Newcastle and Hunter Valley Weddings $400 (all inclusive)
Port Stephens Weddings $380 (all inclusive)
only $100 to secure your booking & lodge your Notice of Intended Marriage form.
I include: -
- Initial and any subsequent meetings
- personalised unique ceremony about you and your partner
- Unlimited phone and email support
- Rehearsal of ceremony
- Solemnizing the Ceremony
- Impeccable professional appearance
- A covered signing table and chair
- PA system to ensure that all your guests can clearly hear your ceremony and which can be used to amplify your music from your ipod.(If required)
- Commonwealth Coat of Arms Certificate of Marriage
- A beautifully presented copy of your ceremony for you to keep as a memento of your special day.
- I provide a feather quill pen, for signing of certificates of marriage.
- I provide 10 orders of service for immediate family members
- I provide complimentary use of a ring cushions (white or ivory - if required)
- I provide complimentary use of flower girls baskets (if required)
- I provide complimentary organza bags for ring warming ceremony (if required)
- Lodgement of all documentation and registration of marriage
Access to my wedding compendium consisting of hundreds of different vows, readings and unique ceremonies such as:
- The Hand ceremony
- Hand fasting ceremony
- Honey Cake Sharing Ceremony
- Wine Sharing
- Sand Blending Ceremony
- Ring Warming
- Rose Ceremony
- Unity Candle Ceremony
I have no extra hidden costs.
Procedures
If you are
unable to meet with me prior to your wedding day I am happy to
deal with you by email, facsimile or phone.
You will need
to meet with me at least once prior to the wedding. I can come
to your home, or you may meet with me in my offices. This meeting
is held to complete the required legal documentation (Notice
of Intended Marriage and Declarations) and for me to sight
your legal documents. I must have the Notice of Intended
Marriage at least one month and one day prior
to the wedding date.
Once we have
the formalities out of the way, we can then get down to the enjoyable
part of planning your wedding ceremony.
This
is your ceremony, so my questions will be all about you. How did you
meet, where did you meet, what do you love about each other,
what your hopes and dreams are? Your answers help me
to design your own personal ceremony which will reflect exactly how you
feel.
I
can perform a ceremony at the location of your choice.
Park, beach, garden or one of the many other beautiful locations
throughout the
Newcastle, Hunter Valley and
Port Stephens area. Please click on “Photo
Gallery” to
view a variety of beautiful locations and venue ideas.


WHAT
IS REQUIRED BY LAW?
You will
need to complete a Notice Of Intended Marriage and forward
it to me
at least one month and one day prior to the Wedding
Ceremony.
I can provide you with this document or you can download
it from the Births Deaths and Marriages Website at www.ag.gov.au
You must have
your signatures witnessed on the Notice of Intended
Marriage by me (the celebrant) which we can do at your interview, or by
an An Australian Consular Official, An Australian Diplomatic
Officer, a Justice of the Peace, a solicitor, a barrister, a
member of the Australian Federal or State Police or a Qualified
Medical Practitioner. If you are outside of Australia an Australian
Consular official or a Notary Public will need to witness your
signatures.
Their
locations can be found at www.australian.embassy.gov.au.
DOCUMENTS
YOU NEED TO PRODUCE PRIOR TO THE MARRIAGE
Birth certificate
for both parties either a full copy or an extract. If you were
born outside Australia you can provide a current passport.
If you have
been married previously you will need your divorce papers in
the form of a decree absolute
If either husband
or wife have had a name change by deed poll, you will need the
official change of name document.
If your previous
husband or wife are deceased you will need the death certificate.
All Certificates
must be original.
All documents
need to be in English or be an official translation into English.
Parental consent
on the prescribed form and a Section 12, Marriage Act court order
if either of you are between 16 and 18.