Klara McMurray - Funky Celebrant

Yes if it is needed; for out-door weddings with 40+ people.

Under that, it tends to be fine to go without.

I can play music through it as well, which is often quite handy..

Of course; it’s up to you.

Yes absolutely. It does depend on accessibility and distance to the location in question, but I find it can be an excellent opportunity, (especially for outdoor ceremonies,) to make decisions based on the direction of the sun etc before the day; thus I am happy accommodate it into our lead-up plan.
There may be extra travel costs should the venue be more than 40k's from Elwood.

This can all be discussed in our first meeting.

At least 30 minutes, unless there are extenuating circumstances; these will need to be discussed prior to the day.

I will print them out on a card, in lovely big font, for you to read from on the day. Alternatively, I can read them to you a few words at a time and you then repeat after me. Up to you!

Yes absolutely, I encourage it! There are some compulsory legal words that must be included in order for your marriage to be declared legal, but we can go through that later.

Most of the work towards a special ceremony happens beforehand. There will be meetings, emails, and phone calls and lots of checking and rechecking that you are happy with what I am to present.

You will get your personalised story should you want it and I also lend you and ideas booklet, bursting with a myriad of examples of ceremonies and vows, music, readings and ring-exchange wording.

I am there for assistance and guidance from the moment you make the decision to book me until well after the day in question.

I can also supply a PA sound system complete with music and mic capabilities as well as a signing table and chairs.

That’s ok; we only need one signature initially to make it legal. As long as we grab theirs before the day, we’re fine!

Easy! Follow this link for how to apply for a copy! 

For a person born in Australia: A Passport; Birth Certificate or Extract (original or certified)

For a person born over seas: A Birth Certificate or Passport issued by a government of an overseas country, showing the date and place of the person’s birth.

If previously married: A Decree Absolute of Divorce

If widowed: A Death Certificate

*Uncertified photocopies of documents are not acceptable

Well yes actually, there is the possibility to apply to Birth Deaths and Marriages (BDM) for a shortening of time consideration. I must warn you though, the circumstances need to be pretty special and it’s far easier to just get the paperwork sorted early so we don’t need to go through any of these admin dramas.

It must be submitted to me no less than a month before the wedding date. This is a legal requirement and not negotiable.

First of all, we’ll have a phone chat and you can see if you like the cut of my jib!

Assuming you do, we will then arrange a non-obligatory meeting with you, your partner and myself.
It’s there that a Notice of Intention to Marry (NIM) form will be filled out and sighted by me.

We will also take the opportunity to discuss your wants and needs for the big day. Do you have any special rituals or family members you’d like included in the ceremony? Are there people you want mentioned? Will the bride be escorted by her father, her mother, both, neither and what would you like mentioned about this on the day?
As you can see, there are many things to think about and we will go through them all, don’t worry, we wont forget about anything; I have a check list! Hurrah!

This will be also when we will discuss the story of your meeting and subsequent relationship. It’s up to you how much I focus on this within the ceremony, we don’t have to talk about it at all, but if you’d like me to create a story, the research starts here.
I will leave you both with a questionnaire that I’ll ask you to fill in and email back to me ASAP for more detailed research.

And in order to secure the booking; a deposit of $200 will need to be paid. This can be done via cash, cheque or direct deposit into my bank account.

After that, its over to emails and the odd phone chat if you feel the need, then we’ll meet quickly just before the wedding to complete all the paperwork so that it's ready to go as soon as you’re married and check that you’re happy with the wedding script. Assuming you are and all admin is in order, its time for you two to get hitched!