The only way to enjoy a wedding ceremony that is totally tailored to you, a civil celebrant is ideal for couples who want to design every element of their wedding.

A civil celebrant is someone who performs ceremonies for occasions such as weddings. Rather than following a set of rules and specific wording like a priest or registrar would, a civil celebrant has the flexibility to incorporate any words, rituals and music that means most to you as a couple.

Since a civil celebrant does not have the power to make a wedding ceremony legally binding, couples choosing this option organise a marriage license and sign their wedding certificate prior to the wedding ceremony. This can be done any day prior to the ceremony by appointment at a registry office and makes the wedding legally binding. Subsequently, couples have the freedom to create a ceremony that is purely about them as a couple, rather than following particular legal rules.

Here are some of the key benefits of selecting a civil celebrant for a wedding ceremony.

A Time That’s Yours

Registrars have to be booked into particular timeslots, which may not suit your ideal timings for your wedding day. With a number of rescheduled weddings set to take place in 2021 in particular, it may be difficult to book a registrar on certain dates at all. A civil celebrant tends to only book one wedding per day, so they will be flexible and fit into your timings, rather than the other way around.

Location, Location, Location

Registrars can only perform ceremonies in the registry office, or in specific licensed rooms in certain venues. If you don’t want to be so restricted by a location, a civil celebrant provides much more versatility. Pretty gardens, a historical nook of a magical building or seated on a horse-drawn carriage…be as creative as you like with a civil celebrant!

Genuinely Bespoke

Another wonderful thing about working with a civil celebrant is that you can design a ceremony that is perfect for you as a couple. Share your best memories as a couple, read a powerful piece of literature that sums up your commitment to each other or incorporate rituals that originate from a variety of belief systems. While registrars cannot include any religious undertones – and religious leaders can only be led by the tradition of the church – civil celebrants will allow whatever makes most sense to you.

A feeling of family

When you go through the process of designing your ideal wedding ceremony with a civil celebrant, you will also create rapport with the individual who will lead the most important day of your life. The civil celebrant will feel more like a friend or family member by the time your wedding day comes around, which will make you feel more relaxed, and feels more in-keeping with the sentiment of getting married. With registrar-led weddings, it is very likely you won’t have met the registrar previously. Having the legalities previously sorted out prior to a ceremony led by a civil celebrant will also add to the feeling of a relaxing, intimate and family-focused wedding.

Create a wedding ceremony like no-one else’s with a civil celebrant and enjoy the plentiful benefits on your big day.