Hot To Keep A Surprise Wedding ..... a surprise

Cheryl Warry • June 9, 2016

Surprise weddings take a lot of planning, so here are some useful tips

Hot To Keep A Surprise Wedding ..... a surprise

Thinking about having a surprise wedding? They are a very popular choice, particularly if you want to avoid the typical wedding stress in the lead up to the ceremony. While they are a much more relaxed alternative, there are a few things you may want to consider when the penny finally drops!

Tell key people: might be a good idea to bring your parents in on the surprise; they can be a big help and may need it in the lead up to the day and let’s face it, you don’t want to get them offside!

Give your celebration a disguise: Make it something important to ensure your guests make the effort to come. I suggest calling it your engagement party or that particularly significant birthday party.

Going it alone equals hard work: The less people that know, the less help you’ll have. Consider keeping your styling very simple because you won’t have a lot of support with so few people in on the surprise.

Choose your celebrant: Work closely with your celebrant and choreograph how they won’t be ‘discovered’ before the surprise is announced. One hint of someone ‘official’ will blow the surprise you’ve worked so hard to keep.

Think about the announcement: When are you going to tell everyone that you’re about to get married? It could be with a sign as guests walk in; it could be the speeches that turn in to an announcement; you could ask the celebrant to take over the microphone and spring the surprise.

Give a gift option: Family and friends might want to give a better gift once the wedding is over. It’s perfectly fine to set up an online registry to allow guests to get you a little something extra to celebrate your surprise.

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COVID-19 has thrown many couples in to a spin and with all the months and sometimes years of planning, it has come down to making the choice to postpone or to go with the restrictions of just five people for what is most likely to be a legals-only style of ceremony. It is clear to see that the Corona Virus is not going away any time soon and I am mindful not to add to the potential risk, stress and harm that the virus may cause. It’s important that as an Australian marriage celebrant, I comply with the rules set down by our government and that they are adhered to, to the best of my ability. The Covid-19 restrictions that now apply to weddings, have been put in place to protect our nearest and dearest. If a couple still wish to get married, of course this is still possible, providing there are no more than five people present. This includes the marriage celebrant, the couple and their two legal witnesses over the age of 18. If the couple still wish to have a photographer and/or videographer then they must act as a witness. As laid out by the Australian Government, social distancing of at least 1.5 metres must be applied and the four square metre rule must be observed, this includes the signing of the legal documents. In the face of Corona Virus, one of the biggest challenges couples are faced with currently is to decide when to pull the trigger on their date and move it to a date further into 2020 or even move to 2021. Many of my couples have already made the decision to move weddings that are booked from now through to September and October until earlier in to 2021. Not an easy decision to make and there are many variables to consider; guests travel plans and accommodation to just begin with. If you are unsure of what to do, I would suggest that you engage with your suppliers and enquire about future dates and their availability. Yours won’t be the first call they have taken to discuss this very topic. I'm available to chat about your options either by email, zoom or over the phone. As many have said, we are living in such uncertain times and Covid-19 / Corona Virus is testing even the most resilient of us. Let's put the welfare of you, your families and your guests first.