Julie Weston

Julie Weston

Grad. Dip. Arts (Civil Ceremonies) Monash University

Member -  Civil Celebrations Network

 

I love ceremonies....big time! 

 

Everyone deserves a beautiful ceremony that is unique.  I really do believe that we should celebrate our important milestones.  In our culture, we often forget to do just that. We all have amazing stories, full of wonderful life events and adventures.  Acknowledging how incredible we are and giving full credit to our precious moments is so important and I have crafted ceremonies for may couples to celebrate their stories.

 

Creating ceremonies is something I have loved - it's been its own special journey for me.
 

I'm an explorer - of all sorts of different things - maybe that's trekking in the Himalayas (Nepal and Bhutan are my happy places), journeying through Europe, walking the Camino in Spain, enjoying leisurely strolls around my local area, listening to podcasts, reading books, watching movies, exploring new ideas or philosophies, meditating, stretching into yoga, discovering new exotic foods or delicious wines .... well the list goes on but you get the picture!

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When not 'exploring', creating or conducting ceremonies I follow my passion for women's health and the environmet.  I worked with a cancer charity for a  number of years supporting those affected by cervical cancer here in Australia and in developing countries. I’ve taken groups of people to Nepal and Bhutan to see the charity's work first hand and gone trekking the Himalayas, these have been enriching,  amazing and life-changing experiences!  

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I've more recently been working in the environment sector, both up north in the NT (working remotely to assist with governance and admin) and for a NFP that works to help regions find therr way transitioning to renewable energy looking using a just transition framework.  AThis has also been wonderful and enriching work.

 

I am inspired by the Buddhist philosophy of kindness and compassion and try to infuse my ceremonies with hint of this.