FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do you charge?

The most popular question.

Remember that your celebrant holds full legal responsibility to perform your marriage ceremony and register the your marriage correctly. Celebrants are free to set a charge that reflects and includes

Lodging the Notice of Intended Marriage
Checking Documents
Writing a ceremony to suit your individual requirements and the law
Producing Marriage Certificates
Performing your ceremony at a venue, date and time of your choosing
Registering your marriage with the Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages
Travel to and from your chosen venue
Signing table and chairs
a PA system
Scans, emails, STD calls and phone and mobile calls
calligraphy on certificates

Discuss with your celebrant an overall fee, including any added extras, and when a deposit and full payment is required. We issue an invoice at the time of lodging the Notice of Intended Marriage.

Please contact us for a firm price, once we have quoted a price there are no hidden extras.

What areas do you cover?
We offer Wedding ceremonies in Brisbane and south to Bryon Bay and all places in between. So whether you’re after a Brisbane or a Coastal wedding we would love to assist you in planning your wedding.

When should we make our booking with a Marriage Celebrant?
As soon as you have chosen your wedding date. Don’t leave it till the last minute as you’ll find you may have very little choice of Celebrant. At Mr and Mrs Celebrant we offer the choice of male or female celebrant.

You are required to give a Notice of Intended Marriage to a Celebrant at least 1 month before your wedding date and you are required to provide your Celebrant certain documents, please see the legal requirements page on our website for a full list. If you don’t currently have these documents, it may take some time for you to obtain these documents. However, you don’t need these documents to complete the NOIM though they must be sighted well before you are married.

My Partner works away and cannot sign the Notice of Intended Marriage Form.
No Problem. The form can be lodged with only one signature but your partner will need to sign it well before your wedding day.

My partner is divorced, and I am widowed, what documents should we show?
If previously married, you are required to provide evidence to show that the last marriage has ended. This is in the form of a Death Certificate of the previous spouse, or a Certificate of Divorce.

Can we change our wedding date or venue after booking?
Yes, however, you will need to check your Celebrants availability.

How do I change my name after marriage?
If you are married in Australia and want to update your driver licence or passport or other government documentation to your married name, you will need to apply for an official marriage certificate from Births, Deaths and Marriage.

You can find the marriage certificate application here

Hi Lorraine, Tim and I would like to thank you so much for making our wedding day so beautiful! We couldn't have asked for a better day! You have been so patient with us getting the ceremony just right for us. Many of our guests have said how fantastic you were. Tim's events coordinator was at our wedding from Pelican Waters golf club and thought the ceremony was beautiful. You looked gorgeous which was appropriate for the ceremony. Kind regards, Pauline & Tim

Tim and Pauline – Maleny
Dearest Lorraine and Richard, Scotty and I just wanted to say a huge heartfelt THANK YOU, you made the most special day in our lives oh so perfect! You made us and our closest friends and family laugh and cry with your beautiful personal ceremony. Thank you for all the help and advice throughout the last year. I couldn't have done it without your warmth and encouragement Lorraine, my knees were knocking and my hands were shaking, it was like having another new family member performing the ceremony. All the best, Mr and Mrs Winterford (Scott and Emma)

Mr & Mrs Winterford – Flaxton Gardens
Richard and Lorraine make the perfect team. They were always there to help us if we had a question and made the process really fun as well as helping with the paper work side. Our photos show a true reflection of what we wanted the ceremony to be like from laughing so hard to having a little cry. We wanted a tree planning ceremony and they couldn't have found us a better reading to go along with it. Everyone has said what a lovely ceremony it was and it is all thanks to Mr & Mrs Celebrant.

Thank you both sincerely for making our day so wonderful. You really had captured our relationship and expressed how important we are to each other. It really will be a ceremony to remember for everyone.

Laura and Andrew
Richard and Lorraine, A huge thank you for the beautiful ceremony you performed for us. I received so many comments from guests about how lovely the ceremony was. Thanks for all your efforts. It was a pleasure working with you. Kind regards, Leesa Wilkins

Leesa and Leyland
Richard and Lorraine, we just wanted to say thank you for all your support and advice during the planning for our recent marriage and thank you for allowing us to have our ceremony on your property, it was absolutely beautiful. Thank you also for organising our dinner, the restaurant certainly looked after us. You made what was, to us, a very confusing process, very easy to navigate. Richard, your delivery of our ceremony was sincere and professional, Thank you! Our best wishes, Graeme and Fay.

Graeme and Fay (September 2014, McCarthy House)
Lorraine and Richard felt very warm from the first time we met them. Although we had only just met Richard and Lorraine, theyhe came across as a family friend that we had known for a long time. Their professionalism was excellent and everything was easy. The ceremony ran perfectly and we had a wonderful day. Our ceremony was personalised, intimate and romantic and it captured the essence of our relationship. Everything was perfect!

Jenna and Liam (13th September 2014)
We were so very pleased that we secured Lorraine as our marriage celebrant. She was a pleasure to work with and did everything possible to ensure that our ceremony was about us and proceeded as we wished. A number of our friends told us our ceremony was the most touching ceremony they had ever had the pleasure of attending and we have Lorraine to thank for that. We strongly recommend Lorraine’s services to you – you won’t be disappointed!

Andrea and Don
My partner and I were very comfortable in our first meeting with Lorraine. Loved her humour and personality. She helped us with ideas on where we could have our very warm, casual wedding. We were both very happy with the relaxing wedding we had with just a few close friends.

Mandy and Brian (October 2013, Alexandra Headlands)
Our ceremony was personalised to us so our friends and family could relate and was exactly to our liking. It was different to the “standard” dime-a-dozen marriage ceremonies we have all been to, it was beautiful, heartfelt & personal. You really made our day special, the ceremony was crafted just to our liking and you were able to help us easily navigate the craziness that is a wedding. Very easy to deal with and extremely helpful. 10/10 we were very impressed!

Renee and Rob (Ocean View Estate, April 2014)
I really just wanted to extend my greatest appreciation for the lovely ceremony you delivered for us on our wedding day. I truly had one of the best days of my life after the birth of my Son and it was 100 times better than I had imagined so thank you for making that a reality for us. At the end of the ceremony it was all a bit of a blur and I really didn't get to thank you on the day but it truly was perfect.

Amanda and Jason (Bribie Island, December 2013)