You're getting married . . .
How wonderful!
Will I be the celebrant who’ll have
the privilege and pleasure of officiating at your wedding?
I'd love that!
My congratulations to you both. Please phone me between 9 and 9 on any day, or text anytime. Or use my Contact form that’s on this blog. I specialise in simple weddings and you’ll find lots more information here.
I only have in-person meetings with couples who have booked me as their celebrant, so if you are still making your celebrant choice, you may like us to share a chat on Zoom. Just phone or text me on 0406 376 375. Or send me a message on Messenger through my celebrant Facebook page
At our meeting at my home in Weston, you'll lodge your Notice of Intended Marriage and I'll sight your ID information. We'll cover all the legal requirements for getting married in Australia. You must lodge your Notice with your celebrant at least one month before the day you plan to marry. (You can lodge online before our meeting if you need to, so you don't miss that crucial date. Send a scan or image with an email, or a message on Messenger.) This is what you'll need to bring to our meeting: Read this file.
You'll personalise the ceremony I’ve put together, with every option the Attorney-General will allow. There are other choices you can make as well. I’ll then prepare your ceremony for your wedding and it will probably fit on one A4 page! I’ll print it on parchment paper in the font of your choice – to match the font you choose for your certificate.
Of course, feel free to bring your personal vows for each other to your wedding, and you’ll share those vows with one another, before you make your legal marriage vows.
Many of the weddings I attend as
celebrant are small and private, so I
don’t put any images from those weddings online. I enjoy taking Just Married photos and you’ll find
them on Instagram.
I also post on Facebook
with new photos and videos. My most recent posts and photos are on my Facebook page. In these YouTube videos (which are rather out of date) you
can see how I look and hear how I sound, and I believe that my personal style
comes across in my blog posts here.
I’ve recorded a relaxation audio, so
you may like to listen to that on YouTube to
hear how I sound.
I’m a very experienced celebrant. I've officiated at almost 1500 weddings in my 30-year celebrant career. Click on '12 Good Reasons' and you'll see more details about me and what I offer you.
I've streamlined all we need to do together to prepare for your wedding into one meeting. We'll need at least an hour - perhaps a bit more.
If you wish to marry ASAP, you'll still need
to wait the statutory one month from the date of lodgment. I can help you lodge
your Notice of Intended Marriage with me on the day you contact me – you can lodge by
email or MMS anytime up to midnight. You can then marry in one month's time.
I offer you what I call a beautifully simple, simply beautiful service on any day, at any time, in any location, with any number of guests. My fee includes travel in the local area of Canberra and Queanbeyan. I'm happy to travel further for your wedding and there's an extra fee for this.
There have been around 300 weddings in my beautiful Heart Garden but at the end of 2024, I closed the garden as a wedding venue. I still hold meetings in my green room but no longer host weddings there.
Thank you so much for visiting
Michele the Celebrant. I look forward to more contact with you about your
happy plan, and my congratulations once again!
