Australian Wedding Ceremonies
Marriage in Australia comes with a complete legal to-do list prior to the event, so it’s worth contacting the local registry for details of certified wedding celebrants as they will be able to walk you through the process. At the very least, it’s worth knowing that you have to register a Notice of Intended Marriage with the celebrant who’ll be conducting your event, with at least one month and one day between your date of registry and planned wedding day!
An Australian wedding ceremony, civil or religious, will include the exchange of rings, which follows the European tradition of a wedding band of a perfect circle, to represent the never-ending element of love. In Australia, the rings are customarily worn on the third finger of the left hand, in keeping with the ancient Roman and Greek idea of the ring being on the vein which leads directly to the heart.
The real twist with an Australian wedding ceremony comes in those areas which enjoy great weather and fabulous coastlines, as outdoor weddings are extremely popular and beach-side ones in particular! These outdoor ceremonies may be chosen for their exquisite locations by many couples, but for others they are a nod to native Aboriginal roots, whose ceremonies would have been held outdoors, under an arbour or canopy.
Australian Wedding Partying!
Of course, with its lively party and social culture, you can expect an Australian wedding party to be big on socialisation, dancing and drinking. The general format is likely to be very similar to that of a US or European reception, including eating, drinking and speeches, although there might be a few local quirks …
♥ It’s not unheard of for the Australian wedding feast to be a full-on barbeque. This isn’t just to make the most of an area’s great weather or a fantastic outdoor location, but it might also represent the ancient Aboriginal feasts, where an animal (such as deer) may have been slaughtered and roasted in the newlyweds’ honor.
♥ With the diverse mix of heritages and cultures in Australia, it’s not surprising that wedding ceremonies and parties could include activities and customs which are easily identifiable to their original culture. For example, the bride and groom may drink from coronets joined by ribbons (Greece) or give out sugared almond wedding favors (Italian and English).
♥ More locally “traditional” Australian wedding favors are known as Lamingtons. These are small bite-sized squares of sponge cake, which are coated with chocolate and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. If these are not being given as favors, it might be because the wedding cake is made in this style instead.
♥ The Australian wedding cake was traditionally made as a symbol of the new bride’s fertility, and the oldest custom is that once the cake is cut in the customary ceremonial way, it’s distributed among the guests, but some is retained and ceremonially crumbled over the bride’s head, to help that old fertility thing along!
♥ The ancient Aboriginal ceremony was seen as a life-bond, a commitment made in sight of the Creator. This commitment was symbolized in the ceremony by the couple making their declaration of commitment to the tribe’s Pipe Carrier. The carrier would then give the couple the pipe which they would smoke to symbolize their union. In return, they would give the Pipe Carrier some tobacco. There was no such thing as a “divorce” for ancient Aborigines – even if the couple parted and set up their own separate lives, they would still be considered husband and wife.
Australian Wedding Clothes
The whole white wedding gown tradition has, for some years, been the tradition in Australian, largely due to the influence on Australian customs and heritage by the British. However, in times gone by, Australian wedding clothes would have reflected local superstitions and regional customs much more closely, so a bride might have worn a dress of any color and her bridesmaids would have been dressed identically, in order to confuse evil spirits on the day!
Modern trends in cosmopolitan Australian weddings include bridal dresses in pastel and bold colors, rather than the traditional white, as well as shorter dresses and bare feet for those beach-side weddings and parties! The groom will usually wear a suit, or something a little more relaxed if the wedding is a less-formal affair!
An Australian bride will usually also wear a cheeky garter, which is used in the traditional garter throwing game later on in the reception!
Unique Traditions
♥ Australian laws about relations between relations are obviously extremely strict, but also a little confusing! For a long time, the law has forbidden marriage between blood relatives, including full blood and half blood relatives. Confusingly though, in some areas marriage between cousins may be permitted!
♥ Decorative flowers are something of a feature of Australian weddings. Native flora such as wattle and bottle brush, bankias, eucalyptus and warratah are particularly popular in bouquets and decorations. In other areas, orchids take center-stage amongst the wedding flowers, for example in Queensland, where Cookstown Orchids are the state flower.
♥ One old Australian tradition was for the family’s bible to be handed down to newlyweds as a wedding gift, with each couple adding their own inscription and details before passing them on. Some families still have these family bibles within their families, and they make great heritage items for modern families.
♥ At an Aboriginal wedding feast, care would have been taken to serve food to the guests in order of their ranking in the tribe or community – similar to the Samonan custom which might still be seen there today. Like the Samoans, the Aboriginal newlyweds would also have given gifts to those attending their wedding, rather than receiving gifts themselves.
Videos and links
Melbourne Wedding Video // Paul & Sarah ~ Same Day Edit from Preface Films on Vimeo.
Some useful style information if you need inspiration for your Australian wedding:
http://www.pinterest.com/celebrantjoy/rituals-for-wedding-ceremonies/
Australian Wedding CeremoniesMarriage in Australia comes with a complete legal to-do list prior to the event, so it’s worth contacting the local registry for details of certified wedding celebrants as they will be able to walk you through the process. At the very least, it’s worth knowing that you have to register a Notice of Intended Marriage with the celebrant who’ll be conducting your event, with at least one month and one day between your date of registry and planned wedding day!An Australian wedding ceremony, civil or religious, will include the exchange of rings, which follows the European tradition of a wedding band of a perfect circle, to represent the never-ending element of love. In Australia, the rings are customarily worn on the third finger of the left hand, in keeping with the ancient Roman and Greek idea of the ring being on the vein which leads directly to the heart.The real twist with an Australian wedding ceremony comes in those areas which enjoy great weather and fabulous coastlines, as outdoor weddings are extremely popular and beach-side ones in particular! These outdoor ceremonies may be chosen for their exquisite locations by many couples, but for others they are a nod to native Aboriginal roots, whose ceremonies would have been held outdoors, under an arbour or canopy. Australian Wedding Partying! Of course, with its lively party and social culture, you can expect an Australian wedding party to be big on socialisation, dancing and drinking. The general format is likely to be very similar to that of a US or European reception, including eating, drinking and speeches, although there might be a few local quirks …♥ It’s not unheard of for the Australian wedding feast to be a full-on barbeque. This isn’t just to make the most of an area’s great weather or a fantastic outdoor location, but it might also represent the ancient Aboriginal feasts, where an animal (such as deer) may have been slaughtered and roasted in the newlyweds’ honor.♥ With the diverse mix of heritages and cultures in Australia, it’s not surprising that wedding ceremonies and parties could include activities and customs which are easily identifiable to their original culture. For example, the bride and groom may drink from coronets joined by ribbons (Greece) or give out sugared almond wedding favors (Italian and English).♥ More locally “traditional” Australian wedding favors are known as Lamingtons. These are small bite-sized squares of sponge cake, which are coated with chocolate and sprinkled with desiccated coconut. If these are not being given as favors, it might be because the wedding cake is made in this style instead.♥ The Australian wedding cake was traditionally made as a symbol of the new bride’s fertility, and the oldest custom is that once the cake is cut in the customary ceremonial way, it’s distributed among the guests, but some is retained and ceremonially crumbled over the bride’s head, to help that old fertility thing along!♥ The ancient Aboriginal ceremony was seen as a life-bond, a commitment made in sight of the Creator. This commitment was symbolized in the ceremony by the couple making their declaration of commitment to the tribe’s Pipe Carrier. The carrier would then give the couple the pipe which they would smoke to symbolize their union. In return, they would give the Pipe Carrier some tobacco. There was no such thing as a “divorce” for ancient Aborigines – even if the couple parted and set up their own separate lives, they would still be considered husband and wife.Australian Wedding ClothesThe whole white wedding gown tradition has, for some years, been the tradition in Australian, largely due to the influence on Australian customs and heritage by the British. However, in times gone by, Australian wedding clothes would have reflected local superstitions and regional customs much more closely, so a bride might have worn a dress of any color and her bridesmaids would have been dressed identically, in order to confuse evil spirits on the day!แนวโน้มที่ทันสมัยในสากลงานแต่งงานที่ออสเตรเลียรวมชุดเจ้าสาวในดินสอสีและสีเป็นตัวหนา มากกว่าชุดสีขาว เป็นสั้นแบบดั้งเดิม และเท้าเปล่าสำหรับงานแต่งงานริมหาดและฝ่าย เจ้าบ่าวจะใส่ชุดสูท หรือสิ่งที่เล็กน้อยมากขึ้นผ่อนคลายถ้างานแต่งงานเป็นเรื่องเป็นทางการน้อยกว่าเจ้าสาวออสเตรเลียจะมักสวมใส่แบบ garter cheeky ซึ่งใช้ใน garter ดั้งเดิมที่เกมการขว้างปาในภายหลังในการรับ ขนบธรรมเนียมประเพณี♥กฎหมายออสเตรเลียเกี่ยวกับความสัมพันธ์ระหว่างความสัมพันธ์เข้มงวดมากชัด แต่ยังสับสนเล็กน้อย เป็นเวลานาน กฎหมายได้ห้ามการแต่งงานระหว่างญาติเลือด รวมทั้งเลือดเต็มและครึ่งเลือดญาติ Confusingly แม้ว่า ในบางพื้นที่ การแต่งงานระหว่างลูกพี่ลูกน้องอาจได้รับอนุญาต♥ดอกไม้ตกแต่งเป็นสิ่งที่มีคุณลักษณะของงานแต่งงานที่ออสเตรเลีย พืชพื้นเมืองเช่นแปรง wattle และขวด bankias ยูคาลิปตัส และ warratah ได้รับความนิยมอย่างยิ่งในช่อและตกแต่ง ในพื้นที่อื่น ๆ กล้วยไม้ใช้เวทีกลางหมู่ดอกไม้แต่งงาน เช่นในรัฐควีนส์แลนด์ ดอกไม้รัฐกล้วยไม้ Cookstown♥หนึ่งเก่าออสเตรเลียประเพณีสำหรับพระคัมภีร์ของครอบครัวเพื่อจะทอดให้คู่บ่าวสาวเป็นของขวัญแต่งงาน กับแต่ละคู่เพิ่มตนจารึกและรายละเอียดก่อนช่วยพวกเขาได้ บางครอบครัวยังมีพระคัมภีร์เหล่านี้ครอบครัวภายในครอบครัวของพวกเขา และพวกเขาทำให้รายการมรดกที่ดีสำหรับครอบครัวทันสมัย♥ At an Aboriginal wedding feast, care would have been taken to serve food to the guests in order of their ranking in the tribe or community – similar to the Samonan custom which might still be seen there today. Like the Samoans, the Aboriginal newlyweds would also have given gifts to those attending their wedding, rather than receiving gifts themselves. Videos and linksMelbourne Wedding Video // Paul & Sarah ~ Same Day Edit from Preface Films on Vimeo. Some useful style information if you need inspiration for your Australian wedding:http://www.pinterest.com/celebrantjoy/rituals-for-wedding-ceremonies/
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