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Tips for weddings with children

on May 18, 2016 · 4 Comments

Tips for weddings with children

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

Let’s talk children at weddings. While some couples opt for child free weddings, others embrace the joy of having excited children involved in their day, particularly when their own children get to play a very special role in their day.

Brisbane City Celebrants top tips for Children at Weddings. Image Naomi V Photography

There are many ways to include little ones in your ceremony which depending on their age may involve including a very special mention of them in the ceremony wording or giving them the role of ring security or flower girl, to having them present readings, hand out bubbles, be ushers or be in the bridal party if they are a little older.

Brisbane City Celebrants top tips for Children at Weddings. Image Naomi V Photography

Having performed many weddings with children involved the best advice we can give is simply to let children be children.

If they see Mum and Dad stood at the front looking like a Prince and Princess out of a Disney movie, naturally they will be curious and will instinctively want to wonder up and join them, we absolutely encourage this. Trying to keep them away could potentially result in a mid-ceremony tantrum.

Brisbane City Celebrants top tips Weddings with Children Image Naomi V Photography

We believe having your own child or children around you during the ceremony, adds to the love shared between the family and let’s face it, it doesn’t get much cuter than having a little page boy dressed as a mini-me of his Daddy or a flower girl up there clinging on to Daddy’s leg!

Brisbane City Celebrants top tips Weddings with Children Image Naomi V Photography

For guests with babies and young children that have also been invited along, the etiquette at weddings is generally to sit towards the back so if baby decides to let out an almighty scream just for giggles, they can quickly exit out of ear shot without any disruption to the ceremony.

If you are expecting a few excitable toddlers may be running around before or after the ceremony, consider child friendly decorations, for example cylinder glass vases or candles lining the aisle or on pedestals may be an accident waiting to happen. Consider keeping potentially breakable décor to a minimum or out of reach and if you’re expecting lots of kiddies to be present, perhaps even have a ‘kids zone’ or welcome toy that can keep occupied. Bubbles are a great way to entertain little ones at weddings and also make for some really great photos.

Brisbane City Celebrants top tips Weddings with Children Image Naomi V Photography

Finally, as cute as little ring bearers are, avoiding giving them the actual rings until the very last minute. It’s all fun and games when he’s whacking Uncle Phil with the ring cushion, until a ring goes AWOL. Best to have the rings well tied to the little ribbons on the ring cushion and to hand them over to the ring bearer at the last minute.

Brisbane City Celebrants top tips Weddings with Children Image: Naomi V Photography

Most of all involve and enjoy your little ones as they will play a huge part of the magical memories of your special day.

Big thanks to Gabbi and Dan and their sweet son Blaine for allowing us to share these beautiful photos from your wedding at Riverlife and also to Naomi V Photography for capturing these fantastic images.

Cara Hodge – Brisbane City Celebrants Riverlife Wedding

If you enjoyed hearing these tips for children at weddings and are looking for a Celebrant that gets the importance of involving your children on your special day, Cara would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

Why everyone loves a sunset wedding ceremony

on February 13, 2016 · 2 Comments

Why everyone loves a sunset wedding ceremony

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

We are so excited to have our article about sunset wedding ceremonies published on the Polka Dot Bride Wedding Blog!

With weddings now becoming less traditional, and more about couples doing it their way and putting their own personal stamp on their day, there’s never been a better time for couples to really consider their wedding day schedule, in particular the time their ceremony takes place.

In Brisbane the vast majority of wedding ceremonies typically take place at around 3pm. The primary reason being this gives the photographer 1-2 hours of beautiful golden light to take advantage of during the couples post wedding photo shoot, before the bride and groom make their way to rejoin the guests at the reception, so here’s some food for thought.

Brisbane City Celebrants sunset wedding ceremony guide as published on Polka Dot Bride

With the wedding ceremony being the most special part of the day, what if it took place at the most jaw dropingly beautiful time of the day? in that gorgeous golden light, with everyone present getting to share in the stunning sunset as the bride and groom share their heartfelt vows and first kiss as husband and wife to the romantic and dramatic backdrop of a beautifully lit up sky.

Sunset Wedding Photos by Leah Cruikshank Photography

Naturally a gorgeous sunset ceremony requires a little tweaking to the traditional wedding day schedule, so here’s some tips on planning the perfect sunset ceremony.

Firstly most wedding photographers will no doubt still love the opportunity to shoot you as a couple in natural daylight. A great way to do this is as a ‘First Look’ or ‘Reveal’ shoot, a couple of hours before the ceremony takes place, at a different location when the photographer captures the grooms reaction when he sees his beautiful bride for the very first time, minus the nerves that often accompany having all the families and friends present during this special moment.

Not only does a first look shoot mean that you get to include this extra special element in your day and your photo album, and have a stunningly romantic sunset ceremony, it also means that once the ceremony has concluded you get to stay and immediately celebrate with your guests instead of being whisked away from them for photos.

Sunset Wedding Photos by Leah Cruikshank Photography

The guests will love it too not only for experiencing the most beautiful sunset ceremony, but also for being a cooler time of day and most of all for not being separated from the stars of the show (you!) and having to endure the ‘waiting around’ time that typically takes place between a ceremony and reception.

The sunset ceremony schedule also takes away the pressure of having to organise entertainment and additional refreshments to keep the guests occupied between the ceremony and reception.

As the sun sets, this is also an opportunity for the photographer to showcase their night time photography skills and creative lighting techniques with sparklers and candle lighting.

Sunset wedding photos from a wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Ciara Hodge. Images by Leah Cruikshank

Sunset wedding photos from a gorgeous Spicers Hidden Vale wedding with Brisbane Celebrant Ciara Hodge.
Images kindly provided by Leah Cruikshank Photography

Considerations when having a sunset ceremony, include:

Choosing an open ceremony location that is easily accessible and will embrace the sunset;
Considering where you will stand to get the best effect from the sunset and without the sun in your or your guests eyes;
If the ceremony is outdoors, as it will get dark fairly quickly once the sun has set, consider assigning ushers or groomsmen to assist in promptly directing the guests on to the reception area for refreshments;
Consider adding ambient lighting as ceremony décor, like strings of light bulbs, candles or a sparkling chandelier over the ceremony to enhance with the romance of the sunset.

If you love the idea of a sunset ceremony for your wedding, experienced Brisbane Celebrants Ciara and Jamie would love to hear from you contact us to confirm availability.

Happy wedding planning!

Love Brisbane City Celebrants x

A special thank you to the gorgeous Leah of Leah Cruikshank Photography for kindly providing the beautiful images to accompany this post from a stunning wedding with Cara that took place at Spicers Hidden Vale.

Brisbane City Celebrants 2015 Highlights

on December 24, 2015 · 4 Comments

With Brisbane City Celebrants

As we reflect on 2015 our most amazing year to date, we are so thankful to all the wonderful couples we have had the absolutely pleasure of being the Celebrant for over the year.

Here are some of the highlights that made our year such a cracker!

QLD’s No.1 Recommended Celebrant on Google

It was such an honour for each of us to not only become the top 2 recommended Celebrants in Brisbane on Google, but for Jamie to become the No.1 recommended Marriage Celebrant on Google! Such a huge honour and a phenomenal achievement, all attributed to the wonderful feedback and recognition from our clients.

We are absolutely thrilled to have received 5 star reviews from so many of our clients telling us that we’re getting it right.

Brisbane City Celebrants are Brisbane's most highly recommended Marriage Celebrants.

We genuinely strive to make each and every one of our client’s ceremonies the highlight of their day so the rest of the day becomes a celebration of that.

Brisbane City Celebrants performed 3 same-sex weddings this year

Last year Brisbane City Celebrants performed our first ever same sex wedding (view their wedding highlight video here). We went on to perform a further 3 same sex weddings this year, so fingers crossed that means we’ll be booked for 9 next year?

We have learned so much and developed a genuine love and passion for celebrating same sex ceremonies.

Celebrant Jamie Eastgate officiating Claire and Jess’s same sex wedding at Cloudland. Image: Pelizzari Photography

We are passionate advocates for marriage equality and while civil partnerships have recently been introduced, which are a step in the right direction, with so many countries now legalizing same sex marriage, we REALLY hope to see marriage equality come to fruition in 2016.

Brisbane City Celebrants launched our revamped shiny new website

We were so excited to see our new and improved website go live! So much thought went in to making the user experience of our website easy and enjoyable. However our web developers couldn’t quite grasp our vision for our key point images, so Ciara took it on to herself to doodle her own little images, making our website as personalized as our ceremonies are for our clients!

Brisbane City Celebrants became TOP RATED Brisbane Celebrants on Easy Weddings

Having only been listed on the Easy Weddings website for 8 months, and in that time we are thrilled to have received 18 ‘5 STAR’ reviews from our clients! Making us TOP RATED BRISBANE CELEBRANTS on Easy Weddings.

A huge thank you to all of our clients that have kindly shared their wonderful feedback about us on here.

Every time we receive a notification of a review for us, whether it be Google or Easy Weddings or even on our Facebook page we are beside ourselves with happiness to hear that we helped to make a special day just that bit more special!

Easy Weddings – 5 STAR Celebrant Reviews

Brisbane City Celebrants fully booked in 2015

Demand for Brisbane City Celebrants increases year on year and yet again we FULLY BOOKED for 2015!

We feel so lucky that all our clients have been nothing short of amazing to work with, we truly feel blessed to have met and married so many incredibly lovely people.

We attribute this success to all our amazing clients, guests that have attended our weddings and the wedding vendors that have seen us in action, who have all been so kind to recommend us to new clients that they just know we are the right ‘fit’ for. We LOVE referrals!

We are so grateful to each and every one of our clients who have booked us and trusted us with such an important role on their special day, regardless of how many times we get to do this, it is always a huge honour that we will never take for granted. We truly believe we get to work with the best clients we could ever hope for!

That’s a wrap, thank you to each and every one of you that were a part of our 2015 – our BEST YEAR EVER!

We look forward to another amazing year in 2016.

Cara and Jamie – Brisbane City Celebrants

Marriage change name checklist

on December 8, 2015 · 4 Comments

Marriage change name checklist

With Brisbane City Celebrants

Following on from our previous article outlining the process options to order your official or ‘registered issued’ marriage certificate from BDM (which you can view here), we have created the following marriage change of name checklist to assist you with this process, if the bride choose to take the grooms last name.

Once you have received your registry issued marriage certificate, using this as your proof of marriage, you can contact the following departments and companies, to advise them of your change of name, so they can update their records accordingly:

Medicare and any private health insurance funds
Superannuation fund
Your employer
Any educational institution you may be enrolled with
Electoral rolls
The Transport Authority in your State, eg. Transport Dept (QLD)
Bank/ Home loan provider/ Credit card issuer
Insurance and utility companies, eg. Telephone, electricity, internet provider, car insurance, etc.
Passports office
Australian Tax Office
Vehicle Registration
GoVia account
Flybuys, Qantas or other reward programs, store cards, airline loyalty programs, gym and other memberships
Superannuation fund
Doctors, Dentists, Health Care Professionals etc
Landlord
You may also wish to change your email address for your work and home emails.

If we’ve missed anything you can think of, please let us know in the comments below.

If you have received your marriage certificate from QLD BDM and there is a mistake, e.g. a misspelled name, you can contact BDM to make a review and correction of the certificate here:

Request a review of the certificate

We hope this information has been useful and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the very best for your future together!

Brisbane City Celebrants

Cara and Jamie – Brisbane City Celebrants

Karen Tran in Brisbane!

on December 7, 2015 · 3 Comments

When Karen Tran came to Brisbane!

With Celebrant Cara Hodge of Brisbane City Celebrants

Karen Tran is an international floral designer who is highly regarded by florists worldwide and who’s glamorous work fills many brides ‘Wedding inspo’ boards on Pinterest.

Within the wedding industry she is quite the star so needless to say there was much excitement when Karen Tran came to Brisbane and hosted a gala dinner dripping with opulence and of course thousands and thousands of flowers.

I was thrilled to be a guest of honour at this stunning event accompanied by other local wedding and international wedding professionals.

The event took place at Hillstone St Lucia, a venue we both know very well as local Celebrants we have performed many weddings here over the years.

Karen Tran Brisbane Event Celebrant Ciara

Celebrant Ciara in awe of the flower wall at the Karen Tran Brisbane Event

The venue was absolutely breath taking, after mingling with fellow guests over a glass of bubbles and canapes I entered though a door way covered by an arch of fresh flowers, and to my surprise I was greeted by a warm and friendly Karen Tran in front of a huge flower wall, full of fresh roses in various pastel shades. I took the opportunity of a photo with the lady herself before taking a walk around the room to take in every magnificent little detail.

Karen Tran’s Flower wall at Hillsone St Lucia

A generous team of sponsors had donated their time and expertise to bring the event together which included a company that creates flower walls with artificial flowers, these adorned the ceiling and rear wall while the tables were full of extravagant displays of orchids and roses. Undoubtedly more flowers than I have ever seen in one room in my life!

The food and service was exceptional and I loved getting to meet new people and hearing the stories of their businesses as we all shared so much passion and a love for the wedding industry.

I am so grateful that I got to experience something so special and I have no doubt we will be seeing more of Karen Tran’s signature floral extravaganza style here in QLD as she left such a wonderful impression on everyone that attended.

Cara – Brisbane City Celebrants x

Elopement spots at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens

on December 5, 2015 · 4 Comments

Elopement spots at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens

With Brisbane City Celebrants

As Mt Coot-tha locals and Marriage Celebrants, we often get asked by eloping couples if we can suggest any special little spots in the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens for their elopement to take place.

Before I go on to tell you about these gorgeous little spots, I need to mention:

a. The following elopement sites aren’t available for booking, while this does means there is no booking fee payable, we also don’t have the usual authority to politely move members of the public on (although we have only ever known people to be courteous and move on once they realise a wedding is about to take place).

b. The following photos were all taken on a camera phone, we are in no way, shape or form photographers so you can rest assured that the sites look much more picturesque in person and will look a thousand times better in professional photos!

Mt Coot-tha Elopement Site 1 – The Point

This picturesque spot that juts out in to the lagoon is simply beautiful, giving you the feeling that you are almost completely surrounded by water and photo opportunities looking on to this spot are abundant from around the lagoon. This is also a perfect spot for ‘reflection’ photos as the lagoon is tranquil and still.

As the point isn’t fenced it may not be a suitable area if young children are in attendance.

During our visit the lagoon was full of pastel pink and blue lotus flowers with ducks floating between them and nesting in the lagoon.

Mt Coot-tha Elopement Site 2 – Lovers Jetty

This romantic little spot sits over the lagoon and could comfortably hold a group of 10 guests for an intimate elopement.

During our morning visit this gorgeous spot was very well shaded by the willow tree making it an ideal location for a summer elopement.

Mt Coot-tha Elopement Site 3 – The Lawn

Looking back over the Gardens with the mount in the backdrop, The Lawn is a quiet spot for an intimate Mt Coot-tha Gardens elopement also suited for a larger number of guests. However wedding furnishings are not permitted so guests would need to stand.

This area has a covered gazebo on either side each with a picnic table and benches where the signing of the marriage documents, or post ceremony nibbles and drinks could take place.

This is considered the most child friendly area and a recently built children’s playground is just a few steps further around the path to keep the little ones entertained.

What if it rains?

We thought of that too, every wedding ceremony spot needs a wet weather option and this little gazebo nestled just behind site 2 is our top pick of the perfect wet weather alternative location.

It overlooks the lagoon and is no more than a 5 minute walk from any of these elopement spots at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens.

It would also make a great spot for a post wedding celebratory drink and nibbles.

Directions

The Brisbane Botanic Gardens are open daily between 8am- 5.30pm (closing at 5pm during April to August).

Entry to the main car park is from Mt Coot-tha Road, Toowong. Park on the cafe side of the car park (to the left as you drive in) and follow the footpath beside the cafe and turn left, where you will walk past the back of the cafe and see the lagoon in front of you. The sites listed are shown on the following map.

Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens Elopement Sites

We hope you found our overview of your potential elopement spots at Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens helpful.

Brisbane City Celebrants are based just 5 minutes drive from the Mt Coot-tha Botanical Gardens and either of us would love to be the Celebrant to perform your Brisbane elopement.

We LOVE elopements!

Please contact us for more information and to confirm availability.

An interview with Queensland’s No.1 Celebrant

on October 26, 2015 · 5 Comments

An interview with Queensland’s No.1 Celebrant

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

It is such a huge honour for Jamie to be Queensland’s no.1 recommended Marriage Celebrant on Google, and we are simply in disbelief at all the amazing reviews that our couples write about their experience with each of us!

We are so grateful for all the support and kind words we have received from the wedding industry and we feel very privileged to have this milestone recognised by WEOA, who recently interviewed Jamie and featured the interview on their blog.

Interview with Queensland's no.1 Celebrant Jamie Eastgate

The team at WEOA even awarded Brisbane City Celebrants an outstanding excellence award in recognition of all of our dedication, commitment and passion in our role as Celebrants.

Here is a copy of the interview, happy reading!

We are so excited to announce that one of our most dedicated members has reached an impressive milestone.

Jamie of Brisbane City Celebrants was recently named Google’s Number 1, Most Recommended Celebrant for Brisbane and Queensland. What’s even more exciting is that his wife and partner in business, Ciara, is the 2nd Most Recommended Celebrant for Brisbane!

This wonderful couple are a dedicated pair of Marriage Celebrants who have been crafting unique and beautiful wedding ceremonies for years. As well as having countless 5 star testimonials from happy clients, they were recognised as one of the top three Celebrants in Queensland at the WEOA Awards for Excellence in 2014.

We caught up with the proud couple about this fantastic achievement and tips they have for couples when looking for a celebrant of their own.

Jamie, how do you feel about being the most highly recommended Marriage Celebrant in Queensland?

The best thing about achieving this milestone is the hearing that my clients have had an amazing day and that I have been a part of making their day even more special. Most of my couples haven’t been married before so they don’t have a comparison, however they know if it was a stress free process, if everything went seamlessly, and if the ceremony was a huge success!

What’s your favourite thing about your job?

Every wedding is unique. I love getting to be a part of the happiness at such a special moment in peoples lives.

Do you have any tips for couples who are looking for a celebrant?

There are such a huge variety of Celebrants available, so when it comes to finding a Celebrant that you gel with, there really is the right one out there for every couple.

Make sure you ask your prospective Celebrant if you will get to proof your ceremony wording so there are no unwanted surprises on the day. Also ask if they provide a high quality PA System so everyone can clearly hear and enjoy your ceremony and vows.

Finally, if they have any video clips of them performing a ceremony – watch them! This is a great way to not only see how they present themselves for a ceremony, but if they have the couple perfectly centered without their backs to anyone, if they appear to coordinate a smooth and seamless ceremony, put the couple at ease and if the tone that they present the ceremony in is appropriate and reflective of the exciting and happy celebration of love that a wedding is!

Do you have any tips for couples planning their ceremony?

Make the ceremony yours. If there is anything that doesn’t sit comfortably with you (such as a giving away or garter toss), don’t feel pressured to do it, or change it and do it your own unique way. You will enjoy your ceremony so much more and your guests will love your personal touches!

We are very proud of Jamie and Ciara and hope that they keep up their fantastic work.

At WEOA, we love to hear about the achievements of our members. After all, they are the elite of the wedding and events industry and it’s always great to see their hard work and dedication pay off. Plus, it’s always an excuse for a celebration!”

We’re off to pop open the champas now!

Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed reading this interview with Brisbane City Celebrants are looking for a recommended Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Cara or Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

New process for QLD Marriage Certificate applications

on October 25, 2015 · 3 Comments

New process for QLD Marriage Certificate applications

With Celebrants Cara & Jamie of Brisbane City Celebrants

In order for a couple to prove their marriage or for the bride to take her grooms last name through marriage, a marriage certificate issued by BDM (Births, Deaths and Marriages) is required.

The presentation certificate that you receive on your wedding day isn’t considered sufficient evidence for either of these purposes.

As a complimentary service and to expedite this process, Brisbane City Celebrants have offered our clients the option of providing us with their completed application for their registry issued marriage certificate to lodge with BDM with their official marriage documents.

However, following a change of process for QLD Marriage certificate applications, QLD BDM are no longer allowing Marriage Celebrants to submit this form on behalf of our couples, so we have outlined the new process here.

Either the bride or groom now needs to apply for their ‘registry issued marriage certificate’ directly.

If you haven’t already completed the marriage certificate application form, you can download the PDF form here and complete and print it, or complete it online here then print it.

For those couples that have already completed the application form and have provided it to us, we will return your completed form to you by including this in the envelope with your official marriage certificate on the day.

You will need to prepare the following which you now need to submit with your application:

One item from each of the following lists:

For example;

– Your passport or Drivers License

– Your Medicare card or bank card with your full name

– Proof of address, e.g. recent utility account, rent statement or rates notice

Proof of ID Lists for QLD Marriage Certificate Application. Source: BDM QLD.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q1.What do I do with my completed application and accompanying documents?

Option 1. Send your application form and JP witnessed copies of the above listed 3 forms of ID by post (registered post recommended) to:

QLD Marriage Registry

Births Deaths and Marriages

PO Box 15188

City East

BRISBANE

QLD 4002

Option 2. Present in person at BDM QLD with your application form and original documents for a Client Services Officer to sight (no JP witnessing of documents is required) to submit your application.

Address of BDM QLD is 110 George Street, Brisbane

Opening hours: Monday to Friday from 8.30am to 4.30pm.

Note: Please allow a minimum of 4 weeks for BDM QLD to process your marriage documents and register your marriage before arriving in person.

Option 3. Present in person at a QLD Courthouse (except the Brisbane City George Street court) and follow the process outlined in option 2.

A Client Services Officer at the courthouse can sight your original 3 forms of ID (no JP witnessing of documents is required) and you can submit your completed application form.

Brisbane courthouse locations include:

Holland Park, Richlands, Wynnum, Sandgate, Strathpine, Petrie, Cleveland and Redcliffe plus many more throughout QLD.

For a list of Brisbane courthouse locations click here.

Q2. Can anyone other than a JP witness the photo copies of my ID?

The following persons are considered to be qualified witnesses and are able to certify photocopies of documents as being “a correct copy of the document”:

Justice of the Peace
Commissioner for Declarations
Barrister/Solicitor
Notary Public

Q3. Where do I direct questions about my application to?

All questions should be directed to BDM QLD who oversee the whole process. They can be contacted:

Online

Email bdm-mail@justice.qld.gov.au

By phone

Call Within Australia: 13 QGOV (13 74 68) ( tel:137468 )
International callers: +61 7 3405 0985 ( tel:61734050985 ) (+10 hours UTC)
(Monday–Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm).

For more information including links to forms and and fees please head to BDM QLD Applying for a marriage certificate.

Once you have received your official ‘registry issued’ marriage certificate from BDM, you can proceed to update your name with all relevant departments.

We have created a Marriage Change of Name Checklist to assist you with ensuring you’ve covered all bases.

We hope this information was useful and we would like to take this opportunity to wish you all the best for your future together as husband and wife.

Brisbane City Celebrants

No.1 Recommended QLD Marriage Celebrant

on August 31, 2015 · 4 Comments

No.1 Recommended QLD Marriage Celebrant

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

We are beyond excited to share this amazing milestone we have just reached. Brisbane City Celebrants have now officially gone from being Brisbane’s most highly recommended Marriage Celebrants on Google to Jamie becoming QLD’s most highly recommended Celebrant!

QLD’s No.1 Recommended Marriage Celebrant

Jamie is now the No.1 Recommended QLD Marriage Celebrant.

I am so proud of my husband, and so happy for him to see his hard work dedication, meticulousness and passion be rewarded by such kind words and praise from his happy clients.

I Cara am pretty chuffed to come in a close second being Brisbane’s second most highly recommended Marriage Celebrant, there is nobody I would rather be second to!

Ciara Recommended Celebrant Brisbane

Here is the 30th 5 star Google review Jamie has received and it’s from Shelley and Sean who wed last weekend at the Brisbane Botanic Gardens – Mt Coot-tha.

Thank you so much to all of our wonderful couples for choosing us for such an important role on your special day and thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback and reviews, it truly means the world to us!

Shelley and Sean’s beautiful Mt Coot-tha Botanic Gardens Wedding captured by Lindy Photography

If you enjoyed hearing about this exciting milestone achieved by each of the Brisbane City Celebrants duo, and if you are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, We would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.

The ‘fun wedding’ innovation

on August 27, 2015 · 5 Comments

The ‘Fun Wedding’ Innovation

With Celebrant Jamie Eastgate of Brisbane City Celebrants

So much has changed since we realised our dream and launched Brisbane City Celebrants back in 2008, the same year our very own wedding took place!

Significantly noticeable has been the emergence of the ‘fun wedding’ movement. Everyone loves a dose of fun and laughter during a ceremony, it puts everyone at ease and really sets the celebratory tone for the day.

Still today we continue to see an increasing shift of weddings becoming less traditional and more about the couple celebrating in their own unique way.

5 years ago Jamie created and performed Brisbane couple Chani and Lindsay’s fun wedding ceremony which was featured on the premiere season of the ‘Four Weddings Australia’ TV show to huge acclaim.

Fun weddings were pretty unheard of at the time, and their wedding was such a huge success – judged best wedding the newly weds won a luxury honeymoon in the Maldives!

Following the airing of their episode we were inundated with enquiries from couples that fell in love with the idea of having a fun wedding that was still meaningful and special.

What an honour to be a part of the ‘fun wedding’ revolution!

Sending massive happy anniversary wishes to this super fun bride and groom. On behalf of the many couples you inspired, thank you for doing your wedding your way and showing everyone that a fun wedding is a winner!

Jamie & Cara – Brisbane City Celebrants

If you enjoyed hearing about this fun Newstead Rotunda wedding ceremony and are looking for a Celebrant for your Brisbane wedding, Jamie would love to hear from you. Contact Brisbane City Celebrants for more information and to confirm availability for your special day.