YOUR SPECIAL DAY
My ceremonies are best described as genuine, buoyant, happy, personalised and individual. I just don't do ordinary!!
My goal is to ensure your ceremony is the highlight of your special day, not just for you, but for your important guests.
I aim to focus on your distinct personalities and tastes to create the right balance of formality and humanity. I want to make sure your wedding ceremony suits you and represents you, and the relationship you are committing to. I am here to guide, support, suggest and be a calming force during your exciting lead up.
There is so much fun to be had preparing for your wedding day and I cannot wait to play a role at your milestone event.
GETTING MARRIED IN AUSTRALIA
In Australia, marriage is regulated by the Marriage Act 1961, which sets out the process for getting married and the legal requirements of a valid marriage.
BEFORE MARRIAGE: MARRIAGE EDUCATION
Solid relationships set you up to meet the changes and challenges of life. It is important to develop good communication and sound relationship skills early, so that you can fall back on these skills during difficult times.
Pre-marriage education prepares couples for marriage by providing skills and information to build lifelong marriages. Courses are also available to explore the added dimension and complexity brought to a marriage by children from a previous relationship.
DURING MARRIAGE: FAMILY COUNSELING
Keeping relationships on track is not always easy. Relationship problems can arise at various stages of our lives. While having a shaky moment does not mean your relationship is in trouble, it may be a sign that you could do with some help. Family counselling can help couples come to terms with the many changes that happen during a marriage, such as the personal and interpersonal issues to do with children and family. Family counsellors can help you work through emotional problems with your spouse or partner, or to reach agreement about your parental responsibilities.
MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN: FAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) can help separating couples to reach agreement about property, money, and—most importantly—any children. The law requires separating families who have a parenting dispute to make a genuine effort to try to sort it out through FDR. An accredited FDR Practitioner can help you discuss issues, look at options, and reach agreement. Importantly, FDR can help you to develop a parenting plan to set out arrangements for any children.
This information is provided pursuant to subsection 42(5A) of the Marriage Act 1961 and regulation 39A of the Marriage Regulations 1963
My ceremonies are best described as genuine, buoyant, happy, personalised and individual. I just don't do ordinary!!
My goal is to ensure your ceremony is the highlight of your special day, not just for you, but for your important guests.
I aim to focus on your distinct personalities and tastes to create the right balance of formality and humanity. I want to make sure your wedding ceremony suits you and represents you, and the relationship you are committing to. I am here to guide, support, suggest and be a calming force during your exciting lead up.
There is so much fun to be had preparing for your wedding day and I cannot wait to play a role at your milestone event.
GETTING MARRIED IN AUSTRALIA
In Australia, marriage is regulated by the Marriage Act 1961, which sets out the process for getting married and the legal requirements of a valid marriage.
- A completed Notice of Intended Marriage form must be given to your celebrant at least one month (and up to 18 months) before the wedding.
- You and your partner must provide your celebrant with evidence of your date and place of birth, identity and the end of any previous marriages.
- You must both sign the ‘Declaration of no legal impediment to marriage’. By signing the Declaration, you declare that you believe that you are of marriageable age, and that there is no legal impediment to your marriage.
- On your wedding day, your celebrant will solemnise your marriage. Your celebrant will then ask you, your partner and your witnesses to sign up to three marriage certificates.
- After your wedding, your marriage celebrant will register the marriage with the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State or Territory where your marriage took place.
BEFORE MARRIAGE: MARRIAGE EDUCATION
Solid relationships set you up to meet the changes and challenges of life. It is important to develop good communication and sound relationship skills early, so that you can fall back on these skills during difficult times.
Pre-marriage education prepares couples for marriage by providing skills and information to build lifelong marriages. Courses are also available to explore the added dimension and complexity brought to a marriage by children from a previous relationship.
DURING MARRIAGE: FAMILY COUNSELING
Keeping relationships on track is not always easy. Relationship problems can arise at various stages of our lives. While having a shaky moment does not mean your relationship is in trouble, it may be a sign that you could do with some help. Family counselling can help couples come to terms with the many changes that happen during a marriage, such as the personal and interpersonal issues to do with children and family. Family counsellors can help you work through emotional problems with your spouse or partner, or to reach agreement about your parental responsibilities.
MARRIAGE BREAKDOWN: FAMILY DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Family Dispute Resolution (FDR) can help separating couples to reach agreement about property, money, and—most importantly—any children. The law requires separating families who have a parenting dispute to make a genuine effort to try to sort it out through FDR. An accredited FDR Practitioner can help you discuss issues, look at options, and reach agreement. Importantly, FDR can help you to develop a parenting plan to set out arrangements for any children.
This information is provided pursuant to subsection 42(5A) of the Marriage Act 1961 and regulation 39A of the Marriage Regulations 1963