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Hey, who spread the rumour that you couldn't actually laugh and have fun on your wedding day! Getting married should be tons of fun! I love to work with positive, happy couples who love a laugh and want to enjoy their special day.

My specialty is creating fun, relaxed, unique, intimate and conscious weddings. Whatever style of ceremony you choose you will have a legendary day to remember!!

.Martijn & Merit's Wedding at Sheraton Mirage Resort Main Beach on the Northern Gold Coast

As a Full Time Professional Civil Marriage Celebrant I dedicate myself to you and your ceremony and commit to making it everything you ever desired and dreamt about! You are my passion not my job :-). If you don't know what you want I can throw a thousand ideas at you and you can pick and choose what rings true to you! I guide you through the development of the ceremony step by step and offer you endless resources to choose from. At the same time you can also have as much or as little control in the writing of your ceremony as you choose and have exactly what you want. I am also a member of the Professional Celebrants Association a self-regulated professional body which sets standards for best-practice and fosters professionalism in celebrancy abiding by a strict code of ethics.

Elisa & Paul's Wedding at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Luke's Bluff in the Glorious Gold Coast Hinterland

Testimonial Elisa & Paul's Wedding at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Gold Coast Hinterland QLD
Hi Marilyn, Thank you so much for all your help with preparing and delivering the most amazing ceremony. It was fun, relaxed, personal, emotional and loving, which is totally us. All of our friends and family also commented on how fantastic the ceremony was, particularly the Love Story and the Blessing of the Hands. When you told our love story we have photos where one friend was really belly laughing and another was wiping tears away from her eyes it was so moving! You really are the best story teller! Thank you again for making our special day even more special! love from Elisa & Paul.

I became a marriage celebrant because I found it such a buzz writing my own magical, fun and totally unique conscious wedding ceremony. My husband and I are two people who joined together on a journey of growth. Our love and trust keeps us together, our intuition guides us. We consult with each other, we are friends, we laugh a lot and we are equals who care as much about each other as ourselves!

Testimonial Olivia & Cameron's Wedding at Williamina Park East Brisbane
Dear Marilyn, A quick email to express our thanks for your contribution to our special day.  From the very moment we met up with you to discuss the wedding, to the time you pronounced us as husband and wife .... PERFECT! 
Cameron and I wanted a fun energy, excitement and a splash of love at our ceremony.  You provided all of it and more, with fantastic guidance throughout writing our ceremony.  You kept us calm during the collaborative process and from the very first moment we met you, you were welcoming, informative, relaxed and genuinely interested in our story.  We knew you would do your best to make our day unique and special.  Communication was easy and quick and on the day you mingled well with our guests and once again, guided the whole congregation through a wonderful ceremony.
You looked stunning on our day, you captured the emotion, the excitement, the fun and the casual relaxed feeling that Cameron and I wanted during our ceremony.  We have had so many comments about how beautiful and interesting the ceremony was, so once again thank you for bringing a touch of glamour, laughter and more love to our memorable event.
We thank you for your time, patience and professional approach.  The day wouldn’t have been as colourful without your contribution. From our point of view it was AWESOME! We’ll be recommending you for years to come.  All the best and lots of love and light
Olivia and Cameron Brown. (has a nice ring to it hey!)

Martijn & Merit from The Netherlands married on Main Beach the Gold Coast as the sun went down. Marilyn created a Beautiful Love Story for them.

Your Love Story
One of the very special services I offer is to write your Love Story as your Wedding Ceremony Introduction. It helps me get to know you also as a couple and gives me the insight into your relationship so I can help you make choices for your ceremony that are really YOU! If you give me oodles of fun material, I can weave it into your ceremony in other places such as the Declaration and sub-ceremonies like the rose exchange or wine ceremony to again make them totally unique and special. I wrote a beautiful ceremony for Angela & David for their Wedding at Palm Beach on the Gold Coast including their Love Story and a Blessing of the Hands. When you include your love story no one can ever have a ceremony like yours, it will be unique and highlight your personalities and your sense of humour. The Love Story will delight your guests who often don't know the story of how you got together or the special things you love about each other or the special qualities you bring out in one another.

Testimonial Peter & Kristy's Wedding at Seaworld Resort Main Beach Gold Coast QLD
We are from Adelaide and decided to get married in the most beautiful part of Australia......The Gold Coast! Planning just about every part of our wedding was done via the internet & email. I searched the internet for a celebrant. I made a few enquiries and found them to be either too pushy or too boring and not quite what we were looking for. Then I came across Marilyn's website, it was full of so many happy couples who all spoke about how Marilyn helped them create the perfect ceremony. Marilyn's Website described the many different types of ceremonies you could choose from and had such beautiful photo's of all the blissfully happy Brides and Grooms, I was very drawn to this particular website so I made an enquiry. The very next day I received a phone call from this wonderful vibrant lady, who I felt a connection to almost immediately and after spending 1 hour on the phone, I hung up with happy tears in my eyes from all the beautiful stories she was telling me and I knew that she was the one to marry us. Marilyn helped us to create the most beautiful ceremony, which was very unique and perfect for us.....non traditional. During the ceremony Marilyn told our beautiful love story, and my husband also made vows to my 11yr old son.  There was not a dry eye in the house. Marilyn's online resource pack was fantastic,  it gave us some great ideas that helped us write our vows. We felt so at ease and comfortable with Marilyn, she was always just a phone call away. Marilyn helped to make our wedding day PERFECT, and we cannot thank her enough. Guess who will be doing a baby naming ceremony ;-)

Testimonial Kelly & Ruben's Wedding at Wings Hinterland Retreat Tallai Central Gold Coast
If we started this testimonial, words cannot express how beautiful our wedding was, then we would be wrong. Words CAN express our wedding day and those words were the words that you prepared and wrote especially for us Marilyn.  Our wedding guests and the both of us, have still not stopped talking about how special our ceremony was that you prepared for us. It was a perfect day, and if we could have it all over again we would not change any of it. We cannot thank you enough Marilyn for your kindness, patience, generosity, time and help.  You seem to have this special in-sight into knowing exactly what to say and offer, and nothing at all was too much trouble for you.  You made us feel so welcome from the first time meeting you to feeling so comfortable on our wedding day we both felt that we had known you forever.  So in our words thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you are truly such a gifted person and fantastic asset to the wedding industry.  We would recommend you to anybody considering getting married.  We cannot thank you enough, Keep up the fantastic work.  Ruben and Kelly xoxox

I have travelled and worked around the world and seen the most amazing things. I have encountered a vast array of different lifestyles, cultures, languages and traditions and can integrate their special ceremonial styles or elements of exotic rituals into the ceremony we design together.

Testimonial Atanas & Chantel's Wedding at Monterey Keys Northern Gold Coast Queensland
Hello Marilyn, Thank-you so much for the wonderful job you did for our ceremony, we loved how you personalised it for us.
Without a doubt the most perfect day of our lives. Held at the parents house in the garden made for a intimate celebration. Marilyn was paramount in making this possible. From the outset Marilyn was wonderful, during our first initial meeting Marilyn welcomed us into her home and built immediate rapport. Marilyn walked us through the steps of a ceremony helping us to personalise our own. She took our love story and incorporated it into the most unique and beautiful ceremony. Marilyn made herself available to us at all times, even coming to our home. Marilyn not only was our celebrant she was part of our marriage celebration, she was our guest. We can't wait to see what she has in store for the celebration of when we start a family.
Thanks again Marilyn and we would love to have you come do a baby naming ceremony with us when we are ready to start a family. All the best.

Mauro reads his personal vows to Sarah on the white sand with the waves rolling in at their contemporary beach wedding at Main Beach Gold Coast.
Testimonial Sarah & Mauro married on Main Beach Main Beach Northern Gold Coast QLD
"Sarah and I organized our wedding in almost one month, as I was coming from abroad we had to make a lot of decisions in a little time. While we were surfing the net we bumped into the Marry Me Marilyn website. We were impressed by Marilyn’s experience in a range of different ceremonies… they were really special and touching and basically we wanted to incorporate all of them!   We chose Marilyn without even getting to know her and exactly one month and one day before the wedding we were at her place planning our wedding from scratch. Since the first meeting with her we felt we had made the right decision: she was just great! Perhaps the most important thing about your wedding is for the ceremony to be personalized for both yourself and your partner… the celebrant needs to understand how your couple is unique then create around you the perfect wedding, this takes time, sensitivity and passion. Marilyn was perfect in all of this! From that first day we felt that we were not just a job for her but that she would have gone the extra mile  to understand us and to make our ceremony unique. She is also really precise, thoughtful and easy to deal with. In two weeks she helped us to design the perfect ceremony while she never rushed us. We got married on a beautiful, perhaps too windy!, day at Main Beach. I think that day Marilyn made all the young couples present at the wedding want to marry straight away, some of our friends even asked for her contacts! We highly recommend Marilyn she is the perfect choice for your big day!”

Jasmin holds Oliver's Hand during their Love Story at North Burleigh Beach on the Gold Coast
Testimonial Jasmin & Oliver's Wedding at North Burleigh Beach Gold Coast South East Queensland
Thank you so much for making our wedding so much fun, we loved every moment of it especially the love story you did an absolutely fantastic job.  We are so glad we managed to find a celebrant that could put our characters into the ceremony and have something much more personal and fun than the usual ceremony.  We both fully enjoyed the wine ceremony too!.  All of our guests enjoyed the ceremony and we have had lots of positive comments.  I will be definitely recommending you to anyone I hear of getting married.  Thank you again you are awesome love Oli and Jas xx

Testimonial Margaret & Ronald Ladies 10th Tee at the Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Course Tweed Heads in New South Wales
Good Morning Marilyn, Well Marilyn where do I begin....words cannot express how we feel about the wedding. You made our wedding absolutely wonderful, actually wonderful isn't the word, it was much much more than that. Everyone was so touched with the wording, the entire ceremony.  I felt like I didn't get to say a proper good bye and thank you as we were all caught up with the photo's. From the bottom of our hearts Marilyn, thank you for being who you are.  For making our wedding day something not just Ronald and I will treasure forever, but for our family and friends to talk about for a long time. I look back and my heart drops I am in such awe of my Wedding day, I feel like my wedding day was the best in the world. You will be remembered in our hearts forever and I will always mention your name when friends and family are searching for that special person to unite them in marriage. We will always think of you when we think of our wedding day. All our love and thanks to you Marilyn and Marcel, Forever thinking of you, Mr & Mrs Ronald Betham :-)

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Testimonial Angela & David's Wedding at Palm Beach Gold Coast South East Queensland
We would definitely recommend Marilyn as a celebrant, to anyone wanting a really creative and original ceremony, not a standard one. David and I were married on Palm Beach on the Gold Coast in November, Marilyn helped us through the whole process, she had so many great ideas for our beach ceremony, it was unique and personal. We were able to contact Marilyn at any time while writing our vows she was patient with any questions we had and also had great advice. She is a bubbly, friendly, down to earth person who makes planning your wedding ceremony a breeze and very special. Thank you Marilyn for a fantastic day we will never forget! Angela and David.

A Lifetime of Experience
I have a lifetime of experience in public speaking, creative writing, dramatic performance and direction, event management, communication, tourism, lecturing & training. My work and life experiences have given me a raft of skills and knowledge. I have unbounded enthusiasm, a bubbly personality and emotional intelligence and I am guided strongly by my intuition. My passions all involve elements of creativity, Dancing, Theatre, Travel, Art, Bush walking, Swimming and making my home an Oasis of Peace, Tranquility and Happiness from the hustle and bustle of the busy outside world.

I deliver your fun, relaxed and intimate ceremony with enthusiasm, imagination, energy, humour, warmth creativity and a big splash of love to create YOUR perfect day. Skype Online Video Conferencing available for your Initial Meeting or in my home with coffee tea and biscuits :-).

Testimonial Fatima and Gordon's Wedding at Point Cartwright Sunshine Coast South East QLD
We met Marilyn by serendipity when an email from her spontaneously arrived in my Inbox, before Gordon and I had even set a date.  A couple of months later, though, we decided it was ‘time’, and from there, we were in a whirlwind developing the Ceremony, progressing through the legals and just ‘the overall’ of how a Marriage Ceremony falls into place.  Marilyn helped me every step of the way with the vision Gordon and I had for the Wedding – especially with the writing of the Ceremony, which was extremely important to us.  Nothing was ever too much for her, and she continually offered numerous suggestions and resources – and always with a laugh in her voice.  Gordon and I were married by Marilyn on 20th June at Point Cartwright Beach.  Yes, the rain that threatened all week stayed away whilst all our guests assembled on the beach, but the moment the Ceremony started, it poured!  Fortunately, everyone had umbrellas and we felt most blessed by the rain, but from start to finish, Marilyn held us together by her professionalism, strength and grace. In short, I would recommend Marilyn to ANYBODY wanting someone as gracious and as professional as Marilyn.  If you want someone ‘REAL’ and someone who truly gives their ALL, Marilyn is absolutely ONE CELEBRANT IN A MILLION! With Gratitude, Marilyn! Sincerely, Fatima and Gordon.

Sean Places the ring on Gemma's Finger during the ring Exchange at their wedding at the Santai Resort Casuarina Beach.
Testimonial Gemma and Sean's Wedding at Santai Resort Salt Kingscliff Tweed Coast Northern New South Wales
“Sean and I chose Marilyn to be our celebrant because we liked the fact she was spiritual and ‘real’.
We didn’t want the traditional, standard ceremony and we couldn’t have been happier with what Marilyn created for us.
Not only did we have a personal introduction ‘love story’, but Marilyn also created a beautiful handfasting ceremony, which was something unique and special.
Her assistance throughout the whole process, especially when we were so busy, was extremely helpful and we greatly appreciate it.
Also, the enormous volume of material she has available for you to use is invaluable. Everyone can find something to suit their personality.
We highly recommend Marilyn’s services to anyone who wants a personalised, professional and romantic ceremony. Thank you Marilyn, Gemma and Sean.”

Kirsty reads her vows to Vlad at their wedding in the Hinterland at the Glengariff Historic Estate and Winery in the Dayboro Valley north of Brisbane.
Testimonial Kirsty & Vlad's Wedding at Glengariff Historic Estate & Winery Dayboro Valley North Brisbane
Dear Marilyn, It has been 1 month and 10 days since our wedding day and so far so good – blissful in fact.  We wanted to express our thanks to you for all you did for us on our special day. 
In planning a wedding I didn’t really know where to start, the first place I thought to look was the internet and I came across a site for celebrants – there were literally 100’s.  I didn’t really have a plan of attack in choosing one so I read a little about a few on the site and sent off enquiries to them.  Out of the half that decided to respond, I got a few that were very pushy and a few that didn’t have much experience, and then I heard from you.  From the beginning you came across as being there for US on OUR day – not for the JOB.  Out of all the little and big things you have to do to plan a wedding you lose sight of what it is your doing it all for and you got us excited and brought us back to that meaning.  You discussed with us what we wanted to do, where it was to be held, gave us some suggestions of different things we could do to make it more memorable not only to us but to our guests also – and this was from the first phone call. 
It was fun and light-hearted in some parts, touching and meaningful in others – it was perfect.
So thanks again for making our day extra special and I look forward to seeing you again (when we book you in for our first born naming ceremony).Yours faithfully, Mr & Mrs Popa.

Testimonial Katy & Nick's Haines from Christchurch, New Zealand married Burleigh Beach
Are you thinking about getting married on the Gold Coast and live overseas? if so...You must hire Marilyn!!!
My husband Nick and I can't tell you the amount of times we have told people, "hiring Marilyn as our celebrant from NZ was the best money we spent on our wedding...full stop!" By chance we stumbled across Marilyn on Google and never looked back. Trying to sort everything out from a different country was far more challenging than we expected. Thank God for the internet, our record of communication with Marilyn must read like a novel, but yet Marilyn never tired of our excuses for not getting back to her in time, was always patient, professional and diligent, and helped organise and remind us of very important things that we might otherwise have forgotten or overlooked.
And finally....we arrived! After months of helpful emails at no extra expense, we met Marilyn who was of course the lovely lady just as much in person who had helped us through all the snags (no matter how hard you try they always happen) of our planning.
The ceremony was PERFECT !!! Marilyn made some last minute spontaneous touches that proved her experience in such things, that just MADE the day.
I can't help but think that Marilyn is just very intuitive and naturally gifted about knowing what makes the perfect day for different people. We of course highly recommend her to make your special day ....very special in a unique way, just for you. Take the hassle out of your wedding planning now, and talk to Marilyn...its the best wedding decision you will make.
Katy and Nick Haines, Christchurch, NZ

Fiona arrived at the Wedding in a very cool Wedding Combi Van for her wedding with Lance in the Lions Park on the Headland in Cabarita Beach NSW
Testimonial Fiona & Lance's Wedding at Lions Park Cabarita Beach Tweed Coast Northern NSW
Marilyn, we would love to say how much of a pleasure it was to have you as our celebrant. You were always so organised & made sure we were on track with our side of things. Whenever we emailed or called you would respond so quickly. Many of our guests commented on how great you were... such a wonderful personality to help portray our Love Story. Your ideas & suggestions were also very helpful! So thank you for being a part of our big day, and thanks so much for the awesome job you did on our Wedding Ceremony, it was just perfect!! You're a star! Fiona & Lance.

Testimonial Leisha & Jeff Woody Point Redcliffe
Marilyn, as you know our little man was diagnosed with a kidney disease only weeks prior to our wedding. My focus was moved from planning a wedding to getting our little man well. Thank you for giving me a sense of peace in an otherwise stressful time. I remember scouring the websites wondering how I was going to select a celebrant for our wedding. I came across your picture and I was instantly drawn to you, I didn't even get Jeff's opinion, I was that confident in my choice. I knew our ceremony would be beautiful and unique under your care. From the first time I spoke to you, you put me at ease.You understand what an important and unique role you have in a lifetime of precious memories and do it so beautifully. Thank you for helping make our day unique and special to us (not a cookie cutter ceremony) it was above and beyond our expectations, every little detail was perfect. Our family and friends commented on how beautiful our ceremony was, especially the special touch of the family ceremony with our children Lilliana and Maddox.
To say you have a passion for what you do is an understatement, it is obvious you have found your calling. You are a special lady with a beautiful soul. I look forward to using you again in 10 years for the re affirmation of our vows maybe in Fiji this time (nudge nudge) All our love the Pacey family.

Testimonial Alister & Rachel's Wedding at Cedar Creek Estate & Winery Chapel Mt Tamborine Gold Coast Hinterland
Hi Marilyn, We would just like to thank you so much for all of your help in the past few months. You've always been so quick in answering all of our questions concerning the wedding ceremony. The way you conducted the ceremony was spectacular and we could not have chosen a better celebrant! You were truly a delight to meet and work with and we really will not be able to thank you enough for making our ceremony so unique, fun and intimate. Wishing you all the best for the future, Rachel and Alister.

Testimonial Candy & Joe's on the Helitours Helicopter Wedding Marina Mirage Helipad on the Spit in the Northern Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, Thank you for weaving your magic on our special day.  We went through many website's until we came across yours and were captivated initially by your spiritual style of ceremony and the fact you were a resource of information and suitable locations. We wanted a boutique wedding but something that was different and memorable. When we came up with the idea of getting married in a Helicopter, you were as excited as we were – why not get married 5000 feet over Main Beach at 200KMPH on a glorious Gold Coast Day! Sounded crazy at the time but you took control and eliminated so much pressure for us. On the day you united Candy and myself with your beautiful words. The icing on the cake was making my son Michael part of the ceremony and having special vows that united the three of us all as one. For anyone that is looking for a special person that will be as passionate about their day as you are, it is impossible to go past you. Thank you Sincerely for your passion and inspiration. Candy and Joe XXX

Testimonial Coreine & Chris Hawthorne East Brisbane South East Queensland
Hi Marilyn, thank you , thank you, thank you...... ...the ceremony was beautiful....not sure there was a dry eye in the house judging by the video....so many guests asked about you...... thank you for helping us make our day perfect.....Not a thing went wrong....the day happened without a hitch.....thank you ........warmest regards, Coreine and Chris xx

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