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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, get married in a helicopter or go up in a hot air balloon.

Love Letter Camilla (Denmark) + Lachlan Wedding Links Hope Island Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, Camilla and I wanted to write to say thank you so much for your beautiful service on Friday. You have helped turn our wedding day into what our guests have called the BEST WEDDING THEY HAVE EVER ATTENDED! You made it HUMOROUS, PERSONAL, SPECIAL and BEAUTIFUL and for that we will always be thankful! You were PROFESSIONAL, PERSONABLE and UNIQUE! Everyone commented on the beautiful words you wrote, along with the vows you helped shape. We are so happy we chose you to marry us! You were the best celebrant ever Marilyn! Thank you again, love Lachlan and Camilla xoxo

Love Letter Viktoriia (Russia) + Scott (UK) Wedding North Burleigh Beach Burleigh Heads
Marilyn is a lovely person able to help overcome obstacles and get all the small details right. Marilyn is caring, flexible and helps with every aspect of the day, and indeed many queries and assistance beforehand, ensuring an AMAZING WEDDING. We organised ours from the other side of the world and Marilyn was key in ensuring all went to plan, thoroughly recommend her services as a celebrant! Many Many thanks from Scott and Viktoriia!

Love Letter Amy (USA) + Jonny (Venezuela) Spiritual Handfasting Wedding The Knoll Mt Tamborine
The entire process of planning the ceremony, filing paperwork and rehearsing with Marilyn was all smooth sailing and so enjoyable! She was very generous and flexible with her time. The ceremony was so beautiful, special, and tailor made to our wishes. We would recommend her to anyone who wants a unique and one of a kind ceremony!! Love Jonny and Amy xoxo

Love Letter Chantelle + Jonathan (USA) Wedding EcoStudio Fellini Mudgeeraba Gold Coast
We are so happy and grateful that we decided to have Marry Me Marilyn conduct our ceremony. Marilyn has such a unique ability to tell a story and make the ceremony even more magical then you could expect. She was so friendly, personable and helped us immensely as we were organizing our ceremony from interstate. When we finally met her only a few days before our wedding she went out of her way to calm our nerves going over everything for hours at her own home. The feedback from our guests was all so positive AND THEY LOVED HER STORYTELLING ABILITY AND SOME OF THE OTHER UNIQUE ELEMENTS she added to our ceremony. We would certainly recommend Marilyn to anyone getting married. Thanks again Marilyn! Love Chantelle & Jonathan xoxo

Love Letter Darcey + Malinda (USA) Wedding Tallebudgera Valley
Dear Marilyn, Thank you so much for everything you did to make our day so lovely. Everyone loved the ceremony! Our favourite response was "that was the first wedding I've been to that didn't leave me terrified of marriage" Ha! We were so happy with the way everything turned out. We loved how the ceremony moved from light and fun to deep and moving. We felt connected and present throughout the ceremony. The way you spoke and brought our story to life was perfect and we really enjoyed it. We've had so many comments from family and friends, letting us know how much they loved hearing our Love Story. People said it was relaxed, genuine and heartfelt and many said it was the best wedding they'd been to. The wedding was pulled together in such a short time. We also had the challenge of organising it from the USA. Being able to Skype with you and email you as much as we needed was fantastic and you always got back to us quickly and addressed all our concerns. You were respectful and accommodating with all our values and wishes for our wedding, allowing us the space to make it our own, whilst providing us with many resources and suggestions when we were stuck. The day was crazy! It poured with rain so we had to switch from the park to a nearby hall. Our families have told us that you were extremely helpful with the last minute set up,  letting them know the best way to organise the aisle and the circle for the ceremony. You also calmed us down when we arrived and allowed us space and time to ground and connect before we began.  We would recommend you to anyone planning a wedding and couldn't be happier with the way our day turned out. Thank you so much Marilyn. Love Malinda and Darcey x

Love Letter Jacinta + Kelly from Tasmania Wedding 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 xx P.S. See you in a few years for our renewal of vows :)

Legals - Long-Distance Planning

You must produce to myself your authorised marriage celebrant a Notice of Intended Marriage. The Notice of Intended Marriage needs to be completed and witnessed by an authorised body. The 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 Police Force of a State or Territory;
(b) if a party signs the notice outside Australia - an Australian Diplomatic Officer, an Australian Consular Officer, an employee of the Commonwealth authorized under paragraph 3 (c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955, an employee of the Australian Trade Commission authorized under paragraph 3 (d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955 or a notary public.

This forms must be lodged with me no later than 1 month prior and no earlier than 18mths prior to your wedding. Once you have completed the forms you need to post me the original NOIM by Registered Mail. It can be lodged by emailing a scanned copy or faxing initially but the original NOIM must be produced for me to keep and finalise by sighting your other documents prior to the Wedding and then I must send it to the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages in the state in which you were married after your Marriage with your Marriage Certificate.

You must have either of the following for both parties:

Original Birth Certificate or Birth Certificate Extract + Driver's License or other Photo ID or Australian Passport or Overseas Passport. If your date and place of birth is not in English it must be translated by an official accredited NAATI translator. Original means a certificate issued by the relevant government body with the necessary stamps and signatures. (Please note Justice of the Peace or notary witnessed photocopies are not acceptable by law.)

If either of you have previously been married I will need to sight your original Divorce Certificate or Decree Absolute from your last marriage issued by the court. Original means a certificate issued by the relevant government body with the necessary stamps and signatures. (Justice of the Peace or Notary witnessed authorised photocopies are not acceptable by law.)

Both parties must be over 18 years of age. One may be 16 years if they have a court order and parental consent.

Each witness must be 18 years or over they can be of any nationality and must speak English fluently understand English and be of sound mind and able to hear the ceremony. I can provide the 2 necessary witnesses (for a small fee), a legal requirement to marry in Australia.

You do not have to be in Australia for any specified time prior to the wedding provided all the necessary paper work has been correctly completed and lodged with me prior to your arrival.

Check with your own consulate whether a ceremony conducted in Australia is legally recognized in your country.

If your former spouse is deceased, I need to sight their original Death Certificates as issued by the designated government body in your country.

Certificates in a foreign language or passports in other than the Roman Alphabet must be translated into English by an accredited translator service such as National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters (NAATI). By law, photocopies are not accepted.

If you live in another city or country, planning your ceremony is easy. We can communicate through Skype, email, telephone or post and it is simple for me to see your official documentation when you arrive on the Gold Coast for your ceremony.

However, if you have a family member or friends in the Gold Coast, I am happy for them to come to meet me on your behalf and I can liaise with them if this helps your planning.

After the Wedding

British Commonwealth Residents

You will need to obtain a registered copy of your Marriage Certificate from the Registering Authority in Australia.

Residents from other Countries

If you live in a non British Commonwealth country as well as obtaining a registered copy of your Marriage Certificate you may need to obtain an Apostille or Authentication stamp from the Department of Foreign Affairs in the capital city of the state in which you were married, this then allows you to register your marriage in the country of your residence. Authentications and Apostilles - Smart Traveller site - for couples residing in other countries and wishing to register or authenticate their Australian marriage certificate.
Notary Locator - National Directory of Public Notaries

Please check with the government of the country concerned to find out which stamp you need, and which documents (if any) you need to have stamped. This advice can only be provided by the overseas government you are dealing with, or with those countries that have embassies and/or consulates in Australia.

You will need to allow time in Brisbane after your marriage to organise this.

Smartraveller: The Australian Government's travel advisory and consular assistance service

Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs - visas

Love Letter Adam + Mara (Austria) Wedding The Manor House Byron Bay Hinteland
Marilyn was ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! If we ever were to get married again we would certainly ask her to wed us all over ;)  She was incredibly helpful and patient throughout the whole process of planning and we can highly recommend her! Especially if you are looking for a unique and personalized ceremony she is the right woman for you! She took the time to get to know us and then offered different options based on what we wanted. She is a very intuitive woman and a lot of the time she knew what we wanted without us having to say anything. She also has years of experience and a real passion for what she does. Within only a few emails and a couple of meetings she helped us create our dream ceremony! It was quick and easy, yet thorough and well planned. Our little daughter was 3 months at the time of planning which meant we were quite busy and so it was very important to have someone who would take care of all the details - and she did! We were so happy with our wedding day!!  To us the ceremony was THE most important part of our wedding and we got exactly what we had in mind. She was professional and organized, but also warm and personal at all times and we felt very comfortable with her. Thank you Marilyn for holding our dream wedding ceremony! In deep gratitude, Mara, Adam and Rose xoxo

Love Letter Ruby (England) + Sam Viking Handfasting Wedding 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 Chinthi (Sri Lanka) + Santo (Italy) Wedding Warehouse No 5 Burleigh Heads Gold Coast
IF YOU WANT AN AWESOME DOWN TO EARTH WEDDING CELEBRANT ON THE GOLD COAST, WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND MARILYN SHE IS THE BEST CELEBRANT IN TOWN!! Chinthi and I were lucky enough to celebrate two weddings when we got married in August this year. Our first wedding was an elopement in the Maldives, so to make things legal we had a second wedding back home in Australia and were blessed to find Marilyn help us tie the knot. Marilyn's wisdom and expertise as a Celebrant made our wedding day and the lead up to our wedding day feel relaxed and organised. Marilyn would always make the time to organise meetings around Chinthi and my work roster. Even when we had to cancel or we were running late she would always be flexible to make the time work for everyone. Marilyn's 'getting to know us' meetings made it really easy for Chinthi and I to learn more about what we really wanted for our wedding and she trained us how to be relaxed and be in the moment on our special day. The rehearsal meetings also allowed us to reconnect and channel the love needed to write our vows and love story. The Marry Me Marilyn website resource was a great tool in helping us write our vows and the challenges of organising a wedding. Marilyn's years of experience and wealth of knowledge is second to none, it made Chinthi and I confident that we knew we were in the right-hands. On our wedding day, Marilyn made us feel chilled and relaxed. She contributed to the gracefulness of our special day by generating happiness and love in atmospheric environment. Thank you Marilyn! Love Chinthi & Santo xoxo

Love Letter Kimberley + Lance Far North Queensland Wedding Links Hope Island Hope Island
We both want to extend a HUGE THANK YOU for being our celebrant at our wedding including all you did in the lead up to the big day. Your help and guidance was much appreciated and helped to make all the planning so much easier! Your UNIQUE TOUCH to the ceremony also helped to make it just the way we wanted which was LAIDBACK, RELAXED AND FUNNY! Thank you again for everything! Love Kimberley & Lance xoxo

Melene + Khaled (Bahrain) Wedding Main Beach
Melene from Canberra & Khaled from Jordan planned a chic beach wedding on a platform overlooking Main Beach decorated beautifully by Jane from Down the Aisle with Style. The weather was fine all day until Melene walked down the aisle then it started to rain. Luckily I had 6 of my special golf umbrellas with vents ready to put over the wedding party and after a few minutes the rain stopped. To honour Melene's Greek heritage we incorporated a Greek Ring exchange and a specially written Stefana the Greek Wedding Crowns Ceremony which was performed by Bestman Koumbaro Stacy & Maid Of Honour Koumbara Polly. In a traditional Greek wedding ceremony the bride and groom are crowned with Stefana. The Stefana are joined by a ribbon which symbolizes the unity of the couple and the joining of two souls. The crowns are prepared on a silver platter lying on a bed of rice and sugared almonds. Melene and Khaled looked so happy together walking around the table 3 times showered with rice for luck and fertility.

Love Letter Caroline (England) & Mark (Scotland) Wedding Sanctuary Cove Chapel Intercontinental
I n short, Caroline and I would have no hesitation whatsoever in recommending Marilyn. She made our special day, truly special and she will do the same for you. From the outset, she took the time to listen to our story and she gave us advice every step of the way – her experience and her endless resources were fantastic and we quickly learned there is no such thing as a “standard” wedding. It is about your day, your ideas and your love for each other. Marilyn really understands that too and she helped us create the perfect ceremony. We wanted to bring in some family moments, celebrate my Scottish roots and make sure that our Dalmatian, Dave, was part of the ceremony – no problems at all for Marilyn. Nothing was ever rushed and she was available on the phone or by email any time we wanted. On the day itself, she was there to calm the nerves beforehand and the whole ceremony was a joy – unrushed and truly memorable. Thank you Marilyn – it really was the best day of our lives. Mark & Caroline Struthers  x

Love Letter Martijn + Merit (Netherlands) Wedding Sheraton Mirage Resort Main Beach
Dear Marilyn, We would like to thank you again for your beautiful contribution to our wedding. From the moment we met at your place we knew we had made the right choice to choose you as our celebrant. You helped us answering many questions and provided professional advice and support. It was great to discuss our wedding plans with you and you made it actually very easy to get it all together. You really gave us a chance to make the day exactly how we wanted, intimate, passionate, personal en powerful! We love the fact you are so flexible whether it is the venue or the script. We can imagine that our wedding was about the smallest wedding you have ever done, but we wouldn’t have had it any other way! With our bare feet in the sand! We loved it and we know you did too! Without hesitation we can and will recommend you to everyone who wants to get married!
Love Merit & Martijn xoxo

Love Letter Carla + Joel (Island of Dominica) Wedding Surfers Paradise Gold Coast
My husband and I recently were married by Marilyn in Surfers Paradise on the beach. Marilyn played a huge role in making our day one special one to remember. It was perfect in many ways. We met Marilyn in 2012 when she kindly invited us to her home to discuss putting together a wedding ceremony for us. We felt very at home and Marilyn made discussing our needs very easy. My husband is from the Caribbean and Marilyn was very knowledgeable with the steps that needed to be taken for us to get married here in Australia. She assisted us many times during our visa process which was definitely going above and beyond that of a marriage celebrant. Marilyn spent many hours on our wedding ceremony. I think there was up to 6 drafts. She included our close family members in our ceremony which was very important to us. As my husband was from another country she researched his home town and also included it in our ceremony. The whole ceremony was all about us and who we are and what we believe in. It was so beautiful and bought tears to many of our guest’s eyes. We are still receiving comments from our guests as to how beautiful our ceremony was. Marilyn provided us with a professional, personal service and we are very thankful to her for everything and again for helping to make our day so wonderful. Love Carla & Joel Francis

Love Letter Banthip (Thailand) + (Sai) Vietnam Wedding Gold Coast Botanic Gardens Benowa
Marilyn is the best marriage celebrant in the world everything was totally perfect for our wedding ceremony, she did an excellent job in every detail from start to finish. From the first time I contacted Marilyn to after the wedding she was extremely helpful as she is such a kind, cheerful and warm person. I felt like I had known her for many years and she has such a great soul on her. Her celebrant service to us was totally outstanding and so accomplished as she always strives for perfection. Marilyn wrote an brilliant wedding ceremony for us with a beautiful touching poem that brought tears to our eyes that remembered my recently departed brother in law. Marilyn included the Rod Nam Sang Shell Ceremony that celebrated my wife’s Thai heritage and her mother and father began the Shell Ceremony with a water blessing as in the Thai Tradition then the family followed with their blessings. I want to thank Marilyn so much for helping me with my personal wedding vows for the big day 10/10/2013. When I think of my vows on the day it brings tears to my eyes and I cannot believe how powerful my vows were, especially as they came from my heart.  I normally never cry but during my vows the tears welled up and I tried not to cry. Thank to Marilyn also for helping Banthip with her vows as well as they were so beautiful. I'm very happy and impressed with all the work and effort Marilyn put in for us, it was spot on. Marilyn’s work is totally outstanding, professional and touching with extraordinary attention to detail. We were very lucky to have her as our Marriage Celebrant as she fulfilled all of our needs and expectations and more. Banthip and I love your work and we thank you so much for making our wedding day perfect! We will both remember this very special day for the rest of our lives. Kind regards,  Sai Huynh & Banthip Butprasit xoxox

Love Letter Judy (Netherlands) + Henry (Ecuador) Wedding Chapel Albert River Winery Tamborine
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

Love Letter Kat & Ricky (USA) Hidden Gully O'Reilly's Rainforest Retreat Lamington
Marilyn, thank you for everything! Enrique and I can't thank you enough for being a part of our very intimate day. You were very professional and knew how to make us feel comfortable. It made it so much easier, to know we could be silly and have a laugh. You made it easy to write our vows and gave lots of help and suggestions that crafted our wedding into the perfect day. Im so glad you were able to reflect our personalities so well.
Thanks again Kat and Enrique xoxoxo

 Love Letter Danielle + Neil Wedding O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyard Canungra
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 x

Love Letter May (Thailand) + Stephane (Belgium) Wedding Laguna Park Palm Beach Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, First of all - what an amazing day! We couldn't have asked for anything better. THE CEREMONY WAS BEAUTIFUL, RELAXING AND TOTALLY US. We are sorry we didn't have time to really thank you on the day! As you would know, it was very overwhelming and there were so many people to see/things to do all at the same time. Ahhh! Thank you so much for everything - you've taught and prepared us so well for the big day and continued to help us all the way until the end. EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME AND SAID YOU WERE ABSOLUTELY FANTASTIC! The ceremony was more than we could have imagined or asked for and was led by the best celebrant out there. Thank you for getting to know us these past few months and for delivering such a memorable ceremony.  All our love, May and Stephane xoxo

Love Letter Emma + James (Wales UK) Wedding Worongary 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 Emma & James xoxox

Love Letter Chris (China) + Richard Wedding O'Reilly's Canungra Valley Vineyard Canungra
Dear Marilyn, we just want to say a BIG THANK YOU here for your GREAT JOB! You are the best and the ceremony is as perfect as we expected, only better! We were very impressed by your lovely and uplifting energy when the first time we met you, and we are so lucky to choose you as our wedding celebrant. You are not just a professional, creative, patient wedding celebrant, you are also a beautiful lady with a heart full of love and warmth, and thank you so much for sharing your love and warmth with everyone at our big day. We had a perfect wedding, friends and family just couldn't stop talking about it, and thank you for being a very important part of this perfect wedding (btw, the colour of your blouse even perfectly matches with the groom's suit!!:) Well done!)! Cheers Chris & Richard x

Love Letter Asumi (Japan) + Jonathan (France) Wedding Bush Chapel Mt Crosby Brisbane
私たちの結婚式で牧師をしてくれたMarilynさんはとても協力的で真摯に対応してくれ、あたし達の式が特別なものになるように色んなアイディアを出してくれたり、英語がまだまだなあたしが外国で式をあげることへの不安を優しく拭ってくれて、式の時ゆっくり話してくれたり、合図してくれたりと配慮してくれて、こんなに素敵な人に見守られ、本当にMarilynさんが牧師を務めてくれて感謝しています。 ありがとうございます。

Seems like we can't put 6 stars, I would if I could. Marilyn has made the wedding experience a breeze. You really want her as a celebrant and I'm not paid to say so. From the planning phase where she gives you countless tips on things outside the scope of her business just because she actually cares, to the coaching throughout the day itself. Seriously, we were quite stressed (as you can imagine), and as soon as she arrived, stressed oozed out of us. Everything was smooth and orchestrated, she's funny, friendly, outgoing, everyone raved about how great the wedding was compared to what you could be used to. She was accommodating too, we married in the bush quite far from her place and she made it happen in the best possible way. We also have very different cultures and she dived in to understand and merge it in a clever way. It was a big memorable day and there's no way she's not responsible for it, Thank you for being our marriage celebrant to make special day. Marilyn, you are such a beautiful caring person and great to had you on our wedding. You were perfect and made that day such a special and memorable moment of our life. Thank you ! You are the best marriage celebrant! Thanks will have to suffice as a word but it's a poor excuse for what we feel! Thanks heaps Marilyn! ;) Love Jonathan & Asumi x

Love Letter SuJung (South Korea) + Yen-Yu (Taiwan) Wedding Coombabah Gold Coast
My partner and I have approached this lovely and kindly marriage celebrant “Marilyn” whom is very nice and polite to greet both of us for the first appointment with her. She is very knowledgeable of being marriage celebrant but also carry out important message to us as my partner and I always have a lot’s of questions to ask. We have told Marilyn that we would like to have a simple but legal wedding ceremony and because we are from overseas and both us immigrant to Australia where we met each other and decide to get marry with each other and also we have planned a big and important wedding party oversea therefore we would like to have simple wedding ceremony and Marilyn is happy to be our simple but legal wedding celebrant. And as our most of friends were oversea and we don’t have witness to be part of our wedding ceremony and Marilyn is very kind to help us to find witness for us during ceremony. I really appreciated of Marilyn’s job they bring my partner and I enjoy our wedding ceremony and this is happened all at Marilyn’s house and this is unforgettable memory that my official wife and I have. And after all thank you so much for all Marilyn who made this all happen and my dream come true.  You are the best marriage celebrant who I recommend and always kind and professional!  Yen-Yu & SuJung xoxo

Love Letter Jade + Thomas (Austria) Wedding Midginbil Hill Midginbil Northern NSW
A Huge thanks Marilyn from both Thomas and I for your support leading up to, and on, our wedding day. Our ceremony was such an important part of our day, and it was so reassuring to have your professional and relaxed presence on the day.  The ceremony far exceeded our expectations! We are grateful for the benefit of your experience and for the time you took getting to know us as people and shaping a celebration that so comfortably fitted us. Thomas would like to especially thank you for keeping him calm before the ceremony.  It has been both of our pleasure getting to know you and we wish you all the best for the future. Warm regards Thomas & Jade xoxo

Melene from Canberra & Khaled from Jordan (Bahrain) planned a chic beach wedding on a platform overlooking Main Beach decorated beautifully by Jane from Down the Aisle with Style. The weather was fine all day until Melene walked down the aisle then it started to rain. Luckily I had 6 of my special golf umbrellas with vents ready to put over the wedding party and after a few minutes the rain stopped. To honour Melene's Greek heritage we incorporated a Greek Ring exchange and a specially written Stefana the Greek Wedding Crowns Ceremony which was performed by Bestman Koumbaro Stacy & Maid Of Honour Koumbara Polly. In a traditional Greek wedding ceremony the bride and groom are crowned with Stefana. The Stefana are joined by a ribbon which symbolizes the unity of the couple and the joining of two souls. The crowns are prepared on a silver platter lying on a bed of rice and sugared almonds. Melene and Khaled looked so happy together walking around the table 3 times showered with rice for luck and fertility.

Love Letter Brenda (England) + Gerry (Ireland) Wedding St Margaret's Chapel Surfers Gold Coast
Both Gerry and I would like to offer you our sincere thanks for all your help with the preparations of our wedding, especially as we live in London, England and had to arrange everything from here. As soon as we had “met” you via Skype, we knew that you were going to be the right person to marry us. We would never have thought of the beautiful ideas you gave us, i.e. the rings blessings, the rose exchange and the butterflies release and instead of our wedding being stressful, which most of the time they are, it was the most relaxing day. We have had lots of lovely messages from our guests saying how wonderful the ceremony was. We shall never forget it and thank you so much once again. Love Brenda & Gerry xoxox

Nicoletta Pascale United Kingdom
Dear Marilyn I contacted you after my best friend Brenda Norman and her future husband Gerry McCaffrey also my great friend, said that you were arranging their wedding in Australia and she lives in the UK.  She told me how helpful you were and sorting out the venue etc.  As I was unable to attend the wedding I wanted to see if there was any way I could get some flowers and a poem to them on their wedding day as a surprise and know that I was thinking about them. So I thought of you and emailed you with this idea. You emailed me back immediately and offered to read the poem for me and offered to have flowers sent to your home and you would give them to the Bride and Groom. You were so kind and helpful and obliging it was lovely.  It was like have a friend in Australia helping me. Further emails sent and returned and you came across as such a lovely person.  I am so pleased that you are the celebrant for my friend’s wedding.  I am sure it will be a day to remember forever. Thank you so much for being so helpful and kind. Regards Nicoletta Pascale xoxox

Love Letter Cara + Michael Wedding John Laws Park Burleigh Headland Gold Coast
Marilyn, Thank you so much for making our day so relaxed and fun! I loved our ceremony and we couldn't have picked a better celebrant, you listened to our ideas made amazing suggestions and helped us create a unique wedding just for us. You definitely made planning our wedding from New Zealand easy, communication was great, as soon as I spoke to you on the phone I knew you were our lady so warm and friendly! We had a magic day, thank you so much again!  love Cara and Mike Christie xx

Love Letter John (England) + Ngo (Vietnam) Wedding Boomerang Farm Mudgeeraba Gold Coast
I write the following to say thank you to Marilyn, her warmth, kindness and patience was beyond what we would have expected. She made our special day even more special, as she offered advice and guidance to ensure when we arrived in Australia from Malaysia things were organised. She listened to our needs, which made the ceremony personal, friendly and in parts fun, removing the stress from the day. We would recommend her to anyone that want a celebrant that does that little more to make your day a wonderful day! Thank You John & Ngo

Love Letter Clare + Jason (UK) Renewal of Vows 10th Anniversary Main Beach Gold Coast
Marilyn you’re AN AMAZING CELEBRANT! Just want to say a massive thank you for doing our Wedding Renewal of Vows! Marilyn took care of everything, despite the time difference between Oz and UK, you made sure everything was taken care of! Marilyn is a truly lovely lady, a Beautiful Ceremony and Handfasting Ceremony.  You made us both feel so comfortable and at ease immediately! Thank you for being part of our beautiful beach ceremony on the Gold Coast. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts!!  Clare & Jason xxx

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Love Letter Candy (Thailand) + Joe Helicopter Wedding Main Beach
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 Kate + Richard (South Africa) Wedding Surfers Paradise Gold Coast
Marilyn, thank you so much for a unique ceremony. When we met with you, you welcomed us with a hug and delicious coffee and biscuits. We knew then that we had made a good choice, especially as you were marrying our friends that following weekend. Your input and ideas were exceptional and we were so glad we settled on the handfasting ritual. Everyone said it was such a lovely idea and they all really enjoyed the ceremony. We will definitely recommend you to any of our friends who tie the knot in the future. Thanks again for making our day so special. Kate and Richard

Love Letter Jasmin + Oliver (England) Wedding North Burleigh Beach Gold Coast
Thank you so much for making our wedding so much fun, we loved every moment of it especially the love story you did an absolutely fantastic job.  We are so glad we managed to find a celebrant that could put a bit of our characters into the ceremony and have something much more personal and fun than the usual ceremony.  We both fully enjoyed the wine ceremony too.  All of our guests enjoyed the ceremony and we have had lots of positive comments.  I will be definitely recommending you to anyone I hear of getting married.  Thank you again you are awesome love Oli and Jas x

Love Letter Josh (NZ) + Anastasia (Russia) Wedding Crams Farm Midginbil Hill Northern NSW
Marilyn went the extra mile to make our day special. She made sure all the details were taken care months before the big day, so we didn’t have to worry about it weeks out. The amount of thought she put into the text of the ceremony, to make sure it was consistent with our beliefs and thoughts was impressive. She certainly puts a lot of work into each ceremony. Regards Josh x

Love Letter Taryn + Joel (New Zealand) Wedding North Burleigh Gold Coast
Our wedding day was made so special with the help of Marilyn. When we first made contact with her she was so warm and friendly and helped us figure out the perfect ceremony to suit us. Our wedding was romantic and at the same time really intimate, relaxing and fun! Our ceremony included sharing wine together out of a goblet and the blessing of our hands an ancient Celtic tradition, which were both ideas that Marilyn came up with to make it that much more special for us! On the day Marilyn brought a Paua Shell to hold our rings and remind us of our New Zealand heritage. Thanks Marilyn you’re the best! Taryn and Joel x

Love Letter Michelle + Peter (New Zealand) Wedding Penthouse Soul Surfers Paradise Gold Coast
No words can express how forever grateful we are to you Marilyn for being the remarkable person you are. We would recommend Marilyn without any hesitation if you are looking for a celebrant who goes that extra mile to make your day memorable. After 39 happy years as a couple we set out to incorporate a surprise wedding while holidaying on the Gold Coast with our family from New Zealand. With the good fortune of finding Marry Me Marilyn website, we were in turn blessed with such a personalised, memorable ceremony all due in no small part to Marilyn’s capability to understand what we wanted in one visit to meet her. We left that appointment with relief as we had found the most competent and integral part of our wedding day. As we are sure every bride and groom before us knows you only have to meet Marilyn in person to feel her energy, enthusiasm and heartfelt connection that she makes with you. Within days Marilyn had the first draft out for the ceremony. With emails bouncing back and forward over the Tasman, Marilyn guided us, gave us suggestions and an enjoyable journey to end up with a service which meant the world to us. Marilyn took over all the legal side before and after, including lodging and applying for the registered copy of our Marriage certificate at QLD BDM, which has saved us time and was a massive load taken off us with not being Australian residents. We made very few alterations to that first draft of our ceremony, which only confirms how much Marilyn listened and connected with us resulting in a ceremony which reflected the true spirit of Peter and I.Thank you so much Marilyn as you are every thing and more than I had ever hoped for to play such an important part in our journey! Love Michelle & Peter x

Love Letter Amber + Matt (Cook Islands) Wedding
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 Hannah + Rami Wedding Solothurn Resort Reeseville Montville & Maleny
Marilyn we wanted to thank you for being part of our wedding and making it a very special day. It was a such a beautiful day! love Hannah & Rami xoxo

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Love Letter Katy + Nick (Christchurch New Zealand) Wedding Burleigh Beach Gold Coast
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

Love Letter Nardene (New Zealand) + Mike (South Africa) Wedding Hope Island Gold Coast
A BIG THANK YOU to Marry Me Marilyn for helping us tailor our PERFECT DAY. WE LOVED THE HUMOUR, OUR LOVE STORY and the elements she added that were important to us. A CELEBRANT WITH A DIFFERENCE ADDING A PERSONAL TOUCH and guiding us to have the BEST CEREMONY, HIGHLY RECOMMEND if you're looking for an outside of the box wedding! Love Nardene & Mike xx

Love Letter Philadelphia + Jack Wedding Charles Darwin Catamaran Darwin Harbour Darwin
Marry Me Marilyn was the perfect choice for us and we can't thank her enough! Our perfect day was on the harbour up in Darwin. What a magical day with fireworks and sunset aboard a boat with all our family and friends. I was so nervous about the vows and with Marilyn's help on the day the words just flowed and for someone who normally hates public speaking this was just an amazing experience. We decided to write our love story for our wedding and this was all new to us as we hadn't heard much about it before. When Marilyn sent us through some examples we knew she was onto something and with her help it ended up being both emotional and funny with some great lines that had the crowd in stitches. Our guests told us our wedding ceremony was the best most interesting wedding they had ever seen. The ceremony itself went absolutely spot on with both my wife and I struggling with all the organising we were overwhelmed how well Marilyn pulled it all together with such professionalism. The ceremony was more in-depth than what we imagined. With some fresh ideas from Marilyn we co-created our own original sand & shell ceremony. This was so special for us and really touched our family. We were so happy with the way she organised our big day via Skype. The prep work all came together far better than we could have imagined :). Prior to our wedding we attended two other weddings of friends that were both good days. Unfortunately both ceremonies had the same bad celebrant that may have been a butcher in a past life and that's how we realised how important having a good celebrant really is. After doing some research we were lucky that Marilyn was available to travel across the country so we could be married by someone who really cares about her work and the couple. It's so refreshing not to be just a job but share in her passion to make your event perfect! Marilyn you made our day and we are forever grateful. Love Jack & Philadelphia x

Love Letter Pooja + Harshil (India) Wedding Parkwood Village Gold Coast
To Marilyn, We just wanted to email and say a big THANK YOU! From the first meeting with had with Marilyn, we were both simply at ease. We knew there was nothing we had to worry about - she made everything so much easier for us!! We had 2 wedding ceremonies, firstly the ceremony that Marilyn married us at and another was our traditional Indian ceremony. We had enough stress on our minds about the second wedding so we basically relied on Marilyn for most of the things for our first. The ceremony was so beautiful. For our families that were present there, it was the first time they’d witnessed a wedding as such since all the weddings they’d been to previously were traditional Indian ones. And trust me; everyone could not stop praising her!! The way she took us through the ceremony was so lovely. Thanks for everything you did for us Marilyn. You went above and beyond. You’re amazing! THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN!! Pooja & Harshil xoxo

Love Letter Olga + Alex (Russia) Wedding Currumbin Beach Vikings SLSC Gold Coast
Hello Marilyn. Thank you very much for everything you have done for me and Olga. We both liked it very much. Thank you very much you are wonderful Celebrant and nice person. Love Alex & Olga ....Today is one year since we got married and we want to tell you big Thank You again for making our day as great as it was one year ago. It was unforgettable and very professional work that you made for us in such a short period of time..

Love Letter Sarah + Mauro (Italy) Wedding Main Beach
"Sarah and I organized our wedding in almost one month, as I was coming from abroad we had to make a lot of decisions in a little time. While we were surfing the net we bumped into the Marry Me Marilyn website. We were impressed by Marilyn’s experience in a range of different ceremonies… they were really special and touching and basically we wanted to incorporate all of them!   We chose Marilyn without even getting to know her and exactly one month and one day before the wedding we were at her place planning our wedding from scratch. Since the first meeting with her we felt we had made the right decision: she was just great! Perhaps the most important thing about your wedding is for the ceremony to be personalized for both yourself and your partner… the celebrant needs to understand how your couple is unique then create around you the perfect wedding, this takes time, sensitivity and passion. Marilyn was perfect in all of this! From that first day we felt that we were not just a job for her but that she would have gone the extra mile  to understand us and to make our ceremony unique. She is also really precise, thoughtful and easy to deal with. In two weeks she helped us to design the perfect ceremony while she never rushed us. We got married on a beautiful, perhaps too windy!, day at Main Beach. I think that day Marilyn made all the young couples present at the wedding want to marry straight away, some of our friends even asked for her contacts! We highly recommend Marilyn she is the perfect choice for your big day!”

lo e Sarah abbiamo organizzato il nostro matrimonio in appena un mese, infatti io venivo in Australia direttamente dall’Italia e così abbiamo dovuto prendere molte decisioni in pochissimo tempo. Mentre navigavamo su Internet abbiamo scoperto il Sito di Marilyn. A colpirci è stata subito la grande esperienza di Marylin in diversi e intriganti riti di matrimonio. Ci piacevano così tanto che  in quel momento avremmo voluto incorporarli tutti! Così abbiamo scelto Marilyn senza neanche conoscerla di persona e esattamente un mese prima della data del matrimonio eravamo nella sua casa a pianificare tutto da zero. Probabilmente l’aspetto più importante per un matrimonio è avere una cerimonia che sia il più possibile personalizzata per entrambi gli sposi… La celebrante deve capire la particolarità di ogni coppia e creare il perfetto matrimonio. Questo richiede tempo, sensibilità e passione. Marilyn è stata perfetta in ogni aspetto! Dal nostro primo incontro abbiamo avvertito di non essere semplicemente un numero ma che lei avrebbe fatto di tutto per capire chi fossimo e fare in modo che il nostro rito fosse unico nel suo genere. Marilyn è anche molto precisa, attenta e alla mano. In due settimane ci ha aiutato a fare in modo che il nostro giorno più importante fosse perfetto senza mai metterci fretta. Ci siamo sposati in una bella, forse troppo ventosa!, giornata a Main Beach. Credo che quel giorno Marilyn abbia fatto venire la voglia di sposarsi a più di una coppia di nostri amici, alcuni di loro hanno perfino chiesto a Marilyn i suoi contatti. Io e Sarah vi  raccomandiamo caldamente Marilyn per il vostro giorno più importante.

Love Letter Melissa + Leslie Wedding Bilinga Surf Life Saving 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 we could get along with business and they could have fun!!  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 xoxoxo

Love Letter Esther (Switzerland) + Steve Wedding Woorim Beach Bribie Island
Marilyn stood out when we were looking for a celebrant on the internet and we instantly knew she was the one that was going to marry us. She was different to all the others that we looked at and we felt we were on the same wavelength. She was very enthusiastic, open and friendly. Throughout the planning Marilyn was very supportive and open minded and the fact we lived a long way from each other was no problem at all. Marilyn’s resources had so many different ideas and hundreds of different vows, poems readings, example ceremonies etc, which enabled us to plan and make up our own individual ceremony as we wanted it and together with her experience and feedback we were able to achieve our perfect wedding.  We wanted a small, intimate Beach ceremony with true meaning. To honour our time spent in India we chose to incorporate an Arti, an Indian ritual, recognising and paying tribute to our higher self. Marilyn, was very enthusiastic about it and encouraged us to incorporate it as it reflected who we are. We also included an original Seven Chakra Handfasting that Marilyn designed and wrote which had such beautiful energy! The day itself was amazing and perfect! Everything went very well and we definitely recommend Marilyn! Thank you Marilyn for making our day so memorable! Esther & Steve Crocker xoxo

Love Letter Samantha + Michael (South Africa) Wedding Tamborine Gardens Chapel
Hi Marilyn, Mike and I would like to say a huge thank you for marrying us on 9 September 2016. Initially we were worried that we would have difficulty writing our love story and vows but with your guidance through drafts and the tips and tricks on your website, we couldn't be happier with the end result. It was a ceremony that was unique to us and we had nothing but great feedback from our guests on the day. The love story was definitely one of the favourite parts of our ceremony for both us and our guests (many of whom learnt more about our relationship on the day :)) Thank you for being sincere, approachable and efficient and thank you for guiding us and helping us put together a ceremony that captured our love for each other perfectly. We are also very grateful for the beautiful copy of our ceremony, it is keepsake we will treasure forever. We have already, and will continue to, recommend you to family and friends. Kind regards, Samantha & Michael xoxo

Love Letter Gemma (England) + 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 Damian + Clare (England) Handfasting Wedding Crystal Creek Rainforest Retreat NSW
To Marilyn, Damian and I would like to thank you for being our celebrant. You were so supportive and flexible before and on the day. It truly was exactly how we wanted our day to be. Preparing everything over email and Skype from England made us feel like we were working with an old friend. Words can't really express how much you made our day. We can only say thank you, you made our day perfect! Lots of Love Damian and Clare

Love Letter Sanja (Macedonia) & Rhys Wedding Brisbane City Botanic Gardens Brisbane
THANK YOU MARILYN FOR A PERFECT WEDDING DAY the best day of my life! MARILYN WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING AND VERY PROFESSIONAL! I hadn’t a clue in the lead up to the ceremony but she helped me through with the whole day and even kept my nerves in check. Love Sanja & Rhys xoxo

A Scottish Handfasting was perfect for Sharon & Ronnie's Renewal of Vows celebrating their tenth anniversary at Main Beach. Sharon & Ronnie come from Aberdeen in Scotland and combined a Renewal of Vows on Main Beach with a visit to family in Brisbane. Ronnie and their son Keiran wore the Pride of Scotland Tartan. Keiran draped a ribbon and cousin Rachael & Jimmy also.

Love Letter Nicole (Germany) + Paulo (Brazil) Wedding Elephant Rock Currumbin Beach Gold Coast
Marilyn, I can't find the words to describe how PERFECT our wedding day with you was! Everybody loved the wedding and we had so much fun! Everything went so much easier as I actually thought due to your advice and assistance. It was just amazing how you organised the ceremony and helped me with everything else. I hope all my friends getting married soon will choose you as their celebrant and we can repeat the perfect day for them. I never will forget about it and this was a perfect start for a long-life marriage! Thank you again. Best wishes for you and Marcel, love Nicole & Paulo xoxox

Facebook Sonja + Alessandro Wategos Beach
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. L Sonja x
Love Letter Sonja + Alessandro (Austria) Wedding Wategos Beach Byron Bay Northern NSW
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

Love Letter Kathy + Martin (UK) Wedding Cedar Creek Lodges Mt Tamborine Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn. Thank you so much for being such an integral part of our day – and for the 9 months leading up to it. Your energy, knowledge, guidance, patience and sense of humour are just part of the reason why we fell in love with you and we are so glad we were led to you.  From the writing, rewriting, and re-rewriting of our vows; to the advice on remaining grounded, centred and within our bubble; you were there as our sounding board and what I would also class as Therapist on one or two occasions. All of this gave us the opportunity to relax and to focus on each other and even the advice you gave for the other members of the wedding party was a godsend. Your professionalism is second to none – you were organised from start to finish, reminding us of all the little things that we needed to do that we no doubt would have forgotten. Thank you from the depth our hearts and souls for your presence on our Wedding day; we had so many guests comment on how beautiful and personal our ceremony was. That is because we were lucky enough to find somebody who not only listened to what we wanted; but who also ‘felt’ us and resonated with us. That’s a rare thing. With love, gratitude and respect, Martin & Kathy Sweeting xx

Love Letter Margaret (New Zealand) + Ronald (Samoa) Wedding Ladies 10th Tee Coolangatta Tweed Heads Golf Course Tweed Heads
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 :-)

Love Letter Lynda + Car (Ireland) Wedding Currumbin Beach Currumbin
"Hi Marilyn, hope you are well! Now that things have settled down a bit after last weekend I just wanted to touch base with you to say a big big thank you for helping to make our wedding day so wonderful for us. Things didn't quite go to plan with the huge thunderstorm but I think we will remember our day for the unpredictable things that happened, like having my brother and nephews standing up there with us with all those colourful umbrellas. It was also great that you could stay to celebrate with us too- I know a lot of our guests really enjoyed chatting with you. We don't have any official pics yet but some friends have provided some of theirs on my facebook page and I would love to share them with you. Lynda and Carl xx."

Love Letter Joanne (England) + Dan's Wedding Broadbeach Gold Coast
Dear Marilyn, On behalf of Dan and myself and our three children, Shannon, Hayden and Osha. We would like to thank you, from the bottom of our hearts, for making our day so special. We cannot thank you enough for everything you did for us. Nothing was ever a problem. Even when I was living overseas in the United Kingdom and Dan was here in Australia, it did not phase you once with the work load that you had ahead of you. You constantly communicated with both of us even if we were both on opposite sides of the world. You took all of our worries away and made everything that Dan and I longed for, fit into place. You listened to our stories and our memories, and turned it into a beautiful love story on our wedding day, which drew many tears. It was so magical and beautiful. Having the sand ceremony too gave us everything we had wished for in our marriage, as it was about combining two families into one. You definitely completed this for us. You even included remembering the ones that could not be with us on our special day, as they were still in the United Kingdom. You made our day fun, loving and very enjoyable. As you are so spiritual, special and a hopeless romantic yourself, you made sure our day was incredibly special. You are naturally gifted and full of love and ideas. You’re so considerate, and thoughtful, even having back up plans for weather permitted changes. You constantly helped us with input and made it fun and enjoyable for the children too. Letting them have a practice run in your own home so they’d no longer worry about what they had to do on the day. You made sure that the day was just as special for them as it was for Dan and I. You continued to help us through the day with photo ideas, as we didn't have a professional photographer, even down to drawing heart shapes in the sand and giving us ideas we would never have thought of ourselves. Thank you for taking so many snaps for us after the wedding for the album we can now create. You truly are a very special lady. We will never forget you. And can’t thank you enough for everything. We highly recommend you to anybody who wishes to marry at the Gold Coast and especially to anybody who lives overseas, because your commitment to that couple is outstanding and very reassuring. May your business prosper. Love Jo & Dan xoxoxo

Love Letter Thanatcha (Thailand) +Ricky Wedding Highland Park Gold Coast Rod Nam Sang
Dear Marilyn, Just wanted to say a big Thank You. It was such a pleasure having you as our wedding celebrant and for making our day so special and entertaining. Everything was beautiful and went off seamlessly. Our family and friends also had plenty of positive comments on what a great job you did, especially with making the ceremony so unique and not like all other weddings. The professionalism you showed from beginning to end was exceptional and we would certainly recommend you to anyone we know. Thank you again for all your hard work and for helping make our day perfect! Sincerely Thanatcha & Ricky xoxo

Love Letter Jessica + Ciaran (Ireland) Wedding Jellyfish Restaurant Brisbane City
Marilyn you made our wedding day so PERSONALISED, UNIQUE and SPECIAL we could not thank you enough for making the most precious day of our lives so amazing. We had our wedding at Jellyfish restaurant which was a very small, intimate venue that suited exactly what we were after and Marilyn knew the direction we were going for and we were so thrilled and thankful for the fantastic support that she provided for us under such short notice due to unfortunate circumstances. Every step of the way Marilyn was there for us and was so caring and understanding under the pressure that we were all under. From so many years of experience in the industry Marilyn has every trick in the book! I didn't cry after I followed her advice on how to manage my emotions IT WAS AMAZING!  We will never forget what you have done for us, thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Love from Jess & Ciaran Casey xoxo

Love Letter Kim (New Zealand) + Alan Wedding Main Beach Main Beach Gold Coast
Marilyn you're amazing! From the first phone call I knew you would make our wedding ceremony special. I did not expect you to exceed all expectations of our ceremony. I'll never forget the memories you etched into Al & my memories they are awesome. Thank you Al & Kim xoxo

Love Letter Jodie + Sean Wedding Polly's Kitchen Neranwood - Ayres Rock Uluru Northern Territory
Marilyn our ceremony was filled with a lot of laughs as well as tears and our family and friends thoroughly enjoyed our love story. We couldn’t have imagined it another way. Such a beautiful being, we hope many other couples are lucky enough to have you as part of their day! What really stood out for us was the effort you put in to get to know us as a couple and put together our own personalised ceremony. We planned our Gold Coast wedding from Ayers Rock as we live and work there, it was pretty hard trying to coordinate all things wedding via phone calls and email yet Marilyn made the ceremony planning a breeze! Marilyn you were very professional to deal with. When it came to the day her presence was very reassuring and she took a lot of the stress away! Thank you again love Jodie & Sean xoxoxo

Love Letter Natasha (New Zealand) + Leo (Samoa) Wedding Main Beach
We thank Marilyn for making everything so easy for us with the legals and ceremony planning as we come from overseas in the South Island of New Zealand. We highly recommend her for those getting married in Queensland. She’s a beautiful person! It was as if we had known her forever! Love Natasha & Leo x

Love Letter Tran (Vietnam) & Andrew Wedding Coombabah Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, Thanks soooo much for performing a fantastic and beautiful marriage service! We are very happy and impressed with you. You are such a lovely and nice woman and very happy and caring person. You and your husband were very welcoming and accommodating and helpful. Thanks for all your help and understanding I appreciate it so much. Giao our friend and interpreter said this was the first time she had attended an Australian wedding and she was impressed by your service and warm hearted nature. Regards from...Mr and Mrs Wood x

Love Letter Tanja (New Zealand) + Hayley (Austria) Wedding Tugun
"Marilyn thank you so much for helping to arrange and conduct our ceremony on Tugan beach. You made the whole process from start to finish very stress-free. From the first email up until our pre-ceremony meeting we felt incredibly comfortable and relaxed with you. Your passion for your job comes through in the professional and engaging way you conduct yourself.
We are so pleased we used Marilyn's services for our special day and would recommend her to anyone thinking of making that special occasion just perfect. She is engaging, approachable, flexible and most of all has a real desire to help your day be just right for you"
Kind Regards Tanja and Hayley

Marilyn, あなたのおかげでとても楽しく素敵な結婚式になりました。とても感謝しています。
アダムからあなたを司祭（牧師）に選んだと連絡を受けてからずっと、あなたに会える日を心待ちにしていると同時に、ちゃんと英語が通じるかどうかとても心配でしたが、あなたはいつもやさしく丁寧に話してくれましたね。いつも笑顔であたたかくとても安心させられました。私たちは、この一生に一度の大事な結婚式の日に、あなたと共に素晴らしい時間を過ごせたことを嬉しく思います。
彼女（Marilyn）はとても熱心にオリジナルウエディング作りを手伝ってくれます。きっと誰もが彼女に出会ったら彼女のあたたかさを感じることができると思います。
Marilyn, いろいろお世話になりありがとうございました。とても素敵な記念になりました。
アダム＆薫

Love Letter Adam + Kaoru (Japan) Wedding Coolibah Downs Mt Nathan
Marilyn, we appreciate what you have done for us. We really enjoyed the time at the ceremony. It was a wonderful wedding. We never forget the beautiful time.
Adam told me that he asked Marilyn to be our celebrant when I was in Japan. I was looking forward to seeing you and also I was really nervous, because I’m still  studying English so I was worried if I couldn’t understand what you say, but you talked to me slowly and clearly when I met you for the first time, and you tried harder to understand what I want to say.You always smile and made me feel comfortable. We are very satisfied with your work. You helped a lot to make a beautiful wedding for us. We were happy to spend a great time with you at the special day. Marilyn is a warm and helpful person. We are sure that everyone will feel the same way as us. Thank you for helping with everything for our wedding.  It is a wonderful memory for us. Love Kaoru & Adam xox

Love Letter Fiona & Lance (New Zealand) Wedding Lions Park 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.

Love Letter Kelly + Ruben (El Salvador) Wedding Wings Hinterland Retreat Tallai
If we started this testimonial, words cannot express how beautiful our wedding was, then we would be wrong. Words CAN express our wedding day and those words were the words that you prepared and wrote especially for us Marilyn.  Our wedding guests and the both of us, have still not stopped talking about how special our ceremony was that you prepared for us. It was a perfect day, and if we could have it all over again we would not change any of it. We cannot thank you enough Marilyn for your kindness, patience, generosity, time and help.  You seem to have this special in-sight into knowing exactly what to say and offer, and nothing at all was too much trouble for you.  You made us feel so welcome from the first time meeting you to feeling so comfortable on our wedding day we both felt that we had known you forever.  So in our words thank you from the bottom of our hearts, you are truly such a gifted person and fantastic asset to the wedding industry.  We would recommend you to anybody considering getting married.  We cannot thank you enough, Keep up the fantastic work.  Ruben and Kelly xoxox

Love Letter Chris + Judith (Philippines) Wedding Froggys Beach Coolangatta Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, We just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to you for all of your help guidance and knowledge with our wedding. We couldn't have asked for anything better. You were a massive part of our day being special! Everything went to plan it was wonderful thanks again love Chris, Judith, Christian & Charlotte xoxo

Love Letter Lisa + Rob (UK) Wedding The Pavillion Broken Head Byron Bay
Dear Marilyn, Rob and I would like to thank you for creating a wedding ceremony that was casual, fun and celebrated perfectly the love that we have for each other.  Not only were you so easy to work because of your relaxed, patient and accommodating ways, but you spoke so beautifully during the ceremony and made us both feel at ease. Thank you so much again for everything! Kindest Regards Lisa and Rob xoxo

Love Letter Guena (Korea) + Keshva Wedding Southport Community Hall Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, Kesh and Gina here. How are you?  It's has been already 7 month since you married us at the Southport Community Hall. We both want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for all your help and support. You gave advice and single handidly organised our ceremony which was a great success and supported us even though we were both racked with nerves with your experience and witty humour by even making jokes on the crowd. We would happily recommend such help and support to others planning their wedding and are grateful to have spent our special day with u by our side thanks a million lovely Marilyn. Yours sincerely happily married Keshava and Gina .

Love Letter Marni + Major (New Zealand) Lakeside Hut Gold Coast Botanic Gardens
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 defiantly left an imprint on our heart and memories forever. With love & best wishes Mr & Mrs Waltersx

Love Letter Dene + Nastaran (Iran) Wedding Pacific Pines Northern Gold Coast
Marilyn, We wanted to take the time out to thank you for all your efforts in making our wedding day such an awesome one :) It would not have been possible without your input and we can't express how much we appreciated your tolerance of our incredibly busy lives and disorganization leading up to the big day. From our very first discussions via Skype we were completely at ease putting ourselves in your hands despite us being a couple thousand kilometers away. I never imagined it would be as pain free as it was dealing remotely as we did. We realize we were probably one of the more traditional couples with a fairly straightforward approach but it felt totally unique to us and that is in large part thanks to you. We found you wonderfully personable, incredibly genuine and in possession of a clear passion for making special days even more special. We would whole heartedly recommend your services to anyone & everyone getting married as our experience was just fantastic! Kind Regards Dene & Nastaran xoxox

Love Letter Stacey & Gary-Paul (New Zealand) Wedding Zen Garden Circle on Cavill Surfers Paradise
A big thank you Marry Me Marilyn for making our surprise special wedding day one to remember with our small group of family & friends. You made it so much fun & non stressful but most of all made it just how we wanted it simple & fun and another big thank you for helping us share the news of us expecting our beautiful baby girl number 2 with all our family & friends. Thank you again for everything you did on making our very special day one we will always remember. Always in our hearts love Stacey Gary-Paul Wihapi xx

Love Letter Dianne + Willie (Scotland) Wedding The Bearded Dragon Tamborine
Marilyn made our day so special as we felt we had made a friend and it was our friend who was marrying us! I cannot thank her enough for the care, guidance and warmth she gave to us to make our marriage day as special as it was. Mostly I would recommend using Marilyn as your celebrant for A TRULY PROFESSIONAL, PERSONAL AND UNIQUE EXPERIENCE! She is an amazing woman who will make your day as special as it can be!  Getting married in Australia was a bit of a daunting prospect for us given we live in Scotland!  However finding Marilyn on the internet was like FINDING GOLD! When we met with her on Skype we hit it off and knew that she was the celebrant for us.  She was so warm, sincere and knowledgeable. Marilyn talked us through the whole process and really gave us confidence in how to proceed.  Given the distances between our countries this was invaluable.  I have to say that Marilyn gave us good advice all the way and I would strongly recommend following her advice as her experience in this field is second to none. We could not have been happier with the very personalised experience we had preparing for, in the run up to and during our wedding.   I would also recommend using the resources Marilyn has on her website as they are very good for nudging you in the right direction when you get a bit lost during all the wedding preparations.   THANK YOU MARILYN FROM THE BOTTOM OF YOUR HEARTS, YOU ARE AMAZING! Love Dianne & Willie xoxoxo

Love Letter Helen + Jesse (New Zealand) Wedding Lakelands Golf Club Merrimac Gold Coast
Hi Marilyn, We just want to thank both you and your husband for everything you did from our very first phone call to the on our big day. You were so helpful and always made us both feel at ease. A pleasure to deal with and you truly do go above and beyond for your couples. I am so grateful to the celebrant who double-booked me, I don't believe the day would have been the same without you. Thank you for the beautiful memories, I will happily recommend you to my friends and family. Thanks again for everything, you were amazing! Kind regards, Helen Maxwell x

Love Letter Asumi + Jonathan Wedding Bush Chapel Mt Crosby Brisbane
私たちの結婚式で牧師をしてくれたMarilynさんはとても協力的で真摯に対応してくれ、あたし達の式が特別なものになるように色んなアイディアを出してくれたり、英語がまだまだなあたしが外国で式をあげることへの不安を優しく拭ってくれて、式の時ゆっくり話してくれたり、合図してくれたりと配慮してくれて、こんなに素敵な人に見守られ、本当にMarilynさんが牧師を務めてくれて感謝しています。 ありがとうございます。

Seems like we can't put 6 stars, I would if I could. Marilyn has made the wedding experience a breeze. You really want her as a celebrant and I'm not paid to say so. From the planning phase where she gives you countless tips on things outside the scope of her business just because she actually cares, to the coaching throughout the day itself. Seriously, we were quite stressed (as you can imagine), and as soon as she arrived, stressed oozed out of us. Everything was smooth and orchestrated, she's funny, friendly, outgoing, everyone raved about how great the wedding was compared to what you could be used to. She was accommodating too, we married in the bush quite far from her place and she made it happen in the best possible way. We also have very different cultures and she dived in to understand and merge it in a clever way. It was a big memorable day and there's no way she's not responsible for it, Thank you for being our marriage celebrant to make special day. Marilyn, you are such a beautiful caring person and great to had you on our wedding. You were perfect and made that day such a special and memorable moment of our life. Thank you ! You are the best marriage celebrant! Thanks will have to suffice as a word but it's a poor excuse for what we feel! Thanks heaps Marilyn! ;) Love Jonathan & Asumi x

Love Letter Pegah + Masoud (Iran) Wedding LakeFront Bistro Emerald Lakes Gold Coast
Thank you for the beautiful ceremony, we loved the way you included elements from our culture it was awesome to reflect our heritage. It was great and we enjoyed it a lot. Love Pegah & Masoud xoxo

Love Note Sayo (Japan) + Nathan Red Thread of Fate Wedding Gold Coast Chapel by the Sea
先日は本当にありがとうございました。 一生に一度の結婚式という事と外国での挙式という事でとても、緊張していましたが、とても、フレンドリーで丁寧に式の流れを教えて下さり、リラックスした気持ちで本番を迎えられました。 しかも、私が日本人と言う事で赤い糸を調べててくれた様で赤いロープも準備してくださったりとサービス精神旺盛でとっても嬉しかったです！！本当にありがとうございました

Love Note Sayo (Japan) + Nathan Red Thread of Fate Wedding Gold Coast Chapel by the Sea
Thank you very much Marilyn. I was very nervous about the once in a lifetime wedding and having the ceremony in a foreign country, but you were very friendly and polite to teach me the flow of the ceremony, and I was able to go into our ceremony with a feeling relaxed. I was very happy with the service! I'm really thankful to you.

Love Letter Margaret (NZ) + Ronald (Samoa) Wedding Coolangatta & Tweed Heads Golf Course
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 :-)

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