Cecilia Penner Victoria BC Wedding Officiant - Photo by Evergrey Photography

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The blog will give some information about some aspect of weddings. I might offer some opinions about things – mine and other people’s. For fun, we’ll do some “WTF?” Moments. After all, what’s a wedding without some elements of disbelief!

THE BLOG

Let’s Talk About the BC Marriage Licence

I get asked a lot of questions about the information on Marriage Licences. So, here’s what I know. The Marriage Licence is one of the documents signed at the wedding ceremony by the couple, their two witnesses and…
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CHILDREN AT WEDDINGS: PART 3

ABSOLUTELY, We’re including Kids! Sometimes having children at a wedding ceremony is absolutely the right thing to do. Again, you, as the marriers, have the right to decide. There really is only one reason to have children at…
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Children at Weddings Part 2: I Just Had To Stop

First of all, please understand that I have nothing against children. However, adults sometimes over-estimate their capacity to understand the significance of a wedding ceremony. Children don’t automatically know what appropriate behaviour is for that situation. Why do…
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CHILDREN AT WEDDINGS: Part 1

This is a loaded topic and will be covered in several blogs over time. First topic: couples who do not have any children themselves and do not include children in the invitation. Not for the ceremony, not for…
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Dogs at Weddings #1

For many couples, a dog is their first family member. It makes sense that their dog is also invited to the wedding and included in the celebration. It’s great fun to get outfits and coordinating leashes and all…
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We’re engaged! So how do we get married?

Basically, getting married is a simple equation: 2 People + 1 Marriage Licence + 2 Witnesses + 1 Officiant + 1 Ceremony = MARRIED Canada has a Federal Marriage Act, however the details of a marriage are regulated…
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