Ceremonies About You - John Bout - Civil Celebrant

12/12/2024

Merry Christmas to all my wonderful brides and grooms. I hope 2025 is a beautiful year for you all.

18/09/2024

18/09/2024

Oliver & Charlotte 31st August.
An immensely proud day for me to officiate the wedding of our youngest son, Oliver, to his beautiful bride Charlotte. I have now had the privilege of officiating the wedding’s of all 3 of our children.
I would like to thank some of the vendors that helped make it the amazing day it was.
Firstly, Kylie and Brett from Tinaroo Lake Resort for keeping us accommodated, fed and hydrated. Tinaroo Lake Resort was the perfect location, not only for its picturesque ceremony locations but also the fact that all your guests can stay together in comfort. It just adds to whole social aspect of the wedding being able to have everything in the one location.
Secondly, Graeme and Helen from Focus Imagery for capturing the day in such a beautiful and professional way. Their eye for detail and artistic ability to produce that perfect shot and video clip is just amazing.
And lastly, Danny from Millennium Weddings. Danny’s knowledge and experience meant the dance floor was never empty. He had everyone up and enjoying themselves the entire evening.
Loretta and I are so grateful to you all for making Oliver & Charlotte’s special day so memorable.

17/09/2024

Wedding day teaser

07/08/2023

Beau and Mel 05/08/2023
I'd been looking forward to this wedding day for a long time. I've known Beau for many years and it was a great pleasure to share in his wedding day to his beautiful Mel.
It was so beautiful to see a couple so wonderfully suited to one another and the phrase "marrying my best friend" could not be more apt for these two.

26/06/2022

Chloe and Luke
What a pleasure it was to marry Chloe and Luke at their beautiful home in front of their closest family and friends.
These ceremonies are so intimate and relaxed and the couple can immerse themselves into the reason they are there, to become husband and wife.

26/10/2021

Nikita and Nicholas 22/10/2021

My final wedding for 2021 and what a wonderful way to celebrate it than with the Kurrimine Beach wedding of Nikita and Nicholas. At the front of the groom's parent's home which also happens to be the beach foreshore, they said "I do" in front of their closest family and friends.
Both keen fishers it was apt that the shoreline exploded with a huge school of bait just as the ceremony commenced. You couldn't have scripted it better.
Congratulations and best wishes for your future together.

20/10/2021

Shannon and Cailan 16/10/2021

When they talk about a postcard picture day they are describing the absolutely perfect weather the accompanied Shannon and Cailan's beautiful Ellis Beach wedding.
They shared their vows with each other and their closest family and friends in front of the magnificent Melaleuca tree that overlooks the beach and has been the backdrop for so many wedding days.

provided a beautiful set up, as always, for their reception.

18/10/2021

Gabii and Jack 19/10/2020

Gabii and Jack's Redlynch wedding was my last for 2020 and it was the perfect wedding to end my season.
To those of you who know Gabii, her personality precedes her and Jack has a dry sense of humour which compliments her perfectly.
To say it was a hoot working with these two is an understatement.
I wish them all the best on their first anniversary and wish them many, many more.

11/10/2021

Claire and Adam 04/10/2021

It is one of Sir David Attenborough's favourite places in the world and was the backdrop for Claire and Adam's beautiful elopement.
With their 2 beautiful children joining them it was as Intimate as a ceremony can get. Not another person in sight. Just us the sand, the sea and the sunshine.
My lovely wife accompanied me and was one of the witnesses along with Adam's sister which made it that much more special.