About Jennifer Cram

Qualifications in celebrancy

• Graduate of the International College of Celebrancy
  
• Advanced Diploma of General Celebrancy (with High Distinction)
  
• Advanced Diploma of Marriage Celebrancy (with High Distinction)
  
• Advanced Diploma of Funeral Celebrancy (with High Distinction)
• Certificate IV in Marriage Celebrancy

Other qualifications

I hold a number of academic qualifications which have provided me with transferable knowledge and skills applicable to celebrancy:

• Bachelor of Arts, majoring in English Literature and Psychology
• Diploma in Education
• Higher Diploma in Library Science (With Distinction)
• Graduate Diploma in Advanced Librarianship
• Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management

These qualifications and many years of experience in librarianship, education and management have equipped me with highly developed skills in

• formal public speaking
  
• interviewing clients to establish their needs
• providing service and information to clients which meets their needs and timelines
• research, analysis and synthesis of information
• writing (author of approximately 100 published works)
• creativity
• attention to detail
• high level computer skills that enable me to produce documents with professional layout and content
• high level of comfort and facility with online communication
  
• working with others to assist them to meet their own needs and achieve their goals

Presentation

I am well-spoken with good voice projection.

I will seek information from you about the dress-code for your occasion together with your chosen colour scheme so that I can ensure that my outfit will coordinate but will not compete.  My dress style is elegant and understated.

'No uncomfortable surprises' policy

Personalisation

• I will use a number of mechanisms, including indepth interviews and questionnaires, to ensure that I understand your needs, values and wishes for your ceremony.
• I will work in close conjunction with you to facilitate development of a unique ceremony. While this is more work for me I feel it works much better for you and for your guests than the more common "mix-and-match" methodology where you are given a number of ceremonies to pick and choose bits from. I will do as much of the work in writing your ceremony as you wish me to.
  
• A full rehearsal is part of the package for Couture Commitment ceremonies.  A rehearsal is a dry run of the ceremony and should include all participants. A rehearsal will take much longer than the actual ceremony, so many celebrants do not include a rehearsal and some even actively advise against one. There are many reasons for holding a rehearsal on site (or if that's not possible, in a space that has been mapped out to replicate the site), these include:
• It helps everyone involved know what is expected of them and allows a walk through of the mechanical details, enabling all the various logistics to be worked out and understood by everyone and allowing everyone to concentrate more fully on the special moments during the ceremony
  
• It allows timing to be checked
  
• It allows everyone's pacing to be synchronised
• It is the final check of the sequence of your ceremony ensuring that it really does flow the way it is meant to.
• It ensures that all the readers have a chance to practice their readings and check their pacing, interpretation and voice projection
• It gives an opportunity to have an "emotional" dry run of the ceremony. As well as physically walking you through the ceremony, I build into the rehearsal processes that help you experience your actual ceremony to its fullest.
  

Privacy

• Any information provided to me is provided in confidence.
• Information is stored in a secure location, is accessed only by me, and is kept no longer than is needed for the purposes of your ceremony,  at which time it is destroyed by shredding.
• I do not pass on, or otherwise use, any information provided as part of arrangements for your ceremony for any purpose .
  
• I may request your permission to provide your contact details to others considering me as a celebrant, but I will not provide such details unless I have your permission in writing.

Contact Me
For further information, to arrange an obligation-free consultation, or to book a ceremony in Brisbane, Ipswich or surrounds:

Jennifer Cram
Civil Marriage, Naming & General Celebrant

P O Box 20
INDOOROOPILLY QLD 4068
Australia

Phone: +61 7 3378 3005
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