Tuesday, 22 June 2010
Celebrants Online is now on Twitter
Celebrants Online has finally set up a Twitter account. Check it out here. The aim will be to tweet a mix of items, some of interest to Marriage Celebrants and others of interest to couples thinking about or planning their wedding. We'll see how it goes ...
Monday, 21 June 2010
Marriage Celebrant over-supply?
A recent article in the The Age newspaper raises the question of the over-supply of Marriage Celebrants to the market.
The article highlights some of the potential pitfalls for marrying couples in regards to selecting a suitable celebrant to perform their wedding ceremony.
With over 10,000 Marriage Celebrants offering their services across Australia, and almost 1/4 of those in Victoria, the choice for marrying couples now seems overwhelming.
So, how to choose a Marriage Celebrant?
There's no definitive answer ... suffice to say, price alone is definitely NOT it. You often read or hear, "You get what you pay for." That generally is the case with Celebrant services as it is with buying a car, or a stereo system or a house.
A few things to think about:
The article highlights some of the potential pitfalls for marrying couples in regards to selecting a suitable celebrant to perform their wedding ceremony.
With over 10,000 Marriage Celebrants offering their services across Australia, and almost 1/4 of those in Victoria, the choice for marrying couples now seems overwhelming.
So, how to choose a Marriage Celebrant?
There's no definitive answer ... suffice to say, price alone is definitely NOT it. You often read or hear, "You get what you pay for." That generally is the case with Celebrant services as it is with buying a car, or a stereo system or a house.
A few things to think about:
- experience
- qualifications
- reputation
- resources made available to you
- physical resources available for use at your ceremony
- quality of voice
- physical presentation
- time made available to you
- and then ... price
Friday, 10 July 2009
Website statistics updated
Statistics for the four websites have now been updated to end-June 2009.
Click on the links below to check out the stats for each site:
Click on the links below to check out the stats for each site:
Wednesday, 25 March 2009
Civil Celebrants in Hong Kong
Interesting to note that the notion and practice of authorising & using Civil Celebrants is increasing rapidly in a variety of countries. A January 16 press release from the HK Government announced the appointment of 34 new Marriage Celebrants, bringing to 1,439 the number of Celebrants appointed since mid-April 2006. It's great to read that, with the introduction of Civil Celebrants, the number of civil marriages has taken off - couples are making the most of the opportunity to celebrate a Civil Ceremony.
Monday, 23 March 2009
Levels of connectedness
I've spent today at a professional learning session with Will Richardson. Will is a charismatic and inspirational educator and advocate for using technology in a wholly integrated fashion in learning & teaching & living.
While I attended this PL session wearing my hats of Teacher Librarian & Head of IT Faculty, rather than my Celebrants Online hat, there is much in what Will talked and writes about that could be well-utilised by Celebrants.
Many of us network via email & face-to-face contact through our professional associations. But there is a huge world, with enormous potential, just waiting for us to network - with other Celebrants and all involved in the business of ceremony and with potential clients.
Are you on Twitter, YouTube, Flickr? Do you have a blog that you post to on a regular basis? These are just some of the amazing Web-based tools that enable you to network with the world at large. In creating an effective web presence you will be increasing your opportunities for learning, sharing, and growing as a technological person and as a Celebrant.
While I attended this PL session wearing my hats of Teacher Librarian & Head of IT Faculty, rather than my Celebrants Online hat, there is much in what Will talked and writes about that could be well-utilised by Celebrants.
Many of us network via email & face-to-face contact through our professional associations. But there is a huge world, with enormous potential, just waiting for us to network - with other Celebrants and all involved in the business of ceremony and with potential clients.
Are you on Twitter, YouTube, Flickr? Do you have a blog that you post to on a regular basis? These are just some of the amazing Web-based tools that enable you to network with the world at large. In creating an effective web presence you will be increasing your opportunities for learning, sharing, and growing as a technological person and as a Celebrant.
Tuesday, 27 January 2009
Celebrants Online welcomes ...
Since the start of the Celebrants Online websites renewal process at the beginning of December '08, it's been my pleasure to welcome many Celebrants to the 'family'. Listed below are the recent additions to the websites. Please click on the links to view each celebrant's full profile.
Celebrants Online
John Whitford - North Central Victoria
Lesley Baker-Hames - Western Australia
Peter D. Raymond - Melbourne eastern suburbs
Pete & Olga Brown - Western Australia
Carol Dale - Melbourne southern suburbs
Richard Lawley - South Australia
Cheryl Griffin - Mornington Peninsula
Bev Krzyzanowski - Melbourne eastern suburbs
MaryAnne Sterling - Melbourne western suburbs
Kristina Visser - Central Victoria
Caroline Vergura - Melbourne southern suburbs
Mary Rose Hookey - Yarra Valley / Healesville / High Country
Josephine Katona - Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula
Emma Davey - Tasmania
NSWCelebrants Online
Nicole Celeban - Sydney western suburbs
Francine O'Brien - NSW Hunter Region
Alan Whitehead - NSW Blue Mountains
QLDCelebrants Online
Pamela Nair - Brisbane
Andrew Sinclair - Brisbane
Peta Fryer - Bundaberg
Candy Barta - Gold Coast
Sandy Samson - Brisbane
Terry Rundell - Bundaberg
Celebrants Online
John Whitford - North Central Victoria
Lesley Baker-Hames - Western Australia
Peter D. Raymond - Melbourne eastern suburbs
Pete & Olga Brown - Western Australia
Carol Dale - Melbourne southern suburbs
Richard Lawley - South Australia
Cheryl Griffin - Mornington Peninsula
Bev Krzyzanowski - Melbourne eastern suburbs
MaryAnne Sterling - Melbourne western suburbs
Kristina Visser - Central Victoria
Caroline Vergura - Melbourne southern suburbs
Mary Rose Hookey - Yarra Valley / Healesville / High Country
Josephine Katona - Geelong & Bellarine Peninsula
Emma Davey - Tasmania
NSWCelebrants Online
Nicole Celeban - Sydney western suburbs
Francine O'Brien - NSW Hunter Region
Alan Whitehead - NSW Blue Mountains
QLDCelebrants Online
Pamela Nair - Brisbane
Andrew Sinclair - Brisbane
Peta Fryer - Bundaberg
Candy Barta - Gold Coast
Sandy Samson - Brisbane
Terry Rundell - Bundaberg
Best laid plans ...
It's hard to believe that my last post was back in July last year. This past month and a half has been flat-chat with the subscription renewal process for Celebrants Online, NSWCelebrants Online & QLDCelebrants Online.
And it's back to school tomorrow, so my email response rate may slow down a little as I leap in to what promises to be a very busy school year.
Back in July I started the process of uploading celebrant photos on to Flickr, as I saw that as another way of promoting Celebrants with a value-add service. Despite having let the project slide, I still believe that, so will aim to get back on track with it.
A new year resolution ... every endeavour will be made to update the blog with an item of interest on a weekly basis. Let's see how I go. :)
And it's back to school tomorrow, so my email response rate may slow down a little as I leap in to what promises to be a very busy school year.
Back in July I started the process of uploading celebrant photos on to Flickr, as I saw that as another way of promoting Celebrants with a value-add service. Despite having let the project slide, I still believe that, so will aim to get back on track with it.
A new year resolution ... every endeavour will be made to update the blog with an item of interest on a weekly basis. Let's see how I go. :)
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