WEDDINGS & SACRED CEREMONIES

For the moments that deserve to be marked.

 

For the moments that deserve to be marked.
Meaningful life moments don’t always arrive with a ready-made tradition, a clear script or an obvious way to honour what is changing.

Still, there are times when something within you recognises the importance of a threshold: a commitment, a recommitment, an evolving love, an ending, or the beginning of something new.

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Personalised sacred ceremonies for the thresholds of life, love & relationships.

Through storytelling, ritual, symbolism and meaningful words, we shape a ceremony that feels deeply personal, honest and true to you.

There is no template here. Together, we create the ceremony around the meaning.

Weddings

Your love story. Your way.

Marriage is more than a celebration. It is a threshold: a moment where two people pause, turn towards one another and consciously choose the path they will walk together.

Your wedding ceremony doesn’t need to follow a formula, sound like everyone else’s, or feel overly formal when that simply isn’t who you are.

You might be dreaming of an intimate barefoot elopement by the ocean, a big celebration with everyone you love, or something deeply romantic, beautifully simple, wildly unconventional, spiritually meaningful, or a little bit of everything. Whatever your vision, your ceremony should feel like you.

I’ll take the time to listen to your story and understand what brought you together, what matters most and how you want this moment to feel. From there, we’ll weave those pieces into a ceremony that reflects your relationship, your people and the commitment you’re making.

There can be laughter, tears, family, friends, music, poetry, cultural traditions, spirituality, irreverence and all the wonderfully imperfect moments that make the day yours.

Your ceremony isn’t a performance. It’s the moment you choose each other, witnessed by the people who matter most.

Shekinah was the best celebrant we could have chosen to help us have a unique ceremony that reflected who we are as a couple. She provided advice and encouragement when we needed it. We found her to be natural and authentic in her communication and on the ceremonial day. With her help we were able to ritualise our union with Tying the Knot and Jumping the Broom. Our guests commented on how genuinely loving and flowing the ceremony was and we are so happy to have created this wonderful wedding day with Shekinah.

– SUZANNE SWAN

My husband and I would like to say a huge thank you to Shekinah for helping us have the most magical wedding day ever! The whole experience was amazing and everything we wanted! It was such a smooth and stress-free couple of months leading up to the big day and on the day! Shekinah always had our best interests at heart and was truly interested and engaged in our lives and our journey.
Shekinah was truly amazing and made the whole ceremony amazing and exactly what we wanted!
We would recommend Shekinah to everyone we know!

LUKE BRASLIN

Make it mean something

I love weaving meaningful elements into wedding ceremonies, whether that’s a handfasting, a family ritual, a blessing, a sand or water ceremony, a symbolic gesture, a cultural tradition, or something completely personal that we create together.
Ritual doesn’t need to be elaborate to be powerful. Sometimes the simplest moments are the ones people remember most: a hand held, a promise spoken, a family brought together, a pause for silence, a blessing offered, or a gesture that says what words alone cannot. The meaning is what makes it sacred.

My ceremonies are warm, inclusive and personal. I welcome all couples, all stories, all beliefs and all expressions of love.
Whether you are eloping with just a few people, planning an intimate gathering, or bringing together everyone you have ever loved, your ceremony should feel authentic to you.

Based in Kingscliff, I create ceremonies throughout Northern NSW, the Tweed, Byron Bay, the Gold Coast and Brisbane, including hinterland, beach, forest and destination ceremonies. If you are ready to begin a conversation about how I can help you create the wedding of your dreams, hit the button below and tell me about your vision for your special day!

Ceremony ideas

Sand/Water Ceremony

The meaning is simple and beautiful: two becoming one. The couple mix two different colours of sand or water into one container, symbolising their lives and hearts entwined.

Stone Ceremony

This is a fantastic way to involve all of your guests within the ceremony. Each stone represents a special blessing or wish that the couple can reflect on as a life-long keepsake.

Cultural Ceremony

Whether you would like to include traditional rituals or cultural symbols, this is the perfect way to add depth and meaning to your ceremony. I am open to discussing all options!

Hand Fasting Ceremony

Handfasting (or tying the knot) is one of the oldest wedding traditions and is the symbolic act of a couple’s hands being tied together with cords or ribbons, representing their union.

Commitment Ceremonies

A deeply personal, non-legal rite of passage for two people who want to honour their love.

Vow Renewals

A vow renewal is a chance to pause, reflect on the life you’ve shared, and honour the love that continues to evolve.

Elopements

An intimate ceremony with the people closest to you, in a place that feels like yours.

Funerals & memorials

A meaningful farewell for a life that mattered. Death is one of life’s most profound thresholds.

Baby naming ceremonies

A beautiful way to celebrate your baby, honour their arrival, and mark their place within your family and community.

Bespoke ceremonies

For a threshold that matters to you, even when there is no familiar ceremony for it.

Ceremony Pricing & Packages

* Subject to availability & Public Holidays

EXTRAS

Use of a signing table, PA System, Microphone, and rehearsal can be added to individual packages where applicable, please include this on the contact form to allow for a quote to be prepared for you. Destination Weddings are also available. If you would like the celebrant to be in charge of music, please discuss this directly. If your wedding is located further away, please contact Shekinah for a quote.

 

Depending on the package you choose, my services include:

  • A meeting to prepare legal documents
  • Planning and crafting a personalised ceremony
  • Lodgement of paperwork with Births, Deaths and Marriages
  • Unlimited email and phone contact
  • Appropriate clothing that blends in with your colours / theming on the day

 

*Included in the ‘The Works’ package only. Can be included in other packages for an additional fee.

  • An emailed copy of your ceremony
    A Marriage Certificate on the day
  • Applying for a Standard Marriage Certificate (if required for name changes)
  • I’ll arrive at least one hour prior to the ceremony
  • The use of my PA system and microphone for the ceremony (Has Bluetooth and wireless facilities so you can play music from it)*

 

Not sure what a celebrant even does?

 

A Marriage Celebrant provides so much more than just a few words at your wedding. They are an integral part of your Wedding Day! Many people don’t understand just what goes on behind the scenes leading up to the actual ceremony.

What working with me looks like

You do not have to know what the ceremony should be before we begin.

You may arrive with a very clear vision, or you may simply know that you want to mark something meaningful and have no idea where to start. Both are welcome. We begin with a conversation. I will listen to your story, what is happening now and what you want to acknowledge, celebrate, release, or step towards.

From there, we shape the ceremony together. I will help you find the words, rituals and symbolic elements that feel right, while holding the practical structure so you do not have to carry it all yourself.

You can bring me an idea you have held for years, or you can bring me a blank page.

My role is to hold the structure. You bring the meaning.

A ceremony can change how we move through a moment

We often rush through life’s thresholds. We get on with things, organise what comes next and keep carrying what has changed before we have had time to fully recognise it.

Ceremony gives us that pause.

It allows us to witness what has been, honour what is here now and consciously step into what comes next. The ritual may not change what has happened, but it can change how we hold it.

Your Moment. Your Meaning. Your Ceremony.

Whether you are committing to one another, choosing each other again, saying goodbye to someone you love, or marking a threshold that doesn’t have a traditional ceremony of its own, you don’t have to know exactly how to begin.

Based in Kingscliff, Northern NSW, I create and facilitate ceremonies throughout the Northern Rivers, Tweed, Byron Bay, Gold Coast and Brisbane.

Shekinah was the best celebrant we could have chosen to help us have a unique ceremony that reflected who we are as a couple. She provided advice and encouragement when we needed it. We found her to be natural and authentic in her communication and on the ceremonial day. With her help we were able to ritualise our union with Tying the Knot and Jumping the Broom. Our guests commented on how genuinely loving and flowing the ceremony was and we are so happy to have created this wonderful wedding day with Shekinah.

– SUZANNE SWAN

My husband and I would like to say a huge thank you to Shekinah for helping us have the most magical wedding day ever! The whole experience was amazing and everything we wanted! It was such a smooth and stress-free couple of months leading up to the big day and on the day! Shekinah always had our best interests at heart and was truly interested and engaged in our lives and our journey.
Shekinah was truly amazing and made the whole ceremony amazing and exactly what we wanted!
We would recommend Shekinah to everyone we know!

LUKE BRASLIN

You don’t have to know where to begin

Send me an enquiry and we can start with a simple conversation about where you are and what you’re looking for.