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Social media at your hashtag wedding

Is social media a blessing or a curse at a wedding? The need to connect and share online is increasingly encroaching on intimate and private wedding days. Guest blogger, Kristi Charter, writes for marriedbyjosh.com: As we become more inclined to connect online, our tendency to share and document details

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Nick and Jen's wedding at The Reserve

On a stunning Summer afternoon in Brisbane, Nick and Jen’s closest gathered together at the Reserve Restaurant in Milton and we celebrated in a most special and unique way. Nick and Ken’s vows, the ceremony we planned, the readings, heck, the location looking over the Brisbane

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Josh on Sunrise with Kochie and Sam talking Pop-Up Weddings

A bunch of likeminded wedding industry people have gotten together on the idea of pop-up weddings, and our second event is a Star Wars Day themed pop-up wedding. This idea sparked a conversation with some of the producers at Seven Sunrise and it all ended up with me talking to

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Ant and Jacqui's Salt wedding

In November 2013 we were lucky enough to see the storm clouds part, the winds calm, and the sun shine on Salt Beach at Kingscliffe for Antony and Jacqui’s wedding. Jacqui and Ant’s whole wedding day was just amazing, the weather was perfect, the crowd were

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Ray and Linda's Halloween wedding

This is the surprise Halloween wedding I performed that got the interest of Channel Nine’s Today Show – see the video here – and still stands out as one of my favourites. Ray and Linda wanted to surprise their friends and family at their annual Halloween party, a

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A 'Pleasant' Canberra wedding at Duntroon

I was lucky enough to be invited into Scott and Rebecca’s wedding on the grounds of the Royal Military College at Duntroon. Rebecca and Scott had lots of nice things to say about me, but it sounds made up when they say I’m the “best

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Why most weddings are boring, and how to make sure yours isn't

The famous line from Henry Ford is “You can have any colour you want, as long, as it’s black”, and I feel like the wedding industry has been ran the same way, even though it doesn’t have to. Did you know that the only three things absolutely

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What do you suppose this bride is doing on her mobile phone?

It’s not the “done thing” to use your mobile phone during a ceremony, but no-one’s ever seen a bride do it. What do you suppose she is doing on her mobile phone? http://youtu.be/CDVQvme5tb0

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Want a different wedding? You need a different celebrant

If you want a different wedding, you have to start with a different celebrant. I’m a young celebrant and almost everyone that sits across from me as we meet for a coffee, usually on a Sunday afternoon, tells me that they want a different wedding. They’ve been dreaming

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How to: use your iPod for wedding music

Even if you’re hiring a DJ or a band for your wedding, some songs, particularly songs for the ceremony in many cases, need to be played off iPod/iPhone/iPad/MP3 player. Here’s my tip on how to playlist your music so the person pressing play

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Paul and Victoria at Tamborine Gardens by Kitanobo Photography

On Thursday I was lucky enough to wed two upstanding members of the Brisbane community, not just regular old good people, but Paul and Victoria serve our community and are an important thread in the fabric that is Brisbane. It was a really fun ceremony with the ring bearer being

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Dancing celebrant

No one has ever requested my dancing services at a wedding ceremony I’m performing. I don’t know if it’s because they’ve talked to my wife, or anyone that has ever known me. But regardless of their opinions, I am available for dancing

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Brides: Why aren't you changing your last name?

I wrote earlier today about the technical details behind Brides changing their last names on their wedding day, and how you do it legally in Australia. It’s often an awkward point in meeting with a couple, when I ask if the bride will be taking the groom’

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Eight must-ask wedding venue questions

It’s the party of the decade, in your honour, and you need it to be amazing. You’re paying three arms and four limbs for it, it has to be special, but most couples that I meet forget to ask these simple, but important questions of their

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A revealing wedding RSVP

One Bride has revealed on Reddit how she encouraged her wedding guests to RSVP.

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7 things Britt learnt from Kim Kardashian's first wedding

My wife is obsessed with the Kardashians, particularly their weddings, so I’ve asked her to write a guest blog on seven things she’s learnt from Kim Kardashian, and her sisters’, weddings. Editor’s note: this blog post was written after Kimmy K’s

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Problems with wedding vendors and unhappy brides

What do you do if there’s a problem with your reception venue, perhaps they are double booked. Or what if your flower supplier gives you late notice that they cannot supply your bouquet. Even worse, god forbid, your celebrant falls ill, dies, or turns out to be a

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Log out of Pinterest, put down the magazine and get the right wedding photos

Wedding magazines, for all of their glamorous photos, great reads and reams of dresses, exist primarily to serve the industry, says award-winning American photographer Anne Almasy on the Huffington Post. She goes on to quote a magazine editor “These are all really pretty, but we want to see more

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BJ's Decent Proposal, to Carla on B105

I’m a sucker for an amazing proposal and this one orchestrated by B105’s Labby, Stav and Abby, brought a joyful tear to my eye. By the way, nice cameo Bill McDonald! [hana-code-insert name=’b105decent’ /]

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All about the NOIM - The Notice of Intended Marriage

Second to choosing a wedding dress or getting everyone’s RSVPs to your special day, completing the NOIM, the Notice of Intended Marriage, is probably the hardest thing you’ve got to do to be married. Why? The NOIM is the hardest thing you’ve got to

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8 tips for wet weather wedding planning

Rain is an outdoor wedding’s worse enemy! But you can plan for it. Here’s a few tips to help your wet weather wedding planning! 1. The first thing to note when you’re thinking about wet weather options, or if you’re a few

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Example wedding vows: Our vows

Britt and I decided to write our own vows for our wedding, and share them so everyone looking for example wedding vows. It’s a process I recommend everyone goes down, though of course you don’t have to. My reasoning for investing in your vows is that

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Who to invite to your wedding?

The task of creating, adding to, culling, then pruning and finalising a wedding guest list is one of the most stressful tasks you’ll undertake in the early days of your wedding. For my wedding I know Britt and I started with a mammoth list, then slowly, due to

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A Music Video Instead of A Wedding Video

When Joya and Emre got married they wanted a wedding video to remember the day by. Their favourite song was ‘The Time’ by the Black Eyed Peas. They both work at NBC and love their television and no doubt, music videos. Originally they wanted to show a video