The Celebrant Talk Show

Josh Withers and Sarah Aird•celebrant.institute

A regular talk show on being a marriage celebrant, the Australian marriage laws around celebrancy, and the art of running a celebrant business, hosted by the editors of the Celebrant Institute, Josh Withers and Sarah Aird

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Episodes

The one where we throw eggs at Sarah's house

Get your eggs ready folks, for once Sarah Aird says something controversial. Don't worry though, anything she said is not as bad as whatever Josh has to say. This episode also dives deep into what price to charge your clients, and why? Everyone has an opinion on this and want to ask the question, but the conversation is taboo right? Not on this podcast! Undercutting, undervaluing our profession, but more importantly encouraging you to charge what you are worth, are just some of the topics we cha...

Nov 30, 2017•1 hr 7 min

The only podcast banned by the AFCC!

Welcome to the only podcast that's officially banned by the Australian Federation of Civil Celebrants. We'd like to thank our families and our industry colleagues for supporting us thus far! Seriously though, here's another sweet podcast episode, enjoy! • Emily asks for a podcast episode with top tips for new celebrants, we'll release it soon! • Marriage celebrant matters, the AGD newsletter is out and boy is it fun/boring. We deliver a blow by blow recap of this industry-defining PDF file. • Co...

Nov 23, 2017•1 hr 5 min

I've never seen marriage paperwork fly like that

Two marriage celebrants with wedding hangovers bring you this November 6 episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, In follow-up Evie writes in on the topic of titles for the individuals booking celebrants, and Sean asks how does Josh sign marriage paperwork on an iPad.Topics covered in this talk showAFCC advertising in the "Qantas magazine".Stat dec required for proof of date and place of birth.Listing your pricing and packages live on your website for the public to see.WTF?!? "CoCA does not support ...

Nov 06, 2017•1 hr 9 min

I'm not a scientist, it's way above my pay-grade

Josh discovers that not everyone (no-one?) likes a rebrand; Sarah discusses how marriage equality will likely affect celebrants; and why both Josh and Sarah think telling people to kiss is a bit weird. Plus, the Marriage (Queensland) Arrangement 2017, why the marriage industry needs to start being less heterocentric now, and Josh is not a scientist. 0:00 Sarah and Josh have made a thing (podcast). Please send your questions. 2:45 Josh makes a boo boo – a lesson in rebranding. 25:36 What we think...

Oct 26, 2017•1 hr 3 min

We accidentally started a podcast

And so it begins. In the very first episode, Josh and Sarah discuss the change in the Conflict of Interest guidelines for marriage celebrants, and introduce the world to their very particular sets of skills; skills they've acquired over their celebrant careers; skills that make them a delight for people like you. 0:00 Josh & Sarah decide to start a podcast. 1:35 Chit chat: Josh discovers how expensive it is to plan a holiday in less than a week; when exactly is "wedding season"?; and the one...

Oct 11, 2017•29 min

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