Modern Sydney Celebrant

Christine and Paul's wedding day had lots of personal touches ranging from spiritual to humorous. Fantastic Jazz music set the tone for their special day as friends and family gathered to celebrate. The ceremony felt very warm and intimate. For the Unity Bowl ritual each guest was asked to bring along a precious object - a crystal, stone or fossilized wood for example. During the ceremony family and friends placed offerings within a beautiful glass bowl, and expressed their wishes for the happy couple and their future together. The different objects within the Unity Bowl symbolised the many different colours, shapes and energies of love. At the end, Christine and Paul had a very beautiful memento to keep and remind them of their wedding. The couple were joined together in matrimony using a Celtic handfasting ritual. It is from this ancient ritual that we get the saying to 'Tie The Knot'. As Christine and Paul were bound together by their vows, they were...

Over the last few days a chill has descended on Sydney and it's time to admit that summer is well and truly over. It's time to look ahead to all the wonderful things about winter...crisp, blue days (it's actually dryer in Sydney in winter, than in summer), cosy slippers, toasty fires and heartwarming stews for example. But before we look ahead, I wanted to quickly reflect on the summer that has just passed. While by no means the warmest or dryest summer on record, Sydney's brides and grooms didn't let the weather get in the way of love. Despite the less-than-ideal weather there have been some absolutely beautiful weddings over the last few months. From Palm Beach to Coolangatta and all around this beautiful city of Sydney, Laura has been privileged to be involved in so many happy occasions, each one special and unique. There have been lots of happy memories from Summer 2011/2012... breathtaking harbour-side and park locations, moving family tributes, touching and he...

"Our wedding was not the run of the mill so we expected to have some trouble finding a celebrant who could deliver what we were looking for. However, from our first meeting with Laura we knew we were in good hands. She was understanding and professional with the preparations and delivered the ceremony with warmth and grace. We couldn't have asked for things to have gone better abd we couldn't recommend Laura highly enough" Read this and other reviews of civil celebrant Laura Craddock > Laura Craddock is a civil marriage celebrant based in Sydney, Australia.