Adolescence – a time for celebration!

How often have you heard the comment “teenagers aren’t like they used to be in our day” and the older my children and I get, the more I am inclined to agree (and wish for slower times!).  As a parent, we hear about drugs, alcohol, violence, suicide,...

Life is……..

We never know what lies ahead in our lives but we can certainly be inspired by these thoughts and words by Mother Tesesa. Life is an opportunity, benefit from it. Life is beauty, admire it. Life is bliss, taste it. Life is a dream, realize it. Life is a challenge,...

How do you choose a Marriage Celebrant?

There is an ever increasing number of Civil Marriage Celebrants being appointed in Australia by the Attorney-General’s Department. In 2010, I believe there was well over 12 000 marriage celebrants in Australia. Each marriage celebrant competes for their share of...

The Importance of Ceremony in our lives.

All over the world people celebrate through ceremony, with many ceremonies having cultural or religious significance. Ceremonies are filled with ritual. A ceremony allows us to acknowledge a transition or a rite of passage – a new beginning or sometimes, as a...

The Marriage Box

I am member of Australian Marriage Celebrants and within this association we have some many wonderful, creative and generous celebrants. A colleague shared this poem recently and I thought it worthwhile sharing with couples looking at my website……Whether...