Ceremonies

All couples will be given a selection of beautiful vows and readings and together we will create the words that will define your perfect day. All couples will also receive a signed certificate and a commemorative copy of the ceremony to keep, honouring the occasion and making your day special.

Weddings:

Whether you are interested in a shorter simple ceremony or one that is more elaborate we are delighted to create a ceremony that is in harmony with your cultural, spiritual or other traditions. We offer suggestions to help but as long as the legal parts are included you are quite welcome to write as much or as little of the ceremony as you wish. Bear in mind however this is a moment you will want to remember for the rest of your life and it is advisable to think carefully about the length of your ceremony as you don't want to feel afterwards that it could have been longer.

This is the time to celebrate your love and friendship, your dreams and goals for your new life together. There are many beautiful and meaningful ways to include family members and friends, including those not present for one reason or another, through the use of cultural symbols, poems, songs or special ceremonies.

Renewal of vows

This is ideal for couples who are already married to each other (whether in Australia or overseas). You may have gone through a small wedding in your own country and now wish to celebrate with a larger ceremony in front of family and friends (or vice versa). You may also wish to celebrate a significant moment in your marriage. Whatever the reason, this ceremony can be as beautiful and meaningful as a legal wedding. Because there are no legal components, there is more freedom for you to have a ceremony EXACTLY as you wish.

Commitment Ceremonies:

As same sex marriages are not currently legally recognised in Australia, many same sex couples wish to openly display their love for one another by formalising their commitment with the intention of sharing the rest of their lives together.

This ceremony may also be used for other couples eg those already legally married to other people but not divorced. There is no legal registration so the ceremony can take any format the couple wishes. Like the weddings and renewal of vows this ceremony marks a special and significant moment in your relationship and between us we will create a beautiful meaningful ceremony.

Baby Namings or other Rites of passage:

The welcoming of a new baby, or even an older child, as a member of the family and the community is always something special. The child is usually named and welcomed in a ceremony in the presence of family members and friends. This ceremony may consist of prayers and readings, if desired, or you may prefer a format to suit whatever style you wish. You may like to appoint Godparents who will assist in the guidance and protection of the child through life.

Something similar can also be used to celebrate at times of other traditional rites of passage like puberty and coming of age. It may also be a celebration for any significant event in the person's life. We can create a beautiful ceremony that will enhance the moment and provide a memory that will last forever.

House or Boat Renamings:

There is a superstition that says it is unlucky to rename a boat. Boats have a life, and a mind of their own, once named and christened. Naming something, anything, serves to give it life, an energy and a mind of its own.
When a boat is named and christened, energetically, it has been enlivened, and from that point on must be treated with the same respect that we would a person.

You can change the name as long as you do it correctly. We will create a ceremony that will ask the boat's permission, and use a de-naming ceremony before christening the boat with the new name.

Renaming a house is similar. There are a few things that help the house shift its energy... over time homes tend to develop an energy of their own, especially once they have been named, so it is always advisable to respect this and communicate with the house about the upcoming change. At the very least, I would recommend a good cleaning - washing floors, walls and windows, inside and out, what folks typically call a "spring cleaning" as the first step in the ritual... this clears the house of the old energy and helps you to set up for the new... planting a new tree or garden is also a good way of signifying the change, as is redecorating, especially of the entrance ways... and of course doing some formal ritual as you hang up the new name plate somewhere... if you haven't checked out the name numerologically, I would also recommend this...