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What is a ceremony? …and why have one at all?

“Ceremonies are celebrations that stand outside of time’s
  normal flow. They are occasions for stepping out of our routines and preoccupations so we may touch something essential in life. We seek ceremony when we feel that something powerful and profound is happening.”

(from David Oldfield—”The Journey” an experiential
  rite of passage for modern adolescents.)

Celebrants now understand that a wide range of ceremonies are
necessary to fulfill human needs, to add meaning and purpose to peoples lives and to benefit society as a whole. When you really think about it, our lives are full of ritual and ceremony in one way or another. Our calendars are dotted with regularly occurring civic, cultural, religious or sporting events. They mark the new year in differing cultures, birthday and wedding anniversaries, celebrations to remember participation and loss of life in wars, etc…

It was a strongly held belief of American anthropologist Joseph Campbell that the level of civilization in a society is directly proportional to the number of ceremonies practiced in that society.

Marriage

So you have decided to get married… congratulations! But you
don’t want to have your wedding ceremony in a church with a religious celebrant? Then you need to find a civil marriage celebrant to officiate for you.

Civil celebrants in Australia are not confined to any exclusive area, so the choice is yours completely. And therein lies the problem: there are hundreds and hundreds of Celebrants throughout Australia, so where
do you start looking?
Click for more.

Other ceremonies I can conduct

• Commitment & renewal of vows
• The name giving ceremony
• Teenage Transition Ceremony or Adolescence Ceremony.
• Divorce Ceremony.
• Healing Circle.  
• Birthdays.  
• Retirement.
• Home Dedication.

Elizabeth Gray – Civil Marriage Celebrant
36 Jacombe St Richmond, 7025 Ph:62602778 http://www.elizabethgray.net/ –
[email protected]