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Types
of Commitment Ceremonies
Jennifer Cram
Authorised Brisbane Marriage Celebrant
Accredited Naming & General Celebrant
Your commitment
ceremony will be unique to you and will celebrate your relationship,
and will reflect your style and your wishes regarding the emotional and
cultural content of the ceremony.
Within the broad service level you choose there are
many possibilities. But in all ceremonies the earlier parts of the
ceremony bring together
everyone present as a supporting community. Then the focus shifts to
you as to make your vows. The words I say to you and those you say to
each other will create a private space that will nurture your love for
each other and convey to everyone presence the importance of your
relationship and your commitment to each other.
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Because
different service levels
require differing levels of input, time and energy to create
and
perform your ceremony for you, my fees reflect the size and complexity
of your
ceremony as impacted by a combination of the following:
- the number of guests and the number of
people in the ceremony party
- type/complexity of the ceremony
- time required to develop the ceremony
- whether a rehearsal is required
- the day of the week on which the ceremony
is held
- the location of the ceremony
Service levels
Custom-created ceremonies
A
custom-created ceremony is created just for you, a ceremony that is all
about you, a ceremony that your family and friends will say was "so
them"
Couture
Commitment Ceremonies
A richly
symbolic ceremony, including family, friends, a professionally
choreographed
processional and interesting staging, is the ceremony of choice if you
intend to have a large ceremony party and a significant number of
guests.
Combo Ceremony
A combo ceremony is a variant on the couture ceremony, a commitment
ceremony that
- incorporates another type of ceremony,
such as a Naming Ceremony or a Reaffirmation of Vows
- includes more than one couple, such as a double or triple commitment ceremony
- Follows close on or is closely followed
by a second but related ceremony (usually within hours but possibly
involving a change of venue)
No-Fuss Intimate
Commitments (Small ceremonies)
Bigger
isn't
always better, but it always costs more. Keeping your commitment
celebration
small and intimate also focuses the ceremony on the promises you make
to each other, and allows you to spend quality time with each of your
guests.
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Pink
Weddings
Couples of the
same sex cannot legally be married in Australia. A Pink Wedding is a
term commonly used for a formal commitment ceremony for a same-gender
couple. While not a legal
ceremony it is a heartfelt and moving expression of loving commitment.
Handfasting
Handfasting
is a Celtic tradition going back to pre-Christian Pagan
times, and is particularly suited to a same-sex commitment ceremony as
it involves the binding together of the couple's hands with ribbons or
cords of colours that have significance. Handfasting can be
incorporated as a ritual in any commitment ceremony before the
vows to signify the couple's agreement to spend the rest of their lives
together, or the whole ceremony
can be based on modern interpretation of the ritual.
Types of Commitment ceremonies
A commitment ceremony can be anything you wish including Humanist,
Spiritual, Cultural, or Inter-Cultural. Refer to the different types of
weddings for an appreciation of the numerous possibilities.
Want something unusual? Not a problem!
Reaffirmation (Renewal of Vows)
Legally
married or
formally committed couples can reaffirm their vows on significant
anniversaries or other occasions. Couples who have eloped or who have
had a very small ceremony frequently reaffirm their vows as part of the
larger celebration soon after the wedding. The ceremony follows the
structure of a wedding but is less formal and is focussed on
celebrating the success of the relationship. Under Australian law
couples already married may not have a repeat ceremony, so the
vows are reaffirmed not merely repeated.
A Touch of Religion?
In Australia
couples may include religious references, prayers, readings and music
in a civil ceremony. Where you yourselves are not religious but
someone important to you is, this can be accomplished in a number of
ways that are not intrusively obvious to guests who are not religious
but which lend an air of familiarity to the ceremony for those who are.
This is also a way to acknowledge dual religious heritages within a
secular (non-religious) ceremony.
Unless you
specifically request religious
inclusions I assume that the ceremony will be secular.
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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:
Wedding
Ceremonies including Contemporary,
Traditional, Spiritual, Intimate, Cultural, Inter-cultural,
Buddhist, Celtic, Handfasting, Humanist, Irish, Mediaeval, Military,
Scottish,
Celtic, Chinese, Buddhist, Mediaeval; Surprise, Theme, True-Blue
Aussie, Visa, Green, and Pink Weddings;
Renewal of
Vows; Commitment
Ceremonies for gay, lesbian,
and straight couples; Naming Ceremonies;
House Warming;
Launching; Divorce
and Separation (End-of-Relationship) Ceremonies
Contact Details
Phone: (07)
3378 3005
International:
+ 61 7 3378 3005
Email:
Mail: P O Box
20, Indooroopilly QLD 4068, Australia
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