Marlee K Bruinsma, Civil Marriage Celebrant  0437 713 575

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Space clearing the ceremony area

I can clear your ceremony space using chi clearing tools, singing bowls, essences, smudging and incense, either before your ceremony starts or at the beginning of the ceremony. If you wish, I can smudge your guests as they enter the ceremony space.

Circle of love

In the circle of your ceremony I ask your guests to greet each other as we begin our ceremony and become fully present to witness your declarations of love.

Blessings

During your ceremony, I can ask for the blessings of your angels or guardians on your marriage and on each person present, on your wedding rings and from the four directions or elements and the fifth element of ether or spirit.

Rituals

Rituals for your spiritual wedding ceremony may include:

• the giving by or to your guests of crystals
• blessing tree
• showering of wishes
• releasing ties to past partners
• rituals from your spiritual heritage or culture
• spiritual readings such as buddhist or hindu texts or those of your belief system
• water and wine ceremonies
• chakra hand fasting
• the seven steps or blessings (hindu in origin)
• bell ringing or singing bowl
• ritual gift giving
• jumping the broom
• chanting or the use of spiritual music

Spiritual vows

Your marriage vows can reflect your spiritual beliefs and the promises you would like to make to your partner in this lifetime. Examples of vows may include that you honour the divine in your partner, seek to support them in their spiritual growth and share the delights and challenges of the physical world together. I have examples of vows you can use or you may like to write your own vows.  

Closing the ceremony circle

At the end of your ceremony, we may give thanks for the love that connects us all and for the couple who stands before us, declaring their love and sharing their happiness. We can ask that all carry the joy of this moment in their hearts as they leave the ceremony space to congratulate you. We may give thanks for spirit, the angels and guides, for the natural elements, for god and goddess as we close the circle.

You can also visit my Earth Goddess Ceremonies blog.

If you are not religious and you are spiritual, I’d love to assist with your wedding ceremony as your marriage celebrant. I can include element blessings, crystals and singing bowls, essences and astrological timings for your ceremony, invoking the angels and including the release of any ties from previous partnerships, ring blessings and space clearing of your ceremony area

Blessing the rings, placed on a crystal wand. The wine goblets were used in this ceremony for a special toast between wife and husband at the end of the ceremony.

As a civil celebrant, I am not affiliated with any church or religion and do not include any religious or spiritual elements in your ceremony unless you ask me to. I am happy to facilitate a wedding ceremony for you that includes your spiritual belief system, including earth based rituals, angels, crystals, asking for the presence of your guides and guardians, casting circles, Reiki and essences, and including your ideas and wishes.