Eurovision Themed Wedding Celebration

 

Good evenink Kiev! Mark the date in your diary - the Eurovision final is 13th/14th May, 2017.  Everybody loves glitter, everybody loves wind-swept hair and white pants suits. Everybody loves Eurovision, and everybody loves a wedding. Why not combine the lot, and add a champagne cocktail or two? Frock up in your favourite lamé, invite your besties around, and dance till dawn with your beloved. Eurovision night is a perfect time to celebrate love!

If you are planning a legal marriage ceremony in Australia, contact your marriage celebrant at least a month before the wedding to lodge the Notice of Intended Marriage.

For Civil Partnership ceremonies in Queensland, contact your civil partnership notary at least 11 days before your ceremony.

And for a ceremony free of legal requirements and block voting, just call me before someone else does - I can only be in one place at a time!

For your Eurovision themed ceremony this year, contact Cheryl at ido@cherylwedding.com.

All ceremonies include choreographed dance routines and your celebrant dressed in your choice of a purple velvet cloak, gold tassled muumuu, or babushka ensemble.

Deux points Glamour amour! mwah!

May the Fourth Wedding

May the Fourth is a popular date for weddings of Star Wars Fans. If you are planning a wedding in Australia, you will need to lodge a Notice of Intended Marriage at least a month before the wedding - so for a May 4th wedding, this would need to be sorted by April 4th at the latest. Get planning now for your May 4 wedding, and May the Force be with you. Boom Tish.

Brisbane Celebrant

Looking for a celebrant in Brisbane? Someone who is vibrant and interested to hear your plans and ideas? Cheryl Landsberry has been an authorised marriage celebrant since 2003. Photo by Romana Saeheng. Hair and Makeup by An Eye for Style at Cleveland. Contact Cheryl www.cherylwedding.com

1950's Photo Shoot

I spent the day with two very talented ladies who created this fabulous promo for me.

Suzie, from An Eye for Style Wedding Hair and Makeup https://aneyeforstyle.com.au/ curled and styled my hair, and painted my lips red. I loved being pampered for the day!

Romana from http://www.romana.com.au/ styled the shoot, took the photos and edited them, and added the text. The results are so impressive.

And my business is marriage celebrancy - your wedding doesn't have to be 1950's style, but I do love frocking up when I get the chance. www.cherylwedding.com

These businesses all operate in Brisbane, so if you're looking for wedding suppliers, you need travel no further.

Email Cheryl at ido@cherylwedding.com

Love Letter and Wine Box Ceremony

Love letter and wine box ceremony

This wooden box was purchased especially for this Cleveland wedding ceremony. The couple wrote a love letter to each other, and placed the letters, along with 2 crystal glasses, and a bottle of their favourite wine in this box. The box was padlocked shut during their ceremony, and will be opened on the occasion of their fifth wedding anniversary. Guests were all keen to find out what was written in those letters - I guess this will be a secret between the bride and groom.

Tips for planning your Surprise Wedding

Looking to minimise fuss and expense?
Why not surprise your guests by holding your legal marriage ceremony during your engagement or birthday party? The bride, groom, and celebrant will all need to be in on the plan, and prepare the Notice of Intended Marriage at least a month before the date.

Here are a few things to consider:

• People just can't keep a secret. They will tell their spouse/mum/friend/hairdresser, and before you know it, everyone knows that the party will be your wedding. Tell as few people as possible about your plans if you are aiming for maximum excitement.

• Your guests may feel that it's OK to be late to a party, and may miss the big event. You could either have the wedding an hour into the party, or be prepared to have those people who arrived late miss out (their loss!)

• Some guests (especially if they live further away) won't show up to both the engagement party and the wedding - they'll just choose the wedding. In that case, you will need to find some incentive for them to attend the engagement party, or accept that they won't be there. People who are really special to you will make the effort to be there. 

• Some of your guests will be at weddings every second weekend, especially if they are in that age group where everyone is getting married. For others, like your grandmother, an engagement party and wedding are 2 anticipated social events on their annual calendar. They may feel like you have robbed them of one if you marry at your engagement party.

• You may receive less gifts by combining the 2 events (but how many toasters do you need, anyway?)

• There'll be some guests who are disappointed, saying, "I would have had my hair done/bought a new dress/made you something special if I knew this was your wedding!". But none of this material stuff really matters in the long run.

• Will you show up to the party first, dressed in a party outfit, then slip away to change? Or just be married in a party outfit? Or will you arrive after the guests are already assembled, and walk down the aisle in white? (you'll need to come up with an alibi if you're not there to meet guests as they arrive - you could be picking up the cake, having photos at the park, or just picking up a friend from the station) 

• You'll need to plan with your celebrant how the announcement will work. Perhaps the guests will walk in to the engagement party, then see a sign like the one pictured above. Perhaps the DJ will play an appropriate wedding song, or your MC or celebrant could make the exciting announcement that you're going to be married.

• Make sure you have a photographer/videographer on hand to catch the expressions on the faces of your guests, as you may not see it all yourself. There will be gasps, tears, laughter, and applause, and you'll want to watch it over and over again.

• And lastly, Enjoy! This will be a night to remember!

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Getting married in a vineyard?

A wedding at a vineyard combines three of our favourite things - love, celebrations, and wine. But grapes are a seasonal fruit, and there are a few questions you should ask before choosing the date for your wedding.

• What months will the grapes be on the vines?
• What months will the vines be cut back and bare?
• Will there be nets placed over the vines at any time of the year?

Your photos will be gorgeous all year round, but you'll be relieved to have done a little planning in advance. 

Contact Cheryl Landsberry if you are looking for a celebrant for your wedding in the vineyards. ido@cherylwedding.com

Meet cute

The kiss

What is a Meet Cute? It's the story of the first meeting of a couple. Often it's a chance encounter that will change the lives of the two people involved. Anna and Zac met on a walking tour of Berlin. Steve and Alison met when Alison dropped into his travel agency to plan her holiday. Some couples meet through friends, or noticed each other across a smoky nightclub floor. A more modern fairy tale is an internet match up. It's that simple chance encounter that leads to a lifelong partnership.

Whatever your story, your Brisbane celebrant can narrate it during your marriage ceremony. Your guests will laugh, cry, and smile at at the true story of your meet cute, which sounds less likely than the corniest romantic comedy. Your aunt will blush, your single friends will be envious, and your loved up friends will smile knowingly. 

Contact Cheryl at ido@cherylwedding.com for your personal story telling.

Note to the neighbours

Are you having a backyard wedding and want to notify the neighbours? Here is a cute verse I've written for this purpose.

We are getting married

here in our back yard

There'll be some song and dance

as our guests will party hard.

Could you please be patient

as we celebrate our delight

the DJ and the flashing light

will be packed up by 12 midnight.