Celebrants Online welcomes ...

Celebrants Online welcomes ... Wendy Withers, CMC

Wendy is a Melbourne Marriage Celebrant based in Ferntree Gully but travelling across Melbourne's Eastern Suburbs and farther afield as required.

Wendy celebrates weddings & funerals and provides a professional & personal service.

For further information or to contact Wendy, click here to view her Celebrants Online profile.

Celebrants Online welcomes ...

Celebrants Online welcomes ... Noni Johnson, CMC

Noni is a Marriage Celebrant on Victoria's beautiful Great Ocean Road. Based in Aireys Inlet, Noni travels the Surf Coast celebrating weddings, namings, renewal of vows and other ceremonies as required.

For further information or to contact Noni, click here to view her Celebrants Online profile.

Becoming a Marriage Celebrant

Since the Australian Government changed the rules for becoming an authorised Marriage Celebrant, the number of such Celebrants has increased exponentially, from about 3,000 to 13,000 (approximate figures).

If that doesn't worry you, and you're keen to enter the world of Marriage Celebrancy, then your first stop should be the website of the Attorney-General, specifically the page that has all the up-to-date information about becoming a celebrant.

On this page you'll find background information about being a Marriage Celebrant, with some facts & figures that may give you cause to reconsider, information about required qualifications and the application process.

If you have decided that this path is for you ... Good Luck!

Eternity by Aileen Guirnela

Celebrants Online welcomes ...

Celebrants Online welcomes ... Tracey Patterson, CMC

Tracey loves her job as a Marriage & General Celebrant & travels throughout Central Victoria to celebrate Ceremonies. The Daylesford / Hepburn region is Tracey's home base, but she is happy to travel to your Ceremony location.

For more information about Tracey and the services she offers, view her profile on Celebrants Online.

Marriage equality videos

Came across this blog post a few days back, 'The ten best marriage equality videos from around the world'.

Videos from Ireland, Australia, Canada, and the US speak eloquently about love, commitment, relationship, and family. Whether you have an opinion on this topic or not, why not take a few minutes to view one or two (or all!) of the videos. It surely can't hurt.

Source - ABC News website

Robbie Fincham - Featured Marriage Celebrant

Melbourne Marriage Celebrant ~ Boronia Wedding Celebrant
 

 

Based in Melbourne's outer east, servicing Melbourne metro, the Dandenong Ranges and Yarra Valley region

 

2012 Gold Rose Celebrant & Secretary of the Civil Celebrations Network, Inc.

Hi, I'm Roberta, but everyone calls me 'Robbie'.

 

I'd never considered a career in celebrancy until my Father passed away 6 years ago. I found it extremely gratifying working with the funeral celebrant in the planning of his funeral. It was one of those 'lightning bolt' moments when I just knew that celebrancy was the meaningful career I had been looking for all my life. I have never looked back.


A wedding ceremony still holds the excitement, optimism and wonder today, as it always has. To be asked to be a part of this special event in a couple's lives, is indeed an honour. I can honestly say I just 'LOVE' meeting with couples and families and helping them plan their ceremony; one that tells their story, their hopes and dreams.



Robbie Fincham, CMC with Jessica & Shane at Chateau Wyuna

I listen carefully to my couples so I understand what's important to them. My aim is to translate their wishes into the 'ceremony of their dreams'.

The marriage ceremony marks an important rite of passage; moving from single to married. It has the potential to be a very powerful occasion. It shouldn't be just a few obligatory words thrown together before the reception party. Paying attention to all the little details can turn an ordinary ceremony into an extraordinary one.

There is no particular ceremony I've officiated at which stands out in my mind, as all ceremonies have been memorable in their own way. They were created with joy and pleasure and reflect the people for whom they were written. It is my endeavour, for every couple that entrusts me with facilitating their wedding ceremony, to exceed their expectations.

Robbie Fincham, CMC with Michelle & Darren at Healesville

To all my couples; past, present and future, I say 'Thank You' for allowing me the privilege of sharing this significant day in your lives.

Robbie Fincham, CMC with Kristy & Luke at Coldstream

Marriage = COURAGE

Sometimes getting married takes courage. Inter-faith, mixed race, same-sex, & disabled-able bodied couples often face obstacles to their relationships. In many of these situations, couples have to dig deep and tap in to their internal reserves of resilience, personal strength and courage.

In Srebrenica, an inter-faith couple has done just that. Almir Salihovic & Ducisa Rendulic have been a couple since mid 2010. Since getting together they've been blessed with a son, Jusuf.

What's unusual about this couple is that Almir is Bosnian Muslim and Ducisa is Serb-Croat Catholic. In a country riven by ethnic and religious hatred in the 1990's during the Bosnian War, inter-faith marriage has virtually died out.

Before the War, inter-faith marriages made up about 33% of all marriages in the country. After the war, in which Serbian soldiers slaughtered the male Muslim population of Srebrenica, the collective psyche just couldn't stomach inter-faith marriage. There was too much simmering hatred, too much pain, too much grief.

But now, 17 years after the war ended, a young couple is ready to test the waters. In announcing their pending wedding, Almir & Ducisa are putting themselves out there. They're risking social isolation, retribution, employment difficulties and worse. But they're willing to give it a go - for each other and for their son.

Now, that's what I call 'COURAGE'! Read more about Ducisa & Almir here.

Almir Salihovic, Ducisa Rendulic & Jusuf                 Source

 

Celebrants Online welcomes ...

Celebrants Online welcomes ... Andrea Campbell, CMC & Melissa Fahey, CMC

Andrea is a Marriage Celebrant based on the stunning Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She is a vibrant, young celebrant who can assist you in creating your dream wedding ceremony, committment, naming or renewal of vows ceremony.

View Andrea Campbell's Celebrants Online profile here.












Based in Newport, Melissa provides a ceremony service throughout Melbourne & suburbs. Getting to know a couple or family in order to provide a unique, personalised wedding, commitment or naming ceremony, is just a part of what Melissa does.

For further information, view Melissa Fahey's Celebrants Online profile.





 

Marriage celebrant matters

The Department of the Attorney-General, Marriage Law & Celebrants Section has produced a newsletter for Marriage Celebrants, Marriage celebrant matters.

In this first edition of the newsletter, Marriage Celebrants will find information about:

• Reforms to the Marriage Celebrants Program
• New resources for Marriage Celebrants
• Ongoing professional development
• Outcome of the last CoCA meeting
• New Guidelines on the Marriage Act 1961 for Marriage Celebrants
• FAQs

Celebrants Online welcomes ...

Celebrants Online welcomes ... Gail Nagel

Gail is a Marriage Celebrant & Justice of the Peace based in the beautiful Blue Mountains in NSW.

Appointed in 2004, Gail travels throughout Sydney and farther afield to celebrate ceremonies. For further information, view Gail's profile on Celebrants Online.