Joshua Withers

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!

A couple of mine asked a good question about why we would do their legal marriage paperwork in Australia before their destination elopement. So I thought I best share the answer with you as well. My authority to marry people is only valid on Australian soil, in British Columbia Canada,

Hi! I’m Josh 👋🏻 Josh Withers, wedding celebrant from the Gold Coast, and I make fun, intimate, and personal marriage ceremonies. I’m a husband to Britt, a dad to Luna, and a gadget nerd, when I’m not stalking the Foo Fighters. Where I live is super

I get so many frequently asked questions and frequently confused points about the marriage paperwork, so, I thought I’d try and clear up some common misconceptions and ideas around getting legally married in Australia. There is no such thing – zero – as a marriage license in Australia.

I spend a lot of time thinking about the art of ceremony. What it takes to create an epic ceremony. The kind of ceremony that people would be so immersed in that it could go on for days and you wouldn’t notice. The kind of ceremony that leaves