Best Josh Withers Podcasts (2025)

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The podcast episode about the email about the regulations recorded on a school night 35:41

8d ago35:41

35:41

You probably got that email sent to all celebrants about the Marriage Regulations legislation and the "new" requirement in the code of practice regarding "reasonable and timely responses" to requests from marrying couples. This episode of the Celebrant Talk Show podcast also covers service contracts in regards to tropical cyclones approaching Brisb…

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Would you rather less episodes recorded really well or more episodes recorded poorly like this one? 22:00

4M ago22:00

22:00

In this episode of The Celebrant Talk Show, hosts Josh Withers and Sarah Aird discuss a viral news story about a Melbourne man who illegally performed five weddings without proper certification. While battling their own technical difficulties with phone recording, they dive into the implications of fake celebrants, the extensive training required t…

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The one recorded at 100 kilometres per hour 42:00

4M ago42:00

42:00

Join Josh Withers and Sarah Aird as they explore the critical world of data security for celebrants. Starting with a demonstration of iOS 18.1's new call recording feature, the conversation delves into the sensitive nature of marriage documentation and how celebrants can better protect their clients' data. Learn about the risks of digital storage, …

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Charissa and Scott got up real high in their wedding 39:47

4M ago39:47

39:47

Enjoy this recording from the Insights series

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Insights into Kim & Zac's Cronulla wedding 23:26

5M ago23:26

23:26

Enjoy this recording for the Celebrant Institute insights series

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Insights into Madelin and Jeremy's Frogmore Creek wedding 41:56

5M ago41:56

41:56

Enjoy this recording from the insights podcast series

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How Sharon and Adam chose Tim Maddren to be their celebrant and MC 30:10

5M ago30:10

30:10

Enjoy this interview from our insights podcast series on the Celebrant Institute

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Listen to an AI podcast generator read the marriage laws 15:33

5M ago15:33

15:33

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They just decided to extend that to all weddings 58:52

5M ago58:52

58:52

Hello and thank you for having us back in your ears! This episode we're chatting about separate meetings, consent, and celebrant pricing. We really want to hear from you with anything you want us to talk about, or anything you might disagree with! Hit us up at [email protected]

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The one about the remote witnessing becoming law 23:56

9M ago23:56

23:56

Today's episode is all about the Australian marriage law changes that came in to place on the 12th of June 2024. For more information read the blog post about it and the email out.

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#32: Vetting Wedding Vendors with Your Values in Mind – How to Hire Ethical, Affirming Wedding Pros With Dee Wild of Custom Celebrations By Dee 56:00

10M ago56:00

56:00

In this inspiring episode, we welcome the delightful Dee Wild of Custom Celebrations By Dee - a marriage celebrant radiating joy, warmth and inclusivity from every pore. Based in Melbourne's northern suburbs, Dee has been officiating weddings for about five years now after realising she needed a career that allowed her to truly be herself. Fuelled …

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Sarah-Louise's trip to the wedding trail and her Maleny wedding 48:48

10M ago48:48

48:48

Take a preview at the Celebrant Institute Insights podcast offering by listening in to this preview of an episode where bride from the Sunshine Coast, Sarah-Louise, shares how she has planned her whole Maleny wedding with a FIFO (to South Africa!) groom, and why she chose Jay Flood as her celebrant. Visit celebrant.institute/insights to listen to t…

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Just a bunch of gibberish + new legislation & a quiet wedding industry 1:02:13

11M ago1:02:13

1:02:13

Hello everyone! It's been almost a year since we were in your ears - honestly, we just haven't had much to say. But we've got a bit to say today! We chat about the Attorney-General's Portfolio Miscellaneous Measures Bill and how long it's taking to get through Parliament. You can read Sarah's articles about it here: https://celebrant.institute/lega…

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#31: The Essential Marquee Wedding Guide With Julia Vardy of Mewburn Park 1:16:14

11M ago1:16:14

1:16:14

Marquee weddings offer a charming blend of natural landscapes and customisable celebration spaces. Today, we're exploring what you need to know about planning a seamless marquee wedding day as we chat with Julia Vardy from the picturesque Mewburn Park. Nestled 2.5 hours from Melbourne, Mewburn Park marries historical buildings with beautiful countr…

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#30: The Lowdown on Wedding Planners With Sarah Johnston of Girl Friday Weddings 44:21

1y ago44:21

44:21

A wedding day where everything falls magically into place - that's the power of a great wedding planner. In this month's episode of The Feel Good Wedding podcast, Sarah Johnston from Girl Friday Weddings pulls back the curtain on hiring a pro for your big day. With over 15 years of experience, Girl Friday Weddings opened its doors in 2009. This awa…

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Tori Brown's Path to Passion and Purpose 28:46

1y ago28:46

28:46

In this enlightening episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, host Josh Withers delves into the captivating world of new celebrants with guest Tori Brown from Grace and Soul Celebrancy. A recent graduate of the Certificate IV in Celebrancy at the Celebrant Institute, Tori shares her unique and inspiring journey towards becoming a celebrant. Throughout t…

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Musician-Turned-Celebrant: Ryan's Story 20:16

1y ago20:16

20:16

Welcome to another engaging episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, where we explore the diverse journeys of newly authorised celebrants in Australia. Today, I, Josh Withers, have the pleasure of hosting Ryan Enright from Paper Hearts, a Melbourne-based wedding musician who has recently embarked on a new journey as a celebrant. In this episode, Ryan sh…

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#29: What You Need To Know About Posing & Wedding Photography With Dani of Dani Bartlett Photography 45:29

1y ago45:29

45:29

Often, there’s a dilemma when it comes to wedding photos. We all want to have beautiful pictures that contain even just a speck of the emotion of the day—but so many of us feel awkward in front of the camera. Fortunately, this isn’t an impossible problem. This month's guest, Dani Bartlett exemplifies our point that no one is truly “unphotogenic.” A…

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Journey to Joy: Rachel Ivy McDermott-Magrath's Celebrant Adventure 23:09

1y ago23:09

23:09

Welcome to another enriching episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, where we delve into the inspiring journeys of those who've embarked on the path of becoming a celebrant. Today's episode features Rachel Ivy McDermott-Magrath, known professionally as "The Ivy Aisle," who shares her captivating story from planning her own wedding to becoming a sought-…

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Fresh Faces in Celebrancy: Melissa Edwards' Energetic Entry 18:33

1y ago18:33

18:33

In this vibrant episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, host Josh Withers welcomes the enthusiastic Melissa Edwards, a newly minted celebrant who completed her Certificate IV in Celebrancy with the Celebrant Institute. As part of our series on fresh celebrants, Melissa shares her inspiring journey - from witnessing her sister's wedding to becoming a ce…

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How to Celebrate and Not Hyperventilate 16:43

1y ago16:43

16:43

In this engaging episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, host Josh Withers takes us through an insightful conversation with Megan Studman, a new celebrant who has recently completed her certification with the Celebrant Institute. Megan talks about her journey, from her initial decision to become a celebrant during Melbourne's lockdowns to the completio…

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From Dietitian to 'I Do's 18:09

1y ago18:09

18:09

In this episode of the Celebrant Talk Show, Josh Withers interviews Amy McNeilly, a recent graduate from the Celebrant Institute. Amy, who works as a clinical dietician, pursued celebrancy to engage more with people, inspired by a celebrant she admired. The training was challenging, especially during the pandemic, taking two years to complete. She …

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Meet Lachie, Weddings by the Beard 22:56

1+ y ago22:56

22:56

In this exciting episode of the Celebrant Institute's Celebrant Talk Show podcast, join your host, Josh Withers, as he continues his series of insightful interviews with recent graduates and new celebrants. This episode features a conversation with Lachlan "Lachie" Grisold, the dynamic Melbourne-based marriage celebrant behind "Weddings by the Bear…

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#28: Beyond Petals: Making The Most Of Your Wedding Florals & Styling With Steph Jordan of Nunu Designs 59:39

1+ y ago59:39

59:39

A wedding’s style isn’t just about aesthetics. Floral and event designer Steph Jordan makes sure that every design detail and flower arrangement reflects the couple accurately. Steph is the Owner and Director of Nunu Designs, award-winning wedding florists passionate about making your event even better than how you imagined. In this chat we discuss…

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#27: Behind The Scenes: The Mental Bandwidth Of Wedding Planning 1:08:20

1+ y ago1:08:20

1:08:20

People marvel at weddings, but it’s the preparation and hard work that makes it happen in the first place! For this week’s episode, the Polka Dot Wedding team chats about the mental load of wedding planning. The pressure to plan typically falls on the bride, but Ms Polka (Dot), Ms Rose (Mary), and Ms Peacock (Julia) give tips on how to share the wo…

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#26: How To Build The Ultimate Wedding Playlist With Lucas Evans Of Orlando Combo 43:23

1+ y ago43:23

43:23

Music enhances whatever emotion we feel in the moment. That’s why it’s so important to curate your wedding playlist. To help us get started, musician Lucas Evans reveals his favourite songs to play at weddings that really sets the mood. Lucas is the drummer and band leader of Orlando Combo, one of Melbourne’s finest jazz bands. The band regularly p…

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#25: How To Personalise Your Wedding Ceremony With Josh Withers Of Josh Withers Wedding Celebrant 1:06:59

1+ y ago1:06:59

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“The way you get married is how you’re going to be married.” Those wise words came from Josh Withers, wedding celebrant extraordinaire and our guest on Episode #25 of The Feel Good Wedding Podcast. The ceremony kicks off married life, and according to Josh, you want it to be as intentional as possible. Apart from being a wedding celebrant, Josh is …

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#24: Dressing Your Wedding Party Without The Stress With Tessa Hartnett of Bridesmaids Only 31:57

1+ y ago31:57

31:57

Dressing your wedding party can be tricky, but it doesn’t have to be if you talk about the important stuff early on. Here with us today is Tessa Hartnett of Bridesmaids Only,, giving us tips on how to coordinate outfits without the stress! Tessa is the owner of Bridesmaids Only, your one-stop shop for wedding party attire. With over 10,000 designs,…

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#23: Choosing Your Wedding Location: One Venue Or Two? With Zonzo's Rod Micallef 56:46

2y ago56:46

56:46

Weddings are usually multi-venue affairs, but there are definitely perks to having the ceremony and reception all in one place. With a venue like Zonzo Estate, which houses a farm, restaurant, and winery, you’ll want for nothing more. Rod Micallef, the director of Zonzo Estate, is here to talk about their humble beginnings as a restaurant and how t…

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Open up the old internet and just toss some stuff in there. People love it. 48:15

2y ago48:15

48:15

Josh wrote an article on the Celebrant Institute website which received lots of feedback, and Sarah had some thoughts on it. Here's the link to the edited article, and the archived version from before this podcast episode.

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#22: Behind The Scenes: Why Should A Wedding Blog Care About Inclusivity? 52:47

2y ago52:47

52:47

Stories are at the heart of what we do at Polka Dot Wedding. And we’ve got room for all kinds of them! As a blog and an online membership for vendors in our directory, we want everyone to feel represented and included in the weddings we feature. Today in a very special episode, two of the Polka Dot Wedding team sit down to chat about why we’re so p…

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#21: A Tale Of Two Weddings With Racquela Hill 57:01

2y ago57:01

57:01

What’s better than one wedding? TWO weddings, of course! Polka Dot You Bride Racquela Hill talks about her own nupitals and how she made the best of them despite all the things that didn’t go as planned! In this chat we discuss: How Racquela and Michael met Racquela & Michael’s intimate first wedding Their second wedding at Kantara House Choosing w…

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#20: Invitation Inspiration: Making Sense Of Wedding Stationery With Natalie Reidy of A Tactile Perception 40:32

2y ago40:32

40:32

You know what they say, "First impressions last." This is why wedding stationery should never be overlooked. Invitations provide a glimpse of what your special day will be like. On a practical level, they also contain important information for your guests. To help us make sense of wedding stationery, Natalie Reidy of A Tactile Perception shares her…

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Email is the worst 1:16:20

2y ago1:16:20

1:16:20

A terribly poor recording of the Celebrant Talk Show with Josh and Sarah this week, Josh's laptop got drunk. Topics on this episode include: Does ageism exist in celebrancy? Being a celebrant with a disability Email systems and we're changing them and email is hell Changing the Marriage Act of 1961, Josh's 2023 project.…

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#19: Eco-Friendly Wedding Flowers: Your How To Guide With Kris McKee Of Kris McKee Floral Design 45:43

2y ago45:43

45:43

Like most industries, there is a growing trend from florists, wedding planners, and couples looking to make their weddings more sustainable. The big question is, where do you start? According to Kris McKee of Kris McKee Floral Design, to go down the sustainable route, you need to make ethical choices in the flowers and construction techniques you u…

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How to actually budget for a wedding without going into debt and choose a wedding date based on that budget 7:31

2y ago7:31

7:31

The biggest stress I encounter with writing a book, and especially with sharing it with you here is that I have these great ideas all bouncing around my head and they all feel like such great ideas, but as those philosophies and thoughts reach my finger tips they turn to mud. So thank you for trasping through the mud with me as we write this book t…

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#18: The Need To Knows Of Wedding Photography With Leo Farrell Of Leo Farrell Photography 40:18

2y ago40:18

40:18

Aside from the favours, the only things you can really take home from a wedding are the memories and photos. Choosing the right photographer is crucial so that your special day is remembered the way you want it to. As an expert himself, Leo Farrell of Leo Farrell Photography knows that a photographer’s skills, style, and personality can make or bre…

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The wedding tax and why wedding vendors are the way they are 11:57

2y ago11:57

11:57

We’ve got one final stop on this road trip to Weddingvendorville before we start booking wedding creators and that’s to talk about how the wedding industry isn’t like every other industry. I believe that one of the leading causes of stress and anxiousness in wedding planning is the beautiful coming together of two people who are, for most likely th…

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Fleshing out your intentions 6:38

2y ago6:38

6:38

I'm not going to lie, writing a book is hard. You get all excited and start writing and eventually you get all those initial words out, and then - in my experience at least - your brain and your fingers disconnect for a moment and you lose the ability to make words out of the thoughts in your head. Do not fear though, your intrepid writer spent a f…

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#17: Planning An Intentional Wedding With Kat Wray Of Red Eclectic 41:53

2y ago41:53

41:53

“Why are you having a wedding?” might be an unusual question to ask engaged couples, but Kat Wray believes this is the starting point for intentional wedding planning. Kat is an elopement and small wedding photographer at Red Eclectic. She is also the editor of Less Stuff - More Meaning, an eco-ethical wedding blog. Kat is passionate about mindful …

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Clearing the air on elopements 4:05

2y ago4:05

4:05

Writing this chapter prompted me on a future book, The Rebel's Guide to Eloping. There's so much confusion around weddings and elopements I've now committed myself to writing two books. Lord knows how many will come after that. As always, your comments and reviews are welcome as I write this book in public, it's how a rebel does things, out from un…

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When people like us get married, what happens? 11:58

2y ago11:58

11:58

Today's chapter is a favourite conversation of mine. Something I love about being in the wedding business is that planning a wedding is one of the first big things a couple does together. For many couples, it’s the most people they’ve gathered together, and the most money they’ve spent, and it’s a fantastic exercise in working on your relationship …

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Me, not being chill, about being chill in wedding planning 7:07

2y ago7:07

7:07

An attack on being chill, and then, what you actually, probably mean In my years as a marriage celebrant a common statement couples make as we’re planning their ceremony is that they want a ‘chill wedding’.This sounds like a great idea, compared to all those stressful weddings we’ve heard about. The problem with chill is best described Priya Parker…

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How to be a rebel! 6:10

2y ago6:10

6:10

How to have an intentional wedding The path to an intentional wedding is light and airy, it’s not supposed to be hard. That’s my biggest gripe with the world today, that when you do the hard work of finding someone you really like, and then you fall into love, so much so that you would want to marry, the entire narrative is that it’s hard, it’s str…

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Why should you have an intentionally planned wedding? 3:44

2y ago3:44

3:44

After having created thousands of weddings I would, quite bluntly, say that if you’re going to even have a wedding, let it be with intent, or don’t have one at all. After all, you don’t actually need a wedding to get married. Some people say they’re “not really into weddings” and those people are so very welcome to head down to the marriage registr…

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You're getting the damn book 5:00

2y ago5:00

5:00

Eight years ago I started 2015 with a Facebook post proudly declaring that I was going to "finally" write my wedding book and if you've known me for that long you'll know the book never happened. Lots of weddings happened, lots of travel, two children, a pandemic and a few tacos thrown in most recently. But I've got a fire inside of me I can't put …

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#16 Talking Business: The Juggle Of Businesses, Passion & Life With Zee Scott 46:29

2y ago46:29

46:29

Running a wedding business is a handful, but Zee Scott runs three AND makes it look like a cakewalk! Zee’s love for sweets and performing led her to become a baker, MC, and marriage celebrant. Admittedly, she doesn’t get to sleep much¾not because of work, but because she can’t contain her excitement for life! In this chat we discuss: What it’s like…

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#15 The Engagement Ring Guide With Jasmine Fraser 30:48

2y ago30:48

30:48

Engagement season is upon us! In honour of that, we’ve put together this engagement ring guide with Melbourne jeweller Jasmine Fraser . She’s been in the biz for 16 years, carefully handcrafting custom jewellery for special occasions. Her grandfather owned a jewellery store, so Jasmine’s love for gems and trinkets started at an early age. In fact, …

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#14 Nailing Your Wedding Entertainment With Serge Olivieri Of DJ:Plus! Entertainment 1:01:04

2+ y ago1:01:04

1:01:04

The dancefloor is not the only place where the music matters. Award-winning DJ and MC, Serge Olivieri of DJ:Plus! Entertainment, would definitely agree. Although Serge found himself servicing weddings by accident, he has grown so fond of them that couples make up the bulk of his clientele. He’s been doing this for over 40 years now, and seeing such…

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#13 A Colourful & Handmade Wedding With Amy Franks 1:06:23

2+ y ago1:06:23

1:06:23

When it comes to DIY weddings, we aim for a celebration where we get to decorate the space based on who we are. Years on from her big day and with plenty of golden advice to share, Amy Frank joins today’s episode to dive into her DIY wedding and how she and Malen transformed an old warehouse into a beautifully colourful and handmade day that was de…

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