You have found your partner and now I can help remove the mystery of officially becoming husband and wife. My aim is to help make this transition as smooth and enjoyable as possible.
To begin with you will need to find a celebrant who reflects your feelings and ideas for your wedding day and who will ensure all of the official requirments are taken care of to include lodging your paper work with the Registery of Births Deaths and Marriages.
The next step is to fill out and lodge, with your chosen celebrant, the Notice of Intended Marriage form which must be lodged no later than one month and one day before your chosen date and no sooner than 18 months.A downloadable form can be found by clicking on Giving Notice.
I can help further by weaving a ceremony from either your own thoughts and ideas or by providing samples from my extensive collection of ceremonies. These ceremonies range from traditional, spiritual, Celtic or you may choose inclusions of blessing of the rings, lighting candles,acknowledging the past and much more. I can guarantee we can create something that will appeal to you and yours.
As this is your special occasion you may wish to see me in person.Please feel free to contact me via email or phone to make an appointment and I will be happy to answer all of your questions.
As part of my practice I follow the Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants as set out by the Attorney Generals Department. Full copy included below.
In short - I love being a celebrant and working with people and would be honored to be part of your special day.
This Code of Practice applies to marriage celebrants (being persons registered under Subdivision C of Division 1 of Part IV of the Marriage Act 1961).
Note Under paragraph 39I(1)(b) of the Marriage Act 1961, if the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants is satisfied that a marriage celebrant has not complied with an obligation under section 39G of that Act, including this Code of Practice, the Registrar may take disciplinary measures against the marriage celebrant.
A marriage celebrant must maintain a high standard of service in his or her professional conduct and practice.
A marriage celebrant must recognise the social, cultural and legal significance of marriage and the marriage ceremony in the Australian community, and the importance of strong and respectful family relationships.
A marriage celebrant must:
A marriage celebrant must respect the importance of the marriage ceremony to the parties and the other persons organising the ceremony. To that end, the marriage celebrant must do the following:
A marriage celebrant must: (a) maintain an up-to-date knowledge about appropriate family relationships services in the community; and (b) inform parties about the range of information and services available to them to enhance, and sustain them throughout, their relationship.
Some of this information can be obtained by going to www.fahcsia.gov.au/frsp and www.ag.gov.au