Civil and Islamic ceremonies,
anywhere in
Australia.
Alawi Sharaf has been on the Commonwealth register of marriage celebrants since December 2014, as a religious marriage celebrant. An imam and community leader, he conducts marriages, Islamic nikah, vow renewals, naming and commitment ceremonies across Melbourne, and handles the legal paperwork that goes with them.
A free, obligation-free chat first. Every ceremony is written around your story, your beliefs and your family's traditions.
One celebrant for the civil and the religious.
Families rarely need only one of the two. Alawi is on the Commonwealth register and can solemnise a legal marriage under Australian law, and as an imam he conducts the religious rites alongside it.
Civil marriage ceremony
An official, personalised ceremony, conducted anywhere in Australia. The wording, the order and the readings are yours.
Islamic nikah
The religious rites observed with care and authenticity, conducted by an imam, alongside the legal ceremony or separately.
Vow renewal
For an anniversary, a reconciliation, or a marriage made overseas that a couple wants to mark again here.
Naming ceremony
A warm, non-legal ceremony welcoming a new child, written for the family that is actually in the room.
Commitment ceremony
For couples who want the ceremony without the legal register, or who are marking a commitment on their own terms.
Customised celebrations
Ceremonies built for the moments that do not have a standard form. If it matters to your family, it can be marked properly.
An imam and a registered celebrant, which is unusual.
In Alawi’s words: his background as an imam and community leader means he supports both civil and religious families with care, warmth and attention to detail. He has held his registration for eleven years.
Melbourne from the water, photographed by Alawi at a ceremony. This is the only photograph on this page: everything else in his gallery is a wedding couple and their guests, and they did not agree to appear here.
Tailored to your story
Each ceremony is written around your story, beliefs and family traditions, so the day reads as yours rather than as a template.
Full legal support
Alawi manages the paperwork and the official requirements, from the Notice of Intended Marriage through to lodging after the day.
Melbourne-wide, and beyond
Based in Craigieburn, travelling across Melbourne and interstate. A registered celebrant may solemnise a marriage anywhere in Australia.
From the first call to the final vow.
A free, obligation-free chat
What you want the ceremony to be, who is in the room, and whether you need the civil ceremony, the religious one, or both.
The paperwork
The Notice of Intended Marriage and the official requirements, handled for you and lodged on time.
Writing the ceremony
Your preferred wording, readings and rites, drafted and sent back to you to change until it sounds right.
The day
Alawi arrives early, works with your photographer and venue, and delivers the ceremony as agreed.
Start with a conversation, not a booking form.
- PHONE 0434 279 109 The number on his home and contact pages.
- EMAIL sharafcelebrant@gmail.com The address on the Commonwealth register.
- BASED Craigieburn, northern Melbourne, travelling Melbourne-wide and interstate.
- REGISTRATION Religious marriage celebrant on the Commonwealth register, registered 24 December 2014 and currently active.