Rebels’ Guide To Getting Married

The weirdest wedding moment in my 12 year career as a celebrant so far would have been the wedding where I met with the couple getting married a number of times before the wedding, we even did a rehearsal (and I hate rehearsals), so when I arrived 60 minutes before

“I now pronounce you woman and husband” A Facebook page – which is probably a totally fine and lovely Facebook page, I really don’t know it – has raised the thought of how some people in the past use these words: I now pronounce you woman

I wanted to share a little bit into the process of being a celebrant, but also in creating your marriage ceremony, and of course, your marriage. The thing is, your marriage matters, your marriage ceremony matters, and I put all of my heart, mind, body, and soul into it. I

As the guy standing up the front of your marriage ceremony, I often see your wedding from a completely different point of view than your guests do – and often differently from how you do. I’ve been at weddings where the cake was destroyed by a toddler and

Here’s a pro wedding planning tip that no-one’s going to publish in a pretty wedding magazine or talk about in a wedding planning Facebook group. All wedding vendors, venues, creatives, artists, charge reasonably. They are all affordable. There’s no such thing as cheap or

Britt and I were lucky enough to be guests on The Wedcast, a wedding podcast hosted by two friends of mine from the Byron Bay wedding industry, Kiera, the wedding planner behind Creative Weddings and Alex Ouston, makeup artist. https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/download/ifpms7/Episode_13_-_The_

The words “wedding tradition” don’t actually mean anything. Here’s what I mean by that, on a personal note to you, and your family and your people, the word “wedding tradition” mean something, but to a wedding professional they are less descriptive than

How to spend your wedding budget, a quick Rebels Guide. Book a wedding planner who doesn’t refer to their clients as brides. Brides don’t get married, couples do. Book a photographer that shares ceremony photos. The ceremony is a place the photographer has no control and no influence

My friend Chris hosts a podcast about what makes us happy, so I was super happy to be a guest on his show. You can listen below or find your subscribe links here.

Tomorrow is my 11th celebrant birthday, 11 years a celebrant, wow, and today I’ve been thinking about all the funny/stupid things the wedding industry bought into my world over the last 11 years. Here’s a few that have been rattling around in my head. It&

I was lucky enough to be a guest on Briggsy’s new podcast, Chase This Light, so listen and enjoy below!