Entries by Judy Zilber

My Time…. Your Wedding

How I spend my time for your marriage ceremony… step by step. There are a lot of processes involved in providing a LEGAL marriage ceremony.  My Celebrant work starts before meeting the couple and progresses through these processes to after the marriage ceremony and concludes with submitting their marriage papers. Preparation of materials, forms and […]

Legal Requirements for Marrying – simplified

***First, you will need to book your Marriage Celebrant Sign a Notification of Intention to Marry (NOIM) form with you Marriage Celebrant at least one month before your wedding date. Provide the required ID documents to your Celebrant, to be recorded on the NOIM. Your Celebrant is also required to provide you with other specific […]

Legal wording required in ALL marriage ceremonies within Australia

If you have attended wedding ceremonies in Australia in recent years you will no doubt have heard the same couple of paragraphs recited by the Celebrant at all of those ceremonies. No, it’s not the Celebrant “copying” someone else’s ceremony or simply writing the same words for all of their couple’s ceremonies! It’s actually the […]

The 5 TOP REASONS helping you choose YOUR MARRIAGE CELEBRANT

1.The Celebrant will be AVAILABLE for your celebration date and time. Your Celebrant wont have any other bookings for your date that will impact on them conducting you ceremony at the time and place you have chosen. 2. The Celebrant will be “on the same page as you’, when it comes to what YOU are […]

What is a ‘Legals Only’ Marriage Ceremony?

There are many reasons why couples might choose to have what I call a ‘legals only’ style marriage ceremony. To be legally married (anywhere in Australia) I, as your chosen Marriage Celebrant, will ensure that the minimum legal requirements are undertaken, as set out in the Marriage Act, 1961 legislation. Let me explain briefly what […]