CelebrationCeremonies.com is designed to help couples who wish to be married in Australia understand the legal obligations and the design opportunities available with an experienced Civil Marriage Celebrant.

Our First Planning Meeting(Allow up to one & a half hours)

At our first meeting we will discuss what you would like to have in your marriage ceremony. I will listen to what you tell me and also offer you many ideas to consider, including a choice of wording for each part of your ceremony.

You may wish to have a very relaxed ceremony or you may want a particularly formal or traditional ceremony. I can offer you all options to reflect your personalities and wishes.

For your marriage vows (promises) you may choose one of mine, or “cut & paste” or you may prefer to write your own. Your marriage vows do not have to be the same as each others, but they must be what you yourself wish to promise!

DOCUMENTS

If any of the following documents are not immediately available, it’s OK to make a separate appointment to bring them to me, but it must be well before your wedding.

• A birth certificate for each person
• A passport if you have one
• Court papers or Divorce Certificate if previously married & divorced
• Death certificate of former spouse if widowed
• Your driver’s licence or proof of age card may also be required

THE OFFICIAL NOTICE

I will ask you to complete & sign a “Notice of Intended Marriage”. You can download a “Notice” here.

I will ask you to return for a meeting a few days before your wedding.

Our Final Meeting and Rehearsal(Allow up to one & a half hours)

At this meeting allow up to one & a half hours. You will sign Declarations stating there are no legal impediments to your marriage with each other. After your wedding, I will file these Declarations, along with your Notice of Intended Marriage and a Marriage Certificate, with the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.

I will check ceremony details carefully with you. If you wish to amend your ceremony in any way we can do this together at this meeting. It is your wedding and it is vitally important that the ceremony we create truly reflects your wishes.

At the conclusion of our meeting, I will conduct a rehearsal of the key parts of your ceremony. This helps you to feel more comfortable on your wedding day. Please bring any members of your wedding party who are available, to this rehearsal.

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