I want to get married, where do I start?

If you have made it to the FAQ, then please know that I welcome you to contact me with any random questions you may have that aren't listed here. My role is to support you, keep you calm and to celebrate your unique love story; but most importantly - I'm here to get you married in the most stress-free way possible. 

Before you marry, Australian Law requires that you complete a Notice of Intention of Marriage. This document must be lodged with me no less than one month and no more than 18 months prior to your wedding date.

We can now complete the Notice of Intended Marriage via Zoom or FaceTime if you are living in Australia. If you’re overseas you’ll need to still go to a Notary Public or Australian Consulate in your capital city.

If you are Australian born you are required to produce either your Australian Passport (expired is fine, cancelled - not so much), original Birth Certificate or authorized extract. If born overseas your birth certificate is preferred but if you can’t produce it then your overseas passport will be accepted. 

Note: You must provide photographic identification

On your wedding day you will sign the Official Certificate of Marriage and the Commemorative Certificate. You'll need to have two witnesses who are both over the age of 18 by your side

What if I have been married before?

If you have been divorced, then I will need to sight proof of your divorce. If your previous spouse has passed away, then a death certificate will need to be shown. Either one of these original documents must be produced before your marriage can take place.

You may want to have a wedding but you’ve already legally married either overseas or in a registry office…That's okay. We can still plan a ceremony to celebrate your marriage with your friends & family -  just without the legal bits because they have already been completed prior.

Yay! We're married, now what?

The commemorative marriage certificate you receive at your ceremony is a legal document - however, if either one of you want to change your name on your driver’s licence, bank details and passport, then you will need to apply for the Official Certificate of Marriage from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the State in which your marriage took place. Following your wedding, I now lodge all of the legal paperwork through the online system in the state in which your ceremony took place. I can’t believe how quick this has made the registration process! but I’ll explain more in person.

You may be eligible to update your Australian passport free of charge when applying a name change, but only if your application is made within 12 months of your marriage and your passport has at least over 2 years left till expiration.

Booking fee & refund policy:

A non-refundable $200 booking fee is required for all bookings and is payable within 7 days after confirmation. The balance of the full fee, less the booking fee is required no less than one month before the ceremony.  Apart from the non-refundable booking fee, all other refunds are discussed personally in accordance with my ‘T&Cs’ issued at confirmation of booking.