by Susan Artup | Dec 26, 2014 | The Wedding Day, Vows
The vows are the crux of the ceremony – they make the marriage legal. In every civil ceremony I encourage couples to write or choose their own vows. I have many you can choose from but you are strongly encouraged to put together your own promise of future commitment.... 
by Susan Artup | Dec 20, 2014 | The Wedding Day, Vows
We don’t say that in Australian wedding ceremonies – the statutory declaration that you sign before you can be married takes care of this clause! However, hearing the words from the Marriage Act clears the way for the ceremony to proceed, as does the “Giving Away”,... 
by Susan Artup | Dec 12, 2014 | Ceremony
You set the scene with your introduction and establish a tone for your ceremony. Usually the introduction is conducted by me as celebrant but do remember anybody can introduce the proceedings and you may prefer to have someone who knows you well – or even do it... 
by Susan Artup | Dec 7, 2014 | Ceremony
I’ll give you lots of ceremonies – of course you can just choose one or mix and match the elements but the whole point of the civil way of being married is that you have the opportunity to make it utterly personal and unique. There is no standard wording you...