Frequently Asked Questions

Below are some common questions from customers with answers from Andrea. If you have a question not answered here, please contact Andrea for her friendly and honest answer.
  1. Q: What do I need to have for the legal paper work to be completed?
    A: To complete the Notice of Intended Marriage form you will need your full original birth certificates, if you have been married before you will also need either your full original divorce certificate or death certificate.
  2. Q: When do I need to provide this information?
    A: More than 32 days prior and no greater than 18 months prior to the wedding date.
    (We will take care of this during our first or second meeting).
  3. Q: Where can we get the Notice of Intended Marriage.
    A: I will provide the Notice of Intended Marriage document. You can also download the Notice of Intended Marriage document (PDF).
  4. Q: Can we choose our own ceremony words? Will you help us?
    A: I will work with you to design your perfect unique ceremony, designed with care, and attention to what is important to you. We can use a combination of material I already have, new material, your own ideas and much more.
  5. Q: How long does the ceremony take?
    A: This is very dependent on your uniquely designed ceremony with that in mind and from experiences a ceremony can be from 20 minutes to 45 minutes, sometimes ceremonies even differ from these times. Remembering that when designing the ceremony we will talk about how long you would like the ceremony and what you would like that to include.
  6. Q: Do I need official witnesses, what are the requirements of these witnesses?
    A: You will need two official witnesses; they will need to be over the age of 18 and must have no more than 0.05 alcohol in their system. You will need to provide their full names including any and all middle names prior to the wedding day.
  7. Q: Can we consume alcohol on our wedding day?
    A: You will also need to have no more than 0.05 alcohol in your system, with this in mind if you drink plenty of water make sure you eat having a couple of drinks through out the day will not affect this. Remembering that after the ceremony is completed you will be able to have more to drink should you wish to do so.
  8. Q: If I live interstate and will not be in QLD until a few week maybe even days before the Ceremony, how do lodge the Notice of Intended Marriage?
    A: You can download the Notice of Intended Marriage document (PDF), or it can be posted to you. You can have it filled out (contacting your celebrant for any questions) and signed by an appropriate person in that state and then post it to your Marriage Celebrant who will lodge the papers.
  9. Q: Is it still traditional for the bride to be late?
    A: It is still traditional for some, it is very personal, however it is courtesy these days to be no more than 15 min late. Keeping in mind that if the Bride arrives on time it can take up to 15 min for the Bride to get out of the car have some photos taken and make her way down to the ceremony/isle. If you would like to be traditionally late more than 15 min you will need to let me know so I can keep things running smoothly.
  10. Q: When do I need to book the celebrant?
    A: You will need to book your marriage celebrant between 18 months and 32 days. In most cases and what is best is about 6 - 12 months prior to the wedding date and or when the date is decided. It is better to book early rather than miss out.