Best Josh Withers Podcasts (2024)

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The one about the remote witnessing becoming law 23:56

25d 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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Sarah-Louise's trip to the wedding trail and her Maleny wedding 48:48

2M 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

3M 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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Considering the five senses 2:28

5M ago2:28

2:28

As the person creating and leading a wedding ceremony consider the five senses in ceremony creation. In order of nervous system priority: 1. **Sight** - the ceremony should not just look aesthetically nice (including our attire and grooming) but it should look "right" to the guests: celebrant in the middle. To my colleagues that stand to the side o…

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Why does this exist??? 1:30

5M ago1:30

1:30

I'll never forget the day I discovered that: 1. wedding celebrants were a thing that existed, and 2. that they could be terrible I remember walking into the wedding ceremony so excited for the couple getting married, and thus the celebration that was about to take place, and was so surprised that the person holding the microphone, the authority dow…

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Testing, testing, one, two, three 0:54

5M ago0:54

0:54

Starting something is scary only because it's what most people do not do. It's in our DNA to be a follower. But if you examine the last few thousand years of civilisation, most of the bad things that we still talk about today are the result of people just following along. Avoiding the scary, avoiding change, avoiding the call to leadership. So I'm …

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

6M 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

6M 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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Journey to Joy: Rachel Ivy McDermott-Magrath's Celebrant Adventure 23:09

6M 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

6M 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

7M 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

7M 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

7M 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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Open up the old internet and just toss some stuff in there. People love it. 48:15

1y 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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Email is the worst 1:16:20

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

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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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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Clearing the air on elopements 4:05

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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

1+ y 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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Maybe it will inspire some of us to rest 46:02

2y ago46:02

46:02

Josh is moving to Mexico, Sarah's still not at rest but she has found a spectacular little trick for funerals using iMovie. Still no movement on the NOIM video witnessing push, and we're meeting with the AGD next month.

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Happy Podcast New Year! 1:15:26

2y ago1:15:26

1:15:26

We know, we know, we've been away for a whole year, but we're back! In this episode we talk about where we're both at in July 2022, and the major things that have happened in celebrancy and at the Celebrant Institute in the last 12 months: new forms released 1 September 2021 changes to compulsory OPD new Cert IV in Celebrancy released new PD option…

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We're not going to charge you more money, it's ok 1:20:50

3y ago1:20:50

1:20:50

We're tired, and we know you are all tired too. In this episode we catch up on each other's news, and chat about value (and how it's difficult to articulate!) and how OPD is going in 2021.

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The rebels guide to being a wedding guest 7:59

3y ago7:59

7:59

Everything you need to know about how early you should arrive at a wedding, where you should sit, what you should do, and what kind of gift you should bring. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therebelsguide/message

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Advanced OPD topic on how to skin a rabbit 1:24:20

3y ago1:24:20

1:24:20

After a six month break from podcasting because our world's got crazy and busy, we talk about what was keeping us busy. Namely, reschedules and postponements and cancellations of weddings, and how that's affecting the whole industry. Plus we go over our 2021 OPD - ongoing professional development - program in great depth. You're going to love it! G…

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Be the CEO your wedding celebrant business needs you to be 31:49

3+ y ago31:49

31:49

It's time to life up our heads from managing, or surviving, in our wedding celebrancy business, and to actually lead our businesses to a place where they bring us joy and happiness again. This episode of the podcast is with someone who helps people like us do things like that, Heidi Thompson from Evolve Your Wedding Business. Heidi is hosting the W…

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Was the tinsel an acknowlegement? 1:16:48

3+ y ago1:16:48

1:16:48

After meeting with the Marriage Law and Celebrants Section of the Attorney-General's Department, Josh and Sarah bring you all the updates to marriage forms, OPD in the years ahead, signing NOIMs online, plus we've got some helpful tips on social media content and live streaming wedding ceremonies.

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Tasmania (BDM) gets the internet 22:46

4y ago22:46

22:46

Sarah chats to Tasmanian celebrant Kathleen Pavlic-Ryan about the brand new online registration system available through Births, Deaths, and Marriages Tasmania!x

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The one in a hotel room with a lawyer 1:20:51

4y ago1:20:51

1:20:51

After five months of fighting for wedding vendors affected by COVID-19 lockdowns, cancellations, postponements, delays, booking fees, deposits, contracts, and the wasteland that is the wedding industry in August 2020, Kathryn from Hallet Law joins the podcast to talk about it all, and about her new service contract product which you can get from ha…

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Preparing for the aftertime 1:23:15

4y ago1:23:15

1:23:15

In today's Celebrant Talk Show podcast episode recorded Saturday August 1, 2020, we talk about how branded face masks should in no way be a thing, giving terrible advice to couples about COVID-19 lockdowns, preparing for the aftertime, how to make a customer journey, our new Celebrant Institute membership software (Memberful), and can celebrants ac…

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The Withers Wedding Method 22:32

4y ago22:32

22:32

I've got a very specific and seemingly different way of looking at how to create a wedding, it's my own little wedding planning method, The Withers Wedding Method. If that was a sexier name I'd probably make a book, but until I get a sexier book title, I'll drop it here as an episode of The Rebels Guide To Getting Married podcast and vlog. --- Send…

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Photographing a wedding on an iPhone, and what is a virtual wedding fair? 41:46

4y ago41:46

41:46

Would you trust your wedding photographer if the only camera they had was an iPhone 11 Pro? This week I talk to my friend, and Indianapolis wedding photographer, Jen Van Elk who did just that, her husband Steve helps me find the best wedding venue on the Gold Coast, Sharne Perrett from the Australia-wide Virtual Wedding Fair explains what a virtual…

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How do we tell my mother-in-law that we eloped? 27:31

4y ago27:31

27:31

Welcome to a brand new format of the Rebel's Guide To Getting Married, we've changed to a wedding talkback show where Josh takes your questions live on the air. Today Scotty asks what to do about a wedding reception and dancing in COVID-19 restrictions, Kristy and Matt are trying to figure out where to elope, and Dan doesn't know how to break it to…

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I think I've already mentioned this on the podcast 1:39:18

4y ago1:39:18

1:39:18

It’s been 7 weeks since marriage equality finally became a thing. Australia has figured out that all people are actually just people…So what is the LGBTTQQIAAP alphabet soup? Today S & J take a detailed look at CRM systems and processes and hash out the customer journey they take their couples on. There are heaps of tips and hints that may add some…

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Let There Be Light - Pastor Josh Withers

4y ago

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06/06/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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Luna's debut on the podcast 1:12:59

4y ago1:12:59

1:12:59

Legal help, cancellations thanks to COVID-19, OPD over Zoom update, how to become a travelling celebrant, and how to get audio to videographers, all in this podcast episode with Sarah and Josh.

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Talents - Pastor Rodney Payne II

4y ago

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05/30/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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The Oil - Pastor Rodney Payne II

4y ago

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05/23/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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Faithful Servant - Pastor Rodney Payne II

4y ago

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05/16/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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Is This a Sign? - Pastor Rodney Payne

4y ago

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5/09/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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Dealing with Restrictions - Pastor Josh Withers

4y ago

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05/02/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist - Pastor Sara Withers

4y ago

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04/24/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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A terrible time to buy a business 54:47

4y ago54:47

54:47

Recorded on April 21 in the year of COVID-19, live on Facebook and here in the podcast. Talked about how OPD has moved to webinar, how business is in the era of the coronavirus, do we need business cards any more, and what to do if you're now doing a small wedding instead of a big wedding.By Josh Withers and Sarah Aird

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The Rebels’ Guide To Staying Married While In Self-Isolation 5:33

4y ago5:33

5:33

If you’ve found yourself and your partner in each other’s bad books a little bit through the COVID-19 imposed self-islolation, lockdown, shelter-in-place, hell on earth, that we’re all living through at the moment, I found this one simple thought from a therapist to be really helpful for Britt and I this week.--- Send in a voice message: https://po…

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Paul's Secret - Pastor Rodney Payne II

4y ago

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04/20/2020By www.beavertonsda.com

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The Rebels’ Guide to Changing Your Name When You Get Married 9:05

4y ago9:05

9:05

Here’s something for the newlyweds to add to their quarantine todo list: changing their name after your wedding ... if that’s what you’re choosing to do. This is a comprehensive guide on how to do it, what options you have, and who you need to contact.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/therebelsguide/message…

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