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Enquiries

Check my date.

Elena, smiling, in a brown linen jacket in a garden
You’ll hear from me, not an assistant, within two working days.Elena, Northcote

A rough date and a suburb are enough to start. I’ll check my diary, tell you whether travel comes into it, and we’ll go through the rest at our first chat.

Tell me what you know so far.

Guesses are fine. Anything without a * can stay blank.

The day

A date, or just “sometime in March”.

A venue, a suburb, a backyard, “somewhere near the water”.

All four, with what’s included, are on the ceremonies page. The price shows just above the Preview button.

The two of you

Both of you, spelt as you’d like them written. I’ll check how to say them when we talk.

Where my reply should go.

Only if you’d rather I rang.

The rest
Roughly how many people

So I know who to thank.

How you met, what you’d like the ceremony to feel like, anything you’re dreading (the kiss, the crying, standing up in front of everyone). A few lines is plenty. I’ll ask about the rest when we talk.

Your details stay on this page. Nothing is sent or booked.

Worth mentioning

If either of you has been married before, say so. It changes nothing about the ceremony, but I’ll need the divorce order or death certificate for the paperwork, and it’s the one document people most often have to hunt for.

Getting married in less than a month? Put that in your message too. The notice rules are strict, but there’s sometimes a way, and I’ll tell you whether it’s worth trying.

“Our first message to Elena was pretty vague: no venue, only a rough month. She wrote back two days later with the dates she had free and a few good questions about us. The first chat was relaxed, and afterwards we knew exactly what would happen next.”

S & D, the Dandenongs
Ceremonies from
$450, with the legal paperwork included
Travel
Included within 40 km of Northcote

What happens after you write.

No sales call and nothing to sign yet. You can stop after any of these.

  1. Within two working days

    I write back

    I’ll tell you whether I’m free on your date and roughly what your ceremony would look like for your numbers. If I’m not free, I’ll say so straight away and send you the names of two or three celebrants I’d happily hand you over to.

  2. A week or two later

    We have a first chat

    About an hour, and free. At a café near you, at my kitchen table in Northcote, or on a video call if you’re further away. Bring your questions and your partner. You don’t owe me anything afterwards.

  3. If it feels right

    A deposit holds the date

    It’s $300, non-refundable, and it comes off the total. If your date changes and I’m free on the new one, the deposit moves with you. The rest is due two weeks before the wedding. Then we sort out your Notice of Intended Marriage, which has to reach me at least one calendar month before the day. (Not for vow renewals: you’re already married.)

Notice rules here are general information only; check bdm.vic.gov.au or ag.gov.au for the current rules.