FAQ’s

When choosing a celebrant for your moment, find someone that fits you and your ideals as a couple! Let’s chat about your plans and see if I am the Celebrant for you!

I provide a portable PA system for the Complete Package, which includes a handheld microphone and the added bonus of being able to play your ceremony music – you just have to let me know the songs!

A PA is not typically needed for the smaller ceremonies – but we can discuss it being a part of it if you would like.

Absolutely! My motto is Your Ceremony – Your Way! The day, the moment and the ceremony is all about the both of you. Let’s capture that feeling and share it with your guests!

Each Package comes with a ceremony specific Ceremony Guidebook! Filled with information on the legal process and what is required to make it legal, plus many helpful and fun tips, plus Vow and wording options to help create the perfect ceremony!

(Note: The Bespoke Micro Package and The Complete Package are unique and personal to you as a couple!)

They are! I will work with you and your partner to make sure your ceremony is not just welcoming, but an inclusive moment for all who are celebrating with you! Whether it’s the LGBTQI + community, those with a disability or those from various cultures.

Yes! To be married in Australia, each party to the marriage must speak the legal vows:

“I call upon the persons here present to witness that I, (Party 1), take you, (Party 2), to be my lawful wedded wife/husband/spouse/partner”

Personal Vows are welcome and encouraged – but not legally required! And, if required, I can help you craft your vows. The Ceremony Guidebook also provides many examples of vow wording for you to view!

Yes! Absolutely! While based in Geraldton, WA, I LOVE traveling for weddings! In fact I’ve done weddings all up and down the WA coast, inland to Wooleen Station and as far east as Oregon in the USA!

Unfortunately there may be a charge for travel outside of the Midwest – but get in touch and we can discuss!

This is absolutely your choice! For the bigger ceremonies, its helpful to ensure your wedding party and those involved in your day know what to expect!  It can also help remove the nerves and answer those questions like who should stand where!

Keep in mind there are no specific rules – lets make you comfortable and ensure you are in the best spot for those perfect pictures.

This is a great question – and its important to remember that your ceremony will depend on not only the package you choose, but the elements you choose to include.

For the Complete Package Ceremony, I would
recommend allowing 30 minutes – from the moment you walk in, to the moment you walk out!

Where I stand is completely your choice – but rest assured, when its time for those big photographic moments (the kiss especially), I am gone! The day is about you!

Yes! After we have met and I have the information needed to create your ceremony, I will prepare a draft and send it to you both to view! I will patiently wait for your thoughts and then finalise any edits ready for your day!

Simply let me know! We will confirm your date is available and add you to the calendar. Once the booking fee ($100) is paid, your date is secured!

Legally speaking, the most important step to get married in Australia is to give notice by completing the Notice of Intended Marriage Form.

In Australia there is a one month notice period! This form must be completed, signed, witnessed and lodged with your celebrant at least 1 month before your ceremony date, but no more than 18 months before your marriage.

To complete the paperwork, I must view from each party to the marriage:

• – Evidence of date and place of birth – Original Birth Certificate, Extract or Passport
• – Evidence of Identification (photographic) – Drivers License, passport, proof of age card
• – Evidence of the end of previous marriage (if relevant) – Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate

In Australia, all marriages must be solemnised in accordance with the following: the Marriage Act 1961 and the Marriage Regulations 2017.

To be Married in Australia you must:

• – Be at least 18 years of age (unless a court has approved a marriage where one party is aged between 16-18 years old)
• – Not be married to someone else or in a prohibited relationship.

Words that Must be said during the ceremony:

• – The Monitum (the definition of Marriage in Australia spoken by the Celebrant)
• – The Legal Vows (spoken by you!)

Legal Paperwork:

• – Complete a Notice of Intended Marriage and lodge with your celebrant at least 1 month before your ceremony date, but no more than 18 months before your marriage.
• – Sign the Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage stating there are no legal impediments to the marriage. This form is completed as close to your ceremony date, but before it begins (typically we will sign at your rehearsal)
• – Three Marriage Certificates – signed by yourselves, your celebrant and two witnesses (who must be 18+, physically there and able to understand English and not under the influence of alcohol or drugs)
• – All paperwork is submitted to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state or territory that you are married in, within 14 days.

There is a process called the Shortening of Time.

It is possible to shorten this minimum time (one month) if special circumstances, set out in the regulations, are met:

1. 1. You need to meet with me to fill out the Notice of Intended Marriage Form.
2. 2. You will need to approach a prescribed authority for approval (your State’s Registry Officials). Registry Officials are the only people that can shorten the required period if they are satisfied that the circumstances prescribed in the regulations are met.

These circumstances are:

1. 1. Employment related or other travel commitments.
2. 2. Wedding or celebration arrangements, or religious considerations.
3. 3. Medical reasons
4. 4. Legal proceedings
5. 5. Error in giving notice

The reason for seeking a shortening of time must fall within one of these categories and it is up to the prescribed authority to approve the application – it is not an automatic process.