Family Unity Ceremonies

Love Letter Nicole & Paul's Wedding at Tallai
When I began searching for a celebrant I really didn't know where to start. From who to pick and why. I had an idea of what I didn't want but other than that I felt lost. Paul was leaving the decision to me so that didn't help. While I had researched and contacted a few, Marilyn was the first celebrant that I spoke to over the phone. In that first conversation I decided that she was the one for us. Marilyn from the beginning took a genuine interest. The conversation was warm and friendly, and our friendship has just grown from there. So since that very first conversation, Marilyn always went above and beyond to help Paul and I create the ceremony that we wanted. We were provided with endless resources of information to build off, and most importantly Marilyn's invaluable and extensive knowledge and experience in every thing about weddings. I really cannot thank Marilyn enough for all her time and energy that she put into helping us create our wonderful ceremony. As I said before she really did go above and beyond with every last detail from beginning to end to make our ceremony extra special. The help that was provided to me was extremely heartfelt and I would recommend her to anyone. I have had amazing feedback from many guests regarding our ceremony. From how beautiful it was, to how it was the best ceremony that people had ever attended. It was filled with love, laughter, family and many elements that made it just so personal and special. Thank you Marilyn for all your guidance, patience, input and energy in helping us create a magical ceremony. I could not of asked for a more warm and personal touch. Thank you Most Sincerely Nicole and Paul xoxo

Love Letter Samantha & Ryan Handfasting Wedding Peregian Beach Sunshine Coast
Dear Marilyn, I’ve found it difficult to sit and write this thank you letter. Being able to find the right words to properly express how thankful and grateful Ryan and I are for your presence and expertise at our wedding is difficult. Quite literally I’m not sure if the day would have gone ahead without you, it definitely wouldn’t have had the same depth, heart and soul in it if it had.  Due to my health issues, then unexpected health issues of close family members, at one point it all seemed absolutely too much. You’re knowledge and guidance was a saving grace. You helped Ryan and I get our feelings on to paper and then beautifully retold our story on the day. The element you brought to our day was super special. Everyone commented on how much you were able to draw them all in and take them on our journey (without them looking at their watches and wondering just how much longer was left!) One of the most standout moments of the day for us was the handfasting. That part of the ceremony just meant so much to us, and being able to get our children to be a part of it just made it all the more special. So, Thank You!! Thank you for the travel you did to be with us on the day, thank you for being that extra element that we didn’t even know we needed or wanted. Thank you for your guidance and ability to calm the nerves and bring us back, feet firmly on the ground. And thank you for truly being a MASTER OF YOUR CRAFT. Love and Light Ryan & Samie Heeney xo

Love Letter from Lisa & Alan's Wedding Luke's Bluff O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, We wanted to express our sincere thanks for adding your special magic to our wedding ceremony up at O'Reilly's on 3rd May. You understood that our ceremony was as much about creating our family, as it was uniting us as husband and wife - and we thank you for helping make that happen. We are so thrilled we took your suggestion to write our love story and vows, and we were so happy with the way you wove our story through the ceremony.  It was so personal - so perfect - just for us!  We have had so many of our guests tell us how much they enjoyed our ceremony, both the words spoken and the way you delivered them (there was barely a dry eye amongst our guests!). We wanted a celebrant who was warm and vibrant and you were the perfect choice! Thanks so much again. Take care, Lisa & Alan Grieve xoxoxo

Emily & Freddy giving Phoenix his gift of a crystal & leather bracelet in their Family Unity Ceremony.

Emily & Freddy's Wedding & 3 Day Festival of Love at Cram's Farm Uki & Midginbil Hill Nightcap National Park Northern NSW
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

Love Letter Danielle & Neil Wedding Son Nathaniel Picks Up Petals O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyard
Hi Marilyn, I just wanted to say thank you so much for the work you did in putting our ceremony together. It was so personalised and it made us laugh the whole way through the ceremony. We loved it and everyone kept saying how great it was! If it wasn’t for your advice and letter, I don’t think we would have been granted the shortening of time to be married legally, so we will be forever grateful that we were able to marry on our chosen date (despite contacting you only 3 weeks beforehand). Neil and I certainly didn’t have many expectations when we thought about our ceremony, it was always about the reception but now that we’ve done it, I realise how the ceremony was just as fun and I will never forget it. You made it truly special so from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Love Neil and Danielle xoxoxo

Love Letter Amber & Matt Wedding Loganholme
To the Amazing Marilyn, Matt and I would like to take this opportunity to thank you from the bottom of our hearts. From my very first phone call with you I knew you were the one who would marry us as I had goose bumps talking to you. With your nurturing nature you set my soul at ease that Matt and I were in the very best of hands. You tailored our day to perfection, listening to our needs, wants and desires and transformed them into a spectacular ceremony. The whole process from our initial meeting to our big day was seamless and stress free, just what a bride to be needs. Marilyn you are fabulous and have so many unique ceremony ideas and are one of the most beautiful souls we have ever had the pleasure of meeting. We will be recommending you to all we know. Love Matt and Amber xoxo

Love Letter Gemma & Marshall Wedding EcoStudio Fellini Mudgeeraba Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, from the moment we heard about you we knew you were 'THE ONE'. Your UPBEAT and FUN LOVING PERSONALITY really shone through on our wedding day. We loved how sentimental our ceremony was, yet funny and exactly us. You really captured us well as a couple and the words you spoke were truly loving!  We cannot tell you enough HOW AMAZING YOU ARE and HOW MUCH WE LOVED HAVING YOU AS OUR CELEBRANT. A massive thank you for everything you have done for us over the past couple of years. You have been extremely patient and kind in helping us on our journey to become a married couple and family. It was important to us to have a celebrant who took the time in getting to know us and you really went that extra mile. All your help with the little details from the questionnaires about each other for our Love Story, to printing out our ceremony in a beautiful booklet that we can keep forever. Thank you again Marilyn you are a wonderful lady. All our love, The Fowle Family x

Love Letter Samantha & Shane Wedding Stamford Plaza Brisbane City
EVERYONE came up to us and COMPLIMENTED US ON OUR WEDDING CEREMONY and they still do to this day. Out of every single person we met throughout the phase of our wedding organisations, MARILYN was by far the KINDEST and MOST UNDERSTANDING PERSON.  We really felt like she was one of our family with her excitement and enthusiasm towards our wedding. Honestly the wedding would not have been what it was if it wasn't for Marilyn. So many other services were just there for the money they could make from the wedding.  NOT ONCE did we get that feeling from Marilyn.  She was so good to go to even about having worries and concerns in the lead up to the wedding and how to come through these. Marilyn was so helpful in organizing all the small details and wrapping together our dreams of a wedding that we had always envisaged. We had vows we had wanted to write and Marilyn was so helpful in putting all this together. Our story was so important to us, along with our vows. Marilyn also dressed so beautifully and blended into our wedding colours as if though she was dressed with the bride and bridesmaids. She looked absolutely beautiful and it was such an honour to have her do our ceremony for us. I hope she is still doing the same thing when my children grow up so we can keep her in the family! Love Samantha & Shane xoxo

Love Letter Amanda & Darren Hidden Gully O’Reilly’s Rainforest Retreat Lamington NP
Dear Marilyn, thank you so much for your help in making OUR WEDDING CEREMONY ABSOLUTELY PERFECT! We highly recommend your services to anyone who is looking for A GENUINE, DOWN TO EARTH, HAPPY AND HELPFUL CELEBRANT FOR THEIR SPECIAL DAY. A look at our wedding photos shows how much FUN YET MEANINGFUL OUR CEREMONY WAS, and we can’t thank you enough for allowing us to be silly, TO LAUGH, TO CRY, TO MUCK AROUND, WE REALLY ENJOYED OURSELVES and you played a big part in making us feel comfortable to just be ourselves, thank you. You were so helpful and accommodating every step of the way, and helped ensure OUR DAY WAS FULL OF LAUGHTER AND HAPPINESS. We could rest assured that the ceremony was in good hands, and especially on the day it was very comforting knowing that you had it all under control for us as you knew the venue and our photographer well and we could just focus on us! Thank you so much Amanda & Darren xo

Love Letter from Nicole & Rubin Sunshine Castle Bli Bli on the Sunshine Coast
Dear Marilyn, Thank you so much for being part of our big special day, for your professionalism, enthusiasm and organisation. Thank you for rolling with us with our lack of rehearsal and allowing us to go with the flow naturally on the day. It was just how we wanted it relaxed, giggly and fun. That really shone through and we received so many compliments on how relaxed and unique our ceremony was. You have a beautiful spirit and we can’t wait to see you again soon to catch up with you to show you our video. Warmest regards Nicole, Rubin and Kidletts

Olivia & Cameron's had a Handfasting at their Wedding at Williamina Park East Brisbane. Their two daughters passed the cords to them as they made their handfasting vows.

Both of Cameron's girls received bracelets as a gift from Olivia & Cameron as a symbol of the unity of their new family.

Love Letter from 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!)

Love Letter from from Tanya & Daniel Wedding at The Towers of the Chevron Renaissance Surfers Paradise on the Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, Thank you so much for making our special day everything we ever wanted and more. After 14 years together and two children later, we planned a holiday to the Gold Coast and decided that getting married was a good idea. We decided to do it our way and elope – this way it would be a care free event, without the worry of seating arrangements, who to invite, menu’s etc etc. Marilyn made our wedding day exactly what we were after, care free, fun, memorable and relaxed. After months of emailing and numerous phone calls back and forth with Marilyn we knew she would make our day absolutely perfect and upon meeting her on the morning of the ceremony, finally with face to face contact, we were certain this would be everything we were dreaming of and that Marilyn was the perfect person to conduct our ceremony. Marilyn, you possess a beautiful nature and treat everyone and every occasion with the utmost respect, professionalism and enthusiasm and the pride and care you take in your work, both prior to, during and after the ceremony, is to be admired, honoured and respected. Thank you so very much - Daniel & Tanya Luke.

My wife has been my closest friend, my closest advisor. And ... she's not somebody who looks to the limelight, or even is wild about me being in politics. And that's a good reality check on me. When I go home, she wants me to be a good father and a good husband. And everything else is secondary to that! Barack Obama

Love Letter from Kristy & Peter 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 ;-) Love Kirsty & Peter xoxo

Richard & Candice have a beautiful blended family and celebrated their marriage with a Family Ceremony and finished it with an awesome family hug to share the love. When they presented the children with their gifts it was a touching and emotional moment.

Love Letter Candice & Richard Bundaleer Rainforest Gardens Brookfield Brisbane
Marilyn, we were so thrilled with the ceremony, it was perfect beyond imagination.  You did a great job of making it heartfelt and I really loved the love story. "I cannot thank you for enough for the services you provided for our wedding day. It was so personal and so romantic and everyone agreed it was the most heartfelt ceremony they had ever been to. All this could not be possible without the personalised touch you brought to our ceremony along with the story of our love and relationship. You really are a stand out in this industry and went far above what we expected! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!” - Candice & Richard xoxo

Love Letter Lisa & Alan's Wedding Luke's Bluff O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Gold Coast Hinterland
Dear Marilyn,We wanted to express our sincere thanks for adding your special magic to our wedding ceremony up at O'Reilly's on 3rd May.  You understood that our ceremony was as much about creating our family, as it was uniting us as husband and wife - and we thank you for helping make that happen.  We are so thrilled we took your suggestion to write our love story and vows, and we were so happy with the way you wove our story through the ceremony.  It was so personal - so perfect - just for us!  We have had so many of our guests tell us how much they enjoyed our ceremony, both the words spoken and the way you delivered them (there was barely a dry eye amongst our guests!).  We wanted a celebrant who was warm and vibrant and you were the perfect choice! Thanks so much again. Take care, Lisa & Alan Grieve xoxoxo

Email from Katrina; Marilyn you did an amazing job with our ceremony and honestly we reminisce on our magical day so very often. Thank you so much or everything! We can’t thank you enough for fairy tale style uniting and binding us with the most beautiful handfasting to my soul mate. The Love Story you told continues! love Katrina x

Love Letter Katrina & Michael's Handfasting Wedding Rotunda Sails Sutton's Beach Redcliffe
From the very first time we met Marilyn, we felt as if there was something magical happening. It may have only been via Skype, but we finally felt contented in having found the exact person we wanted - she ticked all our boxes. Marilyn had a warm, calm and confident presence and we soon arranged a meeting at her lovely home to start the ball rolling. She was professional, caring, respectful and open minded. She employed a very elegant technique of collaborative creation - helping to design our wedding ceremony with as much or little help from her as we wanted. There were no rights or wrongs, no pressure, only help and support. If we wanted to be in full control of our wedding, that was fine. If we wanted Marilyn to take full control, that was fine also. But in the end, we worked together almost symbiotically, bouncing ideas off each other, learning about each other and fine-tuning our ceremony. It was amazing how quickly Marilyn felt like an old friend. It was evident from the 'Love Story' that Marilyn had created for us, that she understood us very well. On our actual wedding day, it was raining at first, but almost miraculously the clouds parted and all became calm over the water just as our ceremony was about to start. Our ceremony flowed beautifully and Marilyn took us and everyone present on a wonderful journey. At times we laughed, at times we cried, it had the full gamut of emotions. We had the most amazing afternoon and were able to get many incredible photos, just before a storm rolled through during the reception. Thanks Marilyn, you helped to make our wedding day an unforgettable day! Love, Michael and Katrina Hague xox

Love Letter from Jacinta & Kelly married at Aloha Waters Broadbeach Waters Gold Coast
Marry Me Marilyn, the best wedding celebrant & friend ever!!!!!! We chose to elope to the Gold Coast from Tasmania and nearly decided against it due to all the hassles of organising the whole event that was until I made contact with Marilyn Verschuure. Marilyn made everything so incredibly easy for us and I’m happy to say it was one of the best days of our lives, really wish we could do it all again :) Marilyn thoroughly explained the whole process and worked with us in synergy to achieve what we wanted and was happy for us to change things to reflect our personalities and beliefs. We ended up choosing a hand fasting ceremony which was amazingly personal and enabled our children to get involved as well, it went so beautifully. Marilyn helped us organise and explained all the legalities without fuss (we had a couple of things that needed extra attention) all sorted with Marilyn’s help. We would highly recommend Marilyn Verschuure to anyone who is looking to make their big day that extra bit special. We were honoured to have you as our celebrant Marilyn :) Thank you for enabling me to marry my soul mate and best friend, I am forever grateful! Jacinta x We were really happy with the handfasting cords you made for us thank you, we will treasure them forever xxP.S. See you in a few years for our renewal of vows :) Many thanks to John Bortolin Photography for the fantastic photos.

 

Love Letter from Candy & Joe Helicopter Wedding Marina Mirage on the Northern Gold Coast
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

Love Letter Judy & Henry Wedding Chapel Albert River Winery Tamborine Queensland
We had lots of laughs throughout our wedding ceremony and Marilyn will be fondly remembered as a fabulous part of our perfect day! With Marilyn you get PERFECTION, and she will re-draft your ceremony with as much of your input until it’s just perfect! Marilyn married us on 23 October 2016 at Tamborine and by that day, she seemed more like an old friend, which was wonderful and comforting! Leading up to the wedding we had met with her to discuss and shape our wedding ceremony, and parts where we weren’t sure, she effortlessly guided us through by making suggestions or by giving us plenty of resources to think about. We had no idea how much was actually involved! But then we came to realise that we’d actually been very lucky in having chosen Marilyn to marry us: You might find a slightly cheaper celebrant to come on the day and just marry you, or you can chose Marilyn and be assured of getting a personalised wedding service that’ll be remembered by all that attended, it really is a matter of you get what you pay for! Love Judy & Henry xoxo

Jade & Vincent chose a Sand Ceremony to celebrate their marriage and their family with baby Charlie at The Colonial Robina on the Central Gold Coast. Their mother held Charlie to help him pour the sand.

Melinda David & Riley pouring sand into the central vase from their separate bottles of coloured sand in their Sand Ceremony at their Mermaid Waters home on the Gold Coast a perfect day in Paradise.

David read his special vows to Riley and Riley read a poem he wrote with his Aunty to his parents and everyone was fighting back the tears :-)

Lisa & Eamonn had a Family Unity Ceremony to include their two beautiful daughters in the Wedding Ceremony with Marry Me Marilyn At the Tamborine Gardens Chapel on Mt Tamborine.

Love Letter from Jo & Mal Wedding The Knoll Mt Tamborine Gold Coast Hinterland
Hi Marilyn, Thank you so much for the wonderful job you did for our wedding on Friday 11.11.11!  It was such a beautiful ceremony. We had so many people say how unique and special it was. We had a fantastic time. The day was perfect from beginning to end! I'm sorry it was a bit hectic at the last minute! Thanks again Marilyn, Love Jo and Mal xoxox

Love Letter from Alinda & Mitch married at The Old Church Mt Tamborine Gold Coast Queensland
Hi Marilyn! Mitch and I just wanted to say a huge thank you for everything you did on Saturday and in the lead up to the wedding. It was perfect and everything that we wanted. We had so many comments on what a beautiful ceremony it was, especially the vows and hand blessing. Thank you also for the way that you included Violetta - it was so very special to us. :-) Love Alinda and Mitch xx

Love Letter from Elise & Greg Wedding Harley Park Labrador Gold Coast
We'd like to thank Marilyn so much for her help, guidance and support in creating our perfect ceremony.  We had no idea what we were after in a marriage celebrant, but as soon as we met her we knew she was the lady for us!  Our ceremony was so much fun and we loved the little extra special ideas that Marilyn came up with, especially the 'asking' which made everyone laugh!  Our ceremony was uplifting, heartfelt, exciting and relaxed all at the same time and we couldn't have hoped for more. Thank you so much for being a part of our special day! Love Elise & Geak xoxo

Kate & Ben had a Family Unity Ceremony for their sons as part of their Wedding Ceremony at WhiteWater World by the wave pool in Dreamworld Gold Coast.

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Family Unity Ceremonies

There are so many wonderful ways to honour and express your love and commitment by incorporating your children into your ceremony. It is just as important for families with children together as for those blending a new family. These ceremonies make the children feel a special and an integral part of the union. The Wedding or Commitment becomes not only the joining together of two people but the union of the family.

Love Letter from Rebecca & Patrick Imagine Cruises Marina Mirage Main Beach Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, First of all I would like to thank you for such a wonderful day! It was everything Pat and I desired for our special day.  Your warmth and wonderful sense of humor was exactly what we were wanting in a celebrant. You put so in so much effort and were so motivated to give us the perfect wedding ceremony. You had incredible attention to detail that even most couples would miss, you never missed a beat throughout the whole planning time and the rehearsal and ceremony itself. The outlay of the ceremony and the rehearsal were designed and personalised especially for us that I think is most important. The way you made such an effort with our children to make them feel comfortable and an integral part of our wedding was outstanding. Given that we live in far nth QLD, the distance wasn’t a drama for you as you work with so many interstate and overseas couples. Pat and I could see from the moment we contacted you, that you would make every couple feel that their wedding is special and not just another work day for you. Thank you again for sharing our day with usJ Patrick and Rebecca D’Arcy xox

Love Letter 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.

Love Letter from Melissa & Leslie Bilinga Surf Lifesaving Club Bilinga Gold Coast
A SPECIAL THANK YOU - We chose Marilyn as our celebrant after briefly looking on the internet for a suitable person to marry us on 3rd September 2010.  Our choice to go with her was initially based on her website, she seemed lovely even from her photos and we liked that she offered different types of ceremonies including sand ceremonies, which we didn't really know anything about but liked the idea of. We had a rough idea of what we wanted and we certainly didn't want a "traditional" wedding, we wanted to have vows which reflected our personalities and desires and to leave the guests inspired (not bored! Like so many weddings can leave you feeling). We met with Marilyn at her home, with our children after a morning at the beach and she was so welcoming to all of us, she even let our children have a swim in her pool so the children were entertained while we got down to business!!  We discussed what we wanted, Marilyn told us what she offered and gave us access to her website which we found to be extremely helpful with an abundance of resources and links which we used entirely to plan our ceremony.  Marilyn was always there to help and to answer questions when we got confused or stressed!  We found her to be professional, down to earth, very experienced and above all a beautiful person who obviously gets a lot of pleasure from her work. The ceremony was perfect, all thanks to Marilyn, and the guests were so impressed with the sand ceremony and the fact that we included our two boys aged 4 and 9 which we originally hadn't thought was really possible beyond the fact that one was the ring bearer and the other was a groomsman!  Marilyn suggested ideas and the resources helped to tie everything together so that we were uniting not only as a couple but as a family unit. It was a beautiful, unforgettable and absolutely perfect ceremony, thank you so so so very much Marilyn, without you it would have been virtually impossible and I know it would not have been any where near as memorable for us and our guests! With very kind regards, The Overtons xxx

Mary & Brendan had a Family Unity Ceremony to unite their family at their home on Macleay Island in the Brisbane Bay Islands. "Thank you again for everything that you have done for us. I think about our wedding every day, how complete it was in every sense. It couldn't have been the same without you." Much love and light from Mary & Brendan Veitch. ps - we might need you for a naming day ceremony very soon! That will be fun!

Love Letter from Mary & Brendan's Wedding at their home on Macleay Island Redlands off 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 at our wedding 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 xoxo

Love Letter Nicole & Tony Wedding Powerhouse Performance Lawn New Farm Park Brisbane
Hi Marilyn, Tony and I wanted to thank you so very much for crafting such a divine wedding ceremony. It was the most delightful day, made even more memorable by your guidance, input and wonderful way in which you highlighted our special connection and love for each other. I cannot thank you enough and I'm so glad to have met you and had you play such an important part in our day. You are truly in the right career - this is your niche!! You're so talented at what you do Marilyn. Thanks always! Lots of love Nicole and Tony xoxo

Email 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

Love Letter from Deirdre & Tim married at Tallebudgera Creek Beach Central Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, We would like to thank you so much for being our wonderful and beautiful celebrant at our wedding. You truly went above and beyond in guiding us through the whole process. You gave us fantastic ideas and kept our nerves at bay! Being together for many years and having 3 gorgeous children made it a little hard for us to get really excited about it all, but you reminded us of our love for one another and how beautiful marriage is for not just us but for our whole family unit. You were always keeping us excited and we could tell you were genuinely excited for us too! Your ideas in getting our family involved were great! The Sand Ceremony and our ‘Family Hug’ at the end has still got everyone talking. Those moments were truly magical and we would never have thought of that if we hadn’t been so lucky as to meet you. The vows you wrote for us too were so heartfelt, romantic and truly resonated with both of us on so many levels. Anyone can tell Marilyn that you absolutely love what you do – your face tells it all! And you adore every single happy couple you marry. But it doesn’t stop there, you also love the families and friends. You make sure everyone involved feels at absolute ease and you really think of everything! A big highlight for me was seeing not only Timmy but you shed a tear as I was walking down the aisle. That shows how much you love what you do and how much you love your lucky couples! So thank you again Marilyn for making our day so special and for being you – a beautiful, kind-hearted soul. We will be forever grateful! “Thank You SOOOOOOOOO much!!” Lots of Love Timmy and Dee XOX

Love Letter Barbara & Phil Wedding Windaroo Lakes Golf Club Windaroo Logan
Marilyn made our wedding perfect. Without her support, ideas and guidance our ceremony would not have been the same. From the day we met her she went above and beyond to make our day personalised and exciting. We knew when we met her she was perfect for us and our boys. Love Barb & Phil xoxo Photos by Feather & Finch

Love Letter from 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 :-)

Rebecca & Lee's son Mason sung their wedding processional song so beautifully and their daughter Molly read and original poem she wrote with her mum that brought both laughter and tears to their family & friends.

Love Letter from Rebecca & Lee married at the beautiful Sanctuary Cove Chapel Hyatt Regency Sanctuary Cove on the Northern Gold Coast.
Dear Marilyn, I just want to say thank you so much for everything you have done for myself and Lee. From the day we met you have been there for us both! I have never known anyone in my life to be as helpful and supportive as you have been to us!! You have always had the time for us, when we needed help or if we had any questions, for this I can't thank you enough. You made us feel welcome in your home, showing us some of your previous weddings you have done in the past and we must admit we had so much fun. And most importantly you made us feel at ease before the wedding, you always have the right words to say!! Thank you Marilyn for giving us the most beautiful wedding, we are so happy that we chose you, And so many people commented how much they enjoyed it. You're a gifted lady with a beautiful heart. Once again, thank you again for making our day so special and for all your help and guidance throughout, you were amazing thank you! Love Mr & Mrs Cross xxx

Love Letter Natasha & Ben Wedding An Island Hideaway South Stradbroke Island
Ben and I just wanted to thank Marilyn from the bottom of our hearts for putting together THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CEREMONY WE COULD HAVE EVER DREAMT OF FOR OUR SPECIAL DAY. There were so many different elements of family love and symbolism we wanted incorporated and you helped us tie it all together perfectly! Thank you so much again Marilyn, the CEREMONY WAS PERFECT ESPECIALLY OUR LOVE STORY IT WAS PUT TOGETHER BEAUTIFULLY AND DELIVERED BY YOU WITH HUMOUR, HEART & SOUL! Thank you for memories we will hold in our hearts forever! Lots of love from Mr & Mrs West xoxoxo

Love Letter Charney & Guy Wedding Villa Sanchea Currumbin Beach Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, Where to start.. When we first started looking for celebrants, you immediately caught our eye with the concept of involving our "love Story" into the ceremony. We met, and we knew we had made the right decision, you had such a calming and gentle nature and made us feel instantly comfortable. Your ability to transform our stories about how we met, and what the experiences we have had together as a couple, into our very own Love Story was something truly beautiful. Our ceremony was very memorable, because of the beautiful words you spoke, and perhaps because there was also a tired toddler attached to our hips, even with our little man having a moment, you still held it together and remained calm and professional. I wonder if how many other Mums out there have been married with a toddler in one hand, and a packet of tiny teddies and a toy plane in the other?! Thanks again for all of your support and guidance throughout the lead up to our wedding day, you were a pleasure to work with. Much Love Charney, Guy and Riley XOXO

Love Letter Ruby & Sam Viking Norse Handfasting Northey St City Farm Windsor Brisbane
Oh Marilyn Sam and I cannot thank you enough for such an AMAZING CEREMONY, it was so PERSONAL and PERFECT, you guided me every step of the way into the lead up of the wedding, your words were beautiful and the way in which you delivered them was DIVINE! The ceremony was so PERSONAL to us, I just cannot thank you enough for the experience and memories you gave us! Thank you again for the most magnificent day anyone could ask for! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! Thanks for everything love and light! Ruby and Sam xoxo

Love Letter from Jenn & Jamie Philip Park Main Beach Northern Gold Coast
I first found Marilyn on the celebrant's website and chose her out of the hundreds of other celebrants. I received a call back from Marilyn within the first couple of hours of emailing her.  After our first phone conversation, I knew she was the perfect celebrant for us. Marilyn exuded warmth and kindness and was so easy to talk to, and always showed a genuine interest in helping us create our simple, but personalised ceremony.  We couldn't of been happier with choosing Marilyn to marry us and I  have no hesitation in recommending her to anyone in need of a celebrant. Thank you so much Marilyn for making our ceremony perfect for us. Jenn & Jamie Pilcher

Love Letter from Cassia & Cameron Wedding at Len Wort Park Currumbin Southern Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, We waited so long for our special day to finally come and when it did we couldn’t have been luckier. Everything went according to plan, even the weather behaved for us, it was perfect! We are so grateful to have had you as our marriage celebrant. You helped make our day so magical and memorable! The ceremony was completely tailored to us and our family. Your suggestions for including our children in our ceremony, with the sand ceremony and exchange of gifts were just fantastic, something I’m not sure we would have thought of ourselves. You have such an amazing energy, which helped to ease our nerves and allowed us to embrace the moment. I know that all of our family and friends were so impressed with your services, not just us! If we are ever to renew our vows we know exactly who to go to. I can assure you that we will be recommending your expertise to all our friends and family so that they too can have a perfect wedding day! Much love, Cassia and Cameron xoxoxo

Marni & Major's Wedding was in The Lakeside Hut at Gold Coast Botanic Gardens Gold Coast
Dearest Marilyn, Thank you so much for the love and commitment you provided to both Major and I during such a special time of our life. Your presence and laughter allowed us to relax and enjoy the process of getting married. We are so grateful that we followed our instincts, and selected such a wonderful celebrant more so, a wonderful person. Your guidance and knowledge allowed us to achieve exactly what we wanted and also added to our dream. We believe in fate, and you have definately left an imprint on our heart and memories forever. With love and best wishes...Mr and Mrs Walters x

Jessica is wearing a lovely bracelet that Paul & Tarryn gave to her during the Family Unity Ceremony.
Love Letter from Paul & Tarryn's Wedding at Cascade Gardens Broadbeach Central Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, We would both love to thank you for your amazing efforts and help with organising our wedding as well as holding a beautiful, memorable ceremony for us.  Right from the first conversation we had with you over the phone, to the meeting we had with you the day before the wedding, you have made us feel comfortable, pointed us in the right direction, listened to what WE wanted and offered much appreciated advice.  You helped make arranging a wedding long distance way less stressful!!! Many thanks, Paul & Tarryn Bond

Love Letter from Tanya & Bill's Tropical Themed Beach Wedding at North Burleigh Beach at Burleigh Heads on the Central Gold Coast
Thank you Marilyn for helping us organise our special day. We opted for a very casual beach wedding at North Burleigh with close friends & family and Marilyn was very helpful with choosing the perfect location. On the day the weather was very unpredictable and we are so glad we had a celebrant like Marilyn who was flexible with our choices and worked with us to have the day we really wanted. It all worked out well in the end and we couldn’t be happier with the service Marilyn gave us. Thanks Bill & Tanya McLean x

Love Letter from Tammy & Brook Paradise Point Parklands Paradise Point, Northern Gold Coast
My family and I would like to thank Marilyn for making our Wedding Day so special and intimate. We wanted a small relaxed ceremony which Marilyn helped us to achieve. Our wedding ceremony was just perfect!  
Everyone had a wonderful time and thought it was such a beautiful wedding! We were very lucky to have Marilyn as our Celebrant, Marilyn was very professional but also very laid back, relaxed, and has fantastic ideas to tailor to the needs of each individual. The service provided by Marilyn was of very high quality. Thank you so much Marilyn our Wedding would not have been as special and unique and beautiful without your help and guidance.   Thanks again Marilyn! Tammy & Brook.

Love Letter from Rebecca & Kim's Wedding at their home in Labrador on the Northern Gold Coast
When Kim and I decided to set a date for our wedding, I thought the first thing to do was to find a marriage celebrant. I “Googled” Marriage celebrants on the Gold Coast and very quickly came upon Marilyn’s website “Marry Me Marilyn”. That was it for us, we thought what a great website, very informative and we found just what we needed. So we met Marilyn and we had found  our celebrant. Marilyn gave us all the info we needed and we put together a wonderful ceremony. Kim and I have two children each from previous relationships and we wanted to include our children in the wedding somehow so Marilyn put together a wonderful “Sand Ceremony” especially tailored for us. Each person had a different colour sand and we each took turns at pouring it into the special heart shaped vase we had. Each colour representing a variety of traits and values that each person brought to the relationship. As all our children are older or grown, this worked extremely well and the children really appreciated being included. Thank you Marilyn for making our day so special. Bec & Kim

Love Letter Jenny & Boyd Wedding Cafe Valetta Toowoomba City Queensland
A special thank you Marilyn for our OUTSTANDING CEREMONY! I got to marry an amazing man at a beautiful venue in front of family and friends who we love dearly. My beautiful little girls danced their socks off and I haven't smiled this much ever! Love Jenny & Boyd x

Love Letter Megan & Michael Wedding Boomerang Farm Mudgeeraba Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR OUR ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL WEDDING CEREMONY, it was SO PERSONAL TO US. It was like you had known us for years the way you wrote our wedding ceremony with our beautiful Love Story and Wooden Wedding Box Ceremony. Down to every little change in every draft that you made on our behalf, made it just that little bit more special every time. So thank you very much again Marilyn you were excellent on the wedding day. You are so very experienced and it was like you were a friend of ours the way you spoke during the ceremony. Love Megan & Michael xoxo

Love Letter Tuay & Mal Perth WA Wedding Central Lounge Bar Surfers Paradise Gold Coast
Thank you so much for making our day that much more special, you made it so fun and enjoyable and i will be forever grateful that you waited for my family to be there before we got started. You made planning our wedding so much more easier than I could ever think possible especially as it was held in Surfers Paradise and we are from Perth. You took into account we wanted a nice simple registry type wedding and added that special bit of humour into it making it so much more personal for us. Thank you from the bottom of my heart. Anyone reading my review I highly recommend that you choose Marilyn as your celebrant, she is very organised, very helpful and makes you feel so at ease and confident that everything will go beautifully, she has a way with words that you just can’t help but have a big smile or goofy grin from ear to ear on you face throughout the ceremony. Again thank you from the bottom of our hearts Mal and Tuay Price x

Love Letter Nicolene & Tyler Wedding Laguna Park Rotunda Palm Beach Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, I am writing to thank you for your services. The information and detail you provided us to set out our ceremony, to make it unique and special to us and our family is much appreciated. Your frequent contact to confirm all arrangements and offer any further assistance ensured our special day ran smoothly and was truly memorable for all. Thank you again for such personalised assistance and we would not hesitate to recommend your service. Love Tyler & Nicky xoxoxo

Love Letter Dane & Amanda Commitment Boomerang Farm Mudgeeraba
Hi Marilyn I just want to thank you for a very special day it was amazing thank you from the bottom of our hearts! Love Dane & Amanda xoxo