The Bonus Child (navigating being a step-child)
Never did I think that at 27 I would have been a single mother. I mean, I didn’t really have a 5 year plan I proudly referred to from time to...
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Postponing Weddings During A Pandemic
It’s a new world right now. A world of grounded travel, of occasional mask wearing and of course, mother truckin snap lockdowns. We are in the age of the dreaded...
Dating a Celebrant; Questions to ask your celebrant in your first meeting
I get it, it’s always a little daunting meeting wedding vendors for the first time; especially when this isn’t something you do every single day and you might not have...
Culture in Ceremonies; Honouring your background
I am a proud Sri Lankan - Australian, woman of colour. I say that statement with so much conviction now but as I sit here typing, I know without any...
The Tale of the Grieving
Breathe. Smile. Pretend everything is fine. Breathe. Smile. Pretend everything is fine. This has been my mantra, every single morning since the night of May 31st, when my father passed away...
Foolproof Method for Choosing a Celebrant – Not All Storytellers are Built the Same
After eight years of celebranting (yes it’s a word), I have definitely learned that there are more flavours of celebrants than even Baskin & Robbins can chuck some sprinkles at...
Is Pup-pup comin’? (Having your dog at your wedding)
Picture this … you’re sitting there in front of your laptop, ticking things off with gusto from that wedding planning list and looking smug AF (and rightly so you wedding...
Perfection is the OLD black – Real wedding planning
Working in the wedding industry blows my mind on the daily. It makes me so excited to be able to call this world my home. But, what I really hate with...
Becoming a Wogavino!
Monday was an ordinary day. The sun rose and fell, Doug made me a brilliant scrambled eggs and bacon (mmmm bacon – pause for daydream about me having cuddles with...
Marriage – the evolution in my mind …
So … while sitting in bed down at Margaret River, having just consumed 2 bottles of the best wine on the planet, my spunk of a fiancee and I decided...