TYPES OF
CEREMONIES
Mission Statement
To work sensitively with clients to create and deliver unique
relationship-strengthening ceremonies that meet their emotional and
cultural needs and engage and delight their guests.
Mission Statement
To work sensitively with clients to create and deliver unique
relationship-strengthening ceremonies that meet their emotional and
cultural needs and engage and delight their guests.
Wedding - Marriage - Legal Marriage What's in a word?
Because marriage between couples of the same sex is not yet legal in Australia and many other countries, the common use of the words wedding and marriage interchangeably can be confusing, so here are some definitiions.
Wedding
A wedding refers to the events of a day (in some cultures this might stretch to several days). It generally includes a ceremony to unite a couple for life and a celebratory event in which family and friends of the couple join them for a meal and other activities such as cutting a cake, toasts, dancing, etc. There is no reason, legally or otherwise, why couples who cannot legally marry shouldn't have a wedding.Marriage
Marriage , as they say, lasts a lifetime, so the word describes a condition. But it can also be used to describe an event. Typically on wedding invitations guests are invited to "the marriage of" , and this is understood to be the marriage ceremony . Where there is a reception afterwards, that information is generally given as "and afterwards......" or something similar.Legal Marriage
Legal marriage is where the government gets involved. Through the Marriage Act who can legally marry and what must be done in order that a marriage is recognised as legal is specified and controlled. While a marriage is a contract between two people, it is the registration of that marriage with the relevant government entity and the recognition by government of the marriage that makes it legal. Legal marriage grants couples rights and benefts. And while most couples in Australia marry in a civil ceremony a religious marriage ceremony is the only religious ceremony that delivers secular benefits.Civil Union / Registered Partnership / Civil Partnership
Civil Unions are a mechanism by which a government grants certain
relationship entitlements to couples. In Australia while Marriage comes
under Federal jurisdiction, Civil Unions are controlled by individual
states and are currently only available in Tasmania, Victoria and the
ACT.Jennifer
Cram is a secular humanist celebrant
in Queensland Australia
Serving all of Brisbane, Redlands, Redcliffe, Pine Rivers, Logan and Ipswich
Ceremonies performed in private homes, parks, gardens, hotels, clubs, restaurants, chapels, function centres, reception centres, wedding venues.
Day or evening ceremonies 365 days a year
Her Celebrant Services include:
Commitment Ceremonies for gay, lesbian, and straight couples, including Contemporary, Traditional, Spiritual, Inter-cultural, Scottish, Celtic, Chinese, Buddhist, Mediaeval and themed ceremonies; Handfasting;
Renewal of Vows; Naming Ceremonies; End-of-Relationship Ceremonies.
Jennifer's other websites:
gl-unions.jennifercram.com
DIYceremonies.com.au
jennifercram.com.au
jennifercram.com
in Queensland Australia
Serving all of Brisbane, Redlands, Redcliffe, Pine Rivers, Logan and Ipswich
Ceremonies performed in private homes, parks, gardens, hotels, clubs, restaurants, chapels, function centres, reception centres, wedding venues.
Day or evening ceremonies 365 days a year
Her Celebrant Services include:
Commitment Ceremonies for gay, lesbian, and straight couples, including Contemporary, Traditional, Spiritual, Inter-cultural, Scottish, Celtic, Chinese, Buddhist, Mediaeval and themed ceremonies; Handfasting;
Renewal of Vows; Naming Ceremonies; End-of-Relationship Ceremonies.
Jennifer's other websites:
gl-unions.jennifercram.com
DIYceremonies.com.au
jennifercram.com.au
jennifercram.com
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