A regular talk show on being a marriage celebrant, the Australian marriage laws around celebrancy, and the art of running a celebrant business, hosted by the editors of the Celebrant Institute, Josh Withers and Sarah Aird
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Death is a taboo in most culture so people avoid talking about it but here on The Life Celebrant Podcast, we talk openly about all things related to death and funerals, and even suggests some new ideas that we likely be a trend in the coming years. Death shouldn't be gloomy; it should be the celebration of one's life. The Life Celebrant is led by accidental funeral director Ms. Angjolie Mei. Singapore's only certified funeral celebrant.
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In this episode of The Celebrant Talk Show, hosts Josh Withers and Sarah Aird discuss a viral news story about a Melbourne man who illegally performed five weddings without proper certification. While battling their own technical difficulties with phone recording, they dive into the implications of fake celebrants, the extensive training required t…
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Join Josh Withers and Sarah Aird as they explore the critical world of data security for celebrants. Starting with a demonstration of iOS 18.1's new call recording feature, the conversation delves into the sensitive nature of marriage documentation and how celebrants can better protect their clients' data. Learn about the risks of digital storage, …
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Hello and thank you for having us back in your ears! This episode we're chatting about separate meetings, consent, and celebrant pricing. We really want to hear from you with anything you want us to talk about, or anything you might disagree with! Hit us up at hello@celebrant.fm
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Today's episode is all about the Australian marriage law changes that came in to place on the 12th of June 2024. For more information read the blog post about it and the email out.
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Take a preview at the Celebrant Institute Insights podcast offering by listening in to this preview of an episode where bride from the Sunshine Coast, Sarah-Louise, shares how she has planned her whole Maleny wedding with a FIFO (to South Africa!) groom, and why she chose Jay Flood as her celebrant. Visit celebrant.institute/insights to listen to t…
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Just a bunch of gibberish + new legislation & a quiet wedding industry
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Hello everyone! It's been almost a year since we were in your ears - honestly, we just haven't had much to say. But we've got a bit to say today! We chat about the Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill and how long it's taking to get through Parliament. You can read Sarah's articles about it here: https://celebrant.institute/lega…
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In this enlightening episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, host Josh Withers delves into the captivating world of new celebrants with guest Tori Brown from Grace and Soul Celebrancy. A recent graduate of the Certificate IV in Celebrancy at the Celebrant Institute, Tori shares her unique and inspiring journey towards becoming a celebrant. Throughout t…
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Welcome to another engaging episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, where we explore the diverse journeys of newly authorised celebrants in Australia. Today, I, Josh Withers, have the pleasure of hosting Ryan Enright from Paper Hearts, a Melbourne-based wedding musician who has recently embarked on a new journey as a celebrant. In this episode, Ryan sh…
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Welcome to another enriching episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, where we delve into the inspiring journeys of those who've embarked on the path of becoming a celebrant. Today's episode features Rachel Ivy McDermott-Magrath, known professionally as "The Ivy Aisle," who shares her captivating story from planning her own wedding to becoming a sought-…
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In this vibrant episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, host Josh Withers welcomes the enthusiastic Melissa Edwards, a newly minted celebrant who completed her Certificate IV in Celebrancy with the Celebrant Institute. As part of our series on fresh celebrants, Melissa shares her inspiring journey - from witnessing her sister's wedding to becoming a ce…
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In this engaging episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, host Josh Withers takes us through an insightful conversation with Megan Studman, a new celebrant who has recently completed her certification with the Celebrant Institute. Megan talks about her journey, from her initial decision to become a celebrant during Melbourne's lockdowns to the completio…
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In this episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, Josh Withers interviews Amy McNeilly, a recent graduate from the Celebrant Institute. Amy, who works as a clinical dietician, pursued celebrancy to engage more with people, inspired by a celebrant she admired. The training was challenging, especially during the pandemic, taking two years to complete. She …
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In this exciting episode of the Celebrant Institute's Celebrant Talk Show podcast, join your host, Josh Withers, as he continues his series of insightful interviews with recent graduates and new celebrants. This episode features a conversation with Lachlan "Lachie" Grisold, the dynamic Melbourne-based marriage celebrant behind "Weddings by the Bear…
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Josh wrote an article on the Celebrant Institute website which received lots of feedback, and Sarah had some thoughts on it. Here's the link to the edited article, and the archived version from before this podcast episode.
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Email is the worst
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A terribly poor recording of the Celebrant Talk Show with Josh and Sarah this week, Josh's laptop got drunk. Topics on this episode include: Does ageism exist in celebrancy? Being a celebrant with a disability Email systems and we're changing them and email is hell Changing the Marriage Act of 1961, Josh's 2023 project.…
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Josh is moving to Mexico, Sarah's still not at rest but she has found a spectacular little trick for funerals using iMovie. Still no movement on the NOIM video witnessing push, and we're meeting with the AGD next month.
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Happy Podcast New Year!
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We know, we know, we've been away for a whole year, but we're back! In this episode we talk about where we're both at in July 2022, and the major things that have happened in celebrancy and at the Celebrant Institute in the last 12 months: new forms released 1 September 2021 changes to compulsory OPD new Cert IV in Celebrancy released new PD option…
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We're not going to charge you more money, it's ok
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We're tired, and we know you are all tired too. In this episode we catch up on each other's news, and chat about value (and how it's difficult to articulate!) and how OPD is going in 2021.
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Advanced OPD topic on how to skin a rabbit
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After a six month break from podcasting because our world's got crazy and busy, we talk about what was keeping us busy. Namely, reschedules and postponements and cancellations of weddings, and how that's affecting the whole industry. Plus we go over our 2021 OPD - ongoing professional development - program in great depth. You're going to love it! G…
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It's time to life up our heads from managing, or surviving, in our wedding celebrancy business, and to actually lead our businesses to a place where they bring us joy and happiness again. This episode of the podcast is with someone who helps people like us do things like that, Heidi Thompson from Evolve Your Wedding Business. Heidi is hosting the W…
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Was the tinsel an acknowlegement?
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After meeting with the Marriage Law and Celebrants Section of the Attorney-General's Department, Josh and Sarah bring you all the updates to marriage forms, OPD in the years ahead, signing NOIMs online, plus we've got some helpful tips on social media content and live streaming wedding ceremonies.
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Sarah chats to Tasmanian celebrant Kathleen Pavlic-Ryan about the brand new online registration system available through Births, Deaths, and Marriages Tasmania!x
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The one in a hotel room with a lawyer
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After five months of fighting for wedding vendors affected by COVID-19 lockdowns, cancellations, postponements, delays, booking fees, deposits, contracts, and the wasteland that is the wedding industry in August 2020, Kathryn from Hallet Law joins the podcast to talk about it all, and about her new service contract product which you can get from ha…
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Preparing for the aftertime
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In today's Celebrant Talk Show podcast episode recorded Saturday August 1, 2020, we talk about how branded face masks should in no way be a thing, giving terrible advice to couples about COVID-19 lockdowns, preparing for the aftertime, how to make a customer journey, our new Celebrant Institute membership software (Memberful), and can celebrants ac…
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I think I've already mentioned this on the podcast
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It’s been 7 weeks since marriage equality finally became a thing. Australia has figured out that all people are actually just people…So what is the LGBTTQQIAAP alphabet soup? Today S & J take a detailed look at CRM systems and processes and hash out the customer journey they take their couples on. There are heaps of tips and hints that may add some…
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Luna's debut on the podcast
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Legal help, cancellations thanks to COVID-19, OPD over Zoom update, how to become a travelling celebrant, and how to get audio to videographers, all in this podcast episode with Sarah and Josh.
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Recorded on April 21 in the year of COVID-19, live on Facebook and here in the podcast. Talked about how OPD has moved to webinar, how business is in the era of the coronavirus, do we need business cards any more, and what to do if you're now doing a small wedding instead of a big wedding.Από τον Josh Withers and Sarah Aird
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As everyone else in the world is doing, this episode we're talking about the coronavirus, aka COVID-19. How is it affecting the wedding industry? How is it affecting us specifically? Get in touch if you want to tell us how you're feeling: hello@celebrant.fmΑπό τον Josh Withers and Sarah Aird
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I'm a CEO now!
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Thank you again for listening! This episode we chat about: • Sarah's exciting news• Privacy implications of hiring a virtual assistant• That old chestnut: thoughts about charging for travel and how to do it As always we welcome your thoughts and feedback at hello@celebrant.fm!.Από τον Josh Withers and Sarah Aird
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It's our first episode for 2020, and in this one we chat about: • the Celebrant Institute's new partnership with Pod Legal • the pros and cons of leveraging the bushfire crisis (or any other charitable cause) for business purposes • what happens when a party changes their name before the marriage but after the NOIM has been lodged • a reminder that…
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The one with the solid tangent
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It's a month until Christmas and here we are again with another episode of your favourite podcast! This episode Josh and Sarah chat about the latest newsletter from MLCS, our thoughts about OPD into the future, our obligations in an online environment, not stressing too much about the smaller details of the marriage paperwork, and how to bring the …
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Written to elicit a response
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On todays episode, we discuss our seat at the big table with MLCS, caping celebrant numbers, and the new survey that was written to coerce celebrants into doing less OPD, the implications for the industry and what you can do about it. We also look at the celebrants obligations in an online environment and we finish the episode discussing the inclus…
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Are we finished being angry at Glenn yet?
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A wide variety of celebrant chat in this episode! Celebrant Institute turns one (happy birthday!). We recap our first year and what we have accomplished. We discuss Glenn’s feedback from our previous episode plus general discussion on industry updates. 0.40 Sarah’s nicknames 4.00 Global Climate strike 8.50 1st year anniversary for Celebrant Institu…
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Ladies and Gentlemen and Everyone Else!
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Today on the podcast we're super lucky to be joined by Glenn Mackay, who is an award-winning wedding MC and DJ in SE Queensland. He's seen hundreds of wedding ceremonies while he's been playing the ceremony music, and we're delighted to have him talk to us about his thoughts about what celebrants can do better. Remember: this is only Glenn's opinio…
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Following the award ceremony at Women Entrepreneur Summit for 2019, Angjolie along with three other female entrepreneurs were interviewed on radio talkshow 96.3好FM. They talk about what it takes to be the leader of the industry and how they juggle work with life. Interview is done entirely in Mandarin.…
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Death is a taboo in most culture so people avoid talking about it but as a funeral celebrant Ms, Angjolie travels the world to study how other cultures handle their funeral ceremony and brings these ideas back to Singapore. The result is a warmer, more personalised service that gives the surviving members of the departed a warmer and more memorable…
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It is not often a funeral director finds herself outside of her black signature look and taking a well deserved break by the pool, but even then she's ready to go at a moment's notice. We take a peek into the lives of a funeral director and talk about how movies are quite different from real life. For listeners who are new to Asian culture, you wou…
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On the off chance that no-one knows what this sentence is about
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Hello everybody! Thanks for joining us for another episode of The Celebrant Talk Show! This time Josh and Sarah chat about the annual registration fee (pay yours now!), the review of the marriage forms, the epic funeral course Sarah went on (http://www.silvercelebrants.com.au), and the new fact sheet about celebrants’ obligations in an online envir…
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Sarah is pretty riled up
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Hi everyone and thanks for tuning in once more! This episode we chat about: • funeral training and why Sarah continues to attend it, even with her level of experience • funeral photography: • https://thefuneralphotographer.com.au/ • https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-11-07/meet-john-slaytor-sydney-funeral-photographer/9113246 • outcomes from the May …
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A special guest, Vickie Musni, on the podcast this week to talk about the upcoming Celebrant Institute conferencewhere she's talking plus hosting a workshop on how personalities work themselves into your business. Get your tickets to the conference and Vickie's workshop at the conference web page.Από τον Josh Withers and Sarah Aird
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Money, money, money
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In this episode we discuss being a full-time celebrant, off the back of the results of the annual CoCA celebrant survey and a subsequent article on the ABC website plus we talk all things Celebrant Institute conference!Από τον Josh Withers and Sarah Aird
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Hello again everyone! Today Josh and Sarah are actually recording this from the same room! Amazing and awesome. We had a bunch of topics we planned to talk about, but instead it appears we ended up talking about the importance and difficulty of language for almost an hour. Hopefully you'll find something interesting in there!…
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You gotta know when to fold 'em
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Get the low down on Sarah’s’ new Cert 4 in training with the Kick Start Session explained. Followed by the Marriage Celebrant Matters Autumn Newsletter Debrief. Josh gets a high five from all celebrants with the Electronic Transaction Act Commonwealth Legislation – Sighting ID over Skype. And lastly a big D&M session on the VIC BDM RIO System and h…
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These vows are bad, I'm out
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Thanks for having us in your ears again! This episode we catch up on what's been going on in both our lives over the past three months, we follow up on a few issues from the last episode, and we chat about what's to come in 2019! Topics covered include: • Josh's baby and new house!• Sarah's new training job! (talentedtraining.com.au/)• paying your …
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Is that wedding today?
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Hello again and thanks for tuning into The Celebrant Talk Show! This episode we chat about:- wedding planners- receiving identity documents electronically- Celebrant software: which package is better?- the importance of paying your registration fee as soon as you receive the invoice- what happens when a party isn't consenting? Let us know any thoug…
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