about ME
i create CEREMONIES that tell your story
I love being a Celebrant. I love celebrating love!
To be involved with people during such exciting and momentous times in their lives is a real privilege, celebrating the joy in life, and it’s why I chose “Joy in Life” as my Celebrant business name. I am a true “people person” which is why every ceremony I have conducted has been such a success and I invest a lot of myself into creating truly personalised ceremonies. I started my working life as a nurse in Sydney and then moved onto customer service roles and some years as a public servant in Canberra. When I was living in Canberra, I realised I wanted to do more with my life than just work as a public servant, and I knew I wanted to return to more people-focussed, more caring roles, and so I became a Celebrant! I qualified as a marriage celebrant in 2011, and have conducted so many happy, wonderful ceremonies for just so many couples. My first ceremony for a same-sex couple was such an emotionally charged, beautiful ceremony, and I was filled with such joy and pride that I could help that wonderful pair finally cement their life-long partnership. So many tears of joy! A few years after becoming a celebrant, life's circumstances moved me into funeral celebrancy, and I conducted my first funeral service for a friend. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done, but one of the most beautiful. Vale, Owen Lawrence, you are loved and missed. Since then, I have conducted many funeral services and even worked as a funeral director for 18 months, but continued as a marriage celebrant as well, bringing that joy to others (and myself!). Funeral Celebrancy has led me into qualifying as an End of Life Doula in 2020, where I provide end of life services and support to people, including full funeral celebrant services. I have since progressed to providing full Funeral Services with my funeral business called Tree of Life Funerals if you'd like to take a look : https://treeoflifefunerals.com.au Myself and my husband, along with my two small dogs, moved to Batemans Bay in 2021 and we are really enjoying living in this wonderful community. I love working with, and helping others, so I am doing what I love, and I want to share that love with you. I also believe I bring with me all the best aspects of my previous careers, from caring, compassion, and understanding, to public speaking and presentation skills, as well as the training I received from the Academy of Celebrancy while obtaining my Certificate IV in Celebrancy. Besides being a professional and a member of the Celebrants Network, as well as the Australian Marriage Celebrants, I am a warm, happy, empathetic and understanding person. For your wedding, vow renewal, commitment ceremony, I will provide a happy and relaxed ceremony created just for you. I have a pleasant and clear speaking voice and will use a PA system to ensure your ceremony is audible to all, and I can download and play your choice of music as I have a Copyright Licence. I provide a signing table and chairs for the Marriage Register, covered with a white cloth and decorated with pretty flowers and candles (or you can have whatever you choose).
To be involved with people during such exciting and momentous times in their lives is a real privilege, celebrating the joy in life, and it’s why I chose “Joy in Life” as my Celebrant business name. I am a true “people person” which is why every ceremony I have conducted has been such a success and I invest a lot of myself into creating truly personalised ceremonies. I started my working life as a nurse in Sydney and then moved onto customer service roles and some years as a public servant in Canberra. When I was living in Canberra, I realised I wanted to do more with my life than just work as a public servant, and I knew I wanted to return to more people-focussed, more caring roles, and so I became a Celebrant! I qualified as a marriage celebrant in 2011, and have conducted so many happy, wonderful ceremonies for just so many couples. My first ceremony for a same-sex couple was such an emotionally charged, beautiful ceremony, and I was filled with such joy and pride that I could help that wonderful pair finally cement their life-long partnership. So many tears of joy! A few years after becoming a celebrant, life's circumstances moved me into funeral celebrancy, and I conducted my first funeral service for a friend. It was one of the most difficult things I have ever done, but one of the most beautiful. Vale, Owen Lawrence, you are loved and missed. Since then, I have conducted many funeral services and even worked as a funeral director for 18 months, but continued as a marriage celebrant as well, bringing that joy to others (and myself!). Funeral Celebrancy has led me into qualifying as an End of Life Doula in 2020, where I provide end of life services and support to people, including full funeral celebrant services. I have since progressed to providing full Funeral Services with my funeral business called Tree of Life Funerals if you'd like to take a look : https://treeoflifefunerals.com.au Myself and my husband, along with my two small dogs, moved to Batemans Bay in 2021 and we are really enjoying living in this wonderful community. I love working with, and helping others, so I am doing what I love, and I want to share that love with you. I also believe I bring with me all the best aspects of my previous careers, from caring, compassion, and understanding, to public speaking and presentation skills, as well as the training I received from the Academy of Celebrancy while obtaining my Certificate IV in Celebrancy. Besides being a professional and a member of the Celebrants Network, as well as the Australian Marriage Celebrants, I am a warm, happy, empathetic and understanding person. For your wedding, vow renewal, commitment ceremony, I will provide a happy and relaxed ceremony created just for you. I have a pleasant and clear speaking voice and will use a PA system to ensure your ceremony is audible to all, and I can download and play your choice of music as I have a Copyright Licence. I provide a signing table and chairs for the Marriage Register, covered with a white cloth and decorated with pretty flowers and candles (or you can have whatever you choose).
Here I am at my own wedding in 2017!
LAUREN NEWMAN
