Let’s simplify this. If you’re getting married in Australia, you need to lodge a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM). It sounds official. It is official. But it’s also one of the easiest parts of the whole process - when it’s done properly. What is a...
If you’ve started Googling “legal requirements to get married in Victoria”, you’ve probably already noticed that the information is technically clear . . . but not exactly easy to follow. So, here’s the simple version - what you actually need to do to get married...
Choosing a celebrant shouldn’t be hard to do. But, somehow, often it’s harder than you think. You scroll through website after website, looking for the person who will help make your wedding day just that bit more special. For some reason, they all look the...
Let’s be honest about weddings. If you’ve been to more than one or two weddings, you’ve probably sat there, thinking, “they all seem the same!” The same script. The same layout. The same polite smiles as everyone waits for it to finish. Perhaps you’re planning...
The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has published the latest statistics on marriages and divorces in Australia. There are some interesting trends beginning to show up in an industry that, traditionally, has been laden with massive expectations. One of life’s milestones is this societal institution...
The laws and regulations, traditions and rituals associated with marriage vary from one country to another. It’s this that gives the institution of marriage a richness and history shared by no other equivalent societal institution. Marriage in Australia is regulated by The Marriage Act 1961...
(Note – The following is a broad overview of the law in relation to the topics mentioned. It is and should not be treated as a substitute for obtaining proper legal advice relevant to your individual circumstances). When one thinks of marriage, thoughts regularly turn...
Proposing marriage with a ring dates back to the ancient Romans. While the material and cost of a ring have fluctuated over time, there is one thing that has never changed: the ring is a piece the receiver will enjoy wearing for the rest of...
Often, I get asked by couples to explain exactly what wedding vows are. It’s not surprising that lots of people don’t know what vows are, particularly if they’ve not been married before or if they’ve not been involved in a civil marriage ceremony before. Essentially,...
In these COVID times, one of the surprising things that’s happened in the wedding industry across the world is that legals-only weddings have become a thing. It’s arguably one of the most beneficial things to hit the wedding industry because of COVID. COVID has forced...