Jake Smith - The most highly reviewed marriage celebrant in Australia.
It seems pretty obvious... Weddings should be good!
We gather at weddings to celebrate people we love making an incredible commitment… But it usually feels like (during the ceremony at least) people have gathered to listen to a stranger read a thing! A good wedding should be captivating, unmistakably about the couple and bring a smile to your face. If you happen to shed a tear, it’s because you’re emotional, not because you cant wait ‘til it’s over!!!
It's a celebrants job to make sure the wedding feels awesome…
not boring, not awkward, not cheesy!
Bad weddings can be disjointed, irrelevant and unpleasant; perhaps you've been to one? You may have been uncomfortable, confused or cringing through the whole thing!
What’s terrifying and tragic is that bad weddings still happen… all the time!!
What makes a Ceremony great?!
Great weddings engage the couple and their guests right from the get-go.
No one gets bored because people are actually smiling... and crying (but not because they wish they were somewhere else!).
Great ceremonies are never monotonous or read (painfully) word after word because at great weddings the people are more important than the celebrant reading their thing.
There's eye-contact at great weddings, a little laughter and a story or two. Ultimately the guests feel like they go on a journey with the couple. Because the ceremony was actually about them. Crazy right?!
I'm humbled that I get to work with couples so closely on a day that's so significant. I don't think I'll ever take that for granted.
Thanks for visiting my site. There are some short videos that I hope prove helpful as you plan your wedding. You can view feedback I've received from my family of past clients or find out about having me serve as your MC as well! If at any stage you'd like to touch base, simply hit Enquire.
Jake is an authorised marriage celebrant with loads of experience and a bunch of incredible testimonies, the most common feedback we receive:
"Jake is the best celebrant we've ever seen!"
"How long have you known him?"
"Where did you find him!?"
"That was the BEST ceremony ever!"
"Jake made us feel so incredibly comfortable/relaxed on the day"
“Keep doing what you’re doing”
“You were born for this!”
“THIS is what weddings should be like”
“I’ve been to heaps of weddings… and that was the best!”