What’s involved in a
commitment ceremony?
A commitment ceremony can include whatever you like. It’s
your ceremony, and at the moment in Australia there are no
legal limitations or requirements for the ceremony.
Often a ceremony will include some or all of the following:
§ Pre-ceremonial music
§ Request to silence mobile
phones and pagers
§ Entrance music and entrance
§ Introduction of ceremonial
party and welcome
§ Acknowledgment of absent or
deceased family members and friends
§ Reason for ceremony
§ Thanks to parents and other
family members
§ Brief history and highlights
of your life together
§
Extracts/passages/poems/songs/original pieces
§ Interactive symbols and
motifs eg warming or blessing of the commitment
rings; lighting of family candles; combining or blending of
water, wine, sand,
oils; exchange of roses; giving away by family members or
friends;
breaking of a glass; tea ceremony; hand fasting.
§ Commitment Vows
§ Exchange of rings/gifts
§ Music/Serving of
drinks/Signing of the certificate.
§ Photos
Just as you are individuals, your ceremony should reflect
your personalities and your own styles. Wear whatever you
feel is appropriate for the ceremony. Include whoever is
important to you as part of the ceremonial party, as a
reader or as a witness to the signing of your certificate.
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