The meeting focused on showcasing recent updates to the AMC website, including improved services for couples and celebrants, enhanced SEO capabilities, and new profile management features. The presenter discussed the implementation of a new online system for celebrants, covering features like NOIM submissions and a comprehensive dashboard system. The conversation ended with discussions about website branding strategies, social media promotion, and guidance on maximizing the AMC platform's capabilities for better search engine optimization and professional visibility.

The webinar hosted by AMC featured presenter Bethany (tax/accounting specialist), who unpacked the essentials of running a celebrancy as a compliant small business: how the ATO views hobby vs business, ABNs/GST, what you can (and can’t) claim, record-keeping, and practical ways to stay audit-ready without overcomplicating things.

The AMC webinar featured Seb and Shya from TechSavvy discussing the importance of a strong online presence for celebrants, emphasizing clear design, user-friendly websites, and consistent social media. They introduced their "Free Website Project," offering customized websites with affordable quarterly fees and practical design tools. Participants actively engaged with questions, highlighting website optimization, security, and social media strategies.

The AMC webinar featured Seb and Shya from TechSavvy discussing the importance of a strong online presence for celebrants, emphasizing clear design, user-friendly websites, and consistent social media. They introduced their "Free Website Project," offering customised websites with affordable quarterly fees and practical design tools. Participants actively engaged with questions, highlighting website optimization, security, and social media strategies.

The webinar provided celebrants practical guidance on digital storytelling through blogging, vlogging, and podcasting. It emphasized strategic planning, authenticity, simplicity, and quality content to effectively engage audiences. Participants discussed challenges, exchanged ideas for topics, and explored affordable equipment and platforms, highlighting collaboration opportunities among celebrants.

Jill Heaton’s webinar covered social media marketing strategies for celebrants, stressing the importance of authentic storytelling, consistent posting, and strategic planning. Practical tips included using scheduling tools, leveraging AI for content creation, and building a bank of reusable content. Jill highlighted collaboration, community engagement, and encouraged participants to undertake a manageable social media challenge to enhance their visibility.

Rock Wilson—Perth celebrant, mum and self-taught AI whiz—showed how ChatGPT can slash admin time for celebrants. She demoed creating a quick brand prompt, then used her free “Ghosty” bot to turn a couple’s questionnaire into a fully-legalled ceremony script in minutes. Rock also covered using ChatGPT for emails, social posts and even recipe ideas, stressing that AI handles the words while the celebrant still delivers the heart. Key tip: feed it your tone and let it ask follow-up questions—then tweak until it sounds exactly like you.

Celebrant Bobby Murray explained how to weave First Nations culture meaningfully into weddings and namings—covering the difference between an Acknowledgement of Country and a Welcome to Country, when and how to source Elders, and why they should be paid. She demonstrated rituals such as smoking ceremonies, sand or water‐and‐earth blends, ochre blessings, remembrance candles, cultural dance and tree-planting, each symbolising cleansing, unity and connection to Country.

AMC’s governance working group agreed to delay releasing the updated constitution until revamped job-descriptions (including a new governance/finance role and public-officer duties) are finished and aligned with the association’s digital operations. Zero accounting was rolled out and a full insurance review—plus quotes from new brokers— is under way; costly annual audits may no longer be required. Regional-co-ordinator handbooks are being rewritten, and a separate April workshop will let exec members refine all position descriptions before the May committee meeting.

Professional celebrant Martin Moroney showed how offering reception-MC services can double your fee while boosting guest experience. Key moves: arrive early, swap into “party” attire for a visual pattern-interrupt, run the night from a detailed run-sheet, and coordinate venue, DJ, photographers and speeches so timing stays tight. Position yourself as a facilitator (not a joke-teller), work the room to keep energy up, veto risky trends like sparkler exits, and end with a managed “circle-of-honour” send-off so guests leave on a high.