See Module 1,
The History, Nature, and Development of Ceremony is a step on the journey towards becoming a professional celebrant, a person steeped in the understanding of ceremony. Understanding inspires and motivates. This course enables you to transcend the mere “doing” of a ceremony and embrace its transformative power. It is a course of study, including practical fieldwork, designed to shed light on the path to in-depth best practice.
Continue readingHi, My name is Dally Messenger
I’ve been a civil marriage celebrant for 52 years (2026).
This is about writing your own vows for your marriage. ceremony. Vows as a compact. Have a look at this vow from one of my weddings for starters.
Tuesday, 30 June 30, 2015. To The Hon Philip Ruddock, Attorney General, Parliament House, CANBERRA. ACT 2600
Dear Mr Ruddock,
Re same-sex and heterosexual marriage: The French Model
Since the dawn of history, marriage has transformed strangers into relatives, binding families and societies together. No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than they once were. Marriage is a keystone of our social order.
Justice Anthony Kennedy
Continue readingWe all used to let anyone sign this certificate for the first 30 years of the program. Apart from the necessary signatures of the bride and groom and the two chief witnesses and the celebrant, sometimes the parents, the groomsmen, and the bridesmaids would sign on the front. In doing so, they felt of real significance and part of the ceremony. Quite often all the guests were asked to sign their names on the back of the certificate, preserving a precious memory for the bride and groom.
Continue reading
Fellow Members
I have submitted this to the Skills Council as being my take on why we should have an in-depth diploma course in celebrancy. The tragedy is that before the downgrading of 2003 and the deluging of the celebrant marketplace, we were getting somewhere. We were going somewhere good.
I wrote down these thoughts as celebrants and public servants are arguing about a proposed “recognised” course for celebrants.
Preview of the government study unit:
Re: 1A CHCCEL503X Research, create, evaluate, and organize ceremonies.
International College of Celebrancy (Est.1995) 