• I recommend booking your celebrant as early as 18 months before your intended wedding date. Two to three months prior to your wedding date is the recommended minimum time to book your celebrant. By law, a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) form must be lodged at least one calendar month prior to the wedding ceremony.

If special circumstances exist, a Prescribed Authority may approve your Application to Shorten Period of Notice of Intent to Marry.
Special circumstances are:

• Employment related or other travel commitments.
• Wedding or celebration arrangements, or religious considerations.
• Medical reasons.
• Legal proceedings.
• Error in giving notice.

You must attach documents as evidence of your reason for shortening, such as letters of employment, travel documents, airline tickets, receipts of payment, letters from medical practitioners or court orders.  Your executed NOIM, copies of your supporting identity documents and a letter from your celebrant should also be included.

Two people, over the age of eighteen are required to act as witnesses.  They should be able to speak and understand English, otherwise an interpreter will be required.  At the completion of the ceremony you, the witnesses and the Marriage Celebrant will be required to sign legal documents.

No. However you may wish to contact the organisations below:
Relationships Australia 1300 364 277 www.relationships.com.au
Family Relationships 1800 050 321 https://www.familyrelationships.gov.au/

I will also provide you with the brochure Happily Ever… Before and After.

No.  The certificate you receive at the end of your ceremony is a commemorative certificate and will not support your application to change your identity documents.  I will lodge the official documentation with the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages on your behalf after the marriage ceremony.  You should then contact the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages directly to obtain a legally recognised certificate.

Note, this is provided to you as part of my services in Wedding Package – All About You!                 

Yes!  I conduct ceremonies throughout Australia.  I’m happy to travel.  Just fill out a Contact Me form and I’d be happy to confirm my availability.