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Tanya McDonald - Wedding Coordinator, Marriage Celebrant & MC
Tanya McDonald - Wedding Coordinator, Marriage Celebrant & MC

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Building Your Tying The Knot Ceremony

We have now arrived at the thrilling phase of crafting your ceremony.

Contained within this form are several sections to be completed, which will aid me in constructing your personalised ceremony.

If you encounter any uncertainties while navigating through a specific section, please don’t hesitate to reach out to me; I’m here and ready to offer my assistance. If you find yourself facing difficulties with a particular segment, you can effortlessly indicate “please suggest” within the designated information boxes.

To ensure a delightful surprise, I’ve created a distinct form for your vows. This enables each of you to compose your vows without the other’s awareness of the content. Maintaining your marriage vows as a surprise and revealing them exclusively during the ceremony is a heartwarming notion. It bestows upon your wedding day an extraordinary and personal gift exchange.

Tying The Knot Ceremony Outline

Full names of both parties must be used at some stage during the ceremony for the purpose of legal identification. The latest they can be said is in the vows.

Welcome and Introduction

This is to welcome guests, family, and friends to the wedding.

The introduction is about the union of marriage. Couples are able to select an introduction from the ones supplied or write their own that best reflects the meaning of marriage to them.

Presentation (Giving Away)

Traditionally this is the time in the ceremony when the celebrant asks,

“Who gives this woman to be married to this man” and the bride’s father says “I do”.

In contemporary weddings, the celebrant can ask a number of questions to the person(s) chosen.

Do they offer their love and blessings to the couple?

or

Asking the parents of the couple as representatives of their family: will they take a couple into your family and into their hearts?

Celebrant Authority

Subsection 46(1) of the Marriage Act sets out certain words, sometimes referred to as the ‘momentum’ that must be used by Commonwealth-registered marriage celebrants in solemnising a marriage.

Now, I, Tanya McDonald, an authorised marriage celebrant, am duly authorised by the law to solemnise marriages according to law. Before you are joined in marriage in my presence and in the presence of these witnesses, I am to remind you of the solemn and binding nature of the relationship into which you are now about to enter.

Marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of two people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.

The Asking

The Asking is for the couple to verify they are getting married because they want to. The celebrant will ask them both a question after which they will answer: I will/I do

Vows

Subsection 45(2) of the Marriage Act sets out the minimum words (or vows) which must be used by the couple for a non-religious (civil) ceremony to be a marriage ceremony: Each of the parties to the marriage must say the vows to each other.

“I call upon the persons here present to witness that I, A.B. (or C.D.), take thee, C.D. (or A.B.), to be my lawful wedded (wife, husband or spouse).

Couples wishing to personalise their vows further are able to lengthen their vows by adding their chosen wording after saying the minimum words (so long as any material added does not contradict the minimum vows).

Nicknames should not be used in the legal section of the vows. However, shortened names or nicknames may be used in the personal vow section.

Ring Ceremony

The exchange of wedding rings represents the vows the couple has exchanged.

Declaration of Marriage

This is when the couple are legally declared husband(s), wife(wives), or couple.

Sign the register

Under section 44 of the Marriage Act, a marriage may not be solemnised unless at least two persons are present at the ceremony over the age of 18 years. These are the persons who will sign the marriage certificates in their capacity as the witnesses to the marriage

Introduction of the couple

This is when the couple is presented to the guests and signals the end of the wedding ceremony.

Building Your Personal Vows
Personal Vows Form
Building Your Ceremony Examples
Ceremony Introductions
Ceremony Askings
Ceremony Ring Exchanges
Ceremony Inspiration
Wedding Day Inspiration & Ideas
Government Documents
Attorney-General's Department Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants
Happily Ever... Before and After
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Building Your Tying The Knot Ceremony
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Partner 1
Parner 2
Your best contact phone number.
Your best contact email.
What is the date of your wedding and ceremony time?
Will you have someone walking you up the aisle and what is their relationship to you? Or will you be walking up the aisle together?
Who would you like to ask for their blessing, encouragement, and lifelong support, for your decision to be married?
Would you like to include a tribute to someone who is no longer with us? If so, please provide their name, relationship to you, and if there's a nickname or special name you used to address them.

Ceremony Introduction Examples

The following examples given for the introduction of a wedding ceremony can be adjusted, modified, enhanced, or combined to create a uniquely personalised wording that reflects your specific preferences and feelings.

Please select an introduction from the BYC information (please note that you can mix and match, change and adjust the text) If you are having trouble with this section I am happy to add this for you. Just write that you would like me to add it.

Ceremony Askings Examples

Choose a number that corresponds to the asking you prefer for your ceremony and add it to each partner's "Asking" on the form. Feel free to customise and combine examples to craft your unique and personal "Asking".

This is where I ask you a question and you respond with yes, I do, or I will. Please select an option from the BYC information. (Note: you do not have to both select the same Asking.)
This is where I ask you a question and you respond with yes, I do, or I will. Please select an option from the BYC information. (Note: you do not have to both select the same Asking.)

Personal Vows

The exchange of personalised marriage vows during your ceremony is profoundly meaningful. This is your moment to openly express your love and promises to each other.

Click on the link for examples of personalised wedding vows and the form where you can submit your vows, keeping them a surprise from each other. Once submitted, they will be sent directly to me.

Ring Askings Examples

Choose a number that corresponds to the asking you prefer for your ceremony and add it to each partner's "Ring Exchange" on the form. Feel free to customise and combine examples to craft your unique and personal "Ring Exchange".

These are the words you say to each other as a sign of your love and commitment just before or as you exchange rings. Please select an option from the BYC information. (Note: you do not have to both select the same Ring Exchange.) If you aren't exchanging rings please let me know as we can add a symbol of unity into your ceremony instead.
These are the words you say to each other as a sign of your love and commitment just before or as you exchange rings. Please select an option from the BYC information. (Note: you do not have to both select the same Ring Exchange.) If you aren't exchanging rings please let me know as we can add a symbol of unity into your ceremony instead.
This is when I pronounce you married. Please select one of the below options or you can write your own.
Please let me know the names you would like to be presented by at the end of your ceremony? This is not a legal section so you can select anything including nicknames.
Have you any questions or would you like to add some notes?

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