Jen Lawrie-Smith Celebrant
Jen Lawrie-Smith is a Monash-trained Victorian marriage celebrant, authorised since 2003, who writes personal, detailed ceremonies from the Macedon Ranges to Queenscliff.
About Jen Lawrie-Smith Celebrant
Jen Lawrie-Smith has been an authorised marriage celebrant since 2003 and says she lost count after 500 weddings. She holds the Graduate Diploma in Arts (Civil Ceremonies) from Monash University, training she credits for her writing and presentation skills and for her ability to weave in elements of other cultures. She is based near Kyneton and in Queenscliff, and marries couples across Melbourne and surrounds.
Every ceremony is written for the couple rather than cut and pasted from someone else's. Jen usually meets couples two or three times and then continues by email, with unlimited phone and email contact, plenty of material on vows and readings, and a light-hearted rehearsal if you want one. She takes one or two weddings a day so you get her unhurried attention, and arrives early to liaise with your venue, photographer, musicians and guests.
On the day she brings a battery-powered MIPRO PA with a headset and hand-held mic, a BOSE sound dock for your music, a selection of signing pens and, if needed, a signing table and chairs, and she dresses to suit your style. A former critical care nurse, she is a calm presence if anything unexpected happens, and couples receive a printed copy of their ceremony as a keepsake.
Jen supports marriage equality and has married many same-sex couples, and she often helps interstate and overseas couples plan by email and Skype. Her real weddings range from Hanging Rock, Macedon and Hepburn Springs to Daylesford, Rye and Crown Towers. She is a member of the Association of Civil Marriage Celebrants of Victoria and of My Wedding Wish, a national charity for marrying couples facing terminal illness, and also conducts vow renewals, namings and funerals.
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