First off, congratulations! If you’ve reached my FAQs, you must be in the middle of planning for your big day. I’ll do everything I can to make it as smooth as possible for you. Please know that if you have any questions that aren’t covered below, you can email me to ask.

Before you get married, Australian law requires that you complete a Notice of Intention of Marriage. This document must be with me, your celebrant, no less than one month and no more than 18 months prior to your marriage ceremony.

If you are Australian born you must produce either your Australian passport, original Birth Certificate or authorised extract. If you were born overseas, your birth certificate is preferred, but your overseas passport will be accepted.

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

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

If you got married overseas or in a registry office, but want to conduct a ceremony, we can still plan a day to celebrate your marriage with your nearest and dearest — only without the legal bits, as they will have been completed!

I suggest a ceremony between 25-30 minutes long, depending on the size of your Wedding Party, and if you’d like to include readings or rituals.

I will do my best to complement the wedding party and reflect your dress code.

You can organise live music, or you can choose to play music for your ceremony through my quality PA system. You’ll just need to give someone else the job of pressing the buttons, as I will be standing up the front with both of you!

Yes! I will have a printed copy, in large font, in my folder for your guests to read from. Don’t worry — I’ll show them what to do on the day.

To change legally change your name, you will need to complete an offical Marriage Certificate form from Births, Deaths and Marriages. Once this is submitted, your certificate will arrive a few weeks after your wedding day via registers 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 all your legal identification — like your passport, the ATO, Medicare, etc. There is no time limit in which this needs to be done (but you might want to leave it until you’re back from your honeymoon!)

Yes! I am happy to travel throughout Australia and also internationally. Just contact me and I’ll let you know my schedule.

Ideally, three months notice. Send me an email and we can discuss your plans and my schedule.

I have a selection of real-life weddings here. Every ceremony I write is tailored for the couple and designed exactly how you’d like best.

Yes! I have worked with dozens of wonderful wedding photographers over the years — you can find a list of all my favourite wedding vendors here.

Yes! I have been blessed to conduct ceremonies at some of the most beautiful wedding venues across NSW and beyond — see a selection here.