The Process
"I've been to weddings, but I haven't planned my own wedding before, what happens?"
When we do spend time together, everything (other than the legal necessities) will be up for discussion. You can chop and change your script until you are 100% comfortable.
Through this process, I'll guarantee that we'll get along and you'll have someone who not only understands what elements you and your partner want to incorporate into your ceremony, but more importantly - is bloody damn' reliable.
This is how we're going to get talking about your day and become friends along the way!
1. Get in touch
If I sound like the kind of guy for you, then complete the form with your ceremony date, time and a little bit of information, and I’ll come back to you with my availability and a quote for my services.
2. Let's chat
As an initial greeting, first 'voice' impressions are incredible important to me. Consider this an informal catch up. We will chat briefly over the phone or face to face, confirm what you have asked for and grill me on any initial questions before we meet face to face.
3. We meet
After confirming that I’m available on your date, we properly meet and you get to suss me out! Either virtually or in person over coffee.
We’ll use this meeting for you to ask if I'm the one for the two of you, complete the Notice of Intended Marriage Form (NOIM) and discuss your ceremony in greater detail.
Your ideas and our experiences will be put together to create something wonderfully unique and different from what your guests have seen before. But, most importantly – something that reflects the two of you as a couple.
4. "Lock it in Eddie"
If your hearts say yes, you’ll lock me in with my booking fee.
I'll be there with you right till the end of your big day, we can chat anytime you like. If you ever need to ask a random wedding question or maybe just chat about the latest Cricket game or Formula 1 race - I'm all ears!
In the meantime, I will work on your ceremony from scratch and I’ll be in touch to assist with your vows (if needed), and will keep you updated on the process as we go.
5. Catch up with 3 months to go (optional)
I’ll offer an optional catch up, face to face or virtually. Together we will go over our draft, get more detailed about the steps for your ceremony. We’ll also use this time to chat about any tricky wedding situations (e.g. parents insisting on inviting your uncles and aunties you only see once every 2-3 years.)
We can also go over and/or practice your vows if you need in order for you to be in the zone without hesitation or worries for your big day!
Basically, I’ll be your right hand man to assist you in structuring your wonderfully detailed ceremony.
6. The week before the wedding (optional)
Just an optional opportunity (if we haven't already) to finalize any last minute changes or specifics.
I’m available to catch up to go over an optional run-through of your day. Thanks to COVID who’s modernised the way of meeting, we can casually meet online (over Google Meets) in place of on an site rehearsal.
The aim is to ensure that after we meet on this occasion, you will feel nothing but supported, confident and excited your day!
PS: The option for a rehearsal is there too, I would play it by ear as we lean closer to the wedding week.
7. Time to get married
I’ll arrive at your venue an hour before your ceremony starts.
I’ll set up my PA Bluetooth system and do a sound check. If your photographer and other professionals are on site, I will 100% do my best to become best friend with them to ensure we’re all in sync during your ceremony.
If you’re on site, I’ll greet the two of you to make sure you’re feeling excited (with hopefully copious amount of butterflies) and ensure you’re good to go.
Time arrives, I’ll begin to get your guests feeling welcoming, relaxed and smiling before we begin. It’s my job to ensure everyone in the room is feeling the love that you’re about to indulge in.
Then with an engaged atmosphere, we’ll kick off your ceremony. We'll entertain and speak eloquently about love!
We’ll sign some paperwork and best of all - I’ll pronounce you married (hallelujah)!
8. It's official & the rest is taken care of!
The next 48 hours, I will lodge all the legal stuff to Births, Deaths and Marriages to officially register your marriage!
Best of all... I got to be part of your wedding, which is incredibly special.
Sydney, Australia | +61401928099
shihubrahmanthecelebrant@gmail.com
I acknowledge the Traditional Owners of the land where I work and live. I pay my respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging. I celebrate the stories, culture and traditions of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Elders of all communities who also work and live on this land.