Thank you for choosing me to be part of one of the most important days of your lives.

I'm genuinely honoured you've chosen me as your celebrant and can't wait to create a ceremony that's personal, meaningful and uniquely yours.

This Booking Agreement outlines our shared responsibilities and helps ensure everything runs smoothly from the moment you book until you say, "I do."

Please read the following information carefully before paying your booking fee. Payment of your booking fee confirms that you have read, understood and accepted these Terms and Conditions.

Booking Confirmation

Your wedding date will be secured once I receive your non-refundable booking fee of $300.

If you would like me to apply for your Official Marriage Certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriages on your behalf (which I highly recommend), your booking fee will be $370, which includes the current government application fee.

Your booking fee reserves your ceremony date exclusively for you. I only accept one wedding booking per day, ensuring you have my complete attention.

The remaining balance is due no later than four weeks before your ceremony.

Payment plans are available. Please don't hesitate to ask.

Cancellation & Postponement

Should you cancel your wedding more than four weeks before your ceremony date, 70% of your final payment will be refunded. The booking fee remains non-refundable.

If you cancel within four weeks of your ceremony date, no monies paid will be refunded, as this period has been reserved exclusively for your wedding and it is unlikely I will be able to accept another booking at such short notice.

If you wish to change your ceremony date, I will happily transfer your booking if I am available on your new date.

If I am unavailable, the booking fee remains non-refundable.

Travel

Travel within a 250km return journey from my home is included in your ceremony fee.

Travel beyond this distance may incur an additional fee, which will always be discussed with you before confirmation.

My Commitment to You

As your Authorised Marriage Celebrant, I will:

• Guide you through every legal requirement for marriage in Australia.

• Prepare and lodge all required legal documentation.

• Perform your ceremony at the agreed time, date and location.

• Arrive approximately 40 minutes before your ceremony.

• Work alongside your photographer and videographer to ensure the best positioning for beautiful photographs while allowing your guests to enjoy the ceremony.

• Provide your commemorative Marriage Certificate on your wedding day.

• Register your marriage with Births, Deaths and Marriages within the required legislative timeframe.

• Apply for your Official Marriage Certificate on your behalf if you have requested this service.

If Something Unexpected Happens

In the unlikely event that illness or unforeseen circumstances prevent me from officiating your ceremony, I will notify you as soon as possible.

I belong to a trusted network of experienced Authorised Marriage Celebrants who share my professional standards and commitment to exceptional service.

If necessary, I will arrange a suitably qualified celebrant to perform your ceremony and ensure a smooth handover of all legal documentation.

Should I be unable to arrange a replacement, any monies paid will be refunded in accordance with the work already completed.

Your Responsibilities

To ensure everything proceeds smoothly, you agree to:

• Complete your Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) at least one month before your ceremony.

• Provide all original identification and supporting documentation, including birth certificates, passports, divorce orders or death certificates where applicable.

• Respond to emails and requests for information in a timely manner.

• Advise me immediately of any changes to your ceremony date, time or venue.

• Provide final ceremony wording and inclusions no later than two weeks before your wedding.

• Ensure you and your witnesses arrive on time for your ceremony.

Important Legal Requirements

Australian marriage law requires that:

• Both parties are legally free to marry.

• Both parties freely consent to the marriage.

• The Notice of Intended Marriage is lodged at least one month before the ceremony (unless a shortening of time has been approved).

• Original identification documents are sighted before the ceremony.

Without these legal requirements being met, I cannot legally solemnise your marriage.

Shortening of Time

If you require a ceremony within one month of lodging your Notice of Intended Marriage, approval must first be granted by a prescribed authority.

This is only available in limited circumstances, including medical reasons, employment commitments, legal proceedings or other exceptional situations.

I'm happy to guide you through this process if required.

Ceremony Delays

If your ceremony is delayed by more than one hour beyond the contracted commencement time and I have other commitments, I may need to leave the venue.

Where possible, I will remain or return later that day; however, additional fees may apply to cover the extra time involved.

If the ceremony is rescheduled to another day, additional fees may also apply.

Fitness to Marry

Australian law requires that both parties fully understand the legal commitment they are making.

If either party appears to be affected by alcohol or drugs to the extent that I believe they cannot legally provide informed consent, I cannot solemnise the marriage.

Where appropriate, a new legal ceremony will be arranged on another day. Additional fees will apply to cover the preparation of new legal documentation and the performance of the ceremony.

Interpreters

If either party or either witness is unable to understand spoken English sufficiently to comprehend the legal components of the ceremony, a qualified interpreter must be arranged by the couple.

The interpreter must complete the legally required declarations before the ceremony.

Photography & Copyright

I love being included in your wedding photographs and videos and happily grant permission for this.

All ceremony scripts, wording and written material created by me remain my intellectual property and may not be reproduced or distributed without my written permission.

Unless requested otherwise, you grant permission for me to use selected photographs from your ceremony for my website and promotional material. Professional photographers will always be acknowledged where appropriate.

Privacy

Your personal information and legal documents will be stored securely and used only for the purposes of conducting your marriage in accordance with Australian law.

Your information will never be shared with third parties unless required by law or necessary to fulfil your marriage registration.

Acceptance

By paying your booking fee, you acknowledge that you have read, understood and accepted this Booking Agreement and agree to proceed with my celebrant services.

Thank you once again for placing your trust in me.

I can't wait to help create a ceremony you'll remember for a lifetime.

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Lynda Leith
Authorised Marriage Celebrant