Finding LGBTQIA+ friendly officiants and celebrants What are some of the challenges couples face when looking to celebrate their same sex marriage in Cape Town? Unfortunately, most worry about finding an inclusive, LGBTQIA+ friendly officiant or celebrant. Even in South Africa – a country that legalised same-sex marriage way back in 2006 – this is […]

I’m starting a collecting of beautiful words – readings and poems – for non-religious celebration-of-life ceremonies and memorials. In my opinion nothing can replace the beauty and vulnerability of a loved one standing up at a funeral or memorial to speak about the person they have loved and lost; to speak to the details that […]

So many couples want a simple ceremony/signing at my home or at theirs but they don’t know exactly what that entails or includes. I’m writing this to answer that question. Technically, the legal side of getting married is very short. Very. It entails two essential questions – the first asks you to confirm that there […]