Palm Cove Wedding Celebrants

When planning your wedding in Palm Cove a key part of the preparation is choosing the appropriate celebrant to conduct the wedding ceremony. Civil Celebrants are used in Australia to conduct secular, inter-denominational, non-denominational, interfaith or spiritual services and act as the ceremony provider or efficient. Although Palm Cove does have a lovely seaside chapel where picturesque beachfront Weddings can be performed, there are no formal religious places of worship such as a churches where ministers can conduct weddings. Civil wedding ceremonies do have an underlying respect for tradition but celebrants cannot hold religious wedding ceremonies.

In Australia, civil celebrants do not express any religious view or belief; these are irrelevant when conducting individual wedding ceremonies. Celebrants are trained professionals that have undergone a course or study in the art of creating or delivering ceremonies. The advantage of using a civil celebrant to conduct your wedding ceremony is that they will create your ceremony according to your exact wishes and values. Some more advantages of using a civil celebrant is that you are entitled to endless possibilities for wedding venues, such as the rainforest, beachside or even out on The Great Barrier Reef, and are not just confined to a religious place of worship. Civil Celebrants conduct ceremonies of any desired length, which can involve family members, and where an atmosphere of substance, expression and emotion are portrayed. Celebrants in Australia are professionals and usually belong to an organization or body committed to a standard or service and code of ethics.

When choosing a civil celebrant there are important questions and criteria that should be considered. You will be trusting the most important part of your wedding day to this person, therefore it pays to select a celebrant that suites you best. Don’t choose a celebrant based on price alone, the quality of service is often correlated with price; this is something that you can not skimp on while planning your special wedding day. You may want to ask your celebrant how they will help you have the ceremony that you want as a couple, celebrants may be able to help you with ceremony suggestions to help with preparation. You may want to find out if your wedding celebrant is able to meet before the wedding for a rehearsal, if they provide a choice of marriage certificates and how close together they book their weddings. The most important criteria is that you select a civil celebrant that is going to perform the ceremony that YOU want and one that you get a good and trusting feeling with.

When finding a suitable civil celebrant keep in mind that the majority of weddings are on Saturdays and most in the late afternoon, if you are planning on holding your wedding in Palm Cove Australia on a Saturday it is definitely recommended to book your marriage celebrant sooner than later.

Some suggested Palm Cove wedding celebrants include:

Vivian Reid is a full time, Cairns based Civil Celebrant, whose professionalism and expertise guides couples in love to have their dream wedding in our wonderful region — Cairns, Far North Queensland our Tropical Paradise, ceremonies from Port Douglas to the Atherton Tablelands, Palm Cove and the Daintree Rainforest.

There are endless choices for wedding venues in Far North Queensland, you can marry at sunset on a beach or maybe in the rainforest; in the Botanic Gardens; in a hot air balloon at sunrise; in an elegant private house or in a chapel overlooking the water or even in your own backyard. If it is just the two of you or you have 100 guests  

Vivian is available any day, any time, any place, 7 days each week and you will have her undivided attention to offer you a professional and personalised ceremony warm and caring and reflecting YOUR personalities and using her expertise to make sure you have a memorable wedding.

She will also tell you all your legal requirements, which documents you need to have, how to obtain a permit from the Cairns City Council for a beach ceremony and how to obtain a Legal Marriage Certificate after your wedding; on your wedding day she will give you a Presentation Certificate and a Presentation Copy of your Ceremony Wording.

If you would like a rehearsal that is offered free of charge in the Cairns area, and of course unlimited contact via email and telephone. Vivian supplies a PA system and CD player if you need them, and also a table and chair for the signing of your Certificates, all free of charge.