William Betson - Marriage Celebrant

26/05/2024

This Thursday I will be officiating a wedding in this stunning building.

11/05/2024

Happy Mother's day to the mum's, the step mums and anyone else taking on a mum role for kids or fur kids.

24/04/2024

07/04/2024

Getting ready.

02/03/2024

Beautiful day for a wedding. Thank you gippsland for the beautiful weather.

30/12/2023

As we start the countdown to the end of the year, we reflect on the good and the not so good things that have happened. Loved ones have been lost and new life has also begun. We take these events in our hearts as we get ready for what 2024 has in store for us. I am wishing everyone a safe end to 2023 and hope 2024 holds many wonderful surprises for you all.

23/12/2023

Its Christmas eve and with another year almost over. Enjoy being with family and friends or yourself if that is what makes you happy, celebrate what we have around the table not what's on it.

Merry Christmas everyone and wishing you all a safe, happy and

10/11/2023

Love being back in this beautiful spot.

29/10/2023

We are ready to go.

28/10/2023

Stunning old barn for tomorrow’s ceremony

22/09/2023

Tomorrow’s wedding located. Beautiful space inner city.

20/07/2023

This year Celebrates 50 years of Celebrants.

On 19 July 2023, it will be 50 years since the Hon Lionel Murphy QC, then Attorney-General, appointed the first civil marriage celebrant in Australia. Lionel Murphy was providing choice to marrying couples. Until that time, it had been a choice of Registry Office wedding or a religious wedding.

The story goes that given the general opposition to this radical change he typed the letter, found an envelope and posted it himself. He then retyped it to correct a spelling mistake ‘solemnise’. That particular marriage celebrant, Mrs Lois D’Arcy, has written an article of a particularly memorable wedding.

In the first 12 months, 92 civil celebrants were appointed with the aim of giving an option for a dignified, culturally appropriate ceremony with words, music and ritual meeting the needs of the couple. We wish to recognise the four civil celebrants appointed in the first 12 months, who remain registered.

Lionel Murphy could never have imagined how important civil celebrants would become to Australian society. Today there are around 9,500 registered civil celebrants and over 80% of marriages are civil ceremonies.

Happy anniversary.

08/07/2023

Ready to go.

08/07/2023

All ready to go for tomorrow’s wedding expo at the Melbourne exhibition centre. See you there.

01/07/2023

One more week until The Melbourne Bridal and Wedding Expo at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre. Come say hi I will be at stand no 87.

Show bags are almost complete.

27/06/2023

Getting ready for the Melbourne Bridal Expo. Drop in and say hi. I’ve got chocolates.

23/06/2023

Tomorrow’s wedding location.

13/06/2023

Come say hello at the Melbourne Bridal & Wedding Expo on July 9 at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre, Stand No 87.

04/06/2023

My new Neon sign is ready to display at wedding expo’s. Thank you Sketch & Etch Creative for an amazing job. Looking forward to the remote arriving so I can test that as well.

19/05/2023

Thank you Ryan Betson for collecting my new neon sign.

13/05/2023

Wishing you all a wonderful Mother’s Day.

05/05/2023

Tomorrow’s ceremony location. Rain rain go away.

30/04/2023

So lovely when you get a beautiful heartfelt thank you.

17/04/2023

Back at this amazing hidden location last weekend.

05/04/2023

Wishing everyone a happy and safe Easter.