Please add up what you require and you have your fee!
Legals only | Simple and sweet | Inbetweenie | Bespoke | |
Base fee – start after 10am finish before 4pm on Mon-Thu | $400 | $600 | $750 | $1050 |
Outside of above hours or Fri, Sat, Sun, PH | Please see package details | + $100 | + $100 | Same as above |
1 x face to face meeting + unlimited online contact + online rehearsal/run through | online contact only | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Handling of all legal documents and super fast registration | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Commonwealth marriage certificate | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Ceremony planning resources full of tips and ideas | Legal info only | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
Processional/recessional, PA system (speaker+mic) | N/A | N/A | ✔ | ✔ |
Ceremony details | Legal requirements only less than 5 mins | Simple pre written intro, legal words, personal vows, rings, signing. 10 mins | Similar to Bespoke but with a pre written script without the story. I will add some personal references. 15-20mins | Bespoke originally written script, fully personalised ceremony including your love story. 20-30mins or longer depending what you want to include. |
Number of guests | 2 witnesses only | Up to 20 | Unlimited | Unlimited |
Included Travel (Return trip from Rosebery NSW) | 3km | 20km | 30km | 40km |
Additional travel | $10+$1/km | $1/km | $1/km | $1/km |
Bilingual ceremony (Eng + Jp) | N/A | $150 | $250 | $400 |
Registry office marriage certificate and application*** | $80 | $80 | $80 | $80 |
Ceremony additions like hand fasting, ring warming, cultural rituals | N/A | N/A | +$90 ($110 bilingual) | +$90 ($110 bilingual) |
Additional face to face meeting | N/A | $100 | $100 | $100 |
Please ask about regional NSW, interstate and overseas travel charges.
* Marriage certificate issued by Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM) is required to change surname, prove marital status to government agencies (Centrelink, Medicare etc), for visa purposes and usually for proving your Australian marriage to overseas authorities. This fee includes the actual certificate x 1, postage and my service fee.
**$10-20 parking fee for Sydney CBD, Pyrmont, Beaches (Eastern suburbs, Manly, Balmoral) or at a venue/location without a free parking facility.
Please also ask about :
Reception MC – From $650
Wedding or elopement in Japan
Photograph courtesy of Russell Stafford Photography