Breda Knightly
Marriage Celebrant
Options for your wedding
Full Wedding Ceremony - $750
This Ceremony includes your love story, readings, reflections and/or poems read by me, you and/or family members, personalised vows and of course the legal requisite.
Legals only - $450
This is short and sweet, including the legal component of the wedding only. You will need 2 witnesses.
The steps towards your wedding
Other Ceremonies and Rituals
(by no means an exhaustive list)
Vow Renewal
To honour your lasting union you may wish to renew your vows. This is a moment in time that all your family can enjoy and remember for a long time.
Baby Naming
You are a proud parent and keen to celebrate the birth of your baby. This is an opportunity to do so and to declare to family and friends the name you have chosen.
Initial obligation free meeting
The purpose of this meeting is for you to figure out if I am the right fit to meet your needs. There are many amazing Celebrants and I will be happy to refer you to another Celebrant if we are not a match.
Completion of initial legal paperwork and discuss your ceremony
In this meeting we complete legal paper work (Notice of Intended Marriage aka NOIM) I sight your ID (Passport, birth Certificate, drivers licence) and any divorce or death certificates from previous marriages. I'm obliged to give you the form "Happily ever... before and after" and inform you about realtionship education. Then I take you through the ceremony step by step. We can meet wherever you are most comfortable - at your home, over a beer or coffee. (NB legal paperwork cannot be completed if either you or I are under the influence) This meeting is fun and a great opportunity to get to know each other better.
Divorce Healing Ceremony
It may seem like a contradiction for a Marriage Celebrant to 'celebrate' a divorce. While we all belive in ever-lasting love, this may not always be the case. A healing ceremony, which will take on aspects you ask for, is an opportunity to honour the union you fought to uphold, bless that union and be an opportunity to "let it go" - thereby making space for more good and love to come into your life.
Inbetween time
There is no limit on the amount of contact we have. Some couples are nervous and require a lot of reassurance, others are unsure of what they want and require a lot of information, others just want to get on with it and get it done. Which ever style you have I am happy to accomodate.
Re-claiming your home
This is an ideal ritual for anyone who has rented their house to someone else, or had a guest stay for an extended period of time - or even if you have moved into a new home. With your input we will create a ritual together, guided by me, to re-instate your energy and intention in your home.
Rehearsal
Most couples are keen to have a rehearsal. This is a great opportunity to practice walking up the "aisle", how to handle carrying your bouquet, exchanging rings while procaliming your vows, where to stand etc. Ideally the photographer can be there too, if you have one. This is also the opportunity to complete our second legal paperwork, Declaration of no Legal Impediment to Marriage.
Seasonal Ceremonies
Full moon, dark moon, solstice, equinox - all happen sometimes without us even noticing, let alone making a fuss!!