CONSCIOUS MARRIAGE CEREMONIES BY MARRY ME MARILYN MARRIAGE CELEBRANT
Design together a Spiritual, Sacred, Energetic, Romantic, Blissful, Awesome, Authentic & Unique Wedding.
Marilyn is a Very Experienced Full Time Professional Wedding Celebrant for Glorious Gold Coast, Mystical
Mt Tamborine, Brisbane in South East Queensland & Spritual Beautiful Byron Bay & Northern NSW
Conscious Marriage & Sacred Marriage Create a Life of Spiritual Practice To Enhance Your Spiritual Path!
"The consciousness of loving and being loved brings a warmth and richness to life like nothing else can bring." - Oscar Wilde
Love is the key to freedom, to limitless journeying as individual souls and as bonded hearts. Enjoy every moment, the grief and the bliss. Then dance together, as you have chosen to, into a new world.
Emily & Freddy's Wedding at Cram's Farm Recreational Reserve overlooking the Clarrie Hall Dam in Uki Northern New South Wales.
Emily & Freddy had a spiritually conscious marriage. I created a totally original ceremony for them based on Native American Indian expressions of Love and Commitment.
Emily & Freddy's Festival of Love
This highly creative couple event managed their own 3 day Music Festival full of fun & fabulous funky music with their wedding as the highlight and the culmination of a whole lot of love!
Emily & Freddy's Wedding & 3 Day Festival of Love at Cram's Farm Uki & Midginbil Hill Nightcap National Park in Northern New South Wales
The Festival of Love was by far the best weekend of my entire life. To be surrounded by all my favourite people in the world and to marry the man of my dreams, while listening to the best music on the planet in the most perfect surroundings... I never ever wanted to leave, I wanted the Festival of Love to be our world for ever and ever. The Festival of Love was everything I hoped for and more. Such a beautiful and amazing weekend full of all the souls I love best. I will never ever forget it as long as I live. Marilyn thank you so much again for everything you did. You are a gem Marilyn, I honestly can't imagine anyone else that could have been the perfect celebrant for us like you were. Much love, Emily & Freddy x x
Testimonial
Emily & Freddy's Wedding at Cram's Farm Recreational Reserve overlooking the Clarrie Hall Dam in Uki Northern New South Wales.
When my partner and I started planning our wedding we had absolutely no idea where to search for a celebrant and were wishing we could have one of our friends marry us because we weren't sure where else we would find anyone who would resonate with us as strongly as someone who knew us intimately. It was synchronicity which drew Marilyn to us, and from the moment I contacted her I felt a strong and positive connection with her. Marilyn has all the wonderful qualities that one could possibly hope for in a celebrant... she is warm and friendly, deeply and passionately committed to her work, unique and creative in her approach, and borders on psychic in her ability to understand your needs and meet them. Often as I was thinking of something that we needed or wanted for the ceremony, she would just magically send me an email with exactly what I was thinking of, perfectly woven into the script. She has a beautiful warm heart, and a magical quality that made the whole process of preparing for our wedding extra special, and so so much easier and less stressful than if we were attempting to do it ourselves. Marilyn is also highly professional and shares an abundance of resources with the couples lucky enough to choose her. Basically Marilyn was the PERFECT celebrant for us, she has a delightful blend of professionalism, magic, warmth, supportiveness and understanding. She is incredibly open minded, offering a smorgasbord of options, beyond anything you thought possible and she has a truly spiritual approach to her work, not just going through the motions, but pouring her heart and soul into the experience. She is by far the best celebrant I have ever seen conduct a wedding ceremony and I just feel so blessed that she was part of the most special day of our lives, in fact she was an integral part of making it the most special day of our lives. Much love Emily Holler xoxoxox
Marilyn is like a modern day St. Valentine, she is extremely passionate about love and marriage and this definitely came through in the ceremony she prepared for us. With an incredible knowledge and understanding of rituals and ceremonies from cultures of all over the world, Marilyn was instrumental in making our ceremony so unique, magical, interesting, and heartfelt. Her entwining of our love stories had people in laughter and tears and many of our guests commented on things that she quoted. This showed us that she captured our people whom listened to the entire 45 minute ceremony and really enjoyed it. Overall, from our first meeting, then preparing our ritual, to our actual big moment, Marilyn has been absolutely remarkable. She is to us more than a facilitator or standard celebrant, but a very special part of our marriage forever. Much love Freddy Holler
Testimonial Ami & Tony's Handfasting Wedding at Songbirds Rainforest Retreat Mt Tamborine
Firstly Marilyn, Thank you Thank you Thank you, you truly are an extremely special lady - one in which we are so grateful to have had as our celebrant uniting us as Husband & Wife. Marilyn you are a beautiful, genuine compassionate soul - a "real" person & those that are united by you are truly blessed. Since our wedding we have received so many comments on how unique & beautiful our ceremony was - many of our guests said they were captivated from beginning to end & overwhelmed at how emotionally engaging the words within the ceremony were. Your integrity & gracefulness demonstrated from the preparation to the delivery of our ceremony was amazing & for this we are truly grateful. You truly were such an integral part of our union & we feel blessed to have had you - a true angel to marry us on that beautiful spring day in the rainforest. The Seven Chakra Handfasting you prepared for us was magical - again you captured in words the essence of our love for each other & for this we thank you. Tony & I would recommend you to any couple that is looking for a celebrant that will nurture & bring to life the essence of their love for one another - so on that special day when you say "I Do" to your lover, to your best friend, you have a ceremony filled with the all the words that your hearts wanted to say, delivered in a graceful manner by a soul who believes in your union as much as you do!!!!
When we were looking for a celebrant I scoured the magazines & websites looking for that "friendly face" that we would call & say "Please marry us" - to my surprise it didn’t take long to find you & know that you were the one - you were the first celebrant I called & when you picked up the phone - let's just say Marilyn - you had us at "Hello"!!! At our first meeting with you made us feel at ease you were kind and endearing & really listened to us & our story - you took the time to get to know us.
Your support & enthusiasm that was shown when we wanted to be "different" - & avoid many of the classic wedding ceremony traditions, made us feel comfortable & excited to explore other ceremony ideas - which led to us, with your help creating the perfect ceremony that reflected who we are - it captured our values as individuals & as a couple, allowing us to share the love & respect we have for each other with our friends & family in our own style. Thanks so much Marilyn, Love & Light Always Tony & Ami
Auspicious Wedding Dates in 2011
Testimonial Gemma & Sean's Wedding Kingscliff with Marry Me Marilyn Wedding Celebrant
“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.”
Martijn & Merit from The Netherlands were married on Main Beach on the Gold Coast as the sun went down. Marilyn performed a mystical Shell Ceremony as part of their Wedding Ceremony.
Bob played the Digeridoo while the Wedding Party entered the Sacred Space for the Wedding of Cassandra and Alejandro. Cassie relaxes after the wedding and celebrates.
Marriage/Commitment is an opportunity to deepen your love and wisdom. If you decide to dedicate your intention and love to strengthening the foundation of your marriage, it will not only withstand the difficult times but become a deeply nourishing and lasting relationship. You will turn towards the challenge and embrace it as an opportunity for your individual and mutual growth.
Gabrielle played the Ruby Crystal Singing Bowl
at the Divine Sacred Marriage of Fatima & Gordon on the beach at Point Cartwright, on the Sunshine Coast. The Ruby Crystal Singing Bowl is a quartz crystal tool of loving protection with the powerful vibration of mystical Ruby, a "stone of nobility". It radiates spiritual wisdom, health, transformation and wealth. The Ruby Bowl sounds a lavish red spectrum that "lights" interior planes of Self. Ruby crystal carries an enduring, perfectly brilliant diamond frequency we crave in relationships, enhancing soul love connection, Tantric practice and unifying root and crown charka energies.
Testimonial Sonja & Alessandro Wategos Beach Byron Bay Northern NSW- Buddhist Style Wedding with a Thai Buddhist Style Shell Ceremony
Both of us were rather nervous about getting married in the first place and thus found the prospect of meeting with the wedding celebrant rather daunting. However, when we first met Marilyn, all of our fears were blown away. She had a lovely presence, was totally authentic and let us be who we wanted to be. It was all about us and our ideas, which showed us how sensitive Marilyn is. Immediately, we felt at ease and knew we'd go ahead with her. Her kindness and her support helped us to get through the preparation for the wedding and her professionalism made the journey very easy and enjoyable. Her resources were utterly helpful in composing our vows and the wonderful input she gave us for the ceremony were simply amazing. She helped us to design the ceremony according to our needs and personalities, which ultimately made our wedding an unforgettable day that we will carry in our hearts for rest of our lives. Thanks Marilyn, your presence at our celebration was the icing of the cake. We are so lucky to have had you there with us. Love Sonja & Sandro xoxo
As you and your partner approach your wedding or commitment, discussing what it might mean to be spiritual friends. How can you honour your separateness and your differences, as well as the ways in which you naturally connect? Can you see your partner as existing not only to meet your expectations and fill your needs, but someone on their own path recognising that you are two unique individuals with different histories, different gifts and different dreams?
Fatima and Gordon Testimonial
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. Her dear husband, Marcel, even managed to continue filming – and what a film! 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 & Gordon
We support and challenge each other to grow and be the best we can. We give great gifts of our love and our companionship and the willingness to travel through life together. We can agree to do our best to be skillful and patient in this journey and to do our best to listen beneath awkward or unskillful communication for the jewel of the teaching which may be available. When we are on a spiritual path together, we are choosing to learn not only through the joys and ease of relationships but also through its challenges.
What greater gift can any human being offer to another than the commitment to stay and keep turning towards one another with an open heart? - from Judith Ansara Gass
One day Ananda, who had been thinking deeply about things for a while, turned to the Buddha and exclaimed: "Lord, I've been thinking - spiritual friendship is at least half of the spiritual life!" The Buddha replied: "Say not so, Ananda, say not so. Spiritual friendship is the whole of the spiritual life!"- Samyutta Nikaya
Essential Oils in Marriage Ceremonies
Essential oils can be integrated into the structure of your ceremony to enhance the senses, the awareness and your presence. They assist you to experience the connection with your partner through ritual. After the excitement of the wedding has faded, when you use those oils again with your partner, the aroma will bring back all the magical memories of the love and the emotions of your special day! Their fragrance also reminds you to be present in your everyday life. It would also be perfect to use them again on your wedding anniversary and when you renew your vows!Using essential oils in ritual is an art form. I will work with you to create a ceremony with heightened sensory power! The Essential Oil Goddess can guide you to choosing the right oils for you spiritual ceremony.
The Path and Practice of Conscious Marriage & Sacred Commitment
Lets Co-Create a Blissful Wedding Ceremony Energised with Awareness & Intention & Gratitude For Your Most Authentic Life!
As your celebrant, I consult with you to create a ceremony that mirrors your spiritual path and your values, separately and together. A ceremony that reflects the conscious life you have chosen to live together, forever.
Fatima & Gordon Drew a Sacred Circle to Celebrate their Divine Spiritual Conscious Marriage at Point Cartwright.They Marked the Cardinal Points of North South East West and called on the Elements Fire, Air Earth and Water.
Ami & Tony celebrated their Marriage with a Seven Chakra Handfasting at Songbirds Rainforest Retreat with Marry Me Marilyn
Emily & Freddy opened their wedding ceremony with a Welcome to Country with their friend Brook playing the Didgeridoo. 'Before beginning the ceremony, Freddy and Emily would like to acknowledge the traditional custodians of this land, of elders and ancestors past and present, on which this event takes place.
'Acknowledgement of Country' by Jonathan Hill
Today we stand in footsteps millennia old.
May we acknowledge the traditional owners
whose cultures and customs have nurtured,
and continue to nurture, this land,
since men and women
awoke from the great dream.
We honour the presence of these ancestors
who reside in the imagination of this land
and whose irrepressible spirituality
flows through all creation.
Testimonial Janet & George's New Year's Eve Handfasting Bilambil Heights over the Tweed Valley
Many Thanks Marilyn for making our special day, joyful, fun and relaxing. You were so flexible to our need's and wants, and put a lot of energy to making our day beautiful. Your professional and commited attitude, made it a real pleausure to have you as our marriage celebrant.
Love to You Both, ,Janet & George
Janet & George's Wedding. George built a stone circle for the Handfasting and their children stood at each of the stones marking the cardinal directions and each of the four elements was represented on the stones.
Spirituality and metaphysical exploration are very important to Alejandro and Cassie. They joined their lives in conscious marriage with Marilyn Verschuure at Parkwood on the Gold Coast.
Mary and Brendan believe in mind, body, spirit consciousness. Their handfasting ceremony's focal point was to join Mary and Brendan, tying their hands together in an act that blended their physical, spiritual and emotional energies, creating a stronger energy force and exchange between them.
Testimonial Mary & Brendan's Wedding at their home on Macleay Island Redlands near Brisbane
Marilyn helped us to create an amazing, warm and relaxed wedding ceremony. Right from the start she understood our desire to have a spiritual and conscious ceremony and she contributed hours of research and planning to provide us with everything we wanted and more. Right from our initial meeting Marilyn presented herself as professional and confident and provided us with a world of ideas. All of our anxieties over the planning and preparation were put at ease by her presence. She facilitated all of our needs and wants (no matter how left field and abstract!) and created a unique, special and beautiful ceremony incorporating our beliefs and principles of universal energy and love. All who were there will be talking about the day for years to come. We both felt so comfortable in Marilyn's presence and as a result feel as though Marilyn has become more of a friend and not just a celebrant. She is a wonderfully friendly and sincere person that genuinely enjoys her work and interactions with people. We are so fortunate to have found her and would recommend her to anyone initiating a rite of passage or celebration. We look forward to seeing her again and having her included in future ceremonies within our family. Thanks Marilyn! Much love and light Mary & Brendan x ps - we might need you for a naming day ceremony soon! That will be fun!
Mary & Brendan had an original & spiritually conscious handfasting ceremony at their home on Macleay Island in the Brisbane Bay Islands in the Redlands Region. "Thank you again for everything that you have done for us. I think about our wedding everyday, how complete it was in every sense. It couldn't have been the same without you." Much love and light from Mary & Brendan Veitch.
Sonja & Alessandro's Spiritually Conscious Wedding with Marry Me Marilyn took place on Wategos Beach Byron Bay a place of very strong spiritual energy & significance for them both.
Marilyn. Thanks again for the wonderful ceremony. I loved how moved you yourself were and how brilliantly you adjusted your voice to the sound of the ocean. Everyone could hear you. You truly made us feel very special. Love Sonja & Sandro xoxox
Ruby Crystal Singing Bowl
The Ruby Crystal Singing Bowl works to peel away the layers of fear freeing the divine love within to radiate outward to every aspect of your being and those you touch. As you resonate with this crystal singing bowl, a natural shielding surrounds you as energies other than joy and happiness drift by. This bowl can help you to break self destructive patterns.
You performed an outstanding ceremony in very trying circumstances – it was just wonderful. Fatima and Gordy were thrilled and delighted with you and their service. I must say to you that you did a splendid job in your wonderful calm way! You conducted the ceremony with a lot of class and love and that shows through. All the feedback from everyone has been nothing but positive. Lesley Gordon's Sister
Your marriage/commitment vows will provide intention and energy to create your future together. It is important that the ceremony feel natural and spiritually meaningful for you both. It would be a joy for me to co-create and design with you an original ceremony to provide a solid foundation for your conscious marriage. There are many special sub-ceremonies that can enhance your conscious marriage.
Conscious marriage happens when two people join together on a journey of spiritual growth. They want to make the journey. Their love and trust keep them together, Their intuition guides them. They consult with each other, they are friends and they laugh a lot. They are equals. Spiritual partnership is a partnership between equals for the purpose of spiritual growth. Gary Zukav.
A conscious marriage is a place where you can learn attitudes, skills, and practices that can help you deepen and grow in love and satisfaction together, through a lifetime of change. This is the path and practice of conscious marriage.
What does it mean to hold your most intimate relationship - your marriage - as a central part of your spiritual path? Your wife or husband/partner will see and receive the best and worst in you, and reflect this back to you, like a mirror reflects back the heat of the sun.
Sean and Gemma had a Handfasting and a Blessing of the Hands as part of their Wedding Ceremony. They are holding their hands in the Infinity Hand Hold symbolising being together forever and using Black and White Ribbons to symbolise Male and Female Energy.
Sylvia & Christopher Wedding at The Courthouse Restaurant Cleveland Point Redlands
Thank you for being the most awesome wedding celebrant in the world! The whole day for us was perfection and I would not have changed a thing!! Once again, thank you from the bottom of my heart.
Love Sylvia & Chris O'Grady xoxoxo
Explore and discover that which is within. When we find ourselves, we are more easily found by others - Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching
Zen Marriage Ceremony
We nourish each other and ourselves in living by the five Zen Buddhist precepts. You can incorporate these precepts into your vows to our partner and to the Universe.
"Expand your essence through Conscious Marriage .......Extend into infinite freedom; "Transform your life through the action of passion, commitment and clarity. This will bring freedom into your lives. The crucial purpose of this life in these accelerated times is to clean up the frequency at which we operate and understand that we are an inherent part of this vast field of cosmic energy. Opening up vital channels to effect the mass human consciousness and release the joy and love that you are at all times so that you can connect with others at a deeper level.
Debra & Mark Coombabah Northern Gold Coast
When we met Marilyn we felt an instant trust and we were very comfortable in her presence. Before our meeting we had mentioned we would like a Zen Buddhist Ceremony. The day of our meeting Marilyn presented us with the first draft of the wedding ceremony. She had thought of everything it was perfect and our plans all fell into place. We had planned a beach wedding but the weather forecast coming up to the day was not looking good discussing the prospect of facing rain on our day Marilyn gracefully offered her garden for our ceremony if the weather was not on our side. Well the day arrived and it had rained for days and it did not let up for us. We were disappointed but accepting nature as it is we arrived at Marilyn's home to find she and her husband had set up her living room especially for our wedding ceremony with Buddhist style Bali Umbrellas and lanterns and a low Thai style table for the offerings, it was awesome! The ceremony was very special for both of us and we can’t thank Marilyn enough for all that she did to make it so beautiful! Thank you Marilyn, Love & Light to you Debra and Mark Gibson xoxox
Cassie & Alejandro lit the central candle joining both their lives in conscious marriage symbolising the walking of the same path together.
Alejandro led a beautiful and meaningful prayer in Spanish and then in English.
SOLSTICE IN THE SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Auspicious wedding dates to be married on or near
SUMMER SOLSTICE: The first day of the Season of Summer. On this day DECEMBER 22 the Sun is farthest south and the length of time between Sunrise and Sunset is the shortest of the year.
WINTER SOLSTICE: The first day of the Season of Winter. On this day JUNE 21 the Sun is farthest north and the length of time between Sunrise and Sunset is the longest of the year.
EQUINOX
Two times of the year when night and day are about the same length. The Sun is crossing the Equator (an imaginary line around the middle of the Earth) and it is an equal distance from the North Pole and the South Pole.
SPRING EQUINOX: The first day of the Season of Spring - and the beginning of a long period of sunlight at the Pole.In the southern hemisphere: SEPTEMBER 22 (the Sun crosses the Equator moving southward).
AUTUMN EQUINOX: The first day of the Season of Autumn - and the beginning of a long period of darkness at the Pole. In the southern hemisphere: MARCH 20 (the Sun crosses the Equator moving northward.
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