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Welcome. My name is _celebrant_ and I am a qualified marriage celebrant and authorised by law to officiate this ceremony today.

The journey of marriage begins with love. Falling in love is like being first to discover the most beautiful thing in the world or finding something that no one else has ever noticed.

Its like glimpsing the first evening star or the rainbow that un-expectantly appears in the midst of a storm.

Love often starts in little ways. It comes quietly with a smile, a glance or a touch, but you know its there, because suddenly you are not alone.

Love means finally finding a place in this world that shelters you and is your own, where you feel you have been forever.