By Derek Schlennstedt
Fancy a wedding that’s just a little bit spooky?
Dandenong Ranges wedding celebrant Rosalind Mackay is teaming up with Sherbrooke Community School and Sassafras Primary and Preschool for the Halloween on the Green festival where she will be holding a wedding.
The Halloween festival held on 28 October at the Ferny Creek reserve is an annual event where all three government-funded schools come together to help raise money that goes toward upgrading school facilities.
Helping raise money is Rosalind, who despite not having children in the schools herself, said she wanted to do her bit for her local community.
“It’s a way of doing a fun fund-raiser that really involves the kids and the community as well.”
“I’ve always been involved in community events as I like to help out with my local community, and I just wanted to help out Andrew and Fabian – the festival directors.”
It’s a great fund-raiser event, and something that’s very much needed for the schools.”
The lucky couple can get married as a incubus/ succubus duo, and Rosalind has opened bidding for the wedding which starts at $100.
Rosalind, who has a background in acting and theatre, said she had undertaken various peculiar weddings, but added that this would have to be the strangest.
“It’s possibly the most unusual wedding I will have ever done, but I have done some pretty crazy ones,” Rosalind said.
“The average Australian wedding costs around $50,000, whereas this wedding will cost a couple of hundred, and not only will you have friends and family there but also the rest of the mountain.”
The event itself will include a variety of activities for families including face painting, carnival rides and local bands, including three-piece acapella group Spiritus, who will accompany the wedding ceremony with their harmonic voices.
“It’s really a bringing together of the community; people donate their talents, time and all sorts of things,” Rosalind said.“Everyone’s donated something.”
For those interested in getting wed on Halloween, bidding can be made by emailing your details with the amount you wish to bid to rosalindmackay35@gmail.com
Bids start at $100, and the winning bidder will meet with Rosalind before to organise all the details.
