brisbane marriage celebrant Archives

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

January 27, 2025 by Glenda Ashleigh

Valentine’s Day 2026

Romantic 2026 Valentines Day Wedding

Choose Valentines Day, Saturday, 14 February for your Romantic Wedding Ceremony in 2026!

Do you know that when you marry on Valentines Day you will be celebrating your wedding, and all your anniversaries on the most romantic day of the year?

Romantic Weddings

Combine your Engagement and Wedding! Invite family and friends to celebrate your betrothal on Valentine’s Day, and surprise them with your wedding ceremony! Note: By law, both parties must lodge the Notice of Intended Marriage with me at least one month before the wedding ceremony.
Celebrate your love for each other in a romantic Renewal of Vows or special Anniversary ceremony.

Brisbane’s Best Marriage Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh

I enjoy bringing smiles to faces! Not only am I experienced and reliable, I am also friendly, fun, and creative. Celebrate your happy moments and make wonderful memories in your ceremony of love on Valentine’s Day.

Do you know that there are many interesting traditions that relate to Valentine’s Day? Find out more about Valentine’s Day and its rich history of origins, traditions and rituals. There are many fascinating ideas to explore and you may like to use some in your celebrations. Feeling creative? Express your personalities, create your very own rituals, and make your Valentine’s Day your special day!

Get together with family and friends, or celebrate your special moment your way.

Contact Glenda now to make your ceremony booking for Saturday, 14 February 2026!

January 7, 2025 by Glenda Ashleigh

Wedding Ceremony Keepsakes – keep them safe!

Wedding Keepsakes

Wedding keepsakes are those items and documents that make your ceremony unique and special. These precious items include your wedding keepsakes and favours, and the Presentation Marriage Certificate. Those something old, something blue, something borrowed items, perhaps a handkerchief, a brooch, or necklace that you carry or wear for the ceremony are very special keepsakes. Further, these keepsakes are irreplaceable. Also, how do you explain their loss if you borrow these items?

Unique Wedding Keepsakes

I take the time and care to design unique wedding keepsakes for your ceremony.

Wedding Ceremony Keepsakes

Your ceremony script is presented as a scroll inside a cover. A hand-made decorated sleeve secures the scroll.
Your personal wedding vow booklets and the scroll reflect your chosen colours of your wedding theme, or your favourite colours.
As a special touch, I give you a keepsake to wish you ‘good-luck’ for your married life.

When can Keepsakes go Missing?

At the end of the ceremony everyone is excited. Everyone congratulates the happy couple or gathers for photographs, and this is the critical time when keepsake items are often misplaced or overlooked. The Presentation Marriage Certificate and your keepsakes are treasured items that are easily lost in the excitement of the day. The Presentation Marriage Certificate is not replaceable, however if it is mislaid or damaged, you will need to apply to the Registry for advice.

You can avoid the stress and worry of locating misplaced items if you prepare well. After all, you want to enjoy those wonderful moments of your wedding and make beautiful memories of your special day.

Appoint a Wedding Ceremony Keepsakes and Documents Official

Here is a great wedding ceremony tip! Appoint a reliable person as the wedding ceremony keepsakes and documents official on your wedding day. This is an essential part of successful wedding planning! Your wedding ceremony keepsakes and documents official is someone you trust to follow your instructions exactly!

Wedding Ceremony Keepsakes and Documents Official

Following is a basic checklist of instructions to give to your appointed Documents Official.

Identify yourself as the appointed ‘wedding ceremony keepsakes and documents official’ to the Celebrant before the wedding ceremony.
Be available and receive the ceremony keepsakes and documents immediately after the wedding ceremony.
Check the contents of the envelope containing the wedding ceremony keepsakes and documents with the Celebrant.
Take charge of the envelope containing the ceremony keepsakes and documents, and
Follow instructions immediately for safe storage. (specify exactly how, when and where.)

I meet your Wedding Ceremony Documents Official before the ceremony and check the instructions carefully. Following the signing of the marriage documents, I hand over all keepsakes and the Presentation Marriage Certificate securely and safely to your appointed Wedding Ceremony Documents Official. You relax and celebrate the special moments of your wedding day with family and friends, confident that your precious items are safe.

Official Marriage Documents

Do you want to know more about Australian official marriage documents? Do you know that the Presentation Marriage Certificate is not the official marriage certificate? Although it is a legal document, it is however, not a personal identification document (ID)? Personal identification documents show your date of birth and this information is not shown on the Presentation Marriage Certificate.

The Official Marriage Certificate shows your date of birth and is a personal identification document (ID). You purchase a certified copy of the official marriage certificate from the Marriage Registry in the Australian state or territory of your marriage. This certified copy is a personal identification document and serves to verify your changed legal status as a married person. Check out the Australian government page for the most up-to-date and accurate information about Australian marriage documents.

June 15, 2023 by Glenda Ashleigh

Wedding Ceremony Happiness

Wedding Ceremony Happiness is Catching

Wedding ceremony happiness shows in the faces of this delightful couple. Andor and Terez’s first-choice wedding celebrant, Glenda, took the snap! Happiness is catching, and there were smiles all round as these long-term friends tied the knot at their wedding ceremony.

Andor and Terez are lovely people who are very welcoming and quickly make people feel at ease. This couple enjoy a relaxing atmosphere among friends and family, including their beloved pets. There are smiles on faces all round, and happy wagging of tails of the four-footed guests!

Memories of a thoroughly enjoyable day

Andor and Terez’s home provides a lovely setting for their wedding. I chat with family and friends as they arrive. Everyone is excited and thrilled for Andor and Terez. Love is in the air as we gather for a relaxed and romantic wedding ceremony.

Wedding ceremony happiness moment

The natural and very personal touches make this special day. These charming details are just perfect for an intimate and personal wedding ceremony. Delightful wedding decorations set the scene for this indoor wedding. Andor and Terez are thrilled with the family’s creative efforts.

Simple, and heart-felt words express the love and joy that Andor and Terez share with family and friends. Eyes are misty as Andor and Terez make their tender marriage vows to each other.

Family members get the ‘technology’ going and the couple’s favourite music fills the air. And even some singing! A delightful and happy wedding ceremony for a charming couple. Everyone loves the looks of delight as I present my special wedding keepsakes to the happy couple!

Wedding Ceremony Reviews

Client Reviews are extremely important to me as they give me vital information for continuous development of excellent celebrancy services. I ask all clients to give their honest reviews of my services. Andor and Terez are happy to share their comments about their wedding ceremony with Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh:

What did you and your guests particularly enjoy about the ceremony? The ceremony was very familiar with a nice atmosphere.

What will you always remember about the ceremony? The Celebrant. #glendajashleighcelebrant

Overall, how would you rate your experience with Glenda as your Celebrant? Excellent.

What would you tell other people about Glenda? Just, call #glendajashleighcelebrant she’s very friendly.

Thank you, Andor and Terez for your sincere comments. This feedback is heart-warming and valued, and makes it a privilege and a joy to be a Marriage Celebrant. Read other people’s comments and recommendations about Glenda. These comments come directly from couples and clients in their own words.

Contact Glenda Ashleigh for your delightful wedding ceremony.