The folks at the Australian Bureau of Statistics recently released their year in review for 2017.  In November this year they will release their 2018 data.

In 2017 there were 112,954 marriages registered.  Somewhere in there are my beautiful couples. 

The number of marriages decreased in 2017 by 5,447 (4.6%).

If you’re male and turning 32 it was a good time to be married in 2017.  It seems us men were willing to wait one more month compared to the average age of 31.9 years old 2016.   It’s pretty much the same for the girls with the median age at marriage in 2017 being 30.1 years old.  In 2016 they were two months younger!

The majority of marriages continues to be overseen by civil celebrants just like me. The proportion of marriage ceremonies overseen by a civil celebrant increased to a whopping 78.0 per cent of all marriages in 2017.  That’s an amazing figure when you think where we were even 10 years ago.

In 2017, the majority of brides (80.9%) and grooms (79.3%) had not been married before.

The Civil Celebrants Network reported that since 2015 the number of celebrants in Australia remained fairly static at 8928.  In 2016 the Coalition of Celebrant Associations Inc conducted a National Celebrant Survey that revealed over 50% of celebrants do less than 10 ceremonies each year.  As one of Coffs Harbour’s foremost marriage celebrants,  I couldn’t help but think how important it is for couples to choose their celebrant wisely.  Look for a marriage celebrant who is experienced, trusted and a member of a recognised marriage celebrant association.  This way you can always put your complete faith in them to give you exactly what you want.

From simple elopements to the most extravagant ceremony, you’re always in good hands. Let’s catch up for a chat.  Married By Simon – celebrating happiness since 2008.

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  • Thank you for making our day so beautiful, it was magic. We had such an amazing day which was in no small part due to you. Our guests all commented on how beautiful the ceremony was, and how nicely you conducted it. We wish to extend our warmest thanks to you for being one of the integral parts in making our wedding the wonderful occasion it was. Many, many thanks!

    Sarah and Darren

  • Dear Simon. Thank you for making our day perfect and absolutely memorable. So many of our family and friends commented on your ceremony and how your professionalism and presentation along with your caring and understanding nature assisted with what was a truly remarkable experience. Thank you for including our son throughout the proceedings and a huge thank you for being so understanding towards the interesting dynamics of our families and parents.

    Emma and Toby

  • Thank you for playing such a wonderful important role in our special day and starting our marriage.  We can not repay you enough for joining us in union but we will feel forever blessed that such an amazing, humourous and loving man helped us in our very beginnings.

    Libby & Mark

  • We just wanted to say a huge thank you for making our wedding day the most memorable and perfect day ever! You did such a fantastic job, everyone commented on how professional you were and how relaxed you made us and the kids feel. Thank you again for being part of our fairytale!

    Melinda and Luke

  • We would just like to THANK YOU for such a perfect and personal ceremony. Our guests thought you were a friend we had known for years (we didn’t tell them any different). There were so many positive comments about the work you did. We loved that you kept the ceremony about us, that you talked about our story and you were so professional. Great suggestion about the music playing throughout. We would highly recommend you to all of our friends and family (even strangers). I also believe that you made such an impact, our guests would be recommending you to their people.

    Your work was very much appreciated!! We can not thank you enough, Simon!!

    Pav & Jacob

  • Jordan and I truely didn’t realise how lucky we had scored until the beginning of our ceremony. Simon had ourselves and our guests in tears from laughter and love. He was personal, deep and truely understood how we wanted our ceremony to feel. Our day started at 28 degrees and finished at 45 degrees, however, no matter how hot it became Simon was professional and knew how to make ourselves and our guests feel at ease. Our guests raved about Simon throughout the night and still to this day, we receive compliments on his behalf. He helped to create an atmosphere that will stay with us forever and we cannot thank Simon enough for this. We highly recommend Simon to be a part of your special day.

    Erin & Jordan