Planning and Questions-How I Get to Know You

The most important thing about a Celebrant ceremony is getting to know the couple. I'm not talking about just meeting up with them once and calling it a day. No! I MUST know my couples to write a ceremony that really fits who they are. There are several ways that I learn about you.

First, I always need to know some of the ceremony logistics such as when you will arrive, who I will need to be in contact with on the day of, who's walking the bride/groom down the aisle, and much more. In order to learn about those aspects of your big day I send out the planning form. Filling this out gives me an idea of how you see the big day progressing and who will be part of it. Through this form I will also learn what color outfit you would like me to wear and the attire color of the wedding party. It might seem silly for me to know these things but it's one step of discovering how I can make your ceremony perfect.

After you have completed the planning form I send both you and your betrothed a list of questions designed to help me get to know your love story as well as more about you both individually. I ask that you answer these questions SEPARATE from one another and that you NOT share your answers until after both have been sent. The differences in what you say helps me craft your ceremony and bring to focus the feelings of you each individually.

Once a couple has sent me the planning form and the questions, we move on to the next step!

Next week-the outline