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Marriage Celebrant
In Australia, celebrants are people who conduct formal ceremonies in the community, particularly weddings, which are the main ceremony of legal import conducted by celebrants and for this reason often referred to as marriage celebrants. They may also conduct extra-legal ceremonies such as Naming ceremony, naming of babies, Wedding vow renewal ceremony, renewal of wedding vows, funerals, divorce, becoming a teenager, changing name, significant birthday, retirement, and other life milestones. Officiating at a marriage requires that the celebrant be an authorised marriage celebrant under Australian law, or the law where the marriage takes place, but officiating at non-legal ceremonies does not. Marriage celebrants Many Western nations permit civil celebrants to perform basic, legal, marriage ceremonies. However Australia was the first nation whose government appointed non-clergy celebrants with the intention of creating ceremony, ceremonies which aspire to be as culturally enrichi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White Wedding
A white wedding is a traditional formal or semi-formal wedding originating in Great Britain. The term originates from the white colour of the wedding dress, which first became popular with Victorian era elites after Queen Victoria wore a white lace dress at her wedding. The term now also encapsulates the entire Western wedding routine, especially in the Christian religious tradition, which generally includes a church service during which the marriage begins, followed by a reception. The white wedding style was given another significant boost in 1981, when 750 million people watched Charles, Prince of Wales marry Diana Spencer in her elaborate white taffeta dress with an 8 m train. This wedding is generally considered the most influential white wedding of the 1980s. History of the white dress Though Mary, Queen of Scots, wore a white wedding gown in 1559 when she married her first husband, Francis Dauphin of France, the tradition of a white wedding dress is commonly credi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
