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Why I hate wedding awards: “I am in competition wi...

Posted by Josh Withers | Oct 22, 2021 | The Art of Celebrancy | 1 |

Why I hate wedding awards: “I am in competition with no-one”

by Josh Withers | Oct 22, 2021 | The Art of Celebrancy | 1 |

For over five years now I’ve crusaded against wedding industry awards. I don’t like them, I don’t enter them, and I try to convince my friends and colleagues to avoid them as well.

I understand how nice it feels to be awarded number one. If you sent me an email right now that said “Josh, you are my number one celebrant” I’d probably print it out and put it on the fridge next to one of Luna’s paintings, but the truth is, I believe that wedding industry awards are unhealthy and unhelpful for the wedding industry.

And this letter from Nick Cave …

What are the ABIA awards? A guide for celebrants

by Josh Withers | Dec 12, 2019 | Marketing and Social Media | 2 |

A reader asks: “I’ve noticed the ABIA awards presentation nights have been occurring but what is the ABIA awards and how do people win the ABIA awards? What is the scoring based on? I see these marks of 99.93 etc.” I’ll answer this question on behalf of ABIA, then with my own opinion, which may or may not include the now famous, Billockery Awards, the celebrancy industry’s most favourable fictionalised awards system.