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If cost is your primary consideration ...
I
can't beat the price of a Brisbane Registry Office ceremony for which
you will
- pay $235 weekdays, $290 Saturdays (plus
parking fees for two
visits
- one to lodge the Notice of Intended Marriage, one for the ceremony.
At present city parking can cost you around $20 for an hour or so
during the week, so all up you can count on spending somewhere in the
vicinity of $275-$335.)
- have to attend during business hours
to complete and lodge your Notice of Intended Marriage
- have a standard
quickie marriage ceremony with
- no personalisation
- no choice - of place, celebrant,
vows, or anything else
- no readings
- no rituals
- limited number of guests
- restrictions on when you can be
married (only between 9.45am to 11.45am; 2.15pm to 3.45pm Monday to
Friday and 10.00am to 4.30pm on Saturday. No weddings on Sundays or
public holidays).
Candidly, many couples go the Registry Office or the Courthouse wanting
a short, cheap and easy marriage ceremony, and because they think the
arrangements can be made at short notice. But that is probably not what
will really happen. Despite the attempts made by the Registry Office to
provide more attractive surroundings getting married at the Registry
Office can be a less-than-romantic experience. To complete the
paperwork
you need to line up, and you will be required to have all proofs of ID
with you, including final divorce certificate. In practical terms this
means that, while it is legal to get married the day after your divorce
becomes final, you will be unable to marry for at least a month after
that date. To get married you need to line up. And you will
be told what time is free - rather like going to the dentist.
For couples who are focussed on their relationship and genuinely want a
simple, inexpensive wedding without all the trappings, I offer an
alternative to the Registry Office:
No-Fuss weekday ceremonies with
choice
A No-Fuss weekday Ceremony with Choice is a romantic and more
personal alternative to a Registry Office wedding for those who want to
marry during the week, either in a small private ceremony with just you
and your two official witnesses or in the presence of family and
friends (up to 40
people). The
ceremony will be more personal than the Registry Office Ceremony, will
be delivered in a warm and friendly fashion, and you can
choose your vows and other selected parts of the ceremony from choices
I provide you that include both
the traditional and contemporary vows.
How this works:
- We meet once, at a mutually
convenient time (after hours is fine) and place within the
4068/4069 postcode area and at this meeting
- we talk about the style of ceremony you
would like
- you choose your declaration of intent,
vows, and ring vows from the options I provide
- I take the two of you through the
ceremony so you will feel comfortable on the day
- we complete the Notice of
Intended Marriage
- where possible you show me your proofs
of ID and how any previous marriage ended, however, if that is not
possible, you may show me those on your wedding day, just before the
ceremony commences.
- you confirm the location for the
ceremony and pay the full fee ($275 within the 4068/4069 postcodes,
$315 elsewhere within 50 km of my office in Kenmore)
- I give you a receipt
- The ceremony fee covers
- Delivery of your chosen ceremony style
of ceremony with warmth and friendliness
- Attendance at the venue agreed
- Solemnising of the marriage
- Compliance with all legal requirements
- Provision of the Presentation
certificate and a beautifully presented copy of your vows as a keepsake
- The following conditions apply
- The ceremony can take place anytime
(24/7)
Monday-Thursday or on Friday morning
- The ceremony venue is your choice of
private residence or other venue within
the 4068 and 4069 postcodes
Contact Me
Jennifer
Cram is a
secular humanist celebrant
in Queensland Australia
Serving all of Brisbane, Redlands, Redcliffe, Pine Rivers,
Logan and Ipswich
Ceremonies
performed
in private homes, parks, gardens, hotels, clubs, restaurants, chapels,
function
centres, reception centres, wedding venues.
Day or evening
ceremonies 365 days a year
Her Celebrant
Services include:
Wedding
Ceremonies: Contemporary, Traditional, Spiritual, Inter-cultural,
Scottish,
Celtic, Chinese, Buddhist, Mediaeval; Handfasting; Renewal of
Vows; Commitment Ceremonies
for gay, lesbian,
and straight couples; Naming Ceremonies;
Baby Dedication Ceremonies;
House Warming;
Launching; Divorce
and Separation (End-of-Relationship) Ceremonies
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