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Category - Wedding Planning
How to have a Hygge Wedding in a Heatwave
Categories: |
Wedding Ceremony
|
Wedding Planning |
(08/12/2019)
A hygge wedding is a perfect way to beat the heat and
have a cosy and comfortable wedding ...
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How Many Toilets Does Your Wedding Need?
Categories: |
Wedding Planning |
(20/11/2019)
The ratio of toilets to guests at your wedding is
incredibly important. Here's how to do the maths to make
sure that the venue you choose has sufficient ...
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Micro Weddings - Pluses and Opportunities
Galore
Categories: |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(19/11/2019)
While a Micro Wedding is usually interpreted to be
abbreviated on all fronts - a shorter, simpler ceremony
and celebration with only a handful of guests - it
allows greater flexibility and offers many wonderful
possibilities not
possible in a larger wedding. ...
Read on...
10 Ways to Beat the Heat on Your Wedding Day
Categories: |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(14/11/2019)
Australia is a hot place where outdoor weddings are
popular. Heat can compromise your wedding in many ways,
Doing these 10 things can help you beat the heat and
have a fantastic day ...
Read on...
Making Sure Your Wedding Service Providers are
Legit
Categories: |
Wedding Planning
|
(04/11/2019)
Checking out your other service providers to make sure
they are legit is a bit more complicated than ensuring
your celebrant is duly authorised, but definitely worth
the effort if you want to not only avoid disappointment
on your wedding day, but ensure that they are going to
meet your expectations...
Read on...
Genius Wedding Planning in a Nutshell
Categories: |
Wedding Planning
|
(30/10/2019)
It's easy and simple to build your own wedding planner
and checklist based on the reality of your wedding. What
this means is that you create your own list of deadlines
in conjunction with your own To Do list to create an
infinitely scalable planner, suitable for big weddings,
small weddings, and microweddings regardless of how much
lead time you have...
Read on...
Don't let FOMO wreck your budget ... or your
wedding
Categories: |
Wedding Budget|
Wedding
Planning |
(27/10/2019)
Fear of Missing Out can prompt you to spend money
without due consideration or sign up to wedding services
in a hurry, leaving you with Buyers Remorse, or
worse...
Read
on...
Wedding Insurance
Categories: |
Wedding Planning |
(12/10/2019)
However good your Plan B is, it may well not be adequate
where a catastrophic natural disaster, severe illness,
or vendor non-performance is concerned. Having to cancel
or postpone your wedding can be financially very costly,
unless you are insured.....
Read on...
Avoid pre-wedding dramas with a Witness Lottery
Categories: |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Legals |
Wedding Planning |
(02/10/2019)
Because being witness is an honour, not choosing someone
who expected to be chosen can cause hurt feelings and a
ongoing drama, including broken friendships and family
rifts. Sidestep problems by having a witness lottery
....
Read on...
A Spontaneous Wedding? Yes you can
Categories: |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Legals | Wedding Planning |
(29/09/2019)
Does that whole let's get married now vibe appeal to
you? No big wedding, just running away and doing it
without any fuss and bother?...
Read on...
More than one Plan B for your wedding is a must!
Categories: | Wedding Planning |
(26/09/2019)
You need Plans B1, B2, and B3 to cover all eventualities
and to make sure your wedding can go ahead on the day
...
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Saying I Do in Secret (it's legal!)
Categories: | Wedding Legals |Wedding Planning |
(18/09/2019)
If you choose to be married with a civil celebrant in
Australia you can be married in secret ...
Read on...
7 Surprising Facts about Getting Married in
Australia
Categories: | Wedding Legals |Wedding Planning |
(16/09/2019)
Getting married in Australia is easier than many people
imagine - here are some little known facts that confirm
that. ...
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on...
Balloons and Bushfires
Categories: Naming Ceremonies |
Wedding
Ceremony |
Wedding Rituals |
Wedding
Planning |
(12/09/2019)
Balloon releases can cause or spread bushfires
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OMG! We forgot the rings ...
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
Wedding Rituals |
(24/08/2019)
Forgetting the wedding rings happens. But it doesn't
have to if you have strategies in place to avoid this.
Worst case scenario? There are multiple creative ways to
deal with being ringless on the day...
Read on...
20 things you can do in a backyard wedding
that you most likely won’t be able to do
anywhere else
Categories: Wedding Planning |
(15/08/2019)
Hosting your own wedding in your own backyard opens up a
wide range of possibilities, not only to save money, but
also to make your wedding totally unique because you
have complete control over every aspect of the day in a
way you don’t if you marry in a wedding venue, or even
in a public park
Read on...
Showcasing Wedding Music Makers
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
(03/07/2019)
One of the joys of being a celebrant is seeing other
wedding professionals "on the job", and working with
them as a team. Recently, I took the opportunity to
delve into what lies behind the skills of a couple of
favourite wedding music makers, and what enables them to
make the magic they do.
Read on...
Quick-fix hacks for unexpected wedding problems
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
(30/06/2019)
There will always be something that doesn’t go to plan
on the day. Some have the potential to derail the whole
wedding.. ...
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on...
Showcasing Wedding Photographers
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
(05/05/2019)
One of the joys of being a celebrant is seeing other
wedding professionals "on the job", and working with
them as a team. Recently, I took the opportunity to sit
down with two photographers I always love working with
to delve into what lies behind the skills, what enables
them to make the magic they do.
Read
on...
Surprise Weddings - How to have one without breaking
the law
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Legals |
Wedding Planning |
(03/05/2019)
The Marriage Act is very clear. Surprise weddings are
illegal - but only if one of the marrying
couple is being surprised. Which means there are plenty
of legal ways to have a surprise wedding ...
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How Many Bridesmaids is Just the Right Number?
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
Wedding Traditions |
(13/04/2019)
There is a
very fine line between an appropriate number of
bridesmaids (and groomsmen) and just too many,
and a wide range of factors that come into play
when deciding how many is the right number for
your wedding ...
Read on...
Your Wedding Scentscape: 7 top tips to
a planning a memory-making wedding
Categories: Wedding Planning |
(08/03/2019)
Science tells us that smells trigger more
vivid emotional memories and are better at inducing
that feeling of “being brought back in time” than
images. Science also tells us
that fragrances can have a powerful calming effect. When
planning your wedding, plan for the memories. One of the
simplest ways to do that is to plan not only how your
ceremony, and the celebration afterwards will look and
feel, but also how it smells....
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Weddings are rife with bullying – and its got to
stop
Categories: Wedding Planning |
Wedding
Traditions |
(22/02/2019)
There are many forms of common
wedding bullying and it is not all about the bride
bullying the bridesmaids...
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Has Marriage Equality Changed Weddings? – My
Predictions Revisited
Categories: Inclusive Wedding |
Wedding
Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(25/01/2019)
A year ago,
I predicted that Marriage Equality would change all
weddings in Australia, as more and
more heterosexual couples, previously
constrained by a wedding playbook that includes
outmoded traditions and embedded roles defined
by gender, experience the individual,
meaningful, expressions of an equal relationship
in the weddings of same-sex couples - and
that every wedding, gay or straight,
would be the better for it.
So how accurate was I?
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on...
How to have a Gracious Wedding
Categories: Inclusive Wedding |
Wedding Planning |
(22/11/2018)
Most couples today host their own weddings. Here are 35
ways to make sure that everyone feels
welcome,
appreciated, and both physically and emotionally
comfortable.
...
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on...
Before you Meet Your Celebrant
Categories: Celebrant |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning |
(19/11/2018)
There are two distinct aspects to getting married -
planning the ceremony and meeting the legal
requirements. Without the ceremony, your wedding
will just be an expensive party. And without meeting the
legal requirements you will not be legally married! Here
is a list of things to decide and things to do before
you meet with me. If you can tick off all of these the
process will go smoothly and efficiently.
...
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on...
Reduce Your Wedding Stress
Categories: Wedding Planning |
(16/11/2018)
8 easy ways to take control of your wedding and reduce
your wedding stress ...
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You, Your Wedding, and Trans-Gender and Non-Binary
Inclusivity
Categories: Inclusive Wedding |
Wedding Planning |
(27/10/2018)
If you’re a
Cis-gender couple planning your own wedding,
issues of gender identity may not be front and
centre in the process. However there are good
reasons why they should be. Here are some tips
on how to make sure your wedding is a
comfortable and inclusive experience for
everyone who attends, regardless of their gender
identity.
Read on...
8 Simple Ways to Keep Within your Wedding Budget
Categories: Wedding Budget |
Wedding Planning |
(23/10/2018)
One of the
most difficult aspects of wedding planning is
keeping within your wedding budget. Here are 8
simple things that will make that a breeze ...
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on...
The Importance of Wedding Invitations ... and other
Wedding Stationery (16/02/2018)
Categories: Wedding Planning |
Of all the "must haves" attached to a wedding, the two
that seem to be pushed to the bottom of the budget are
the celebrant (without whom you'd just be having a very
expensive party) and the invitations (without which none
of the people you want to be there would know the
important where and when facts)....
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How
Marriage Equality Will Change Wedding Ceremonies
(17/01/2018)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Inclusive
Wedding |
Wedding Planning |
This
is my prediction – wedding ceremonies will change, but
it won’t be a case of the wedding industry merely
accommodating same-sex couples. Rather same sex couples
will influence, by example, all civil wedding ceremonies
in Australia, and all weddings will be the better for
it.
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on...
Multicultural Fusion Weddings (08/01/2018)
Categories: Inclusive Weddings |
Wedding
Ceremony |
Wedding Planning
|
Wedding Rituals |
Wedding Traditions
|
If you are an
intercultural couple, how do you navigate your
ceremony? It is not uncommon to have two
ceremonies. But there is a third option - a fusion
wedding ceremony that incorporates the traditions of
what are important to you both
....
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on...
8
Things I've Learned Over 11 Years of Being a Marriage
Celebrant (04/01/2018)
Categories: Wedding Planning |
Some
of the things I've learned include it is never too early
to book important vendors, the most common questions
asked, the most common fear, and more ....
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Your celebrant is NOT ripping you off (it is more
than just half an hour) (10/07/2017)
Categories: Celebrant |
Wedding Budget |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
There is an awful lot that goes into the half-hour the
ceremony lasts - and that's what you are paying for
....
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on...
The Drones are Coming
(24/01/2017)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Planning
This year I predict that drones will be the must-have at
a wedding. But there are some things you need to take
into account to ensure disaster doesn't strike....
Read on...
How to have an Environmentally
Friendly and Socially Conscious Wedding (25/10/2016)
Categories: Wedding Budget |
Wedding Planning
|
Environmentally friendly
celebrations do not have to lack style. As well as
ensuring that you do not start your married life by
unwittingly contributing to climate change or
environmental damage, making socially conscious choices
can save you money – and provide a defensible
justification for not breaking the bank! Here's
how:
...
Read on ...
Great Wedding Photos Start in the Mind (22/09/2016)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning
Mindset and mind-power can make or break your wedding
photos ...
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on ...
How much does a wedding cost? (18/09/2016)
Categories:
Wedding Budget |
Wedding Planning |
While other parts of the retail sector are seeing a
downturn, even though the number of weddings in
Australia per year is dropping, the wedding industry is
flourishing - and that is costing couples big time. But
it doesn't have to ...
Read on ...
How
to Train your Flower Girl for a Brilliant Petal Toss
(14/09/2016)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony
| Wedding Planning
There is nothing sweeter than a flower girl tossing
petals with exuberant abandon. But achieving that takes
a little training ...
Read on ...
And the Flower Girl wore a Backpack ... (14/09/2016)
Categories:
Wedding Ceremony | Wedding Planning
Give the children you want involved in your wedding
ceremony the choice of what they will do and what they
will wear and magic happens ...
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How to avoid
getting less than you paid for ... or more than you
bargained for ... when booking your ceremony
(04/09/2016)
Categories: Wedding Budget |
Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding Legals
|
Wedding Planning |
Insider tips about what to
look at when considering a ceremony package...
Read on...
Don't Forget This One Simple
Thing When Choosing a Ceremony Venue
(23/08/2016)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
There is a very simple thing that makes all the
difference when choosing your ceremony venue. Forgetting
to do it is a serious oversight
... Read on...
How
to Avoid the #1 Wedding Embarrassment (15/08/2016)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
The
most feared wedding embarrassment is something that
nobody wants to do in public, let alone at their wedding
...
Read on...
6 Good Reasons to Celebrate when
Something Goes Wrong at your Wedding
(updated 26/07/2017)
Categories: Wedding Planning |
There is no such thing
as a perfect wedding, But that's reason to celebrate,
and here's why...
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Bali
Weddings (27/07/2016 updated 25/09/2019 to reflect
changes in Indonesian law)
Categories:
Wedding Legals |
Wedding Planning |
Everything you need to know about getting married with
an Australian celebrant in Bali
... Read on...
10
Things we "Know" about Getting Married that Ain't So
(26/07/2016)
Categories:
Wedding Legals |
Wedding Planning |
As Artemus Ward said 'It ain't so much the things we
don't know that get us in trouble. It's the things we
know that ain't so.' In wedding land there are a lot of
common beliefs that just aren't true ...
Read on...
How
to get the best "getting ready" photos (23/07/2016)
Categories: Wedding Planning |
Ensuring that your 'getting ready' photos are fantastic
requires not just a photographer with skills and a good
eye, but some preparation on the part of the bridal
party. ...
Read on...
How
to create a talking logo for your wedding
(23/07/2016)
Categories: Wedding Planning |
Borrow a tool from business networking for effective
communication about your wedding ...
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10 lessons learned from 700+ weddings (21/07/2016)
Categories: Wedding Planning |
Ten years of officiating weddings, both legal and
non-legal, have dished up some pretty interesting
lessons, some of which might surprise ...
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Scottish
Islamic Tartan (19/07/2016)
Categories: Inclusive
Weddings |
Wedding Planning |
Anyone, regardless of faith or genetic background can
have a Tartan Wedding, something demonstrated by an
official registered tartan ...
Read on...
Drone
and GO (06/08/2016)
Categories: Wedding Ceremony |
Wedding
Planning |
Drone and GO, sounds like the typical wedding ceremony,
doesn't it - the celebrant drones on, and eventually you
get to kiss and go. But that's not what this post is
about ...
Read on...