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Surprise
weddings
If you value being surrounded by your family and friends on your
wedding day but want to avoid wedding planning stress a surprise
wedding could be a no-hassle, family-oriented option.
In Australia the legal requirements
of informed consent and a clear
month's notice mean that both the bride and the groom have to be in on
the secret, together with the marriage celebrant. However, it is
perfectly
legal to keep the fact that you are getting married from everyone else,
including your two official
witnesses.
You may want to have a surprise wedding if
- you like the idea of having a wedding
incorporating some of the traditional
customs without pre-wedding pressures and irritations
- you want to have your family and friends
share the day with you
- you want everyone, including yourselves,
to be relaxed
- you want to be totally in control of your
wedding
- you want to save money
While the level of planning and the cost can vary depending on the
style of your wedding, a surprise wedding can be very simple to plan,
and extraordinarily versatile.
The biggest issue is likely to be how to dupe your friends, how to
ensure significant people will attend, and how to keep your plans a
secret.
As surprise weddings become more common inviting
everyone to an engagement party can raise suspicions. I've noticed an
increasing number of guests are turning up with both an engagement card
and a wedding card with their gift.
Parties on special days (Halloween, Christmas, New Year's Eve), family
get-togethers, significant birthdays, house warmings, even a
"TV-warming" party for a new plasma
TV and an invite to watch State of Origin (with your wedding planned
for half-time) are possibilities.
You can tell people when they arrive, that it is a wedding. One couple
I married presented everyone with a souvenir stubby holder
announcing their New Year's Eve wedding as they came through the front
door.
Or you can spring the surprise when
you are ready to
start the ceremony. You don't even need to use words. The first bars of
the
Wedding March can say it all.
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Jennifer
Cram is a
secular humanist celebrant
in Brisbane
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
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Phone: (07) 3378 3005
International: + 61 7 3378 3005
Email:
Mail: P O Box 20, Indooroopilly QLD 4068, Australia
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