Your Legal Marriage Ceremony *
 
* Whether or not you are having a legal marriage ceremony, you can still have a wedding. The information on this page includes information about legal marriage.

After many years of activism by countless numbers of people, and the expenditure of $122 million by the Australian Government, marriage equality became a reality in December 2017.

Nothing gives me greater joy than being the celebrant for couples previously unable to marry because they failed to fit into the narrow definition of "a man and a woman" which, up until then, had been the legal requirement for marriage in this country.  Even after all of the same-sex marriages I've solemnised, I still get goose-bumps when I say the new definition of legal marriage (as I am required to do, before you make your vows)
Marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of two people,
to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into, for life.

And I've been known to choke up a little when I declare that you are legally married!

When you engage me as your celebrant, I can guarantee that you will have a wedding ceremony
  • that is romantic,  light-hearted, engaging, and entertaining
  • that you and your guests will enjoy
  • that will cause a few tears (both from laughter and from genuine emotion)
  • that includes compassion for your nervous feelings
  • that gives priority to your needs
  • that is authentic to you
  • that is notable for a complete lack of meaningless padding - every word is meaningful
  • that includes elements that no-one in your circle of friends has done before
  • that surprises and delights your guests
  • that is a heart-warming experience that everyone will remember and talk about for years
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