Your ceremony is about you and so long as you fulfil the legal requirements, you can style your wedding however you like, be it modern or traditional, short or long, with a reading ritual or poem.

I will provide an information booklet with some sample ceremonies written by myself and others.

Venue/setting

  • An intimate ceremony in your favourite restaurant

  • Under the stars at your favourite campground or under the light of the moon

  • In the cellar or vineyard of a winery

  • In a house or garden

  • At sunset/sunrise surrounded by bird call

  • A luxurious hotel

  • At your favourite lookout

  • On a houseboat floating along the Murray River

  • A themed wedding (ie Star Wars!)

Rituals

Handfasting | Candle ceremony | Sand ceremony | Wine sharing | Stone ceremony | Tree planting

Readings

Poetry Religious passages | Song lyrics | Quotes | Book excerpts

Two Tell a Tale

Handfasting ceremony

“Shelley Allturner was warm and welcoming from the very first meeting. She went through everything carefully and made the whole process easy. On the day of our wedding, she was amazing, even having tissues ready to go for myself and my groom. Everything ran smoothly, and the day was exactly as we wanted. I would recommend Shelley to anyone and everyone who requires a celebrant.”
— Sam & Geoff

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Links for ceremonies, rituals, poetry and music

Below are some references and links to help with ideas for writing your own ceremony. Please note that unless a website/resource otherwise states, you can not use a whole ceremony word for word but rather inspiration!

Ceremonies

Readings and rituals

“Wedding Readings: Centuries of Writing and Rituals on Love and Marriage” various authors, Selected and with an Introduction by Eleanor Munro

“Handfasting and wedding rituals: welcoming Hera’s blessing” by Raven Kaldera and Tannin Schwartzstein

www.bride.com

Cultural Wedding Traditions and Customs

Music

https://www.theknot.com/content/wedding-ceremony-songs

http://www.easyweddings.com.au/Music/