Required
Part of my role as a registered Marriage and Civil Union Celebrant is ensuring that the relevant legal requirements are met on the day of your ceremony. The broad brush strokes are briefly outlined below, we'll go into a bit more detail when we meet.
You
We can't have a marriage or civil union ceremony without you. More specifically though, we need to know that we have the right people. Appropriate photo ID on the day or ahead of time can take care of that.
Licence
Marriage licences can be ordered online up to 3 months ahead of a ceremony. You need to order and pay for this yourselves. You will need to include your celebrant's name and your ceremony venue. It's a good idea to include an alternate venue in case your ceremony needs to be moved.
Witnesses
You will need two witnesses. There are a few criteria that witnesses need to meet, but we can discuss these in our meeting.
Vows
Whether you write your own vows or use some standard ones, we will need to incorporate a few specific words. The words differ for marriages and civil unions. I'll make sure we have what we need.
Pricing
Note, I'm happy to incorporate vows you have written for each other into any of the ceremonies below. The registry style, simple, and standard ceremonies are all based off the registry ceremony wedding vows from the Department of Internal Affairs. In all cases, a deposit of $100 is required to secure a booking. The deposit is non-refundable and is paid in the form of a donation to a charity of my choice. Note that travel fees may apply if I need to travel more than 20 minutes from Birkdale.
Registry style
If you're looking for the bare essentials, you don't care what I'm wearing, and we can find a time for you and your witnesses to come to me during a work day, this is the option for you.
$100
Donated to a charity of my choosing
Simple
If I'm coming to you, but you only need me for the ceremony (e.g. no rehearsal, no changes to the ceremony) and I'm not travelling more than 20 minutes from home, this is the option for you.
$200
(with $100 donated to a charity of my choosing)
Standard
If you're happy with a simple ceremony but also want a rehearsal, this is the option for you. Travel in excess of 20 minutes from home may incur an additional travel fee.
$300
(with $100 donated to a charity of my choosing)
Custom
If you'd like me to write a custom ceremony for you based on what you tell me about your relationship, this is the option you're looking for. Travel in excess of 20 minutes from home may incur an additional travel fee.
$600
(with $100 donated to a charity of my choosing)
Enquire now
Give me a call on 022 438 2723, e-mail me on celebrant@bradleypatten.co.nz or complete the contact form below.