Rebels' Guide

I believe the traditional way of finishing a marriage ceremony with a song of your choosing, although it has worked well up until now, is a tradition that needs to end and all marriage ceremonies should end with Dire Straits’ ‘Walk of Life’. This world changing proposal is based on the theory that the Walk of Life makes every movie ending better, so why wouldn’t it work on weddings? Check out the amazing re-edit to the ending of ‘The Graduate’ here. Big thanks to our friends at the Walk Of Life Project . Here are eight good examples and more are found on this website .

Ana recently asked me to write a blog post about interfaith and interracial marriage ceremonies. What a loaded topic! I didn’t know what to write, until I realised that the topic was fairly well covered recently by an email from a local high school student who asked of me an “Expert Authority Statement” on religion, the church, rituals and marriage. So, Ana, I hope this helps – and if you’re trying to figure out how to mix your faith or religion (or lack of) with getting married, read on. ​ ​What do you think the purpose of marriage is? Marriage is a union of two people and it’s purpose is to create a place where those two individuals can create a life together, exclusive of anyone else. That union brings legal benefits and assumptions, but ultimately it’s a personal and intimate union, created for the primary benefit of the individuals, bringing secondary benefits to the community and society. Being a civil celebrant, what difference do you see...