Stress less weddings

08/02/2018

I did not realise that civil celebrants in Australia can choose to register as a religious celebrant to allow celebrants 'to refuse to solemnise marriages of ...same s*x couples'. I was so sad to read this. I just want to let people know that love is beautiful and should be celebrated and shouted from the roof tops!

If you are looking for a celebrant I don't discriminate based on s*xual identity - I will always ask couples 'do you love each other? do you actually WANT to get married?' If you answer no to either of those questions then I am not the celebrant for you and I will happily refer you to another celebrant. If you answer a resounding YES then I would be privileged to be a part of any ceremony where love is what brought you to marriage!

01/06/2016

I ALWAYS check what song the bride is walking down the aisle to do I can desensitise and reduce the chance of my crying. Mistake, I forgot to ask which is never good, and to top it off she is walking down to the same song I walked down the aisle to. Chance of crying went up significantly!

27/04/2016

Just got home from a wedding appointment, our 1 hour meeting took 2.5 hours. It was awesome, I love hearing people's stories, I love getting to be in the room with 2 people in love and experience them lighting up as they laugh and remember their love story. Ahhhhhhh did I mention how lucky I am and how much I LOVE being a celebrant?! 😀💍❤️

30/03/2016

18 Times Groomsmen Elevated The Wedding Photo Game

Hahaha love some of these 😀

This is how it's done, gentlemen.

27/03/2016

Wedding Vows

The list of stressors for a wedding day is pretty long. The bride is worried that everyone will be looking at her as she walks down the aisle and the groom is worried about having to make a speech and pretty much every detail in between has it's potential to cause stress. As a celebrant one of the things I hear often is 'do I have to write my own vows?' Brides and grooms alike are worried about what to write for their wedding vows. [ 951 more words. ]

https://weddingswithemma.wordpress.com/2016/03/27/wedding-vows/

Your vows don’t need to be perfect, in fact, they will probably never be perfect. You can’t sum up the promises of a lifetime in 30 seconds to a minute. The words don’t need to be…

25/03/2016

I just sent a wedding ceremony off to a couple to review before their ceremony ina fortnight. I've been a celebrant for nearly 10 years now, if you'd have told me a decade ago I'd be writing ceremonies about facebook, likes, PMs and selfies I'd have looked at you like you have 2 heads (because a decade ago I didn't know what facebook was, likes hadn't been added, and selfies were not a thing yet). I wonder what their kids will think in 30 years time when they watch the wedding video?

24/03/2016

Cheap wedding ideas | ASIC's MoneySmart

Wedding debt is not something that many people talk about with engaged couples, this is your special day, you only do it once so you're encouraged to spend spend spend. It's frightening actually. Check out the tips the Australian government is giving https://www.moneysmart.gov.au/managing-your-money/budgeting/simple-ways-to-save-money/cheap-wedding-ideas

Easy ways to save thousands on your wedding.

09/03/2016

The soul-stirring moment when a man sees his bride to be for the first time

I cry at all my weddings, at first I thought it was the music and seeing the beautiful bride walking down the aisle. Then I realised that it is the groom that makes me cry. Often he is nowhere near as involved in the wedding prep as the bride and so he is almost unprepared for that moment. The moment when he sees the woman he loves walking towards him. It is beautiful.
For me it's not about how beautiful the bride looks, it's about appreciating the love these two people have for one another and the moment their eyes lock and they share a special connection 'we're going to do this' their whole life is ahead of them and at that moment they could take on the world! It's magical!

It’s moments like this which make life worth living.

05/02/2016

Guestbook

Hi beautiful friends, can I ask a huge favour please :) If I was your celebrant for something would you please pop over to my guestbook and leave me a testimonial - I will love you forever (I will love you forever whether you leave me a testimonial or not but it would be really great if you could) http://www.emmabasccmc.com.au/apps/guestbook/

If you are looking for a vibrant celebrant who can help you celebrate you special day in your special way then look no further.

31/01/2016

School goes back today. It is a day of tears for many mummies who are walking their babies to their classroom for the very first day, for children who have been excited about 'big school' for weeks yet become overwhelmed by the whole experience and by teachers who suddenly realise they are facing 40 weeks with a class of 30 children! My eldest baby starts her first day of primary school today. I'm feeling a little sad. She no longer wants me to walk her to her class, she is big enough now to meet me at the car park after school - the problem is, I'm not big enough for those things. She's ready but I'm not. I didn't shed a tear when I left her happily waving me goodbye at kindy but I might today. If you are a crier like me, how will you/did you get through the first day of school?

19/12/2015

’Marrying you is not the end of my liberty; it’s the beginning of it’

Isn't this beautiful!

The most inspiring marriage vows we’ve ever seen.

30/11/2015

Long time between posts…..

I haven’t been writing on the blog regularly. Life has been busy/full on/hectic and has thrown my family more than a few curve balls this year so I have barely written anything but I’m going to make an effort to actually get some posts on the blog. My big bugbear at the moment (actually sorry I interrupt this very brief blog post to bring you information about bugbears – I just typed bug bear and thought hmmm bug bear or bug bare, well the bug is not naked (that I know of) so it must be bug bear …. [ 245 more words. ]

https://weddingswithemma.wordpress.com/2015/11/30/long-time-between-posts

   I haven’t been writing on the blog regularly. Life has been busy/full on/hectic and has thrown my family more than a few curve balls this year so I have barely written anything but I’m...

25/11/2015

Happy thanksgiving to those who celebrate it. Being an English born Australian I don't celebrate Thanksgiving the way my American friends do (and maybe Canadian - I'm very insulated, I don't know if Canadians celebrate thanksgiving? I tried to google but it gave me conflicting info) but I do try to be thankful everyday. I am thankful that couples invite me into their lives to celebrate their love and joy, I am thankful that I am surrounded by love and joy from my husband and family and I am thankful that, in a world that is currently filled with so much hurt, so many beautiful souls get to experience love and joy!

15/11/2015

Awesomely Creative Date Ideas For That Special Someone

Not sure if I want to do these with my husband or my kids! (Probably a bit of both!) We are definitely documenting the lives of an invisible man!

What's the lamest touristy thing in your area?

07/11/2015

It was so lovely yesterday getting to catch up with a previous bride and groom and getting to meet their adorable baby boy. I really do love getting to catch up with couples and especially getting to meet their new additions :)

07/11/2015

Well the weather came good for us! I thought it was going to be cold and wet but just at the right time the clouds parted and the sun shone. The bride and groom were totally gorgeous! I've never had a bride squeal with unbridled excitement before :)

24/10/2015

John Safran

This makes me feel so much better after my very long trip home :)

Out moron this. I'm staying at this place in Perth. I pull my phone out of my pocket and type 'Perth Airport' into Google Maps. I need to know how long it's going to take to get there. 17 minutes. Later in my car, for directions, I type 'Perth Airport' in again and throw the phone on the passenger's seat. I don't think about it, but this time I have used Apple, not Google, Maps. Unbeknownst to me I now have two different apps open, directing me to the airport, and they've chosen different routes. "Turn right in 500 metres," says Google Woman, so I do. This disorients Apple Woman. "Recalculating," Apple Woman says. To set me straight she instructs me to "Take the third exit at the roundabout". So I do. This throws off Google Woman. "Recalculating" Google Woman says. She tells me to turn left, which sends the Apple Woman recalculating which sends the Google Woman recalculating. It does not take me 17 minutes to get to Perth Airport. It takes me 32.

24/10/2015

I am TERRIBLE with directions, today it took me 32 minutes to get to the rehearsal and 1hour and 22 minutes to get home. Talk about taking the scenic route!

23/10/2015

Nine photos which show brilliantly how life changes after marriage

I think the wardrobe, the kitchen and the fridge are the wrong way around!

Does this look familiar?

16/10/2015

Honoured to be asked to officiate at a (previous bride's) funeral today. Love and thoughts are with her family.

12/10/2015

'Oh my god, are you a funeral celebrant? No way could I do that!'

'Oh my god, are you a funeral celebrant? No way could I do that!'

When people hear I'm a marriage celebrant the usual response is 'wow, that sounds wonderful' and I always whole heartedly agree. When I mention I'm a funeral celebrant 9 times out of 10 I get an aw...