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Returning for ceremonies in Victoria
as requested
Tel: 0403 82 83 83
All ceremonies
All areas
Margi MacGregor -
Civil Celebrant 
Darwin – Northern Territory
©
Margi MacGregor 2003-2009
Farewells
Memorial Services
Welcomes
Birthdays
Adoption
Fostering
House blessings
Boat launchings
Business openings
Team building
New Beginnings
Change of name
Change of identity
Transitions
Adolescence
Coming of age
Menopause
Croning or Elders
Celebrations
Change of employment
Change of premises
Separation
Divorce
Retirement
Retrenchment
I am a member of the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants
Why
choose me for your celebrant?
I love my
This is your one chance to make a
public statement, so my role is to make sure it’s exactly what you
want. Over a series of meetings I will create your ceremony and you will have
full editorial control over its content and presentation.
What’s
different about my process?
Our first two meetings
are spent discussing what you would like your ceremony to involve
I write your ceremony
especially for you, based on the information you give me
You have full
editorial control over the ceremony content
You are entitled to
unlimited meetings and an on-site rehearsal
We work at the right
pace for you
You can include
whoever you wish in the ceremony
I provide you with all
of my resources, and as much guidance as you need or want
I am happy to travel
to your chosen ceremony location, including interstate if necessary
Your ceremony is as
important to me as it is to you
The creation of each
unique ceremony requires, on average, around 25 hours of my time. A breakdown
of costs reveals that this works out to around $30 per hour.
I will not forget your
names
I will work with your
other professionals to ensure everything runs smoothly
I can provide you with
a wide range of suggestions to help you save hundreds of dollars on your
ceremony
I will do everything
in my power to make your ceremony one of the best experiences of your life
If you’re getting married,
there are only a couple of elements which we are legally obliged to include
and the remainder is very flexible, so we can enjoy creating a ceremony which
is truly reflective of you and your relationship.
For all ceremonies, I will provide
you with an extensive variety of options, resources and guidance, as needed,
in order to create a ceremony which everyone will love.
You are entitled to unlimited meetings,
phone calls and email contact. I know that arranging a ceremony can require a
great deal of your time, so our meetings will be held in your home or at a
mutually convenient location. I have met clients in cafes, bars, restaurants,
on beaches and in their workplace, just to name a few locations. You decide!
You can also choose what you would
like me to wear for your ceremony. The testimonials
page has photos from various ceremonies I have conducted.
What have other people said about
the unique ceremonies I have created for them? Click here
for comments sent to me by clients over the past few years.
Coming from interstate
or another
country? No problem! I am happy to work with you to create your perfect
ceremony.
Over my past ten years as a
celebrant, I have studied extensively in order to create the best possible
personalised ceremony for you. I graduated from the International College of Celebrancy
where I was awarded Diplomas in Marriage, General and Funeral Celebrancy,
achieving a High Distinction average, and I continue to undertake further
research into celebrancy.
In 1995 I graduated from Monash
University with a BA (Hons) in Anthropology and Sociology, a degree which
focused on rites and rituals in a variety of cultures and which led to me
choosing celebrancy as a career.
Should I be unable to attend your
ceremony, due to serious illness or any other reason beyond my control, I
will arrange for a professional, experienced and appropriate replacement
celebrant from the Australian
Federation of Civil Celebrants to present your unique ceremony, at no
additional charge.
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Unions 
The beautiful
thing about love is that it is an experience we share with all people
throughout the world. Yet to everyone who experiences love, it is the most unique
and precious thing in the world.
To fall
in love is a wondrous and joyful sharing of self and soul. Inviting your
friends and family to celebrate your love for one another enables them to
give public recognition to the private experience of your love.
Such a ceremony reinforces the
sincere commitment made between two people who love each other, who wish to
share each other’s joys and sorrows, who respect and love each other as
individuals, who give each other support and encouragement, and who will grow
and change together in the years to come.
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Farewells
The Navajo people of
North America say that no person is truly gone until every single person who
ever knew them, or knew of them, has died. Funerals and memorial services
enable us to share our memories and celebrate the lives of those we have
loved and who have loved us.
Each person who has ever lived has
changed the lives of others and added to the rich kaleidoscope of our world.
Through telling their stories, we
commemorate their gifts to us and rejoice in the memories they have kindly
bestowed upon us.
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about farewells
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Welcomes
“There was a star danced, and
under that was I born.” -
William Shakespeare.
New members of the family bring us much joy. They share
love and happiness, laughter and tears. Their mere existence encourages us to
be better people, to be more compassionate, more affectionate, more playful,
more spontaneous and more human.
Welcoming someone new into your
life is a wonderful occasion to be celebrated with friends and family. The
greater the number of genuinely caring, supportive people in one’s
life, the better their life will be.
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New beginnings
“The
true perfection of man lies, not in what man has, but in what man is. Nothing
should be able to harm a man but himself. Nothing should be able to rob a man
at all. What a man really has is what is in him. What is outside of him
should be a matter of no importance.” - Oscar Wilde (1854-1900)
Celebrating the essence of the
individual is vital to establishing a new beginning. Those who love us will
always recognise our true natures and will support us as we express our sense
of self.
Transitions
“Change.
It has the power to uplift, to heal, to stimulate, surprise, open new doors,
bring fresh experience and create excitement in life. Certainly it is worth
the risk.” -Leo Buscaglia
Physical, mental, environmental and
emotional changes challenge us to be better people and should be celebrated
in order to evaluate our histories and what we have learned, assess what is
still important to us and relinquish that which is not, and move forward into
our new lives with joy and anticipation.