Create a deeply-meaningful and joyous commitment ceremony with a Civil Celebrant
Your Commitment Ceremony is unique! It is the happiest day of your life and the day you publicly make a commitment to the person you love.
Excited to create a special moment
Commitment Ceremonies are ideal for couples who do not wish to, or are not legally able to follow the tradition of a Marriage Ceremony, but desire recognition and celebration of their commitment to each other within their own relationship.
Whether you are in a de facto relationship or a same-sex relationship, and you want to say to your partner “I love you, I respect you and I want to spend the rest of my life with you”, I will be delighted to help you plan a way of saying that with joy, dignity and grace. At the moment, in Australia there are no legal limitations or requirements for a Commitment Ceremony.
I’m excited to help you seal your deep love and respect for each other with this special moment—a joyous and sincere ceremony—as your Civil Celebrant. No matter how big or small the gathering, it will be joyous!
A guiding hand to create the perfect event
As a professional Civil Celebrant, I become your trusted guide and mentor for your special day. Together, we will create a ceremony which is unique and individually tailored to you. This intimate preparation is imperative for a truly special moment.
With many years of experience as a Civil Celebrant, I can offer you many hints and suggestions to help make your day run smoothly, efficiently and without stress.
My pledge to you is that my experienced guiding hand will ensure that the time leading up to your special day, and the day itself is memorable, enjoyable, exciting and most importantly, relaxing. I will have everything under control.
How it works:
A guiding hand makes the day—and the lead up—immeasurably less stressful for you. I become a friendly, trusted guide through this process to help you create the perfect event.
I also pre-empt and take care of many finer details so you can relax as much as possible.
Initial consultation
Our first meeting is an obligation free initial consultation with you. There is no charge for this. It is your opportunity to get to know me and ensure you feel comfortable with what I do for you.
We chat about how you imagine your commitment ceremony would be. To help you, I can offer you my Commitment Ceremony Resource Folder to borrow. This contains many suggested words, poems and readings for you to draw upon.
Designing the ceremony of your dreams
At the next meeting we discuss at length, and plan your very own commitment ceremony, including your favourite pieces of music chosen to enhance your ceremony. It is very important to me that your ceremony genuinely reflects your love for each other, and your personalities, and that you feel comfortable with the wording. I will then put together the wording you have chosen and email you the first draft. This will be exciting because you will see and read your ceremony for the first time, and your future commitment day will then start to feel real!
In the final meeting, the ceremony drafts have been completed and you are thrilled with the final draft. We spend this time going over your ceremony very carefully and we will rehearse your special moments! We will test the music on my PA system, and rehearse the hand-over ceremony and any other rituals you may have chosen to add depth and meaning to your ceremony.
On the day—you can relax and enjoy your special celebration
My role on your commitment day is to conduct your ceremony with sincerity, warmth and joy. You will feel confident and relaxed because the hard work has been done and you will be happy and confident that I am looking after every detail for you.
Importantly, I talk to all participants to ensure everyone is comfortable with their roles. I ensure the photographer and videographer know exactly the content of the ceremony so they do not miss the special and precious moments. There is nothing for you to worry about.
I have an intuitive understanding of the stage, audience and participants. I look after the movements, order and music within the ceremony to ensure it runs smoothly.
I also look after the logistics
This includes:
- Unlimited meetings, phone calls and emails and a comprehensive Commitment Ceremony Resource Folder containing many suggested wording, poems and readings for you to draw upon.
- Providing a PA (public announcement) system with in-built CD player, which ensures everyone can hear the ceremony and music. The system can run on battery power if there is no mains power available.
- Ensuring this stage setup is practical and well presented.
- Ensuring all participants in your Commitment Ceremony know what their duties are and that everyone is informed of the ceremony logistics to ensure all goes smoothly.
- Showing any readers how to use the microphone.
- Public Liability Insurance for any unfortunate accident at the venue of a Ceremony in direct relation to the Celebrant, e.g. a wedding guest tripping over any of the Celebrant’s equipment etc.
- I know when to step away for photographic moments!
How to find out more
The first step is a no-obligation consultation to discuss your Commitment Ceremony and answer any questions you may have about engaging me as your Civil Celebrant. There is no charge for this.
Please call me (Helen Williams) on 0402 425 201 or use the enquiry form on the right and I will respond shortly.
Lets talk
Phone 0402 425 201 Beecroft, Sydney. NSW
