FAQs - frequently asked questions

  • About 25-30 minutes, depending on the size of your bridal party and if you are including any readings or rituals.

  • Only 1 wedding a day. It’s your day and your big moment to shine.

  • No, every ceremony I create is uniquely scripted to reflect you as a couple and your style. I will deliver it in a way you in vision.

  • If you have chosen to have a themed wedding, or perhaps a certain colour palette, I will coordinate my outfit to blend seamlessly with your ceremony. Please note; additional fees may apply if the hiring of a costume is required.

  • Yes, absolutely.

  • No, I will supply for no extra charge the use of a high quality PA system, with Bluetooth and wireless mic during the wedding ceremony.

  • Overseas marriages can not be performed by an Australian authorized marriage celebrant registered in Australia, unless the legal formalities are completed in Australia before their ceremony overseas.

  • No, if you are from a country outside Australia, please check to see if your country needs its embassy to grant you permission before you get married in Australia, in order for them to recognize your Australian marriage as per the legal requirement. This can have implicans for people who are not Australian citizens, particularly LGBTIQ+ couple who intend to returned to their country after getting married in Australia.

  • Your witness must both be over the age of 18.

  • Under the Marriage Act, a person cannot be married unless they have reached a marriageable age (18). A person between the age of 16 and 18 may apply for permission to marry a person of a marriageable age. It is advised you apply to a judge or magistrate for an order authorizing you to marry. Please note, the order is valid for 3 months only. (Under no circumstances can 2 people under the age of 18 be married).

  • There are 3 steps to making a complaint. Your complaint must be in writing. Email to marriagecelebrantssection@ag.gov.au or write to, Registrar of Marriage Celebrants Attorney-General’s Department 3-5 National Circuit BARTON ACT 2600. Your complaint must include your full name and contact details, the name of the celebrant involved, full details of the complaint including the date and place of marriage date, whether the complaint is also part of things like a report to police or legal action. Lastly, you must agree to the celebrant receiving your complaint. A written agreement needs to be provided before any work on your complaint takes place. The celebrant will be given all the documents you provide in support of your complaint.

  • The Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) is a legal document that must be completed and lodged with the marriage celebrant at least 1 calendar month prior to the date of the wedding. The NOIM is valid for 18 months.

  • A couple may apply for a marriage to be solemnized before the minimum time has elapsed. An application for a shortening of time must be made to the magistrate, outlining the reason for the application. A shortening of time is granted only under exceptional circumstances.

  • In order to change your name legally, you will need to complete an official Marriage Certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages. Once this is submitted, your certificate will arrive a few weeks after your wedding day via registered mail from Births, Deaths and Marriages. Once you have the official certificate, you then use this as proof that you are married in order to change your legal identification.

  • In the unfortunate circumstances that your wedding is cancelled, yes, you will loose your deposit.

  • If for what ever reason I don’t make it to your ceremony I will organize the transfer of all your legal documents onto another celebrant who will commence the ceremony.