• Fees & More Details

  • My fee is $600 to $800 inclusive of GST ( for services within 50km's of North Ringwood in Victoria). I require a $400 deposit at the time of booking my services. The balance to be paid in full 7 days prior to the day. My bank details are CUA  BSB:    Account:
       

    • An obligation free first meeting to discuss your service
    • My guidance through all the legal requirements
    • My guidance in creating a wedding ceremony, tailored to suit you
    • A high quality PA system
    • A second meeting / rehearsal closer to the day
    • The ceremony
    • Presentation certificate
    • Registration of the marriage with births, deaths & marriages


    Resources

    From readings and poems, adding a ritual,  and writing special vows to one another.  I can help you customise your wedding to reflect you as a couple.  I have a great selection of vows, readings, poems and rituals  I can provide to you to help you with this process.

    Readings, Poems & Prose

    If you're looking for a wedding reading or poem you have lots of options.  whether for a classic  or a more customised ceremony.

    Most wedding ceremonies include two readings that can involve a theme or be uniquely different. By selecting readings that ring true to you both is another way of making your ceremony more meaningful. After all, it's your ceremony and you get to decide what you want.

    Whether your reading is from popular contemporary novels, classic literature, funny readings or heartfelt poetry,  I can provide you a list of perfectly chosen passages to include on your big day.  Contact me and I will send you a copy.

    Rituals

    There are no shortage of marriage customs and rituals that you can adapt for your own vows. Whether your ceremony is  formal or relaxed, including a ritual is a good way to add  more meaning to your ceremony. There are so many to choose from and we can work on choosing the right ritual that is special to you. Email me and I will send you a list of the most popular rituals.

    One I particularly like is: If  your families live all over the world and can't make it to your wedding, include your distant loved ones by encouraging them to write letters, these can be included into the ceremony.

    Customise Your Vows

    By personalising your wedding vows it gives you the opportunity to reflect your journey as a couple. It is an everlasting promise of love.  Speaking from the heart is a great way to tell your significant other that you pledge your love. Some may choose to repeat vows spoken by their celebrant while others may choose to write their own. Finding the right words to say can be hard, but I will help you.  I can  provide a list of meaningful words to help you get started.
    Legal Requirements

    To marry in Australia there are certain steps that must be undertaken under the Marriage Act 1961.

    • You must complete a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) and give this to me at least one month ( and up to 18 months)
    • You are required to provide me with evidence of your date and place of birth, identity (an original copy of your Birth Certificate, and if born outside Australia a current Passport) and the end of any previous marriages (Decree Absolute or Certificate of Death), when we meet.
    • You must both sign the “Declaration of no legal impediment to marriage”. By signing the declaration, you declare that you believe that you are of marriageable age, and there is no legal impediment to your marriage.
    • On your wedding day I will solemnise your marriage. I will then ask you both, and your 2 witnesses to sign up to three marriage certificates.
    • After your wedding I will register the marriage with the Register of Births, Deaths & Marriages in the State or Territory where your marriage took place.

    Government Websites

    Victoria Births, Deaths & Marriages:  www.bdm.vic.gov.au
    Relationships Australia:  www.relationships.com.au
    Department of Immigration:  www.immi.gov.au

    Note. Your legal documents are forwarded to the Births, Deaths & Marriages office, on the following business day after your wedding. Please allow 10 working days before applying to VIC Births, Deaths and Marriages for your certified copy of Marriage Certificate. Please see their website for fees etc.
    Monitum

    An Authorised Marriage Celebrant is required to recite a monitum (a Latin word meaning 'warning') from the Marriage Act, that informs a wedding couple of the legal expectation of the binding nature of marriage within Australia. The exact wording is as follows:-

    I am duly authorized by law to solemnize marriages according to law.

    Before you are joined in marriage in my presence, and in the presence of these witnesses, I am to  remind you of the solemn and binding nature of the  relationship that you are about to enter.

    Marriage, according to law in Australia, is the union of  two people to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.
    Complaints Procedure

    Your Registered Marriage Celebrant should adhere to the highest standards of the Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants. This ensures you will be completely happy with the celebrant's services. If, however, something goes wrong and you are not satisfied, there are appropriate steps to make a complaint.

    Firstly, via your celebrant's feedback system, indicate your dissatisfaction and why you were not satisfied.

    Your celebrant will check into the circumstances and contact you quickly to let you know the feedback has been received. Your celebrant may email you, phone you or send you a letter, either suggesting a way of resolving the problem, or suggesting a meeting to discuss this. In most cases, the client's dissatisfaction would be resolved at this point.

    If the client is not satisfied by the celebrant's offers in recompense, or if the celebrant has acted against the Marriage Act 1961 in some way, a complaint can be made to the Registrar of Marriage Celebrants.