Montville Country Cabins in April

Michelle and Dan chose a small, intimate ceremony to celebrate their marriage.  The lovely lagoon at Montville Country Cabins provided a lovely backdrop on an almost sunny day.  When we met the day before to go over the last minute details Michelle's biggest worry was that it would rain as she really wanted a lovely outdoors wedding.  We went to bed to cloud and drizzle and awoke to glorious sunshine!
Michelle and Dan make a truly lovely couple and we all smiled to see Michelle 'escorting' her Dad to the ceremony rather than the other way around - I think Dad was dawdling a bit too much as she struggles to contain her excitement.
Michelle looked quite stunning in her lovely bronze coloured lace dress with her hair done in a very elegant style by Mel at Velvet Hair and Wedding Boutique.
Brett & Kristie from ngg Studios were their photographers on the day.
A lovely touch at this wedding was Michelle's 3 week old nephew was the ring-bearer and he did a great job of not crying once nor dropping the tightly tied rings into the lagoon!

The photos you see here were taken by my lovely husband and are definitely not of a professional standard - but I love him for taking them for me anyway!)

At the Little White Wedding Church, Maleny

The Little White Wedding Church was the location that Meg and Dave chose for their wedding ceremony.  This is a beautiful little restored church that is ideal for couples, like Dave and Meg, who want a traditional feel to their wedding ceremony but who may not have any church affiliation.  Meg and Dave's family and friends came from as far afield as Melbourne and Sydney for a lovely weekend in Montville to celebrant their marriage with them. 
During Meg and Dave's ceremony a little of their personal journey as a couple was told, their beliefs and reasons for marriage we spoken of and a couple of close friends presented special blessings and readings to the happy couple. I loved Meg's 'thumbs-up' as they were pronounced 'husband and wife" - a lovely spontaneous gesture!

The Little White Wedding Church is a lovely venue in which to hold a ceremony.
As a celebrant - it has wonderful acoustics for both music and speaking thus ensuring all guests (it seats around 100 guests) can hear all aspects of the ceremony.  I also found Trevor very easy to work with and accommodating to my needs to ensure the ceremony was presented in best way possible.
As a guest - A lovely courtyard in which to wait and comfortable seating in air-conditioned comfort once inside.
As a couple - you can relax knowing that Trevor has all the little details under control, your guests are comfortable, the groom and his supporters have a comfortable area to wait and you have a wonderful location for some stunning photographs of your most special day.

Japanese and English Wedding Ceremony

Scott and Tomoko's wedding ceremony was another one at First Bay, Coolum on a lovely sunny, but very windy day.  Tomoko's family and friends were coming from Japan for her marriage ceremony but they spoke very little English.  Fortunately I can speak some Japanese and so was delighted to present their ceremony in both languages.
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After several meetings with them to gather information and learn what they wanted included, I prepared their ceremony in English and then Tomoko translated it into Japanese.  They chose to include a Sand Ceremony where their parents poured the base layers, representing the foundations of each of their lives and they together then added to top layer - to represent their unity.

Coolum, First Bay Wedding

Angie and Anthony celebrated their marriage in front of around 100 family and friends at the lovely First Bay, Coolum.  They made great use of ritual in their ceremony to establish their own family traditions as they move into their shared future.

Their guests held Blessing Stones throughout the ceremony, Angie and Antz held an Oathing Stone as they spoke their personally written vows and finally they symbolized family unity through the pouring together of sands from each of their family homes, their place of engagement all topped off with a handful each of sand from Coolum, the place of their marriage.  This sub-ceremony involved their parents and themselves and was a touching acknowledgment of the importance of their parents in their continuing lives.
This ceremony really used the full potential of a Civil Celebrant officiating at your wedding to completely personalize the ceremony.

Angie & Antz - enjoy your honeymoon!

Mango Hill Farm, Peachester Wedding

Mango Hill is a working farm in Peachester - about 20 minutes from Montville and a truly lovely location for a wedding. Renae and her bridesmaids stayed in the lovely 'Dove Cottage' the night before the wedding and so all preparations for them were on site - a lovely relaxed way to prepare for the most important day of your life!
Renae looked simply stunning in her white gown with black lace inserts and Travis' gorgeous twin daughters were delightful flower girls, if a wee bit overwhelmed by the occasion.

Travis and Renae were a lot of fun to work with and their wedding was a joyous occasion.