Your Wedding ceremony can be as traditional or contemporary as you wish. Remember this is your wedding and you should plan the ceremony you want.

I provide an extensive range of resources to assist you. You are encouraged to write your own vows based on your thoughts about marriage and the kind of relationship you are committed to. You may write the vows yourself or choose and alter examples I can provide.

I have a number of suggestions for the exchange of rings, and other sub-ceremonies from which you can make a selection, or you can write as much of the ceremony as you would like.                                                    

After discussing your wishes together over time, I will prepare a draft ceremony for your consideration.
To help me make the ceremony truly personal you might like to share with me something about yourselves, such as:

·    How did you first meet?

·    When did you fall in love?

·    What do you love about each other?

·    What does marriage mean to you?

·    What led you to choose the place for the ceremony?

The Wedding ceremony has several parts as follows :-

The ceremony's introduction - where the celebrant introduces / identifies themselves to all present.

The reading - a very personal and beautiful part of any ceremony.

  The Authorisation - Legally required to be in your ceremony, this is an authorization for the celebrant to conduct marriage ceremonies and also to describe the nature of the marriage relationship. The full names of the couple are said at least once during the ceremony to identify them - usually during the introduction or the authorization.

Giving the Bride Away – (Optional.) Traditionally the bride's father gives her away, but quite often now, both the bride and groom are being given away by either parent's or siblings or sometimes even a child or multiple children!

The asking - the groom and bride ask each other if they take one another as husband and wife and answer, "I will" or "I do". (This part is optional).

 The vows - the bride and groom make special promises or pledges to one another. No matter what promises the couple make to one another the vows have a legally required prefix which states the following: "In the presence of these witnesses, I (name), take you (name), to be my wife/husband".

The ring ceremony - it's usual for the celebrant to make a short statement on the symbolic nature of the ring/s prior to the ring/s being placed on the finger/s.

A Reading - this may be done by the celebrant, a guest or the bride and or the groom. This is optional

The Declaration of Marriage - the celebrant declares the couple husband and wife, a legal requirement. 

Signing of the Marriage Documents - legally required, followed by the presentation of the Marriage Certificate to the couple. Then, a final Reading or Blessing is often done, but that's completely optional. Finally, the new married couple are presented to the guests.