Australian Civil Marriage Celebrant officiating at weddings in Brisbane, Caboolture, Petrie, Redcliffe and Redland Bay.

Wedding and Baby Naming celebrant performs ceremonies any day of the week, and will arrange an appointment location convenient for you, at no extra charge. 

Telephone: (07) 3283 8567, Mobile: 0415 324 982

PO Box 394, Redcliffe. Qld, 4020. 

Email: vlady_celebrant@ yahoo.com.au

  • Member of: Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants (AFCC) 

  • Australian Civil Marriage Celebrants of Queensland (ACMCQ)

  • Justice of the Peace

Authorised Marriage Celebrant, Registration Number A.888, Vlady M Peters

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Wedding Ceremony Legal Requirements 

         

For a marriage ceremony to be legal, there are few simple requirements. 

In terms of the words that must be said, this includes certain words that the Marriage Celebrant must say, and the wording of the vows which the bride and groom must say to each other in front of two witnesses 18 years of age or over. 

Celebrant: 
My name is (Celebrant), and I am authorised by law to solemnize marriage according to law. 

(Bride and Groom), before you are joined in my presence, and in the presence of these witnesses,  I am asked to remind you both of the solemn and binding nature of the relationship into which you now about to enter.

Marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of a man and a woman, to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.

Groom:
I, (Groom), call upon the persons here present, to witness, that I take you, (Bride), to be my lawful, wedded wife.

Bride:
I, (Bride), call upon all here present, to witness that I take you, (Groom), to be my lawful, wedded husband. 

  

Wedding Ceremony Options

Minimum requirement for a legal marriage in Australia
Welcoming the bride and groom
Welcoming the mature bride and groom
Wedding Vow as affirmation of Intent
Wedding Vow as a promise
Traditional Ring Ceremony
Contemporary Ring Ceremony
Giving away the bride ceremony involving the bride's father
Involvement of parents of the groom and bride
Vows of Support for the bride and groom from the Guests
A Vote of Thanks to parents of the bride and groom
Presentation of gifts to the parents of the bride and groom
Vows by Bride and Groom to their children
Vows by Step Parents and Step Children
Candle Lighting ceremony involving the bride and groom
Candle Lighting ceremony involving parents of the bride and groom  
Candle Lighting ceremony for absent friends
Blending of Sands involving the Couple 
Blending of Sands involving  the Children of the bride and groom
Exchanging roses by the bride and groom
Tying the Cords in Handfasting Ceremony
Handfasting Vows
Handfasting Ring Ceremony
Jumping the Broom
Releasing of doves by the Couple
Releasing butterflies on behalf of the Couple  
Blessing of the hands involving the bride and groom
Bride and groom sharing the first drink as Husband and Wife
Reading as Vows by The Bride and Groom  
Readings addressing the Bride and Groom
Readings on the Subject of Love
Readings on the Subject of Marriage
General Readings
Concluding Words
Blessing on the Couple
Blessing as part of Handfasting
Free Programs for all ceremonies

 

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