Choose ANYONE to be your Celebrant!

Follow the below steps to find out how it all works in beautiful Victoria.
Click here if you are from outside Victoria.

 
 

  • STEP 1 - SELECT YOUR CELEBRANT BUDDY

    Choose exactly who you want to be your Celebrant! Your Best Friend. Your Mum. Your Uncle. Your Jujitsu Teacher.

    It can be ANYONE you want.

  • STEP 2 - START THE LESSONS

    A series of fun lessons will be sent to who you choose to be your Celebrant. This covers everything they need to create an amazing ceremony from start to finish.

  • STEP 3 - SELECT YOUR LEGAL PACKAGE

    OPTION A) - I complete all legal obligations completed in the week prior to your ceremony (meaning you’re legally married before your wedding day).
    $750 (plus $75 GST)

    OPTION B) - I come to your wedding either before or after your ceremony and complete all the legal obligations so you are officially married on your wedding day.
    $990 (plus $99 GST)

    OPTION C) - I come to your ceremony (or source a trusted celebrant if I’m unavailable) to complete all the legal obligations during the ceremony.
    $1190 (plus $119 GST)

  • STEP 4 - GET MARRIED!

    The lessons are over. The script is complete. The legals are in place. Let’s do this!

FAQs…

  • The difference is that for Option C, myself - or a trusted Celebrant - will be locked in for a specific time. So if your ceremony starts at 4pm, I - or the trusted celebrant - will be there at 4pm, and the paperwork will be completed directly afterwards.

    For Option B my arrival to do your legals may depend on what other ceremonies I have on that day. It could, for example, be sometime during reception, morning, or first look etc.

  • Usually two weeks. The lessons sent to them will help build the ceremony from start to finish. I’ll always be on hand to help, too.

  • It takes about five minutes. Max. You will sign the following:

    • 2 x Marriage Certificates.

    • Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage.

    The Celebrant (either myself or a sourced Celebrant, depending on the package you have chosen) will also say the Celebrant’s Authority and help you with your Legal Vows.

    That’s it! Nice and easy.

  • It depends on the option you chose:

    • OPTION A (legal obligations completed in the week prior to your ceremony)…
      It can be at a park, backyard, bar. Anywhere.

    • OPTION B (legal obligations completed either before or after your ceremony)…
      If it’s before the ceremony, it’s usually in the morning while everyone is getting ready, or it can happen during the first look.

      If after the ceremony, it can take place during the reception, or sometimes is incorporated into speeches.

    • OPTION C (all legal obligations completed during the ceremony)…
      It usually happens during the ceremony. Some couples decide to do it while signing the legal documents at the end of the ceremony.

  • Depending on the package you choose, My Celebrant Buddy incorporates commitment ceremonies. During such commitment ceremonies, your Celebrant Buddy will need to advise to all present that the legal elements will be taken care of at another time by an Authorised Celebrant. The words ‘wedding’ or ‘marriage’ are to be avoided.

  • Yes.

  • The lessons cover everything from start to finish, but I’ll be on hand to check over scripts, discuss positioning, music etc. I’ve done more than 500 ceremonies and love being a Celebrant sensei.

  • Yes, those prices include the lessons and the all the paperwork completed.

    There is an additional marriage certificate from the government you can choose to apply for. It can be used to change your name and is around 50 dollars. This is not included in the price as some couples opt not to purchase it.

  • When it’s a rural wedding for Option B - I come to your wedding either before or after - a local Celebrant is often sourced. This may incur an extra cost.

Do you need a Mic & PA?

I have a excellent Bose S1-Pro. It includes a sennheiser microphone and all the relevant accessories.

Cost to hire is $99. Shout out below for more info.

Reviews

  • Such a great initiative and easy to follow steps of how to execute the type of ceremony you want. Friendly and approachable Paul was, offering reassurance to our buddy whilst completing all legal requirements behind the scenes.

    Sarah Foss

  • Paul is amazing!! Such a lovely person and so helpful. He was very thorough and accomodating. I would highly recommend him as a celebrant or to set up your Celebrant Buddy

    Raquel Cutajar

  • Scott and I worked with the team at My Celebrant Buddy to create our dream wedding ceremony. From the beginning to the big day, we were supported to consider everything that we wanted to feature, to make it just perfect.

    Zoe Dixon

  • Paul worked with our dear friend as a celebrant Buddy and Nathan was there on the day. What a bloody lovely experience. Both Nathan and Paul are very nice, funny and professional. The whole process was a breeze.

    Edwina Brisbane

  • A BIG THANKS TO PAUL! He was an absolute gem from the start. He took care of everything and was great assistance to our friend who was our celebrant buddy. Such a great set up for success.

    Salient

  • Paul has a unique 'Celebrant Buddy' package, which means that you can choose someone to be your celebrant on the day. Paul did all the legal work, provided lots of assistance and advice all the way up to the wedding for us and our buddy. Paul was fantastic to work with, responds quickly and was all over it!

    Sonja V

  • Paul is a very friendly, ever patient and professional celebrant. He made the legal part of getting married easy, and helped guide our celebrant buddy through the ceremony. Great service and highly recommend!

    Jacqueline Heighway

  • Paul was outstanding. We were able to have my brother officiate our wedding which was extra special. Although Paul is based in Melbourne and we’re in Townsville, QLD, he made the process easy on myself as a bride and my brother as the officiant.

    Mikaela Bolton

  • Such an excellent service - we were able to have my cousin conduct our wedding ceremony, and Paul found an incredible local celebrant to complete all our paperwork. It was an easy and enjoyable process and we highly recommend this service. Thanks again!

    Bridget Walker

  • When Paul explained the idea of 'my celebrant buddy' we were instantly sold. My grandfather is one of my closest friends and after looking for a way to have him be a part of our day Paul had given us the perfect solution.

    Brittany H

  • Wow - Paul was so easy to work with, so kind, and put a smile on everyone's face in the room. We also went with the Celebrant Buddy option on our actual wedding day which made it so, so special. Thank you Paul for helping to make our wedding day truly unforgettable!

    Bonnie Su

  • Paul is AMAZING! We went with his My Celebrant Buddy package & we can't recommend him enough. From our first enquiry, Paul was very responsive & engaging & constantly checking in to make sure we & our Celebrant Buddy were all set. Thanks for being an absolute legend Paul!

    Shannon Gillies

  • WOW!! Paul, we love you first of all!!! Thank you for making our ceremony the smoothest part of our whole wedding. You truly felt like family and we can't thank you enough!

    Bianca

  • When Paul wasn't available on our date he suggested using a celebrant buddy and we were instantly keen to do it. We had a great friend in mind for this and Paul was there for support the whole way through. My wife had questions during the process and Paul was always happy to answer them. Great experience and really glad went ahead with it.

    Josh Thame

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