Pride Ceremonies ®
by Jennifer Cram, Authorised Marriage
Celebrant
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LOVE WON! SAME
SEX MARRIAGE HAS BEEN LEGAL IN AUSTRALIA
FROM 9 DECEMBER 2017
Here's what you need to do
- You have to give Notice of your
intention to marry to your celebrant at
least a full calendar month before the
big day using the official Notice
of Intended Marriage
- You have show your celebrant proof
of your date and place of birth (birth
certificate or passport), together with
photo ID.
- If either of you has been married
before you have to show proof of how
that marriage ended (divorce or death
certificate)
- You have to sign a Declaration
of No Legal Impediment to Marriage
quite close to the big day
- On the day you have to have two
adult witnesses present. They do not
have to be Australian citizens or
residents.
- Your celebrant still has to recite
a passage from the Marriage Act which
includes the legal definition of
marriage, which now reads "the union of
two people"
- You have to say certain words to
create the marriage
- You, your witnesses and the
celebrant have to sign the Register and
the certificates
And then, you get to live happily ever
after as Mrs&Mrs, Mr&Mr, or
Mr&Mrs, as the case may be.
 
Legal Marriage Ceremonies,
Commitment ceremonies, Naming Ceremonies,
Personal milestone ceremonies
for gay, lesbian, transgender couples and
families
in Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan, Redcliffe,
Redlands, Pine Rivers
Queensland's #1
Marriage Celebrant - Winner, ABIA Awards
2013
Celebrating 10 years of providing
relaxed, entertaining, non-traditional
ceremonies for the LGBTIQ community,
initially under the banner of GL-Unions,
the first celebrant in Australia to
provide a dedicated website focussing on
the needs of same-sex couples. Rebranded
in 2009 as Pride Ceremonies.
As a
Humanist celebrant, proud mother of a
gay child, and member of AME and PFLAG,
I am totally committed to marriage
equality and as a progressive
celebrant I am totally committed
to ensuring that the ceremonies I create
are respectful, celebratory, and fun.
This
extends to how I work and what I
charge.
While
what I charge is affordable, my fee
reflects the complexity of the
ceremony and the many hours I devote
to developing, creating and performing
the ceremony. And,
because part of my service is to share
with you the negotiating techniques I
learned over many years of managing
multi-million dollar services, I
guarantee that not only will you have
a much more emotionally satisfying
experience (as will your guests) your
bottom line costs for you whole
celebration will reflect savings that
are more than the difference between
my fees and those charged by less
committed celebrants.
I do the work
for you
Every ceremony I create is
purpose created for a particular couple or
individual and is therefore is a personally
positive experience for you as well as for
your guests.
No pre-written
set ceremonies or mix-and-match ceremonies.
.
Read more
about what I don't do (so you know you
can be confident that there will be nothing
cringe-worthy in your ceremony)
Jennifer,
we wish to tell you about your feedback...
everyone loves you! In our private
conversations with other friends &
guests present they thought that your
presentation was fabulous so don't be in the
least bit surprised you will be contacted by
a number them for their nuptials - Facebook
post by Trudi and Sophia after their
Declaration Ceremony.
Well tomorrow will be 2 months since I walked
that garden path, up to my beautiful partner
and we become one. I can't put into words how
I felt on that day, because no words can
describe the prue joy, love, excitement,
nervousness I experienced. I would love to
thank you to our wonderful celebrant Jennifer
Cram, what an awesome lady you are. You made
us feel very beautiful and let us glowing
inside, never have I felt such joy and wonder
what was to happen next. You are a ...treasure to our
world. - Facebook post by Lyn who
committed to Sunny at Wineglass Falls
Gardens.
Just wanted say how wonderful yesterday's
ceremony was - so many of our guests commented
on how special and personal it was and that they
really felt included. Thank you so much for
everything and being the backbone of what made
our day so perfect. We couldn't be happier! Shaun & Chris
xoxo
Pride Ceremonies®
are, above all, ceremonies of acceptance. In
recognition of the importance of this
aspect of your self-expressive ceremony,
Jennifer Cram and Pride Ceremonies ® are 100%
committed to working closely with you to create
a warm, caring, inclusive, and affirming
ceremony that, without reservation, celebrates
who you are. On the day the ceremonyis performed
with warmth and a light-hearted touch.
I am also
authorised as a Marriage Celebrant by the
Commonwealth of Australia to solemnise marriages
24/7 indoors and out anywhere in
Australia. While legal marriage in
Australia still focuses on gender, Pride
Ceremonies® focus on celebrating relationships
and the power of love regardless of gender or
orientation.
Please take advantage of my Celebrant
Hotline 07 3378 3005. If I am available
for your ceremony I'm happy to talk to you
about the possibilities for your ceremony and to
offer obligation free information about my
services and advice of a general nature.
SPECIAL OFFER: Book a Couture or Simpler Couture
Commitment Ceremony and receive your choice of a
digital copy of one of my latest books (each
over 130 pages of detailed information and
ideas)
- Perfect
Wedding Processionals: A Definitive
Guide to Making a Grand Entrance for your
Wedding or Commitment Ceremony, OR
- Fantastic
Wedding Finales: A Definitive Guide to
Releases, Tosses, Jumping the Broom, and Other
Creative Grand Finales for your Wedding or
Commitment Ceremony
I look forward to
hearing from you and to working with you to
make your ceremony truly special, an
experience that will set the tone for the
celebrations to follow and live forever in the
hearts and minds of everyone present.
Warm regards
Jenny
Read
my
articles:
Read what some of my hundreds of previous clients have
said about my services and their feelings
about their ceremony
 From our very first phone call to
Jennifer we found her approach to Craig and
James with Jennifer Cram, celebrant for their
commitment ceremony be comfortable, calm and
competent, whilst being professional yet
personal. These thoughts were proved during
our first face-to-face meeting. Communication
frequency was appropriate. We had given
Jennifer specific ideas and expectations of
her as a Celebrant and at no time were we
disappointed with her suggestions and ideas
and final product. The questionnaire gave us
the opportunity to reflect as both a couple
and as individuals and proved to be a great
tool to both Jennifer and us in formalising
the ceremony. Jennifer conducted the ceremony
in such manner allowing our love to
shine. Barely a dry eye in the house our
guests commented it was the best, most
meaningful, personalised civil ceremony they
have ever attended. We would have absolutely
no hesitation in recommending Jennifer. We
provide this testimonial with our
heartfelt thanks. Kind regards and love Craig &
James who committed to one another in
October 2012 in the presence of family and
friends against a backdrop of gingham Bali
flags in celebration of James' trademarked
checked shirts. When Craig was saying his vows
his spontaneous "Look at me, Kimmy" to James
created one of the many magic moments in the
ceremony. I felt enormously privileged to be
part of the expression of the deep love these
two share.
Thanks for the perfect ceremony!!
We are so glad you were our celebrant. Thank
you for helping us through the whole process
and for always being so approachable &
available!! .The ceremony was beautiful.
Perfect. We loved how you personalised the
whole service and made it very inclusive of
the attendants etc. Everyone there on the
day commented on what a fantastic job you
did and how lovely the ceremony was. -
Susan & Kath who held their
commitment ceremony in December 2009 at Mt
Glorious Getaways.
 We We just
wanted to let you know that we
are featured in the July issue of LOTL
magazine. Again, thank you so
much for a wonderful ceremony - our
friends and family are still raving
about it :)
- Selena
& Teresa
Selena and
Teresa held their Commitment Ceremony
at Woodlands of Marburg in March 2009.
They walked down the aisle together to the
strains of "All my friends are getting
married".
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