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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

What Are Marriage Celebrants and What Ceremonies Do They Perform?

A marriage celebrant is known as someone who conducts wedding ceremonies in Australia. Marriage celebrants will also conduct other ceremonies including renewing wedding vows, naming babies and funeral services.

The celebrants may or may not be part of a religious organization. This allows many couples to be married through a civil marriage ceremony. At one time becoming a celebrant depended up the geographic location and the need for celebrants in that particular area.

Becoming a marriage celebrant today consists of undergoing a government accredited training program in marriage celebrancy. Each person must meet certain criteria and then be put on a waiting list until wedding celebrants are required in their area. Becoming registered as an official civil marriage celebrant allows the person to marry couples in almost any location. As well they have the authorization to process the required paper work.
 

Many couples today prefer to get married in many different locations and settings. Outside at home or at a scenic location, beach and boat weddings are extremely popular too. It is great to know that you may get married with all the wedding traditions you want at a location unique to each couple.

As couples reach their 25th wedding anniversary they often look to getting their wedding vows renewed. This time the ceremony might be in a place which will often hold a happy memory from their years together. The marriage celebrants are able to perform non traditional wedding vows or even personalized wedding vows to accommodate the couple's choices.

Today a bride and groom have many places to get married, and no one takes offensive if the civil marriage ceremony does not take place in a church. Mindsets have changed and nontraditional weddings and wedding vows are becoming commonplace.

Knowing too that you can get a civil marriage celebrant to perform your wedding ceremony almost anywhere, makes arranging your wedding that much easier. This means that you could get married at home, at your favorite golf club or even at an historic building or landmark in your town. More choices allow weddings to take on a new theme of their own.

Today's weddings are definitely more open minded and relaxed than in earlier years. Traditional outfits do not have to be worn and the wedding itself can be a much more relaxed affair. This makes planning and holding a wedding a lot more stress free, and who wouldn't love that!