Jen and Ben's Spotted Chook, Montville Wedding

What a truly glorious day Jen and Ben were granted for their wedding.  Jen and Ben asked for a ceremony that was warm-hearted and fun and, with their input- that's just what they got.  The bridal party entered to the signature-tunes from well known family shows - "Growing Pains", "Perfect Stangers" and  Jen and Ben they announced their arrival together to the theme song from "Family Ties".  Quite perfect!

Family and friends contributed through the sharing of stories - Close friend, Linda shared  a very moving chapter from Antoine Saint-Expuery's "The Little Prince" and Jen's Mum, Lorraine shared the picture story book "Instructions" by Neil Garmen.

The bridal party were simply stunning in their Victoriana-Steampunk inspired outfits. Jen looked gorgeous in her lace trimmed bronze gown as she stood by her man. 

A lovely warm wedding for a lovely couple!

A Baby Blessing on the Range

A couple of weeks ago I had the very great pleasure of stepping in at the last minute to create, plan and present a wonderful Baby Naming and Blessing Ceremony for the Porter family of Melbourne. 

The parents wanted a spiritual, but not religious ceremony and choose Montville for its beauty and its proximity to family who lived nearby and the Brisbane Airport for themselves and family who travelled for the occasion.  I first met Mum and Dad and their beautiful, beautiful baby daughter at 4pm the day before the wedding - so after an hour or so together gathering information about what they wanted, it was a quick draft, off to see them again to ensure I was on the right track, and then a wee bit of midnight oil burning to polish and ensure all was as they wanted it to be.  I am not sure if the highlight of the ceremony was Mum and Dad's anointing bub with precious oil or the grandparents together lighting her blessing candle - both were beautiful moments.

It was a joyful celebration of new life on the balcony of "Seadrift" with the lovely Sunshine Coast as a backdrop.  Baby M - I wish you joy and happiness throughout your life.

Winter in Montville

Well, winter is almost over, the sun is shining and the pace of weddings and other ceremonies in Montville and the Sunshine Coast picks up for the next few months.  Christmas - New Year bookings are coming thick and fast, so please don't hesitate to contact me if you are planning a wedding for this special time to secure your booking.

During the couple of weeks lull that winter offers, I managed to get my latest news letter written.  These Newsletters aim to give the public information about the practice of  a Civil Celebrant, what's happening in Montville and surrounds and other information that may be of use to couples planning a wedding, or families planning another special celebration.
If you would like to be on the e-mailing list for these quarterly Newsletters please drop me a line at "merlin@ceremoniesinmontville.com".  This is the first one I have published to the web.  If you are a celebrant I am happy to include you on my mailing list.

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