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Wise words about reviews, for Billy Joel and wedding celebrants

Posted by Josh Withers | Jul 2, 2021 | The Business of Celebrancy | 0 |

I’ve got a confession to make: I can recall every single bad review I’ve had, and I barely remember the good ones.

There’s one I received while I was in Washington DC in 2015, a few days before I was about to speak at the International Association of Wedding Officiants conference. The couple had a bunch of comments that were mean and terrible, but they also shape a lot of how I work today. I should let go, but my brain says no.

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Josh Withers

Josh is a Hobart marriage celebrant who has created thousands of marriage ceremonies in over 20 countries since 2009, based in Tasmania's Huon Valley with his wife Britt and two daughters. In 2016, with Sarah Aird, he co-founded the Celebrant Institute and specialises in the business of celebrancy and the art of present and intimate ceremony.