by Susan Artup | Feb 3, 2015 | The Wedding Day
This is a delicate matter for me to write about… even though I haven’t been kept waiting to begin a ceremony for years it is still relevant for me to talk about it : the “tradition” of running late to your wedding. Who dreamt up that idea? That it would be endearing... 
by Susan Artup | Jan 7, 2015 | The Wedding Day
There are no hard and fast rules as to how you should organise the official part of your wedding – the Civil Ceremony was conceived so that you, the couple, could design proceedings to reflect your individual style, beliefs, culture and personality. The ceremony... 
by Susan Artup | Jan 2, 2015 | Legal Processes, The Wedding Day
Although you are married the minute you have exchanged the legal vows (and I love that moment of transition as only we 3 know it’s happened), it is tradition to hold off announcing your marriage until after the rings are exchanged. Once this has happened I can turn to... 
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”,...