Im in Melbourne, and I'm looking for a reasonably priced marriage celebrant. From all my reading, I'm expecting a 30-60 min meeting with the celebrant to talk through the general wording, similar time for the legal paperwork, similar time for rehearsal and same for the big day. I'm thinking this is a max 4 hour job, and most quote $500-600 bucks. I can't understand why, so are there cheaper celebrants out there?
Marriage celebrant
cloudy on 26/01/2015 - 22:57
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Thanks for the comments, and as you said, hard to know what I get until afterwards.
hard to know what I get until afterwards.
Applies to both the celebrant and the spouse (yes they change)
I know, right… Ridiculous expense. Because they work on a conveyor-belt system, where there are always people waiting to see them like a Doctor and you go to them and obviously have the weeding at their place, so they don't have to spend time travelling, dealing with people who are late to appointments and they can do maybe 15-20 weddings per weekend, maintaining their accreditation is free, as well as the public liability insurance, stationery, etc.
I wouldn't do it for $500. Too much bother for too little coin.
Lol, what occupation doesn't require travel? Possibly late appointments, or maybe they are late themselves? Stationery? Seriously, that's a cost worth mentioning?
I'm unaware they require public liability insurance, and unaware that they actually have it.But hey, thanks for your sarcasm, I enjoyed hearing your helpful thoughts.
Stationery as in official certificates (unless that is provided by the State) don't come cheap. I wasn't talking about 10 cent Officeworks books.
Public liability insurance would certainly be required for wherever they have their offices, unless they meet exclusively on site with clients (another cost to do business).
Perhaps I was a bit too sarcastic, but there is more to the cost of running a business than adding up the minutes actually interacting. A lot of professional businesses have a call out fee. The celebrants just include it in the total cost.
There is an oversupply of celebrants, so finding a cheapie shouldn't be too hard. What would you consider to be a reasonable cost?
Marriage celebrant
perfect example of an oxymoron
probably ask your videographer or photographer to recommend a good one for you.
I'm a videographer in Sydney, i usually recommends my clients for a list of celebrants. Most celebrant are ok. There is one that is popular in sydney that i think is really good.
but what sets her apart.
- she briefed you guys 10-15 minutes before your ceremony, little things like how the bridesmaid are supposed to walk, heads up, smiles. what to do when the father gives away the bride to the groom, shakes hand pay respect.
- tell you the best position for bride and groom to be standing, so it looks good in photo and video.
- hold the microphone in a way that the celebrant is not visible/ dominant, so photographer and videographer can get good shots.
- can handle the crowd.
- has his / her own sound system and microphone.
and the list goes on……
the hard thing is you won't know wether you are getting a really good celebrant or the average one.
So best thing to do is ask your wedding suppliers, and i'm sure they can recommend you couple of the favourites..
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