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The Gold Coast has Glorious Golden Beaches & more than 300 days of Sunshine per Year. You can Marry on a Golden Beach a Hinterland Retreat, Winery Among the Vines, in National Parks Under the Rainforest Canopy, Parks by the Sea, Botanical Gardens, Cosy Romantic Chapels, Stylish Wedding Reception Venues, Seaside and Mountain Restaurants with Panoramic Ocean Views or a Fun Theme Park. If you are the adventurous kind you can jump out of a plane, go up in a hot air balloon get married in, a helicopter or even scuba dive if that is your passion.

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

Testimonial Elisa & Paul O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Gold Coast Hinterland
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. Click here to see more photos

Marilyn tells Elisa & Paul's Love Story at their Wedding at O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Luke's Bluff in the Glorious Gold Coast Hinterland.

Gold Coast Helicopter Adventure Wedding 5000' Up at 200KMPH

Testimonial Candy & Joe
Dear Marilyn, Thank you for weaving your magic on our special day.  We went through many websites 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 Margaret & Ronald from Sydney had their Wedding on the 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 :-)

Kelli & Ben from Darwin had their Wedding Ceremony at the Pass in Byron Bay, Northern NSW. Byron Bay is a very spiritual place where Dolphins and Whales pass by just off shore and the sand is golden and the weather is perfect most of the year.

Testimonial from Ben & Kelli
"We had no idea of what had to be done for a wedding so the emails and phone calls from Marilyn were really helpful as we were planning long distance from Darwin. When we met Marilyn face to face it was fantastic, it really helped to calm our nerves. It was really nice to meet Marilyn. She gave us a Wedding Resource Pack and heaps of choices in her online resources that we were happy with. The ceremony was perfect and we felt really comfortable with Marilyn. The length of the ceremony was perfect and the ceremony booklets she made for us were gorgeous, we loved them! The wedding fees were excellent and affordable. Ben and I would like to thank Marilyn for the best ceremony ever!

Legals

You must send to Marilyn Verschuure your authorised marriage celebrant a Notice of Intended Marriage. Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) form It needs to be completed (please download from link above) and witnessed by an authorised body.This notice must be signed in the presence of any of the following:

(a) if a party signs the notice in Australia - an authorized celebrant, a Commissioner for Declarations under the Statutory Declarations Act 1959, a justice of the peace, a barrister or solicitor, a legally qualified medical practitioner, or a member of the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or Territory.

You will need to bring your Birth Certificate or extracts, Divorce or Death Certificate/Decree Absolute with you to the meeting prior to the marriage ceremony. Please note: Justice of the Peace authorised photocopies are not acceptable by law.

This Notice of Intended Marriage NOIM form needs to be lodged with me no later than 1 month & 1 day prior and no earlier than 18mths to the date of your wedding. Once you have completed the forms and had them witnessed by a Justice of the Peace you need to post me the original NOIM form along with copies of the Birth Certificates together with Divorce and/or Death Certificates, which ever is appropriate if you have been married before. I must sight the original documents prior to the Wedding to legally marry you.

Two witnesses to your marriage who are 18 years or over are a necessary legal requirement to marry in Australia. I can provide the witnesses for a fee for their time.

Interstate Renewal of Vows

Andy and Rebecca Exchanged Roses in their Renewal of Vows Ceremony at Wategos Beach in Byron Bay NSW. Another very popular special sub-ceremonies I use for renewal of vows is the Rose Ceremony where the couple exchanges a single red rose and beautiful wording surrounds that exchange of roses.

David and Vicki's Wedding is reflected in the pool at the Wings Hinterland Retreat in Tallai on the Central Gold Coast.

Stephanie & Peter from Melbourne had a Special Pagan Handfasting Ceremony at the Botanic Gardens in Benowa on the Gold Coast.

Call me on 0413 344 134 for information and to see if I have availability on your ceremony date. I offer at no cost, an obligation-free meeting at my home, your home or a venue of your choice to discuss your vision for your perfect day. You can also email me or use the Contact Me page.

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If you are looking for someone who is friendly, relaxed and fun to talk with, enthusiastic about you and your Wedding, full of energy and innovative ideas, always happy and overflowing with imagination call me today and say Marry Me Marilyn!

Testimonial Peter & Kristy Seaworld Resort Main Beach Gold Coast Queensland
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 Katy & Nick Haines Christchurch, New Zealand
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

Tim and Melissa from Melbourne were married on the 59th floor of Circle on Cavill Sub Penthouse in Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast in an Intimate Traditional Wedding with Family and Friends.

Testimonial Tim & Melissa McKinnon from Victoria
We both wanted to say a big thank you for giving us such a beautiful ceremony. Even with all of the lead being done over the phone, due to us living in Melbourne, you were very organised & calming. We had a truly fabulous time and our ceremony was just perfect!  Thank you for all your help and advice in the planning and for being so professional, yet subtle and gorgeous on the most special day of our lives. Thank you again...Tim & Melissa McKinnon

Testimonial Fiona & Lance Cabarita Beach 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.

Using a civil marriage celebrant for your ceremony allows you the freedom to choose exactly where you want to be married the choices are endless. You can marry on a glorious Gold Coast beach or in the amazing hinterland rainforest landscape, quaint chapels, mountain and sea side restaurants with panoramic and ocean views, exquisite sub-tropical gardens and up market reception facilities. If you are the adventurous kind you can jump out of a plane, go up in a hot air balloon or scuba dive if that is your passion.

Georgia and Greg had a simple, fun and relaxed Wedding Ceremony on the balcony of the magnificent Netanya Resort at Noosa Heads. We were overlooking the beautiful and tranquil Noosa Beach on the northern Sunshine Coast. They planned their Marriage remotely with Marilyn Verschuure from their home in Sydney by email and phone. Georgia's cousin Sonia decided to help them organise their wedding by finding a celebrant so she googled celebrants and found the Marry Me Marilyn website. Marilyn helped with the legal organisation and paperwork and created a beautiful Wedding Ceremony for them to match their glorious location.

Kirsty & Vladimir's friends and family celebrate their marriage at their wedding with Marilyn Verschuure at picturesque Hinterland Glengariff Historic Estate and Winery in the Dayboro Valley north of Brisbane.

Vicki & David's Wedding Ceremony by the pool at the Wings Hinterland Resort in Tallai. The Gold Coast panorama was an amazing backdrop of bushland and high rise and ocean for their ceremony on the central Gold Coast.

WEATHER The Gold Coast has more than 300 days of sunshine per year. 
Average Temperatures:

Spring	September to November	15-25C (59-77F)
Summer	December to February	20-28C (68-83F)
Autumn	March to May	16-26C (61-77F)
Winter	June to August	11-21C (52-70F)

Australian Government Geoscience Australia - Sunrise Sunset & Twilight Times you can find out when the sun sets and rises and how long the twilight is on your special day to help plan the timing of your ceremony.

Map Of the Gold Coast Queensland