wedding might include all you family and friends, with the wedding guests spilling into your garden.

Here are some hints you might consider when planning a home wedding.
  1. Hold your wedding ceremony on your large veranda, shaded from the heat or the rain by an extended roof. 
  2. Have a friend video your wedding ceremony so you can all watch it with the drinks and snacks later that day. 
  3. Start your wedding decorating from the front gate using balloons, streamers and pot plants. 
  4. Think there might be parking problems? Ask close relatives to give lifts to other guests. 
  5. Check with your neighbours. They might let your guests park in their yards. In any case, let them know what's happening so that you don't find them cutting the lawn as you're exchanging wedding vows with your partner. 
  6. Consider hiring a bus to drop off your wedding guests and picking them up at the end of the wedding reception. 
At an evening wedding that I celebrated recently in my own home with just the bride and groom and their witnesses, we ended the ceremony with a toast to the newly weds.

Everyone commented that the non-alcoholic sparkling grape juice was utterly delicious!


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Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Sssizzler of a Honeymoon

If you’re after the most remarkable, you might like to see some of the world’s most famous fountains, for their statutory and their beauty. 

In Rome, one of the most recognizable landmarks is the Trevi Fountain. The fountain was featured in such films as ‘Three Coins in a Fountain’, where three American ladies hoped to find love, 'Roman Holiday' where Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck did find love, and 'La Dolce Vita', where statuesque Anita Ekberg took a dip in the waters of the fountain. 

Built in 1762 the baroque fountain stands 25.9 meters (85 feet) high and 19.8 meters (65 feet) wide, and includes huge statues of Neptune, the God of the ocean, being driven in a shell-cart drawn by two sea horses, guided by two Tritons. 

The name Trevi designates the situation of the fountain, being at the intersection of three roads -  tre vie. The ancient legend has it that tourists who want to return to Rome, should toss a coin with their right hand over the left shoulder while standing with their back to the fountain. Despite the fact that the practice is discouraged by the powers that be, there are literally thousands of coins being tossed into the fountain by hopeful lovers and enchanted honeymooners. 

Even if their dreams don’t come true, the coins don’t go to waste as they are later fished out and handed to charities.


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