What’s new – keep up with the latest versions, changes and ideas.
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Web Edition was made available on the 11/12/2023.
New Features:
- All the existing Celebrant Suite features have now been made available online!
- Added ability to transfer weddings from one web user to another.
- Can be accessed from all internet connected devices, PC, Mobile, Tablet, MAC devices.
Migration Version 1.9.3.0 was made available for download on the 11/12/2023.
New Features:
- Added a one time migration feature to move all existing data from Desktop Version to the new Web Edition of The Celebrant Suite.
Version 1.8.47.0 was made available for download on the 04/04/2023.
New Features:
- Ability to change colours of wedding details and person 1/2 windows.
- Auto strikethrough on declaration when parties are over 18.
- Declaration date and location can be left blank if desired.
- Addition of commas between address fields on newer forms.
- Celebrant Connection files can now be opened when the program is already open.
- Enhanced error handling and logging.
- Minor bug Fixes
Version 1.8.32.0 was made available for download on the 11/04/2022.
New Features:
- Established an automatic licence key update/renew feature.
- Updated to allow fonts to be adjusted for latest forms (NOIM, OCM and DONLIM), this can be done within “wedding preferences > fonts”.
- Added a “Loading, please wait” banner when the program is generating the forms.
Version 1.8.25.0 was made available for download on the 13/02/2022.
New Features:
- Enhanced licence key entry, users can copy and paste the entire key into the first box.
- Added open file location button when a PDF is created.
- Added an apply button when editing preferences.
- Introduction of version awareness, this will notify users when a newer version is available.
- Enhanced version upgrade, the new version can be installed without needing to uninstall the current version.
- Minor Bug Fixes
Version 1.8.12.0 was made available for download on the 06/10/2021.
New Features:
- Updated forms released by Attorney Generals on 01/09/2021 – Notice of Intended Marriage, Official Certificate of Marriage, Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage
- Option to create Quotes
- Equipment feature, which allows you to add extra items and costing to a quote
Version 1.6.0.6 was made available for download on the 13/11/2018.
Fixes:
- On the PDF version of the Official Wedding Certificate the 2nd witness name has been moved slightly to the right, lining it up better with the dotted line when printed.
- On the PDF version of the Declaration of no legal impediment to marriage Person 2’s occupation and marital status are now correct.
- The erroneous warning in the Incomplete weddings panel of an illegal wedding has now been rectified.
- The new automated backup has not been defaulting to show the results of the backup, this has been rectified so that new installations will default to doing the backup and showing the results. This only applies to new installations not upgrades, those running version 1.6.0.5 or earlier can manually reset this by going to File/Preferences/Wedding and selecting the File paths tab and putting a tick in the ‘Show auto backup results’ checkbox.
Version 1.6.0.5 was made available for download on 10/10/2018
Corrections:
- Some wording changes, (Marriage Regulations 2017 replacing the Marriage Regulations 1963) to the NOIM and Declaration of no legal impediment.
- The fee/payment fields on the Wedding details panel are now protected against users entering values that include decimal points.
- Saving a wedding without first having a wedding date no longer causes an error message.
- The PDF version of the Official Certificate of Marriage now shows all names & address’s correctly.
New Features:
- In the past backups of the Preferences file could not be restored using the restoration function, this has now been rectified
- Record of use will now be backed up and restored when Backup all or Restore all is selected.
- An automated backup system that by default will back up all data files every time the program is closed and display the results of the backup.
- The backup results display can be turned off if preferred and the default backup can also be turned off.
Version 1.6.0.4 was made available for download on 15/6/2018
New Features:
More documents available in PDF format:
- Official certificate of marriage
- Declaration of no legal impediment
- Celebrant’s copy of the Certificate of Marriage
- The Notice of Intended Marriage (4 page version)
- Receipts
- The Information sheet
Optional Headings for data entry panels
New preference available to choose either ‘Enter Groom/Person 1’s details & Bride/Person 2’s details OR Person 1’s details & Person 2’s details, selectable from Wedding Preferences/Appearance.
A new ‘Swap Parties’ option has been added to the centre of the tool bar near the top of the Wedding Entry panel. This is a toggle switch that will allow you to swap details in Person 1 & 2 details panel if needed.
Corrections:
Some minor wording changes to page 2 of the NOIM.
Version 1.6.0.2 Updated on 20/02/2018
New Features:
PDF version of the NOIM has been restored. Presentation of the updated documents has been refined. Minor workarounds are no longer required.
Version 1.5.0.4 was made available for download on 25/3/2017
New Features:
New system improves appearance of Presentation Certificate (Form 15)
You can now choose a different font for each part of the text on the certificate. You may choose to use a larger, fancier font for the Bride & Groom names, a smaller, clearer font for the date, perhaps you would like the venue in a similar font to the Bride & Groom, only slightly smaller. Select any font and size you think appropriate for your (Celebrant’s) name.
New field for date docs were sent to BDM:
A new field has been added to the Wedding details panel in the Post Wedding Action section. Next to the Docs sent to BDM checkbox the date they were sent can be entered.
Improvement to Declaration of no legal Impediment:
If the Bride and Groom are signing on different dates and/or different locations you are now able to print both on the Declaration.
Modifications:
Preferences, file paths tab improved.
The file path tab in Preferences has been redesigned to make is simpler to see where files are being kept and easier to change the locations.
Backup system simplified.
The backup system has been modified so that when a backup is done a message showing what has been successfully backed up and the backup location is displayed, instead of a message showing what couldn’t be backed up, usually because you didn’t have any of that type of file.
Bug fixes:
Additional spaces in names on Presentation Certificate.
If any of the names on the Presentation Certificate didn’t have a middle name, an additional space was inserted between the first name and surname, this is now fixed.
Missing wedding syndrome.
In some rare cases a wedding would be lost, this has now been rectified.
Version 1.5.0.1 was made available for download on 2/9/2015
Fixes:
Noim PDF document only showing first name for bride & groom, fixed now so that it shows all given names.
If the bride or groom were widowed the entry in the Incomplete Weddings panel showed the court location as missing. This has been fixed and no error message will be generated.
When ID had not been provided the message in the Incomplete Weddings panel was shown twice, this has been fixed.
The title of the tool bar item that was ‘Import wedding‘ has been changed to ‘Celebrant Connection‘.