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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

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.

 

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What if it rains on your Wedding Day?

What if you have a Wet Wedding Day?

I always ask the question:  “What if you have a wet wedding day?”   The scenerio for an upcoming Saturday afternoon wedding ceremony that I am conducting could go either way.  Either it rains or the skies are clear for the duration of the ceremony.  As the preferred option is to hold the ceremony outdoors, everyone is keeping fingers and toes crossed!

Even if the weather does clear for the ceremony, unless we get some clear weather during the rest of the week, the ground will be soggy.  This situation is sure to be repeated in many locations in Brisbane and the Bayside areas (at least!) in these days of unpredictable weather.

Do you have a Wet Weather Plan?

Do you have a wet weather contingency plan for your outdoor wedding ceremony?  Luckily, the Saturday afternoon wedding ceremony will go ahead, rain or shine!  If the rain decides not to fall and the ground is not too soggy, then the outdoors it is!

Praying for Rain to Stop

Praying for Rain to Stop

If the rain decides to fall then the contingency plan swings into action.  Across the road is the reception venue.  Arrangements are in place to allow room for the bridal party and Celebrant to stand for the ceremony. With some adjustments the ceremony will proceed as planned.

Of course, decisions need to be made no later than 6 hours before the ceremony.  This allows  family and friends to help in the setting up (either outdoors or indoors) for the start of the ceremony.

What does the Celebrant do?

As the Celebrant, I will hold off recording the ceremony location details on the Marriage Register, Official Marriage Certificate and the Presentation Certificate of Marriage until 6 hours before the ceremony.

I could record the information I have, regarding the name of the park opposite the reception venue on all documents, and in the event of a change, cross out this information.  I could then write in the amended information on the Marriage Register and Official Marriage Certificate (with accompanying initials to signify that the alteration is valid).

Crossing out and writing in amended information on the Presentation Marriage Certificate is not a good move as this form 15 cannot be replaced.  I could take a spare form 15 just in case of a change of venue.  However, I would need to fill in all information by hand and with no time for beautiful writing.  This would not be my preferred option.

What if it rains on your wedding day?

Of course if it does rain on your wedding day then according to myth, “happy is the bride who has a rainy wedding day!”  So rainy weddings are good luck!  There, that makes me feel better already!