Ingrid Heyn

About

Ingrid Heyn's wealth of experience makes her the ideal Authorised Marriage Celebrant, for couples looking for a special ceremony written especially for them in any setting.

• Partially completed NOIMs accepted for lodgement (second party to sign later).

• Lodge your NOIM on any day and at any time I offer same day 24 hour emergency NOIM lodgement for lodgement deadlines.

• Overseas couples: send me your scanned NOIM (signed & witnessed) as an email attachment. This constitutes lodgement.

• Did you know... if you're still married but waiting for your divorce finalisation, you can lodge your NOIM with me? Your conjugal status will be 'married pending divorce'. Be married one month from the date on which the NOIM is lodged with me, as long as your divorce is granted before the ceremony.

• Marriage in remote location (beach, forest, etc) - no problem. My portable self-powered PA system ensures words and music will be perfectly audible, over wind or waves. I can provide the Signing of the Register table and chairs.

• Foreign language inclusion in ceremony - not a problem (I speak several languages).

• For a small low-cost marriage ceremony, the Basic ceremony option is a bargain at AUD $250.00.

• For a wonderful ceremony of the highest quality designed and tailored for you, the Standard ceremony option ($600) provides every option and possibility from small-scale ceremonies to dramatic large-scale weddings conducted with superb professionalism.

• Ingrid consistently provides best industry standard service (hundreds of ceremonies since 2009). Every attention to detail is important. Priority: compose a ceremony script to the highest standard (or assist you to choose a ceremony script that perfectly meets your needs), prepare for it thoroughly, to conduct the ceremony with excellence.

It's a privilege for me to be part of your wedding ceremony. I greatly enjoy designing ceremonies and events around your wishes, to create the most beautiful and memorable occasion, something that is even better than you'd hoped for, or conversely to perform your marriage with a moving simplicity if that's what you prefer.

Further Qualifications: I studied a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Music with Honours, took Classical Studies (including Ancient/Classical Greek) and Linguistics, and am an opera singer, a composer, award-winning poet, writer, and web designer. I studied with Jacques Pottier from the French National Opera, and as part of my operatic training I studied voice in acting. I have performed roles in radio plays and recorded poetry narrations.

With my experience in public speaking, you can rest assured the ceremony will be conducted effortlessly as well as designed beautifully. My speaking voice is clear and well projected; it's my pleasure to use my speaking skills to conduct the ceremony smoothly and with ease and skill. (I can also pass on some good tips for reading aloud if you have chosen friends or family as your readers.)

I am happy to solemnise a marriage for couples speaking little or no English. An accredited interpret may be part of the ceremony if necessary, and if a translator is needed for the meetings with me, there are accredited translators available. Additionally, I speak a number of different languages and have familiarity with others, and will be happy to read greetings or poems or vows for the ceremony in a foreign language.

English, German, Dutch, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, some Chinese (Mandarin), some Russian, Ancient Greek, Old English, Middle English - and Serbian, Persian, Japanese (learned for particular weddings).

You also have the option of asking me to chant your ceremony, or to sing at the beginning or end of your ceremony. My vocal speciality is opera and the classical repertoire, but I am happy to sing classic jazz and songs from musicals and modern songs if requested. This is included at no additional cost as a special offer to my clients.