Good morning everyone
What lovely cooler weather we are experiencing at the moment. Today I would like to chat about how all the guests can be involved in a wedding ceremony apart from a ring warming.This works beautifully when the guest list is small, say up to 50 people.
When the invitations are sent out make a request for the guests to bring a single flower along to the ceremony. Once all the guests have gathered for the ceremony each of the flowers are collected & a ribbon is tied around them. This then becomes the Bride's bouquet & is handed to her just before the ceremony starts.
This is such a lovely gesture & knowing that in this bouquet are flowers from all her friends & family makes it all the more special.
Thats all for now. I have started Line Dancing & today is my third class. Yippee Yiy Yay.
Take care everyone
Glenda Davison JP CMC
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
A Love Proclamation by Patch Adams
Good evening,
There are so many beautiful poems & readings to include in your ceremony but one of my favourites is taken from the movie "Patch Adams" starring Robyn Williams. If you haven't seen it then go hire it out on video. It is about a doctor & his rather unorthodox methods in his doctoring to his patients who are mainly children & the dismay of some of his peers & the powers to be at the hospital he works at regarding his methods of not only healing the sick but healing the heart. It is a lovely movie.
From this movie these lines are taken.
A love proclamation by Patch Adams
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly without complexities or pride. I love you because I know no other way then this. So close that your hand, on my chest, is my hand. So close, that when you close your eyes, I fall asleep.”
These words say it all!
good night & take care
Glenda Davison JP CMC
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
There are so many beautiful poems & readings to include in your ceremony but one of my favourites is taken from the movie "Patch Adams" starring Robyn Williams. If you haven't seen it then go hire it out on video. It is about a doctor & his rather unorthodox methods in his doctoring to his patients who are mainly children & the dismay of some of his peers & the powers to be at the hospital he works at regarding his methods of not only healing the sick but healing the heart. It is a lovely movie.
From this movie these lines are taken.
A love proclamation by Patch Adams
“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly without complexities or pride. I love you because I know no other way then this. So close that your hand, on my chest, is my hand. So close, that when you close your eyes, I fall asleep.”
These words say it all!
good night & take care
Glenda Davison JP CMC
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
Monday, March 29, 2010
Easter greetings
What a wonderful time to get married
Easter is all about Easter Eggs, The Royal Easter Show, Family holidays & picnics & going to Church to celebrate with family & friends what Easter means. There will be more traffic on the roads over the Easter period so please take this into consideration when you are travelling to a wedding.
It is customary for the bride to be 5-10 minutes late but it is considered rude if the guests are late. Please allow enough time to get to the ceremony so that you arrive at least 20 minutes before the ceremony begins.
Please have a wonderful & safe Easter & brides ....
Don't eat too many eggs!!! Too many carbs!!!
warm regards
Glenda Davison JP CMC
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
Easter is all about Easter Eggs, The Royal Easter Show, Family holidays & picnics & going to Church to celebrate with family & friends what Easter means. There will be more traffic on the roads over the Easter period so please take this into consideration when you are travelling to a wedding.
It is customary for the bride to be 5-10 minutes late but it is considered rude if the guests are late. Please allow enough time to get to the ceremony so that you arrive at least 20 minutes before the ceremony begins.
Please have a wonderful & safe Easter & brides ....
Don't eat too many eggs!!! Too many carbs!!!
warm regards
Glenda Davison JP CMC
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
Monday, March 15, 2010
I love my job
Hi there,
No new tips for brides & grooms this week.
This week I just want to let you know how much I love my chosen career as a Civil Marriage Celebrant. I love meeting new clients, I love becoming part of their wedding day & the months & days leading up to it. I love creating a ceremony that they will love & remember for the rest of their days together. I love meeting their families & friends & seeing how everyone is happy on this very special day. I love to laugh with them & also cry with them.
I am passionate about what I do & although I am not perfect I try to be as close to perfect as I possibly can. I always give 100% at anything I put my mind to.
Since being a appointed a celebrant in 2006 after doing a course in 2005 I have learnt so much, about people, about the law, about community & about myself.
I was very lucky to firstly start my celebrants course with a bunch of other newies that I now call my friends & colleagues. They are always there for me if the need arises. We keep in touch by having lunches together a few times during the year. We were lucky to have been trained by a wonderful teacher & well respected celebrant.
I joined the AMC association in 2005 & I have found that I am still learning from the many more experienced celebrants than I. The special networking & camaraderie that my association has is I think unequaled to any other. Don't quote me on that as I don't really know, I am just guessing. I do hope there is an equally good association out there.
This past weekend my eyes have been opened to something I wish I could have closed them for. But I can't. I just want to say in closing that I am glad that I was trained properly, that I have had some wonderful experiences & I look forward to many more. And also I am happy that I have a network of celebrants that I can call upon for help if I need it. I now realise that many celebrants haven't been trained properly or have colleagues like I have so I feel I am the lucky one. I think step one for these celebrants would be to join an association. Help is there!
That's it for now, Over & Out.
Glenda x
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
No new tips for brides & grooms this week.
This week I just want to let you know how much I love my chosen career as a Civil Marriage Celebrant. I love meeting new clients, I love becoming part of their wedding day & the months & days leading up to it. I love creating a ceremony that they will love & remember for the rest of their days together. I love meeting their families & friends & seeing how everyone is happy on this very special day. I love to laugh with them & also cry with them.
I am passionate about what I do & although I am not perfect I try to be as close to perfect as I possibly can. I always give 100% at anything I put my mind to.
Since being a appointed a celebrant in 2006 after doing a course in 2005 I have learnt so much, about people, about the law, about community & about myself.
I was very lucky to firstly start my celebrants course with a bunch of other newies that I now call my friends & colleagues. They are always there for me if the need arises. We keep in touch by having lunches together a few times during the year. We were lucky to have been trained by a wonderful teacher & well respected celebrant.
I joined the AMC association in 2005 & I have found that I am still learning from the many more experienced celebrants than I. The special networking & camaraderie that my association has is I think unequaled to any other. Don't quote me on that as I don't really know, I am just guessing. I do hope there is an equally good association out there.
This past weekend my eyes have been opened to something I wish I could have closed them for. But I can't. I just want to say in closing that I am glad that I was trained properly, that I have had some wonderful experiences & I look forward to many more. And also I am happy that I have a network of celebrants that I can call upon for help if I need it. I now realise that many celebrants haven't been trained properly or have colleagues like I have so I feel I am the lucky one. I think step one for these celebrants would be to join an association. Help is there!
That's it for now, Over & Out.
Glenda x
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Shelly Beach,Manly wedding
What a wonderful wedding it was on the beach at Manly yesterday & very sunny after the past days being very wet! I must remember to take sunscreen next time & also to remind my clients to not only have some cool drinks on hand for their guests but maybe sunscreen as well.
Beach weddings usually need permits & I strongly suggest that these permits be shown to anyone that is hesitant to move from the area in which the wedding is to take place.
Maybe if the proposed area could be reserved earlier in the day with witches hats or marking the area with tape. This could possibly stop any confrontations with the public. After all it is supposed to be a happy day.
Yesterday was a happy day. A beautiful ceremony which had French & Spanish readings & included a Sand Ceremony with different sands from beaches that the couple had been to & then collecting from all the guests some of the Shelly Beach sand for the decanter as well.The different layers looked wonderful.
The afternoon finished with a couple of champagnes, french of course!
until next time
warm regards
Glenda x
Beach weddings usually need permits & I strongly suggest that these permits be shown to anyone that is hesitant to move from the area in which the wedding is to take place.
Maybe if the proposed area could be reserved earlier in the day with witches hats or marking the area with tape. This could possibly stop any confrontations with the public. After all it is supposed to be a happy day.
Yesterday was a happy day. A beautiful ceremony which had French & Spanish readings & included a Sand Ceremony with different sands from beaches that the couple had been to & then collecting from all the guests some of the Shelly Beach sand for the decanter as well.The different layers looked wonderful.
The afternoon finished with a couple of champagnes, french of course!
until next time
warm regards
Glenda x
Friday, February 26, 2010
Ring Warmings
Hi everyone. This week I would like to chat about how all the guests are involved in a ring warming. This ritual is a lovely part of the ceremony. Before the ceremony begins the best man holds the rings that have been placed in a small organza bag.
At the beginning of the ceremony after the introduction & giving away. I ask the best man to pass the rings firstly to the brides mother then to the grooms mother & then if the rings could be passed around for everyone to silently bestow their blessings & warmest wishes for the bride & grooms future happiness, prosperity & unity.
The ceremony continues whilst the rings are being passed around. When it is time for the ring giving the best man hands the rings back to me.
"These rings have now been warmed & blessed by your loving family & friends and will forever carry with them their love and wishes for your future happiness together'
As I said before it is a lovely part of the wedding ceremony and so far we haven't lost a ring, they've both come back!
Have a great weekend. See you next week.
At the beginning of the ceremony after the introduction & giving away. I ask the best man to pass the rings firstly to the brides mother then to the grooms mother & then if the rings could be passed around for everyone to silently bestow their blessings & warmest wishes for the bride & grooms future happiness, prosperity & unity.
The ceremony continues whilst the rings are being passed around. When it is time for the ring giving the best man hands the rings back to me.
"These rings have now been warmed & blessed by your loving family & friends and will forever carry with them their love and wishes for your future happiness together'
As I said before it is a lovely part of the wedding ceremony and so far we haven't lost a ring, they've both come back!
Have a great weekend. See you next week.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Coastal Celebrations
Friday, February 12, 2010
Wedding Tips
Hi guys.
This is my third tip for a wedding without feinting Brides, Grooms or their guests. Hydration! That's it.
An outdoor ceremony as mine was today & in 35 degree heat takes it's toll on everyone. Give someone the job of organising an esky with ice & small bottles of water. For that extra touch have the bottles with personalised labels on them with Bride & Grooms name & date of wedding.
That won't be hard to swallow!
Take care everyone until next time.
This is my third tip for a wedding without feinting Brides, Grooms or their guests. Hydration! That's it.
An outdoor ceremony as mine was today & in 35 degree heat takes it's toll on everyone. Give someone the job of organising an esky with ice & small bottles of water. For that extra touch have the bottles with personalised labels on them with Bride & Grooms name & date of wedding.
That won't be hard to swallow!
Take care everyone until next time.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Coastal Celebrations
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Marriage Ceremony locations
Good evening, this is the second tip for my Brides & Grooms from me.
Having your ceremony at the beach or in a park is the trend these days but please inform the local council of your intention.
Maybe there won't be a fee involved but it is courtesy to let them know just in case another couple have the same time & date & location picked as you do.
If there is a fee payable please keep your receipt with you on the day just in case a ranger wants verification of payment.
See you next week.
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Coastal celebrations
glenda@coastalcelebrations.com.au
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
Having your ceremony at the beach or in a park is the trend these days but please inform the local council of your intention.
Maybe there won't be a fee involved but it is courtesy to let them know just in case another couple have the same time & date & location picked as you do.
If there is a fee payable please keep your receipt with you on the day just in case a ranger wants verification of payment.
See you next week.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Coastal celebrations
glenda@coastalcelebrations.com.au
www.coastalcelebrations.com.au
Friday, January 29, 2010
ABS Bridal Fair - Jan 30 & 31 2010
Come and visit me at the Australian Bridal Service Bridal Fair held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Jan 30 & 31 2010.
See the Australian Bridal Service website for more information.
Hope to see you there!
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Marriage Ceremony Location "Rained Out"
Good afternoon this is the first tip to my brides & grooms from me.
I always advise my clients if they are intending on having an outdoor ceremony to have a plan "B" in readiness in case of inclement weather. Maybe ask the reception centre if they would be willing to let you have your ceremony there if it rains. If all else fails & you cannot find somewhere "dry" then just bring lots of umbrellas!
Take care
Until next time
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
I always advise my clients if they are intending on having an outdoor ceremony to have a plan "B" in readiness in case of inclement weather. Maybe ask the reception centre if they would be willing to let you have your ceremony there if it rains. If all else fails & you cannot find somewhere "dry" then just bring lots of umbrellas!
Take care
Until next time
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Monday, January 18, 2010
Weddings - Your Ceremony
Your Wedding Ceremony
I believe in hopes and dreams and everything magical.
I believe that your wedding day will be just that, truly magical and truly memorable.
I love being a Celebrant and I would be honoured if you chose me to officiate at your wedding. It would be my pleasure to help make your Day so special, so happy and so stress free!
Being professional in my approach and giving personal service, reflects my warm and caring nature. I like to get to know my couples, so I hope I can be part of your wedding and the months leading up to it.
Your Ceremony will be personalised just for you. We will work together to create your magical day.
Please allow me to outline the services that I offer and what I commit to with all my couples who engage my services.
● We meet and talk about your wedding ceremony - I come to you!
We discuss the type of ceremony you both desire and how you picture it happening. This is also a 'get to know' each other meeting. It is relaxed. I explain that some legal documents have to be filled out.
The 'Notice of Intended Marriage' has to be completed at least one month and one day before the wedding. If you like what you see in me, we go ahead and complete the NIM. I have to sight both your original Birth Certificates and, if previously married, the Decree Absolute.
I provide you with my Wedding Manual. This is for you to take and peruse at your leisure. In it, there are lots of ideas for the ceremony. There are examples of vows, readings and poems. How about having my unique Sand, Candle, Wine or Rose Ceremony included. If you want to have something of your own included in the ceremony, then that is ok. I will help you with the wording and will weave it into the ceremony.
This meeting usually lasts an hour and a half to two hours.
● We meet a second time before the big day. It's at this meeting that we finalise the order of ceremony, the chosen readings and vows and other elements you have decided to incorporate, if you wish I will compose as part of the ceremony a personal introduction, or your story. Your family and friends will enjoy hearing about the journey you both took from first meeting, the proposal, the engagement to being here today.
● We keep in contact by email or by phone and the month preceding the ceremony I will show you a draft of the completed ceremony for your approval.
● We conduct a rehearsal a week before the ceremony if you so desire, with all the participants present.
● I arrive at the ceremony 30-45 minutes before-hand to arrange the ceremonial setting and to re-assure the groom and his attendants. I will liaise with the photographer, videographer and the person who is responsible for the music to ensure the smooth running of the ceremony. I will greet the bride, her father and her attendants as they arrive for the ceremony. Once in place, I will return to take my place beside the groom, I then gesture for the bridal music to start and hence the ceremony begins.
I believe my ceremonies are memorable and I will make yours so special that your day will live in your hearts forever.
Included in the services I offer are as follows:-
My fee, as discussed at our initial meeting or phone call includes all our meetings, travel costs, parking and GST.
● I provide a table, with a beautiful handmade table cloth for the signing.
● I provide a PA system with a headset microphone for myself and a hand held microphone for the ceremony for the readings or poems.
● I will submit all the legal paperwork to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registrar.
● I will give you a decorative copy of your ceremony.
● I will give you a beautiful, handmade candle, inscribed with your names and date of wedding as a special gift from me.
● Please ask me about my unique Sand, Wine, Rose, Candle or Rope Ceremonies as I can incorporate these into your wedding ceremony.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
I believe in hopes and dreams and everything magical.
I believe that your wedding day will be just that, truly magical and truly memorable.
I love being a Celebrant and I would be honoured if you chose me to officiate at your wedding. It would be my pleasure to help make your Day so special, so happy and so stress free!
Being professional in my approach and giving personal service, reflects my warm and caring nature. I like to get to know my couples, so I hope I can be part of your wedding and the months leading up to it.
Your Ceremony will be personalised just for you. We will work together to create your magical day.
Please allow me to outline the services that I offer and what I commit to with all my couples who engage my services.
● We meet and talk about your wedding ceremony - I come to you!
We discuss the type of ceremony you both desire and how you picture it happening. This is also a 'get to know' each other meeting. It is relaxed. I explain that some legal documents have to be filled out.
The 'Notice of Intended Marriage' has to be completed at least one month and one day before the wedding. If you like what you see in me, we go ahead and complete the NIM. I have to sight both your original Birth Certificates and, if previously married, the Decree Absolute.
I provide you with my Wedding Manual. This is for you to take and peruse at your leisure. In it, there are lots of ideas for the ceremony. There are examples of vows, readings and poems. How about having my unique Sand, Candle, Wine or Rose Ceremony included. If you want to have something of your own included in the ceremony, then that is ok. I will help you with the wording and will weave it into the ceremony.
This meeting usually lasts an hour and a half to two hours.
● We meet a second time before the big day. It's at this meeting that we finalise the order of ceremony, the chosen readings and vows and other elements you have decided to incorporate, if you wish I will compose as part of the ceremony a personal introduction, or your story. Your family and friends will enjoy hearing about the journey you both took from first meeting, the proposal, the engagement to being here today.
● We keep in contact by email or by phone and the month preceding the ceremony I will show you a draft of the completed ceremony for your approval.
● We conduct a rehearsal a week before the ceremony if you so desire, with all the participants present.
● I arrive at the ceremony 30-45 minutes before-hand to arrange the ceremonial setting and to re-assure the groom and his attendants. I will liaise with the photographer, videographer and the person who is responsible for the music to ensure the smooth running of the ceremony. I will greet the bride, her father and her attendants as they arrive for the ceremony. Once in place, I will return to take my place beside the groom, I then gesture for the bridal music to start and hence the ceremony begins.
I believe my ceremonies are memorable and I will make yours so special that your day will live in your hearts forever.
Included in the services I offer are as follows:-
My fee, as discussed at our initial meeting or phone call includes all our meetings, travel costs, parking and GST.
● I provide a table, with a beautiful handmade table cloth for the signing.
● I provide a PA system with a headset microphone for myself and a hand held microphone for the ceremony for the readings or poems.
● I will submit all the legal paperwork to the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registrar.
● I will give you a decorative copy of your ceremony.
● I will give you a beautiful, handmade candle, inscribed with your names and date of wedding as a special gift from me.
● Please ask me about my unique Sand, Wine, Rose, Candle or Rope Ceremonies as I can incorporate these into your wedding ceremony.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Funerals
Every person whose life we celebrate has lived a life of meaning and value. It is a compassionate service that is tailored individually. It can allow for the possible inclusion of speakers, the playing of music, and the reading of verse, poems or other relevant material.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Baby Namings
When a new baby is born, it is a time of Celebration.
A time when you as parents can formally name him/her before your family & friends.
A time when you can formally appoint guardians/godparents/mentors for your child.
A time when you can announce before your family & friends your love & commitment to him/her.
Whether you are religious or not, a naming ceremony can have special readings or a candle lighting ceremony included.
I will supply a small table on the day for the signing of certificates and a PA System for the ceremony.
The naming Certificate and God Parenting certificates are included in the fee discussed. Any extra certificates are available at a minimal cost to you.
A handmade candle inscribed with the child's name and date of naming is my special gift to you and can be used for the candle ceremony.
A decorative copy of the ceremony is presented to you for a keepsake.
My fee includes all paperwork and preparation of the ceremony, travelling, and our meetings, I come to you!
I will make your Ceremony unique, memorable & very special.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
A time when you as parents can formally name him/her before your family & friends.
A time when you can formally appoint guardians/godparents/mentors for your child.
A time when you can announce before your family & friends your love & commitment to him/her.
Whether you are religious or not, a naming ceremony can have special readings or a candle lighting ceremony included.
I will supply a small table on the day for the signing of certificates and a PA System for the ceremony.
The naming Certificate and God Parenting certificates are included in the fee discussed. Any extra certificates are available at a minimal cost to you.
A handmade candle inscribed with the child's name and date of naming is my special gift to you and can be used for the candle ceremony.
A decorative copy of the ceremony is presented to you for a keepsake.
My fee includes all paperwork and preparation of the ceremony, travelling, and our meetings, I come to you!
I will make your Ceremony unique, memorable & very special.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Same Sex Marriages
Although same sex marriages are currently illegal in Australia, many gay & lesbian couples still wish to make a public affirmation of their commitment to each other.
In the presence of family & friends the couple can pledge their love for one another.
This ceremony is similar to a wedding ceremony but is no way legally binding. The ceremony can be as formal or as informal as you want.
We will work together to create your ceremony, the way you want it to be, personal, warm, friendly, funny & loving.
A handfasting ceremony is a nice inclusion to the ceremony as it shows the binding nature the couple have for each other.
Today is the beginning of the rest of your lives together.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
In the presence of family & friends the couple can pledge their love for one another.
This ceremony is similar to a wedding ceremony but is no way legally binding. The ceremony can be as formal or as informal as you want.
We will work together to create your ceremony, the way you want it to be, personal, warm, friendly, funny & loving.
A handfasting ceremony is a nice inclusion to the ceremony as it shows the binding nature the couple have for each other.
Today is the beginning of the rest of your lives together.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Commitment Ceremonies
A commitment ceremony is the celebration of the love between two people without any religious or legal implications. It is a very special time that creates beautiful memories for life in the presence of family & friends.
It is suitable for people who cannot legally be married or perhaps the couple were married overseas or interstate & family members or friends were not able to attend.
Some committed heterosexual couples have personal reasons for not having a formal marriage ceremony so having a commitment ceremony is a beautiful & meaningful way of declaring their love to each other.
Include a rose ceremony. The exchange of a single rose to each other means your first gift to each other from this moment in time.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
It is suitable for people who cannot legally be married or perhaps the couple were married overseas or interstate & family members or friends were not able to attend.
Some committed heterosexual couples have personal reasons for not having a formal marriage ceremony so having a commitment ceremony is a beautiful & meaningful way of declaring their love to each other.
Include a rose ceremony. The exchange of a single rose to each other means your first gift to each other from this moment in time.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Renewal of Vows
A Renewal of Vows Ceremony is one which an already married couple re-affirms their love & commitment to each other before their family & friends.
This may be celebrated on the occasion of a special anniversary, a birthday or any time of year. Maybe the couple were married overseas or interstate when family & friends could not attend or maybe the couple are being re-united after a separation.
This ceremony is about the past years together as husband & wife & about their future, their hopes & aspirations. It’s about the love they have for each other & the journey that they have travelled so far & about the journey they have yet to make together.
A renewal of vows ceremony is like a wedding ceremony without the legal obligations. Readings & poems may be included as well as the consent & the exchanging of rings. Personal vows may be added or the original vows said from your wedding ceremony.
It is a nice touch to have a “warming of the rings” as the ceremony is taking place. The rings are placed in a small bag & passed around & as each of your guests touch them, they make a wish for the both of you.
I will make your ceremony special, personal & memorable. I will create your ceremony the way you want it & I will walk you down memory lane reliving the wonderful years you both have had together.
A sand ceremony is a wonderful inclusion. The foundation of this marriage is love & family. Invite family members to participate in the pouring of the sands with you.
The whole event is a celebration!
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
This may be celebrated on the occasion of a special anniversary, a birthday or any time of year. Maybe the couple were married overseas or interstate when family & friends could not attend or maybe the couple are being re-united after a separation.
This ceremony is about the past years together as husband & wife & about their future, their hopes & aspirations. It’s about the love they have for each other & the journey that they have travelled so far & about the journey they have yet to make together.
A renewal of vows ceremony is like a wedding ceremony without the legal obligations. Readings & poems may be included as well as the consent & the exchanging of rings. Personal vows may be added or the original vows said from your wedding ceremony.
It is a nice touch to have a “warming of the rings” as the ceremony is taking place. The rings are placed in a small bag & passed around & as each of your guests touch them, they make a wish for the both of you.
I will make your ceremony special, personal & memorable. I will create your ceremony the way you want it & I will walk you down memory lane reliving the wonderful years you both have had together.
A sand ceremony is a wonderful inclusion. The foundation of this marriage is love & family. Invite family members to participate in the pouring of the sands with you.
The whole event is a celebration!
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
The Handfasting Ceremony
*HANDFASTING is an ancient Celtic wedding ritual in which the couples' hands are tied together with a ceremonial ribbon or cloth to symbolise the coming together & remaining tied together.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
As this knot is now tied, so are your lives now bound. Woven into this cord, into its very fibres are all the hopes of your family & friends & of yourselves for your new life together. Remember that it is not the physical cord, but what it represents that keeps you together. The couple saves the ribbon or cloth as a keepsake. Here are some words that can be said with handfasting:
(Groom) and (Bride), know now before you go further, that since your lives have crossed in this life, you have formed eternal and sacred bonds.
As you seek to enter this state of matrimony you should strive
to make real the ideals that to you, give meaning this ceremony
and to the institution of marriage.
With full awareness, you are not only declaring your intent to be handfasted before your friends and family, but you speak that intent also to your creative higher powers.
The promises made today and the ties that are bound here greatly strengthen your union and will cross the years and lives of each soul's growth.
Do you still seek to enter this ceremony?.....”Yes we do”
(Groom) and (Bride), as your hands are bound together now, so your lives and spirits are joined in a union of love and trust.
Above you are the stars and below you is the earth.
Like the stars your love should be a constant source of light,
and like the earth, a firm foundation from which to grow.
(Groom) and (Bride), know now before you go further, that since your lives have crossed in this life, you have formed eternal and sacred bonds.
As you seek to enter this state of matrimony you should strive
to make real the ideals that to you, give meaning this ceremony
and to the institution of marriage.
With full awareness, you are not only declaring your intent to be handfasted before your friends and family, but you speak that intent also to your creative higher powers.
The promises made today and the ties that are bound here greatly strengthen your union and will cross the years and lives of each soul's growth.
Do you still seek to enter this ceremony?.....”Yes we do”
(Groom) and (Bride), as your hands are bound together now, so your lives and spirits are joined in a union of love and trust.
Above you are the stars and below you is the earth.
Like the stars your love should be a constant source of light,
and like the earth, a firm foundation from which to grow.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
The Rose Ceremony
The Rose Ceremony is simple yet profoundly moving. The bride and groom exchange a red rose, symbolizing the giving and receiving of their love for each other throughout their entire married life.
A sample of the vows at a Rose Ceremony:
The Celebrant gives the Bride and Groom a rose. The rose is a symbol of love and a single rose always means I love you.
Celebrant to Couple: (she hands Bride and Groom a rose). Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings- which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect, and your commitment to each other.
You now have what remains the most honourable title which may exist between a man and a woman - the title of Mr and Mrs.
For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.
The rose is a symbol of love and a single rose always means, I love you. So it is appropriate that for your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose. Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife.
In some ways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life, the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
A sample of the vows at a Rose Ceremony:
The Celebrant gives the Bride and Groom a rose. The rose is a symbol of love and a single rose always means I love you.
Celebrant to Couple: (she hands Bride and Groom a rose). Your gift to each other for your wedding today has been your wedding rings- which shall always be an outward demonstration of your vows of love and respect, and your commitment to each other.
You now have what remains the most honourable title which may exist between a man and a woman - the title of Mr and Mrs.
For your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose.
The rose is a symbol of love and a single rose always means, I love you. So it is appropriate that for your first gift as husband and wife, that gift will be a single rose. Please exchange your first gift as husband and wife.
In some ways it seems like you have not done anything at all. Just a moment ago you were holding one small rose and now you are holding one small rose. In some ways, a marriage ceremony is like this. In some ways, tomorrow is going to seem no different than yesterday. But just now, you both have given and received one of the most valuable and precious gifts of life, the gift of true and abiding love within the devotion of marriage.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
The Wine Ceremony
The wine sharing ceremony is a delightful ceremony embracing traditions that began well before the medieval period. Then, a bride and groom would celebrate their pledge to each other by drinking wine from a single cup ? one blood, one family and one kin.
The Wine Ceremony symbolises that the couple, from this day forward drink from the same cup. What happens to one happens to the other, for better or worse.
I can show you how to include an alternative ritual using coloured water. This is most suitable for younger children.
I can help you add the finishing touches with some brilliant, original ideas - just ask!
A sample of the vows at a Wine Ceremony:
Bride and Groom, This cup is a sign of your unity. Although you are two distinct persons, both respecting the equal dignity of the other, you have chosen to unite your lives and to seek you happiness together.
You drink from the same cup to be reminded that you will share pain & pleasure, struggle and hope or the years of life are as a cup of wine poured out for you to drink. The cup of life contains within it, the sweet wine of happiness, joy, hope and delight. The same cup, at times, holds the bitter wine of disappointment, sorrow, grief & despair. Those who drink deeply of life invites the full range of experiences into their being.
This cup is symbolic of the pledges you have to make to one another to share together the fullness of life. As you drink from this cup, you acknowledge to one another that your lives, until this moment separate, have become one vessel into which all your sorrows & joys, all your hopes & fears, all your dreams & dreads, will be poured, & from which you will find mutual sustenance. Many days you will sit at the same table & eat & drink together.
Drink now, & may the cup of your lives be sweet full to overflowing.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
The Wine Ceremony symbolises that the couple, from this day forward drink from the same cup. What happens to one happens to the other, for better or worse.
I can show you how to include an alternative ritual using coloured water. This is most suitable for younger children.
I can help you add the finishing touches with some brilliant, original ideas - just ask!
A sample of the vows at a Wine Ceremony:
Bride and Groom, This cup is a sign of your unity. Although you are two distinct persons, both respecting the equal dignity of the other, you have chosen to unite your lives and to seek you happiness together.
You drink from the same cup to be reminded that you will share pain & pleasure, struggle and hope or the years of life are as a cup of wine poured out for you to drink. The cup of life contains within it, the sweet wine of happiness, joy, hope and delight. The same cup, at times, holds the bitter wine of disappointment, sorrow, grief & despair. Those who drink deeply of life invites the full range of experiences into their being.
This cup is symbolic of the pledges you have to make to one another to share together the fullness of life. As you drink from this cup, you acknowledge to one another that your lives, until this moment separate, have become one vessel into which all your sorrows & joys, all your hopes & fears, all your dreams & dreads, will be poured, & from which you will find mutual sustenance. Many days you will sit at the same table & eat & drink together.
Drink now, & may the cup of your lives be sweet full to overflowing.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
The Unity Sand Ceremony
Bride & Groom & their mothers participating.
(Groom) and (Bride) today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. Your relationship is symbolised through the pouring of these individual containers of sand; one, represents you, (Groom) all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other represents you, (Bride) all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be. You each hold your separate containers of sand that represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one family.
There are two women for whom words could never relay the gratitude in our bride and groom's hearts, their mothers. (Mothers' names) you have contributed so much to (bride and groom's names) lives and they wish to symbolically thank you by inviting you to join them in their sand ceremony.
We now invite the women whose contributions are immeasurable in the lives of our bride and groom, their mothers, to please come forward for the sand ceremony.
These four containers of sand represent the bride and groom and each family. You may now blend the sands together symbolising the uniting of the two families into one. Just as the grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into their individual containers, so will your marriage and your families be.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
(Groom) and (Bride) today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. Your relationship is symbolised through the pouring of these individual containers of sand; one, represents you, (Groom) all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other represents you, (Bride) all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be. You each hold your separate containers of sand that represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one family.
There are two women for whom words could never relay the gratitude in our bride and groom's hearts, their mothers. (Mothers' names) you have contributed so much to (bride and groom's names) lives and they wish to symbolically thank you by inviting you to join them in their sand ceremony.
We now invite the women whose contributions are immeasurable in the lives of our bride and groom, their mothers, to please come forward for the sand ceremony.
These four containers of sand represent the bride and groom and each family. You may now blend the sands together symbolising the uniting of the two families into one. Just as the grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into their individual containers, so will your marriage and your families be.
Please contact me to discuss your needs further.
Glenda
Glenda Davison JP CMC
Bride & Groom & their children, siblings or friends participating.
(Groom) & (Bride) before you exchange your rings, I ask that you perform a ritual which will forever hold in your memory. The essence of this Sand Ceremony is to symbolise the union of “two into one”.
Today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. Your relationship is symbolised through the pouring of these individual containers of sand; one represents you, (Groom) all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other represents you, (Bride), all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be.
You each hold your separate containers of sand that represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one family.
The foundation of this marriage is love & family & as more sand is poured into the container, it will not only form a stronger foundation between (Groom) & (Bride) but one of their families as well, symbolising a new “blended family”.
I now ask if each of you could pour your sand into the containers.
Also if ………. & ……… & ……… could come & join in the ceremony, by pouring their sand into the container as well.
(Groom) & (Bride) if you could now, together, pour your remaining sand into the container.
Just as these grains of sand can never be separated & poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be an inseparable union.
Bride & Groom & their children, siblings or friends participating.
(Groom) & (Bride) before you exchange your rings, I ask that you perform a ritual which will forever hold in your memory. The essence of this Sand Ceremony is to symbolise the union of “two into one”.
Today you are making a life-long commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other. Your relationship is symbolised through the pouring of these individual containers of sand; one represents you, (Groom) all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be, and the other represents you, (Bride), all that you were, all that you are, and all that you will ever be.
You each hold your separate containers of sand that represent your lives to this moment; individual and unique. As you now combine your sand together, your lives also join together as one family.
The foundation of this marriage is love & family & as more sand is poured into the container, it will not only form a stronger foundation between (Groom) & (Bride) but one of their families as well, symbolising a new “blended family”.
I now ask if each of you could pour your sand into the containers.
Also if ………. & ……… & ……… could come & join in the ceremony, by pouring their sand into the container as well.
(Groom) & (Bride) if you could now, together, pour your remaining sand into the container.
Just as these grains of sand can never be separated & poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage be an inseparable union.
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