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February 14, 2016 by Glenda Ashleigh

Brisbane Celebrant Weds Love Ducks

Brisbane Celebrant Weds Ducks in Love

Glenda J Ashleigh, Brisbane Celebrant weds the delightful love ducks in a ‘first’ for Brisbane. Brisbane ducks will never be the same! These ‘luvducks’ will say ‘I do’ in the beautiful Brisbane Bayside suburb of Manly.

Brisbane ducks will gather to witness the Bride & Groom being joined for evermore in duck love.

The wedding pond is a romantic wedding venue where the Bride & Groom first found love. The Bride & Groom will display their love with a large ‘Love’ sign.

Brisbane Celebrant, Glenda Ashleigh is very good at guiding nervous Brides & Grooms (including ducks) through their romantic wedding vows.

There will be much ‘happy flapping’ when the Groom gives the Bride an affectionate peck at the end of the ceremony.

Brisbane’s Beautiful Bayside

Duck family and friends are delighted that the two ‘luvducks’ will be wed in Brisbane’s Beautiful Bayside.

The Wynnum-Manly-Lota area on Moreton Bay has many great venues for wedding ceremonies all year round. This suits ducks just fine as the water is never far away. Lovely sea breezes during summer days allow ducks to relax and enjoy themselves. Winter days by the bay are a duck’s delight with sunshine glinting on the water.

Brisbane Celebrant Glenda Ashleigh

Brisbane Celebrant Glenda Ashleigh is Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant. People (and ducks) find Glenda friendly and approachable. Glenda is a true professional, reliable and trustworthy. Your ceremony is Glenda’s business and she takes very good care of it.

What does Glenda do very well? She really listens to Brides & Grooms. Your wishes come first! You can be confident that Glenda will help you plan the ceremony that best suits you.

The Wynnum-Manly-Lota area is easy to get to from the Brisbane CBD. It is close to the Gateway Motorway, linking the northern and southern areas of Brisbane.

Contact Glenda

Contact Glenda by telephone or email for a free chat about your ceremony wishes, needs and wants. Glenda will answer your questions clearly and honestly.

You are welcome to arrange a meeting with Glenda, obligation-free to discuss your ceremony.

January 31, 2016 by Glenda Ashleigh

Garden Wedding – Glenda J Ashleigh Celebrant

Garden Wedding with Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant

A Garden wedding with Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, is just delightful! The sun is shining, the birds are singing and everything is as it should be – perfect! All is well in the garden.

Peg & Pog garden wedding

Parks and gardens in Brisbane, Queensland (fantastic one day, perfect the next!) make great venues for outdoor wedding ceremonies.

Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, conducts the wedding ceremony just the way that Peg and Pog want.

Everyone feels relaxed and happy. They really enjoy the charming ceremony and the garden setting. The roses are blooming, the grass feel like carpet, and there is plenty of space for all to see.

Garden Weddings & Weather

Providing the sun keeps shining, all will be well for the wedding party, service providers, and of course those very important people, the guests. Delightful! But then, who can control the weather?

A few clouds drift over, and then some more… Quick! Here comes the rain, run! Where do people run to? What do they do when they get there? What do you do with soggy people? A bedraggled bridal party does not look good, especially in photographs and videos.

If you consider holding your wedding ceremony in a garden or one of the many delightful parks in and around Brisbane, be prepared with a ‘rainy day’ option. Is there shelter close to the ceremony area? Is the shelter large enough to provide cover for everyone? You might want to tell guests to bring their ‘brollies or you can provide umbrellas for them.

Be prepared. Check out the shelter option in your chosen park. Avoid becoming a ‘soggie’ on your wedding day! Delight your guests, they will thank you for your good planning.

May 23, 2015 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 6: Madame Noscova’s Moscow Mission

Madame Noscova’s Moscow 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 the wedding day of Peg & Pog. The suggestions and ideas come thick and fast from family and friends on what should happen on their wedding day. They are not sure that they can cope with any more ‘helpful’ ideas.

Madame Noscova and Ballet Class

Madame Noscova, that exotic Russian ballet teacher is excited! She is busy planning for the newly-formed break-dance ballet group, the Beat Belles, to dance at Peg & Pog’s wedding. Peg & Pog really do not know what to say to an exotic Russian ballet teacher, not having previously met one!

Before Peg & Pog know it, Madame Noscova and the Beat Belles decide on their contribution to the celebrations!

Madame Noscova and the Beat Belles find their inspiration

Madame Noscova declares that she needs inspiration! She must visit the home of the Bolshoi Ballet in Moscow, Russia. Anjeanette, Anjoane, Anlouise, Anmarie and Antenile, Madame Noscova’s ballet class, who with DP, Peg’s little 8-year old brother, form the Beat Belles, decide that they also need inspiration. After all, they are the ones who bring Madame’s inspirations to life in their dance steps!

DP, ever the dedicated artist, stays home to improve on that famous break-dance move, the ‘Orbital Rotation’. Pog performs the ‘Orbital Rotation’ in his break-dancing moments. This is the move that Pog demonstrates to DP at Peg & Pog’s first meeting in the Rose Garden, and DP is keen to invent his own ‘busting’ move that is impressive.

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 and dedicate themselves thoroughly to the task. At last, ‘inspiration’ is within their sights! Madame Noscova and the Beat Belles find their inspiration at the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow.

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

May 23, 2015 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.

Peg & Pog are marry in the Rose Garden

Wedding Rose Bell

Peg & Pog survive the ‘helpful’ ideas and suggestions for wedding planning by the Doll family members.

All Peg & Pog just want to marry in the Rose Garden where their love first bloomed.

Doll family members and friends have their own ideas however, and are determined to ‘help’ in making the wedding plans.

Before Peg & Pog know it, the Doll family members and friends take over (or so it seems)!

Peg & Pog’s Wedding Helper

At last, Peg & Pog find their ‘ray of sunshine’ in Glenda, Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant. Peg & Pog fear hurting the feelings of Doll family members and friends by refusing their offers of ‘help’. Glenda, being Brisbane’s very good celebrant, listens patiently to their concerns. Glenda guides Peg & Pog through ideas, options and practical strategies and smooths the troublesome situation.

Peg & Pog are reassured by Glenda’s wise words and the opportunity to discuss what they really want for their wedding ceremony.

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, Brisbane’s really good 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, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 7: Peg & Pog’s Wedding

May 20, 2015 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 and present them in their delightful Wedding Album.

Peg & Pog and all the Doll family members and friends who help make their special day in the Rose Garden just the best, feature in the official Wedding Album. This unique wedding album captures the excitement and joy of the day.

Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant

Peg & Pog choose Glenda J Ashleigh, Brisbane’s Very Good Celebrant for their wedding ceremony.

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, star 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 and the wedding day arrives and all is beautiful in the Rose Garden.

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

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

July 6, 2013 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 3: Where do we stand for the wedding

Dolls are Different, or are they?

a pegdoll production

The Rose Garden is a busy place where the Doll families gather to plan for Peg & Pog’s special day. Of course, all dolls want to ‘help’ make Peg & Pog’s wedding the very best.

Unfortunately, there is no accounting for taste, and the various members of the Doll families do not disappoint. Left to the families, the wedding will be nothing short of ‘memorable’ – something that Peg & Pog are not too sure about!

Wedding Standing Places

Wedding standing places are very confusing especially when everyone is busy with their own ideas about what should be happening. Molly & Polly present their menu of delightful, tasty treats that are sure to please. Meanwhile, Dickie & Pago are busy with their ‘creative’ talents, and DP also wants to get in on the action!

Where do we stand for the wedding?

The Bride and Groom, and their attendants need to know where they stand during the wedding ceremony.

Peg

Peg asks a simple question, but no dolls are listening !!! Peg is very patient, being the sweet-natured girl that she is, however there is a limit.

When Peg asks a simple question, she expects to get a simple answer. Meanwhile, all dolls are excited and are too busy with their own activities to pay any attention to the bride-to be!

The twins, Pip & Pepper have fun with their new friend, Big Bee, and Madame Noscova (and the ballet class) makes an entrance! DP finds his creative side and joins the ballet. Disaster strikes Pog and confusion is everywhere!

Peg & Pog find it all too much and decide to take things into their own hands. At last, fortune strikes, and Peg & Pog find a really good Celebrant.

The wedding ceremony planning flows smoothly and Peg & Pog look forward to a delightful day.

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 3: Where do we stand

May 4, 2013 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!

Family Wedding Planning

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. Peg & Pog feel that they are being ignored in the planning for their wedding by the eager members of their families and newfound friends.

Whose wedding is it anyway?

Peg & Pog ask the question, “Whose wedding is it anyway?” as they experience the ‘help’ that their families are so keen to offer.

Peg wants her wedding day to be a happy occasion.

She has her dreams and loves to picture how she will look on her special day.

Not only does Peg want to look like a princess, she also wants to surround herself with the beauty of nature.

Weddings are romantic and Peg loves those unique, little touches that bring joy and delight to the day.

Pog hasn’t thought about his wedding day very much.

After all, he hasn’t been married before, so he doesn’t quite know what he should think about.

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

Getting married is a serious business and a wedding is an event that needs to be planned carefully.

Wedding Planning can be a headache

Neither Peg nor Pog know about the ins and outs of planning a wedding and the task is starting to give Pog, in particular, a headache. 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 elope and avoid all the fuss?

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?

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

March 28, 2013 by Glenda Ashleigh

Episode 1: Love blooms

Dolls are different, or are they? a pegdoll production

Love blooms for Peg & Pog.

Peg & Pog feature in the micro-series “Dolls are Different, or are they?” which follows the fortunes of all involved in planning a peg doll wedding. This delightful micro-series that will enchant all those who are young at heart and all those who wish to be! Peg & Pog have their own language of love, and helped (or hindered?) by various members of their families, they embark on the uncertain journey of planning a peg doll wedding.

Love Blooms

Peg & Pog ‘discover’ each other in the local park. Peg and her little, 8-year-old brother, DP, take a walk in the park. The sun is shining, and Peg stops to smell the roses while DP decides to … well, that would be giving the story away! It is enough to say that there is action, drama, pathos and happy endings.

Peg is a girl who knows love when she sees it! She is kind, considerate and quick off the mark. Pog is a boy who also knows love when he sees it! He is kind, considerate and quick off the mark (and handsome, talented, etc, etc).

Peg Doll

Pog Doll

Does Peg really know what love is all about? How can Peg tell what true love actually feels like?

Does Peg expect too much? What does Peg really want the love of her life to do for her?

Does Pog really know what love is all about? How does Pog know what the language of love actually sounds like?

Does Pog expect enough? Is love enough? What does Pog expect of love and life?

These questions and many more occupy the thoughts of the little lovers as they meet, ‘fall’ in love and start to plan their wedding.

You are sure to identify some of the situations, reactions, character profiles, personality traits that are present in your family or in families that you know. After all, dolls are different, or are they?

All dolls and the creator/director/producer etc etc, Brisbane’s Really Good Celebrant, Glenda J Ashleigh, hope that you enjoy Episode 1: Love Blooms

January 5, 2013 by Glenda Ashleigh

Romantic Wedding Ceremony Ideas

How romantic are you? Do you love romantic moments but need some help with some romantic wedding ceremony ideas? A personalised ring ceremony is not only a lovely and special touch but also makes for a romantic wedding ceremony.

The bringing of the wedding rings

On 4 January I conducted the most delightful, romantic wedding ceremony!

A small and very excited group of guests gather in a high-rise apartment in the inner Brisbane City for a very romantic wedding ceremony. Lots of smiles, laughter, taking of photos and introductions all round. We are very relaxed and thoroughly enjoying the moment!

The most romantic wedding ring ceremony

Gasps of delight from the guests and the widest of smiles from the Bride and Groom express the happy, warm feelings! Everyone is sharing the love. This ring ceremony is based on the Celtic tradition of ‘bringing’ and ‘placing’ of the wedding rings and is quite different to the traditional exchanging rings. This charming ring ceremony expresses the significance and symbolism of wedding rings shared by the Bride and Groom. A very old, traditional ring ceremony lost in the mists of time, yet very modern!

The wedding rings are brought by the Bride and Groom and are touched by only them. See the Bride’s ring in the photo, it is the one with the pink bow! The Groom places his wedding ring in the Bride’s hand and gives his personal wedding vow, then it is the Bride’s turn. Beautiful moment!

I just love to create these magic moments for couples. Personalise your romantic ring ceremony with your unique bringing of the rings, giving and receiving of the rings, and exchanging the rings.

I love to hear your ideas, hopes and dreams and share with you many more romantic wedding ceremony ideas.

Are you are a true romantic who delights in the personalised touches to weddings? Now is the time to lodge the Notice of Intention to Marry with me!