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| Bowral celebrant Charles B Dunk JP |
Civil Marriage Celebrant.
I was appointed as a Civil Marriage Celebrant in July, 1975, in the second 'batch' of such celebrants appointed by the Attorney General. |
I previously had quite a lot of experience as a Marriage Celebrant, as I had been Clerk of the Court, and Registrar of Births, Deaths and Marriages at Bowral Court House from 4th January, 1960.
During that time I had performed many weddings as the District Registrar, at the Court House, but I was regulated very strictly to words and phrases used. After performing a wedding for a third brother in a local family, I felt I could have dropped dead and their mother could have quite easily completed the ceremony for me.
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I enjoyed the planning with each couple, so when the Attorney General Lionel Murphy bought in the new legislature, appointing 'Civil Marriage Celebrants' I applied. It took some time for the appointment to come through.
The first wedding I performed was a small intimate family ceremony, on a typical wet winter’s evening, in a private home in Bowral. The middle aged couple were much more relaxed than I was.
I believe that every marriage ceremony is unique because it is so special to just one couple concerned. I never agree with people who say "You’ve been to one wedding you’ve been to them all!"
A wedding is about people - two people in particular - a bride and groom.
Memories of weddings shared and celebrated with many couples, include my son Craig’s wedding at Frensham, in Mittagong, a sunset wedding on a beach at Dunk Island, and wet/windy weddings at many local venues.
So where do I want to be in five years time? Retired and healthy reliving my many individual memories as a Celebrant and the friends I made.
Charles.
Bowral NSW
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