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25.01.2022 Today marks my twelfth anniversary as a Registered Civil Celebrant. Feeling ever so grateful for the experiences and people I've worked with along the way, celebrating and commemorating life, love and the many transitions through ritual and ceremony.

25.01.2022 What a wonderful wedding - not that long ago - when love and the sun shone brightly upon family and friends in celebration. The sun will shine again. "We just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your wonderful work. Our ceremony was just perfect and we cant thank you enough." Kayla & Kayne

23.01.2022 Its important to take note. Heed the advice.

22.01.2022 In a home, garden and village of love for our children - it was a privilege to co-create a naming ceremony honoured by so many. We were looking for a no fuss celebrant who could listen to the ideas we had, embrace our vision and who understood that the day was about celebrating our daughter. Karen was able to weave our vision into a simple, seamless and very special ceremony. Jacinta & Laurens

20.01.2022 Well 2020 really has delivered - nothing we had quite imagined. Life's transitions of birth and death have continued regardless of a global pandemic however restrictions and caution has re-shaped celebrations and ceremony, in some cases postponement has been necessary. As we start to unfurl, emerging gently into a new normal, I hope we can take the best of the past into a future which values our connection with others, our natural environment and a renewed respect for what i...s important. For me, that includes social, racial and climate justice and supporting our creative industries. Apart from enjoying the comfort and provocations through film, music and art throughout the year I've discovered a deeper attachment to streets, parks and gardens within my 5k radius. I've also updated my website. www.kareningram.com.au

20.01.2022 Farewelling loved ones during the restrictions of a global pandemic means a sad time becomes even sadder. My thoughts are with everyone experiencing grief through these times of isolation and social distancing. Today I was privileged to officiate a funeral for a much loved man - a husband, father and grandpa. Let the storytelling and memories remain strong in the hearts of the living.

20.01.2022 In the time since my last post Ive been spending much time reflecting as I near the completion of my memoir. The past week has been unusual in that Ive become more attuned to death at the news of the passing of people known to friends and family. Tomorrow I will be officiating the funeral of the father of a friend. As Ive just written... the one certain thing in life, is death. It is what all living beings have in common. Through life and in death we are united. ... Its curious that Im noticing deaths more than births at this time, despite the fact births occur more often than death daily. So while I have the tv show One born every minute on in the background Ive just read this important article. And so it goes...

20.01.2022 This is wonderful news and hopefully the sign of things to come. Sustainable practices in death, as in life is the way forward.

18.01.2022 https://www.kareningram.com.au/

17.01.2022 This is great news for people planning weddings and funerals in Victoria. Our hard times and sacrifices have paid off. <3

17.01.2022 Stunning styling at todays #stkildarocknrollwedding

17.01.2022 Weddings are now restricted to the attendance of the couple, celebrant and two witnesses. Funerals limited to 10 people only. It is the right decision however so difficult for many. It's time to respond responsibly. If you have any thoughts on how to ritualise the loss of loved ones in private, please share them with me. ... Respectfully.

15.01.2022 Marriage Celebrant extraordinaire !!! So wrote a wedding guest in a message to me. Feedback from guests is always welcome and Im thrilled to hear that I succeed in representing the couple with authenticity, warmth and humour in a co-created ceremony.

15.01.2022 A rather lovely review from Bib & Jo :) I will remember their wonderful wedding - always. 'Karen was brilliant. Karen made us feel instantly comfortable and relaxed. She respected what we thought would be important on the day and brought our attention to everything we had forgotten. She was genuine and extremely knowledgable. She is a fun, kind and sincere person whom was perfect as our celebrant. She is very experienced and we could tell she has married heaps of people from her professionalism as well as her knowledge.'

13.01.2022 Days rarely get better than this. Love is in the air. #gettingready #weddings #ilovemyjob #melbournecelebrant

13.01.2022 Recently I witnessed the colour, whimsy, magic and love in the art of Mirka Mora at Heide Museum of Modern Art. Heres one of hers devoted to the love of two creatures (people) and the other one of her countless journal entries dedicated to her every day happenings - in this case a wedding in Noosa. May we all find the wonder and colour in our every day and the milestones.

12.01.2022 Here I am... more of me than ever before, in my new website. www.kareningram.com.au Feel free to share any part that rings your bell.

10.01.2022 It's a sign of the times. I support my client's choices for an 'unplugged' or 'plugged-in' wedding. My personal preference is for everyone to be physically and emotionally present for every ceremony.

10.01.2022 This sings volumes to me. Not-for-profit community based funerals empowering families, caring for country, paid opportunities for artists. Accessible rituals, creating traditions, increasing death literacy and building communities. Respect.

10.01.2022 I stand, sit, listen, walk and talk in solidarity with traditional custodians of the land and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who have had their connections to country and family disrupted and fractured by colonisation. I'm thinking of all of my friends and families for who this time is painful and filled with sorrow and grief. I acknowledge the Awabakal and Worimi people as traditional custodians of the land and waters that grew me and the Boonwurrung and Wurund...jeri people as traditional custodians of the land on which I live, love, work, create and raise my children. I'm grateful for the generosity of people who have given me the opportunities to learn and connect with our history. It requires vulnerability, courage and honesty. I benefit from colonisation and oppressive structures that have and still inflict cultural and social violence on First Peoples. Step by step I'm working out what to do about it. Ceremony and ritual is age old and can be transformative. Today at dawn, with respect and gratitude for ceremony and place held by Wurundjeri Elder, Aunty Diane Kerr, I joined many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and allies to honour the sorrow and truth of our shared history. Always was, always will be... Aboriginal land. Sovereignty never ceded.

09.01.2022 Snaps and approved photos from some of the weddings I've officiated since 2008

09.01.2022 A response like this from a happy couple after reading their ceremony draft is music to my ears. That all looks amazing! The story is absolutely perfect!!! Rehearsals and run-throughs always recommended. Todays was wonderful. One week to go!

08.01.2022 What a wonderful vista for a wedding (rehearsal). Cant wait for their big day. #melbournecelebrant #weddingrehearsal #newhorizons #ceremony #ritual #love #williamstown

08.01.2022 To our amazing wedding celebrant extraordinaire Karen Ingram thank you for providing us with exactly the type of ceremony we wanted. Your talent, warmth and humour really helped to make a wonderful ceremony. Marilyn & Colin

08.01.2022 What a beautiful wedding by the sea. Congratulations to the newlyweds Janet and Mark. The scent of the flowers were like Ive never experienced at a wedding. Stunning.

08.01.2022 A beautiful piece of writing - full of sentiment and love from beginning to end. Feeling warm, cosy and comforted. Thank you Tony Birch.

08.01.2022 While it's a time of year laden with expectation and celebration - the coming together of families and friends, I'm reminded any time of the year can bring about loss, grief and sadness. The world keeps turning, if not spinning, as the world for many grinds to a halt. Today my thoughts are with my family interstate as they place a much-loved matriarch to rest and I was honoured to officiate at a funeral closer to home. Words and music can connect us with each other and our mi...nds with our hearts. I can't imagine a world without them. Here are the words of Byron I read today - as also interpreted by Leonard Cohen. So We'll Go No More a Roving by Lord Byron (George Gordon) So, we'll go no more a roving So late into the night, Though the heart be still as loving, And the moon be still as bright. For the sword outwears its sheath, And the soul wears out the breast, And the heart must pause to breathe, And love itself have rest. Though the night was made for loving, And the day returns too soon, Yet we'll go no more a roving By the light of the moon. Here's a favourite and fitting song also played today, to farewell a husband, father, grand-father, brother and friend. For any and all experiencing sadness and loss at this time, my heartfelt condolences to you.

07.01.2022 Receiving recognition for my work is its own reward. I've been acknowledged for being curious, inquisitive and thinking outside the box. I love performing as MC especially gigs like this. There was music, dancing, costume changes, lucky door prizes, chocolate wheel, presentations, guest speakers and a heartfelt Welcome to Country by Uncle Colin Hunter. 'Absolutely amazing work as the MC at the staff party. Karen was funny, creative and highly innovative and very responsive to a number of requests and issues that arose. Thanks so much Karen!'

06.01.2022 I'm rather chuffed yet humble for this nod from a young collective who are making a difference. If you want to know some more about me... and the colours of the feathers in my boa, here you are.

06.01.2022 Today is my 24th wedding anniversary and despite these uncertain times I lovingly embrace the memories, celebrating at home with dinner, champagne, music, walking the dog and tuning into the news. I acknowledge my privilege in sustaining and representing a loving partnership for so many years as I've been free to openly love my partner. I've been thinking of many people who are planning their wedding in coming weeks and months and the uncertainty that brings and big decisions await. I honour the difficult decision made my a couple I was to marry in a few weeks time - the right decision and theirs to make. I can't imagine a celebration of love and commitment without showing affection - hugs, kisses and possibly tears. For all who are treading this path, I'm with you. Love well. xx

06.01.2022 Naming ceremonies are the reason I took the steps to become a civil celebrant. Acknowledging the arrival of a baby into our world through ceremony and ritual seemed to be the exclusive domain of religions and for the communities and people who were able to maintain or reclaim their cultural practices. For a growing number of the rest of us, the birth of a baby often goes by without the coming together of people to mark and celebrate this significant milestone. It doesn't hav...e to be this way. Ceremonies give cause and reason to stop, connect and unite. They can be transformative. They can honour the past, present and future, and our place in it. The ceremony I co-created with a beautiful family on the weekend brought together the generations to marvel, to wonder and ponder the potential of this young life and of their future. I'm grateful we live in a place and a time where this recognition and celebration can draw upon the past and the people around us to create a meaningful ceremony which is not bound by one book or one teaching.

04.01.2022 For lovers of fashion... I would love to be amazed by the arrival of a bride wearing balloons, cake or champagne.

03.01.2022 The day after a magnificent wedding... Im still recounting in my mind. What an honour to be in the midst of such love and living the role as officiant and authorised marriage Celebrant. What a couple. What style. Congratulations Marilyn & Colin. Your #stkildarockandrollwedding was that and much more.

02.01.2022 I like to set my scene on wedding day. Its more than rocking up looking fabulous and saying a few words. I set my table ready to prepare the paperwork which will legally wed two people who are making a lifelong commitment. Today I chose silence instead of music to get in the zone. About to run-through the words of a beautiful ceremony of an amazing couple, in the name of rock n roll.