Patrick Meegan

Of course.  We all need to be confident that I can deliver the ceremony you both want and that we can easily work together.  A telephone or skype conversation will normally provide a pretty strong indication, but I am more than happy to meet with you, when and wherever possible, so that you can more easiy decide.  Over coffee is always good.

Location is normally the single biggest factor that will determine any changes to my fee.  My standard fee is based on me not needing to travel more than an hour or so from my home here on the south coast.  In such a situation I need to consider time and fuel costs, particularly as I believe an on-site rehearsal in the week leading up to the ceremony itself is pretty critical. 

After that, we might have to discuss danger money if you want to get married half way down a mountain.  Extreme sports aside, most things can be incorporated.

Sure, we can inlude any prayers or readings, regardless of their origin, that are important to you and your family.  What I can't do, is intimate or suggest that I might be the equivalent to a priest or an elder of a religious or spiritual group.

Rule of thumb, most ceremonies fall within a time frame of around 20 minutes from the time I begin to speak. So if you consider that the bride or partner might take a few minutes to walk up an aisle, across the grass or up the beach, plus a few minutes for signing paper work and the odd photo, 25-30 minutes, in total, is a good guide.

Indeed there are.  First, I have to tell everyone present who I am and that I am, by law, registered to conduct a civil marriage ceremony.  It's a very short few lines and is easily included.

Second, there is a legal vow that must to be stated by each of you. Again, it's really brief, but a have to have. These are then typically followed by your own personal vows and here you can be as creative as you wish.

Lastly, I need to declare you to be married.

That's it!  Not a great impost and the rest is yours to do as you like.