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24.01.2022 Love this advice... I’m also seeing more weddings in WA featuring an Acknowledgement of Country and it warms my heart! I hope more celebrants talk to their couples about having this as part of their service. #alwayswasalwayswillbe ON BEING AN ALLY // Arlene from Heart and Earth Ceremonies Celebrant based in Birpai Country (Port Macquarie), Indigenous Celebrant and previous Less Stuff bride, shares some wisdom on being an ally to our First Nations community. It’s wonderful, r...ead on; . "Arlene became a Marriage Celebrant in 2018 with intentions to decolonise the industry and mix things up. The majority of her clients are First Nations peoples, where she works closely with families who want culture as an integral part of the ceremony. . Before becoming a Celebrant, she has been working in cultural capability education for 12 years in her community, and built skills facilitating ceremonies based on sacred ecology using her own Aboriginal language. . Arlene says; Based on my experiences to become a better ally in this industry, I would encourage people to explore; . Do you hold any assumptions? When working with First Nation’s people, its really important to explore what story you have about First Nation’s peoples. Is this a deficit story or is it strength based? Who is a First Nations person? What do they look like? Sometimes assumptions can limit our options when working in the industry for example you may think; this person doesn’t look Aboriginal so they don’t practice culture, and wouldn’t want it in their ceremony or this person looks Aboriginal so it’s likely they would want a Welcome to Country organised. It’s important to meet people where they are at. Remember that there is a rich diversity and intersectionality with First Nations cultures. . Do you have a set idea about how ceremonies should look? There could be an opportunity to dismantle our own beliefs on the way things should be. Of course, we have legal requirements, but also, I feel like there is an important requirement to give clients transparency and let them know that the ceremony doesn’t have to look a certain way, so they would think more broadly about how the ceremony can be meaningful for them, not just reinforcing what they see on TV. Continual colonisation happens, and if we work with increasing the visibility of First Nations cultures, we support the decolonisation. See more

24.01.2022 Dales Gorge, Karijini. Cannot get enough of those Pilbara landscapes

21.01.2022 Well I finished my last uni exam for the semester yesterday so it's blogging time!! So much to catch up on, systems to update and improve, new website update and well, maybe some time off. The boys and I are headed off for 10 days for a bit of a trip up north to celebrate WA in the school holidays, so stay tuned for some red dirt and blue ocean piccies hehe. Anna and Pete got their wedding album delivered recently, so I was inspired to blog their beautiful, happy day! Enjoy... xx Amazing vendors: The Original Wedding Company, Poppys, The Paper Hall, Hire Society, The Tailored Table, De La Rosa Cakes, Daisy Clover Films, Festoon Lighting Perth, Maggie Sottero Designs, Jacqui Bradfield Makeup Artist, Dolce Ensembles, Perth Open Photo Booth, My Limo Hire Perth, Perth Dance Floors The Old Brewery

19.01.2022 Heading down memory lane tonight with Saint Aidan Wines for Megan and Ben's wonderful wedding!

07.01.2022 Anna and Peter! Wedding coming up on the blog after uni exams ;)