April 25, 2025 by Glenda Ashleigh

Blushing Bride Keepsakes

These sweet blushing bride keepsakes are sure to bring smiles to faces at a wedding!

Peg Doll Brides and Peg Doll Grooms

There is a rich tradition in using wooden pegs to make dolls. Of course, no two peg dolls are alike! That is the beauty of hand-made wedding keepsakes. Here are a couple of darling blushing brides that I created as give-a ways at a wedding expo.

Blushing Brides

What fun drawing the expressions on the little faces, and dressing them!

Create your own Blushing Brides and Blushing Grooms keepsakes in your personal wedding style!

Share the love and have some fun!

Love Stories

Do you like love stories? Worlds of imagination open up and fantastic adventures come to life in the love stories of some very special peg dolls.

Follow the trials and tribulations of Peg & Pog who meet in the Rose Garden and fall in love. What is the Rose Garden? What are Peg and Pog doing in the Rose Garden? Who falls in love first? How does Pog know he is in love? So many questions!

Wedding announcements and wedding planning often have bumpy patches along the way, and so it is with Peg and Pog as they try to plan their wedding. Of course, all dolls help in the planning process with mixed results. Sometimes, hard decisions just have to made! After all, it is Peg & Pog’s wedding.

The wedding is wonderful, and Peg & Pog share the love with their family and friends. At last, Peg is the blushing bride and Pog is the blushing groom.

Contact Glenda to share the love of your wedding day

April 25, 2025 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 4: A ray of sunshine

Dolls are Different, or are they?

a pegdoll production.

It seems that all dolls want a piece of the wedding planning action! Peg & Pog are swamped by the loads of suggestions from Doll family members.

Peg Doll

Pog Doll

Further, not only do Doll family members push their ideas, but also new-found doll friends, such as the peculiar ballet teacher, Madame Noscova. Even the ballet class catch the wedding planning fever!

Of course, all dolls want to ‘help’ make Peg & Pog’s wedding the very best wedding in the Rose Garden.

The Doll family and friends are so eager to lend their particular talents to make Peg & Pog’s wedding an event to remember, that they forget about what Peg & Pog want!

Peg & Pog feel completely sidelined. Apparently their wedding is a ‘community event’ and they are merely the bride and groom! Ahhhhhh! Peg & Pog search for a ray of sunshine to help them have the wedding that they want.

A ray of sunshine

Peg & Pog contact Glenda, Brisbane’s really good marriage celebrant, and find that she is the ray of sunshine that the lovebirds are desperately seeking!

Glenda J Ashleigh, Brisbane’s very good marriage celebrantlistens carefully to Peg & Pog before giving them some ideas to think about.

Glenda listens carefully to Peg & Pog’s wishes for their wedding. They discuss their dreams and hopes, and fears about being left out of the wedding planning process. Being an experienced Celebrant, Glenda gives sensible and caring suggestions for managing the input of family members and friends in planning for the wedding day.

At last Peg & Pog feel that they are in control of planning for their special day!

Peg & Pog have great fun as they start to plan their special wedding day!

Contact Glenda to shine a ray of sunshine on your wedding plans!

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 4: A ray of sunshine

February 24, 2025 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 6: Madame Noscova’s Moscow Mission

Madame Noscova’s Mission

Madame Noscova’s Moscow Mission is the sixth episode in the micro-series, Dolls are Different…or are they? a pegdoll production. The Doll community has wedding planning fever! Family and friends, both old and new, are busy thinking up ways to contribute to Peg & Pog’s wedding day in the Rose Garden. The suggestions and ideas come thick and fast from family and friends on what should happen on the wedding day.

Madame Noscova, that peculiar Russian ballet teacher, is busy conducting dance lessons for the newly-formed break-dance ballet group, the Beat Belles. Madame Noscova gets caught up in the excitement and insists that there must be dancing at Peg & Pog’s wedding!

Before Peg & Pog know it, Madame Noscova and the Beat Belles decide that they will dance at the wedding! Madame Noscova declares that she must visit the home of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow for wedding dance inspiration!

Peg & Pog really do not know what to do!

Wedding Dance Inspiration

Anjeanette, Anjoane, Anlouise, Anmarie, Antenile, and DP, Peg’s little 8-year old brother, form the Beat Belles, and they decide that they also need inspiration. After all, they are the ones who will be dancing!

DP, ever the dedicated artist, stays home to improve on that famous break-dance move, the ‘Orbital Rotation’. This is the move that Pog demonstrates to DP at Peg & Pog’s first meeting in the Rose Garden, and DP is keen to impress with a unique ‘busting’ move.

Madame Noscova and the rest of the Beat Belles take off on their Moscow Mission for inspiration! Adventure, excitement and delightful scenery await the little travellers. They cover long distances in the air, on the water, and over land to reach their destination. They are fearless in the face of danger! Finally, Madame Noscova and the Beat Belles find their inspiration at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. They dance with such grace and skill, and create wonderful dance steps to perform at Peg & Pog’s wedding. Meanwhile, Peg & Pog are trying to be positive and look forward to their wedding day in the Rose Garden.

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 6: Madame Noscova’s Moscow Mission

January 7, 2025 by Glenda Ashleigh

Choosing the Wedding Party can be a disaster if you do not choose wisely

Who wants to be in the Wedding Party?

Every doll wants to be in the wedding party!

Peg & Pog Wedding Party

Peg & Pog have to review the nominees for the various traditional ‘roles’ in their wedding party. Of course, they don’t want to disappoint anyone, or in their case, any dolls. Feelings need careful handling!

Peg & Pog know what they want, and what they don’t want for their big day. However, family and friends have their ideas about Peg & Pog’s wedding!

Peg & Pog, start looking for a very good Celebrant. Hooray! Peg & Pog find Glenda, the Best Brisbane Celebrant. With Glenda’s expert guidance, Peg & Pog and get the wedding they want and family and friends express their great delight!

Choosing the Wedding Party

This is the tricky part. Members of the wedding, or bridal party, are usually those who are important to you such as family and friends. For those of you who are blessed with large, extended families and a lot of great friends, this can become a nightmare! Whatever you do, choose very carefully. Your wedding attendants can make or break the best of well-laid plans.

Adults in the Wedding Party

Adult attendants need to be reliable and trustworthy. Ask yourself the question, “How can this person support our needs leading up to and on our wedding day?” After all, that is what attendants do – support the Bride and Groom in the planning and organisation of the big day, both before and on your wedding day.

Milo, Pog’s brother, support Peg & Pog in organising people on the wedding day and introducing Celebrant Glenda, to the parents and the witnesses. Peg & Pog have asked two adult family members to be their witnesses – Peg’s Ma and Pog’s Ma! Both mothers want to be front and centre during the ceremony, so that they get the full experience of watching and hearing their children say their marriage vows.

Children in the Wedding Party

Be prepared for the unexpected when choosing children as attendants! Little ones may look ‘cute’ on the day, however their welfare is the most important consideration. Expecting young children to walk down paths on their own is daunting enough. Asking them to carry precious items such as ring cushions etc. only adds to their stress. Pog’s two-year-old twin nieces, Pip & Pepper, are fine as they accompany Peg on the flower boat. However, as soon as they hit land, they take off! They take their own shortcut to the Rose Garden, and thankfully, they arrive just as Peg & Pog are coming up the path.

How Many in a Wedding Party?

As many as you like! Only the Bride and Groom, Bride and Bride, or Groom and Groom if you prefer. The two witnesses don’t have to stand or sit next to you, unless you think you might be given to an attack of the vapours and faint! Oh, and it’s not an equal sharing competition either! Just because one party has three attendants, it doesn’t mean that the other party has to have three attendants. Gender is not important. A ‘Matron, or Maid of Honour, or Woman of Honour’ can easily be a ‘Man or Mate of Honour’ – the choice is yours.

More wedding party news later. In the meantime, check out some things you may or may not know about Glenda, the Very Good Celebrant!

November 16, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Wedding Tips

Wedding Planning Tips that Make a Difference

Use great wedding planning tips to make a difference! As a professional Registered Marriage Celebrant, I am often asked about wedding hints and tips for ceremonies. Every ceremony is different, however the following tips apply to all wedding ceremonies.

Goodluck Horseshoe

We often overlook the really important areas of planning a wedding. Some areas are so commonplace that we take them for granted and we hope that they will ‘look after themselves’. We hope that we will have ‘good luck’ and that everything will go smoothly. Brides often carry wedding charms or keepsakes such as a horseshoe to assure good luck on the day. These are fun, however they do not guarantee that good luck will follow.

Of course you want your wedding ceremony to be breathtaking! After all it is your special day and you expect that your ceremony will flow smoothly and be absolutely delightful.

Important Wedding Areas

Wedding ceremonies must contain the legal requirements, however just meeting the legal requirements for a marriage ceremony does not meet the requirements for an enjoyable ceremony. Here are a few helpful wedding planning tips that I hope will help you to make your ceremony, simply the best!

Choose the people and services for your wedding ceremony very carefully. The success of the occasion depends on the choices you make. How well do people understand each other? How respectful they are of each other’s wishes?

Communicate at all stages of the process – planning, arriving at the venue, entrances, where people are required to stand, what they do during the ceremony and what happens at the close of the ceremony. Don’t fall into the trap of “Oh I though you knew that…” or “Why wasn’t I told…” or “I didn’t know you wanted me to do that…”. Keep everyone in the communication loop, including your guests.

Inform your celebrant of the arrangements. A really good marriage celebrant works with other service providers, eg photographers, event planners, directors and venue staff. They encourage your guests to feel comfortable. Everyone is there to help make this very special occasion a memorable one for all the right reasons. Your celebrant has a big responsibility. They are in charge of the ceremony!

November 12, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 2: Whose wedding is it anyway

Dolls are different, or are they?

a pegdoll production

The path of true love never does run smoothly, even in Doll families! When Doll family members get the great news of Peg & Pog’s engagement, they spring into action!

Wedding Planning with the Family

Peg & Pog find that family wedding planning is not a simple activity. Everyone wants to have a say! Ideas come thick and fast. Culinary delights, creative pursuits and special talents are offered as the excitement grows. All is not plain sailing in the wedding planning department. Their families and newfound friends are eager to ‘help’ in the wedding planning. Peg & Pog feel left out!

Whose wedding is it anyway?

Peg & Pog want to have their say in the wedding planning, after all it is their wedding. The ‘help’ that their families and friends are so keen to offer is not exactly what Peg & Pog want. They pluck up the courage to ask the question, “Whose wedding is it anyway?”

What Peg Wants

Peg dreams of a romantic wedding day.

Peg loves to picture how she will look as a radiant bride on her special day.

Not only does Peg want to be a princess on her wedding day, she also wants a wedding ceremony in her favourite place, the Rose Garden.

Peg loves unique and personal touches that bring joy and delight! Peg really looks forward to celebrating with family and friends.

What Pog Wants

Pog doesn’t really know what he wants for his wedding day. He’s never been married.

Weddings and marriage is serious business, and Pog feels that it requires careful thinking.

Being a single bloke, Pog doesn’t quite know how to plan a wedding and what he should think about.

Pog wants to make his wedding day the best day ever, however planing and thinking takes time, effort and patience.

Wedding Planning can be a headache

Peg and Pog struggle with wedding planning!! How do they plan a wedding that everyone will enjoy and feel included? Do they risk hurting feelings and insist that things are done their way? Do they try to please everyone, or do they just elope and avoid all the fuss? This wedding planning task gives Pog, in particular, a headache.

It all gets a bit too much for Peg & Pog. They decide to regroup and think about what they want for their special day. What are their ideas, their dreams, their wishes? Whose wedding is it anyway?

Peg & Pog retreat to their ‘secret place’ for some peace and quiet. Time to smell the roses and relax.

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 2: Whose wedding is it anyway

October 25, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 7: Peg & Pog’s Rose Garden Wedding

Peg & Pog’s Rose Garden Wedding

Peg & Pog’s Rose Garden Wedding is Episode 7 of the micro-series, Dolls are Different…or are they? a pegdoll production.

Rose Garden Wedding

Wedding Rose Bell

The Rose Garden is the special place where Peg & Pog’s love first bloomed.

Doll family members and friends have their own ideas however, and are determined to ‘help’ in making the wedding plans. They swamp Peg & Pog with ideas and suggestions for wedding planning.

Before Peg & Pog know it, the Doll family members and friends take over the wedding planning (or so it seems)! Peg & Pog need their own wedding helper!

Peg & Pog’s Wedding Helper

At last, Peg & Pog find their ‘ray of sunshine’ in Glenda the Best Brisbane Celebrant. Peg & Pog do not want to hurt the feelings of Doll family members and friends by refusing their offers of ‘help’. Glenda, being the Best Brisbane Celebrant, listens patiently to their concerns.

Glenda helps Peg & Pog to find ways to resolve this troublesome situation. She asks what Peg & Pog really want for their wedding ceremony, and guides Peg & Pog through ideas, options and practical strategies. Peg & Pog are happy that the wedding planning is at last on track!

The Rose Garden is abuzz with excitement! It is Peg & Pog’s Wedding Day

Peg & Pog’s wedding day arrives! All dolls (and bees) gather in the Rose Garden for a very special wedding ceremony. Doll fashionistas strut their stuff, showing off their latest creations. Doll kids run and play and chase bees, and Doll parents and family members and Doll friends chat and admire the roses. Glenda, the Best Brisbane Celebrant, arrives and everything is ready!

New, fascinating Doll family members join the cast members of episodes 1-6 in episode 7.

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, the Very Good Brisbane Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 7: Peg & Pog’s Wedding

October 9, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Bridal Party Attendants the Best Man

Bridal Party Attendants

The Doll families are eager to help Peg and Pog in planning for the wedding in the Rose Garden. Apparently, it is ‘traditional’ to have attendants in the bridal party! Peg and Pog don’t even know if they want any bridal party attendants at their wedding.

Glenda, Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant, asks Peg and Pog why they want to have bridal party attendants. Peg and Pog haven’t actually thought about the why, or if they want any, they just think they should!

Checkout the various roles that traditionally, are included in the bridal party.

Peg and Pog learn that the bridal party can consist of just the Bride and Groom! The two witnesses can be guests, and do not need to be in the Bridal Party. Peg and Pog can choose whether or not to have bridal party attendants. Bridal party attendants are optional!

Peg states that she definitely wants flower girls as her bridal party attendants on her wedding day. Pog suggests that his nieces, Pip and Pepper are just right as flower girls.

The Role of the Best Man in the Bridal Party

Best Man

Pog chooses his brother, Milo, to be his ‘Best Man’ at the wedding of Peg and Pog. Milo feels very honoured to be Pog’s ‘Best Man,’ and wants to be the best, ‘Best Man’ he can be!

However, Pog is not too sure about the responsibilities of a ‘Best Man’, so he asks Peg, the blushing bride-to-be, if she knows. Peg says that Milo’s role, as ‘Best Man,’ is to assist Pog, the Groom, get ready for the wedding.

Although Pog thinks this is a great idea, he is still unclear about what exactly the ‘Best Man’ does. Pog asks Glenda, Best Brisbane Celebrant, for help.

Responsibilities of the Role of Best Man

The responsibilities of the role of ‘Best Man’ vary, and depend on what the rest of the bridal party expect. Glenda, Best Brisbane Celebrant, answers the many questions that Peg & Pog ask.

Pog learns that the wedding party is really a team and that he is not on his own on his wedding day! Peg is happy that Pog’s confidence is lifting, and Milo is happy that his role as ‘Best Man’ really means a lot to Pog. Milo tells Pog that he is thrilled about his ‘active’ role in the wedding.

Milo aims to be the best, ‘Best Man’ for Pog. Being ‘Best Man’ comes with very important responsibilities, and Milo wants to do a great job! Pog needs all the help he can get on his wedding day, and he knows that Milo is just the best ‘Best Man’ for a successful day.

June 25, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Wedding Ceremony Venue & Amenities

Does your Wedding Ceremony Venue have Amenities?

Does a wedding ceremony venue need to have amenities? Picture this – You dream of having your romantic wedding ceremony on a cliff high above your favourite bit of ocean or landscape. The wedding party is OK; you are arriving in a helicopter. Your Guests (and your Celebrant, Photographer, etc are not so lucky. They have to drive, or walk up a road that leads off another road that is quite a way from anywhere!

Look After Your Guests

Recall, you invited your guests! They expect that you will at least consider their basic needs. Basic needs can only be met by having amenities available. Amenities include services such as toilets, showers, electricity, shelter, drinking water.

Seaside Wedding Ceremony Venue

Your chosen wedding ceremony venue may not have amenities on site. This does not mean that the venue is unsuitable for your wedding ceremony. However, you do have to think about your guests and service providers.

Where are the closest public amenities located? How do you tell people about what is, and what is not available on site? This map of national public amenities is a good start. You can check the availability of amenities in public parks and areas. Even if your wedding ceremony venue is in a private venue, this information can be helpful.

As Brisbane’s Best Marriage Celebrant, it is my responsibility to look after the welfare of everyone at your wedding ceremony. One of the key questions I ask is about the availability of wedding ceremony venue amenities. I also ask you how you will be informing your guests about your wedding ceremony venue. Here are some other questions for you to think about.

How easy is it to get there?
Do we need to bring umbrellas?
Do we need to bring drinking water?
Where are the nearest toilets?

Your Guests are VIPs (Very Important Persons). Look after your guests’ needs and everyone will be happy! Happy guests make for a happy celebration. Your highly recommended Celebrant will also be happy!

Contact Glenda for help with your wedding planning.

You will find other helpful links and resources for choosing a venue for your wedding ceremony on the Links & Resources page of this website.

April 27, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Peg & Pog’s Delightful Wedding Album

Peg & Pog’s Absolutely Delightful Wedding Album

Peg & Pog are excited and happy to share their delightful wedding album with you.

The newlyweds, Peg & Pog, love their official wedding photos. All Doll family members and friends help make their special day in the Rose Garden just the best. This unique wedding album captures the excitement and joy of the day.

Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant

Glenda J Ashleigh, Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant saves the day!

Pog comments, “Glenda is our ‘ray of sunshine.’ She is a wonderful wedding ceremony planner. We really appreciate her help with great ideas for the day.”

Peg adds, “Our families and friends get carried away very easily with their ideas for our wedding. Glenda saves the day with her patience and care. Pog and I feel that we have at last got control of the way we want our wedding day to happen.”

Peg & Pog’s Delightful Wedding Album

Peg & Pog, the Bride and Groom, are the stars on their special day! All Dolls feel the love and pride in the efforts to make the wedding day one to remember.

Peg & Pog feel happy that they achieve all their hopes and dreams for the wedding they want!

Peg & Pog star in the micro-series “Dolls are Different…or are they?” Wedding planning is pretty rough sometimes, and Peg & Pog share their many experiences with you! Fortunately, they choose Glenda J Ashleigh as their Celebrant! the wedding day arrives and all is beautiful in the Rose Garden.

The wedding day arrives and Peg & Pog marry in their dream wedding in the Rose Garden. Doll family and friends rejoice in the celebrations and happiness is everywhere.

Peg & Pog spread the love…

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Peg & Pog’s Wedding Album