Helpful Information
Are you looking for a Celebrant?
Then Monash Celebrants offer you the following advice-files to read and download at your leisure. For further information please contact one of our member-celebrants.
There are so many Celebrants to choose from, how do we start?
Is a CCGA Celebrant likely to be the best one for me?
How do I know if a Celebrant is any good?
What do Celebrants charge?
Will there be any ‘extra charges’?
What does it matter to me if my Celebrant is a member of an Association?
I am a Monash Graduate. I’d like to join the CCGA
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I want to contact the Association
Marriage Questions
What are the legal requirements for getting married?
Should we have a rehearsal?
Can we choose our own vows and other ceremony content?
Where are we able to hold our wedding ceremony?
We just want a simple ceremony. Is that OK?
Must we do a ‘pre-marriage education’ course before getting married?
Can we get married in a church and have a civil ceremony later?
Funeral Questions
Can we choose the Funeral Celebrant we want?
Are CCGA members qualified Funeral Celebrants?
Would a Monash Celebrant let us choose some of our own content for the ceremony?
Is it inappropriate to ask a Celebrant to start preparing a funeral ceremony before a person has died?
Naming Questions
What is the difference between a baptism and a naming ceremony?
What role might the family play in a Naming Ceremony?
Do we have to appoint godparents?
Do you present certificates?
Is there an age limit for being named?
Can a person change their name legally by having a naming ceremony in which they adopt a new name?
Other Ceremony Questions
Are CCGA members able to conduct these ceremonies?
What’s the difference between a marriage ceremony and a commitment ceremony?
Will my friends find it unusual or surprising if I choose to mark my important occasion with a ceremony?
