Stephen Cook - Marriage Celebrant

09/12/2021

It's four years today since Marriage Equality was legislated in Australia. Here are the latest figures from the Australian bureau of Satistics about marriages in that time.

It is 4 years today since the Australian Parliament changed the Marriage Act (on 9 December, 2017) to allow any adult person to marry any other adult person, regardless of gender or sexual...

18/01/2021

About 90% of the weddings I conduct are in the great outdoors. Here are some tips and ideas for making the most of the beauty of this sunburnt country with its droughts and flooding rains while avoiding its terrors (acknowledgement to Dorothea Mackellar).

According to the latest statistics released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, 80% of marriages in Australia are conducted by civil celebrants, a number which has been steadily increasing for...

16/01/2021

How many bridesmaids and/or groomsmen should you have? Do you have to have any?

As Covid-19 restrictions have had a massive influence on the trend towards smaller weddings, it's inevitable that smaller weddings would also result in smaller bridal parties. However, even before...

22/12/2020

Say hello to Celebrant Dr Stephen Cook - Sydney Life Celebrations, from Gymea, Sydney, NSW.

“I bring great organisational skills, dignity, a sense of occasion, and a touch of humour and sunshine to every ceremony.”

Stephen services Sydney metropolitan area, Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Highlands, Blue Mountains, Central Coast & Newcastle.

You can find Stephen here: http://ow.ly/cBwi50BZk4N

16/12/2020

You can arrive by helicopter, or parachute into the wedding, but there are other slightly less dramatic ways to make a grand entry without breaking the bank!

Couples are re-thinking about how to make their "grand entry" - or whether to have one at all. Traditionally, the groom would arrive first and wait with his groomsmen for the bride and her...

14/12/2020

The way we do weddings is changing! Here is my second post in a series about the top trends.

While Saturday is still the most popular day for weddings, there is a trend towards being married on a week-day instead. There are a couple reasons for this: Wedding venues charge significantly...

11/12/2020

The way we do weddings is changing! Here is my first post in a series about the top trends.

Covid-19 has taught us a number of things, and possibly changed forever the way we celebrate. It has definitely taught us that we don't necessarily have to have a crowd in order to have a good time,...

23/02/2020

Every wedding I do is special, and every couple I marry are special. But it's extra special when I have the opportunity to marry my nephew!

02/07/2019

As a celebrant I've coped with rain, wind, heat, late brides and sobbing grooms, but I have *never* had to deal with a 1.8 metre python interrupting the ceremony!

Where most would assume a snake beneath the bridal table as an omen for the couple's future, Mrs Bliesner laughed it off and said it was all a part of life in the Territory.

25/06/2019

I love this!

Love the idea of getting married in a chapel? but love the outdoors too? Sydney based The Framed Events open air chapel is the best of both worlds