Sunshine Coast and Noosa Weddings - Celebrant vs Registry Marriage?

It is a very special time in a couple’s journey when they decide to make their romantic union legally recognised. Often they desire a Noosa registry style ceremony with just the minimum legal elements to ensure they are legally married if family are far away or not connected or simply want to keep the occasion intimate and private with a larger celebration at a later date, however making a hasty decision to do this at the closest registry may be a choice they look back on with regret.

Convenience may be a factor if the couple want to marry during business hours, but most celebrants are able to perform a marriage at any time a couple chooses and more importantly at the location of their choice be this in their own backyard, a beach in Noosa, or indeed any other venue of the thousands to select from on the glorious Sunshine Coast! 

Certainly some of these historical buildings provide an impressive surrounding for nuptials however, by carefully selecting a celebrant with whom a connection is felt ensures that the marriage will be an occasion to be remembered rather than a process. Yes, the legal aspects will be proficiently delivered in, if you are lucky, an historical or heritage building in a beautiful city, however what is missing will be the emotional support and investment to the couple and their guests. A unique and lasting bond will be established, with the Celebrant putting the needs and wishes of the couple above all else with complicity and collaboration throughout the entire journey.

Cost is definitely not an issue either; most celebrants will offer a similar fee to the registry for an elopement style marriage, but with the warm and personalisation that the occasion calls for, as well as many tangible inclusions.

The ceremony choices with a celebrant are absolutely unlimited and completely personal to the bride and groom as long as the minimum words are spoken and the legalities are complied with, instead of having to choose either Ceremony A or Ceremony B as in a take-away menu banquet. A State Registry wedding is essentially a lot of what you can’t have, compared to what you can have, and in essence is no different to having an interview for a passport or vehicle registration. Sadly it is a procedure with no emotional investment and somewhat anticlimactic without the accompanying joy that a meaningful occasion such as this should instill in the couple.

So please ‘google’ “Sunshine Coast Celebrant” to give your occasion, however small, the recognition it deserves. We are many warm, caring and highly professional celebrants on the Sunshine Coast believing that each couple finds the one most suited to them.

Looking for a memorable and beautiful marriage in Noosa or on the Sunshine Coast? Contact Philippa Noosa Marriage Celebrant Today!