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I just got my first quote back from a local celebrant and I am in complete shock!
She charges $3500 for the ceremony, which includes one rehearsal prior to the day.
Is that normal??
We are trying to do it on the cheap - and figures like that are definitely not in our budget!
Excuse me while I pick my jaw up off the floor lol
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Ours was a friend who charged $150. I was told though that i should expect to pay around $600 for a civil celebrant.
Is the big day on a public holiday or something, because it sounds extremely high to me.
:jawdrop: Im sure ours was around $350 I'd be getting another quote if I was you
Nope, not a public holiday or anything. It is a Saturday though - but surely that isn't the reason for the cost.
Maybe she does it standing on her head? Lol
Glad to hear that the other quotes might come back more reasonable!!
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Whaaaaaaat? That's mental Ash.
I can't remember exactly how much we paid but it wasn't that much. I have a feeling it was roughly $550 plus travel. That was 5 years ago but you'd think prices wouldn't change that dramatically in that time frame though!
What! ,y uncle is a celebrant so ours was a wedding gift :) but I think he charges around $600 and this includes all the paperwork and lodgement fees his service fee helping you decide the vows etc I think he charges extra for a signing table and chairs and he also has a PA system if you want microphones and it can have an iPod ect connected
I'm sure you will find someone much cheape!!!! Unless the real elvis is marrying you that seems like way too much!
holy smokes batman that does seem excessive to me! i remember when we were looking 6 yrs ago i found a celebrant through an online celebrant register... you may be able to find someone a bit cheaper. i think ours cost about $200 or so.
good luck!
Ash I will PM you the link to mine she has varying fees depending on the type of ceremoney you want and includes all the lodging of papers and bits. She was great
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Wowzers... my guy was around $350-400 from memory. We met with him a couple of times (at his house) to pick the vows and to let him we know what we wanted / expected on the day.
I'd be definitely getting another quote!!
We paid $495 and that included all the costs for lodging paperwork etc, a rehearsal and several meetings.
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Hooley Dooley! Mine was $440 which included all the paper work, travel to ceremony (150km round trip), a few meetings beforehand to sort stuff out.
Seriously get another quote. Did they add another 0 accidentally lol!
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Well we paid $700, well my MIL did and that was a lady from in Byron Bay.
I guess we paid a lot of money then!
Did she accidently add a zero?? We paid around $300 I think.
Ours was $450 and that was for our Australia Day (2008) Wedding.. I'd be asking if she made a typo and added a zero..
Thanks Kylz that would be great!!
I think I might cross this one off my list lol. Thanks for sharing your experiences with me lol glad I have somewhere I can check these things!!!
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I guess it's worth checking - I probably won't hear back from her if it wasn't a typo then lol:
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We paid $350 - $400ish mark. $3500 is insane!
I agree with maybe checking to see if she added a zero - that is just nuts otherwise.
We paid around $250 six years ago and that included three meetings, rehearsal, all the government fees for lodging papers, and all the equipment she needed.
Yeah, sounds nuts!! We paid $550 3 years ago. That was a Sat wedding, I think we had two meetings beforehand as well as lots of email communication and a rehearsal the week before.
A few years ago i was looking into celebrants in my area and she had written that she charges anywhere from $400 to about $4000 something about getting in early and booking early. I was like wowzers which i guess is why i haven't pushed for getting married!
Maybe the $4000 is if you leave to til the last minute thing?:
Mine was $350 too. Inc lodging papers.
We paid $760 which was expensive, it was 7 years ago he was young and someone we could relate to. The other quotes we got we for $350 to $400.
I think we paid $300
$650 three years ago. Included a rehearsal, paperwork, lodgement, help designing ceremony and her PA system. She was considered pricey then but she was classy. We later had her as celebrant for our sons' funerals as she was so lovely.
Did the quote include her inclusions in writing? That's a ridiculous price, unless, as suggested, it's a typo.
We paid $300 three years ago and that was for two meetings, travel, PA, document lodgement etc......$3500 certainly sounds excessive.
Wow, that is over the top! We paid about $450, 5 years ago. My uncle got married 2 years ago and paid about the same.
My lovely former boss was our celebrant, he only charged us the legals (fees for paperwork submission) but usually charges $525, which includes PA, rehearsals, travel, meetings/contacts to discuss and design ceremony - pretty well everything. Definitely excessive if they're asking $3500
married last June... our celebrant cost us $550 and she was awesome. The research I had done said celebrants cost about 400-1000 on average... but we had a habit of going for the first thing we found... (worked for celebrant / venue / photographer / pretty much the dress / flowers etc
$400 got us the service on the day and two meetings prior, and all paperwork sorted out and lodged. He was a wonderful man who did a beautiful job (and carried tissues for me in his pocket :D)
$3500 is crazy. That was over half way for paying for our reception with 70 guests to try and put it into perspective.
$350 for us that included everything that ws 5 years ago.
Wow!!!
Cost us $700 in a Anglican church last July.
Thanks for the replies - glad to hear it wasn't just me that was shocked by the numbers!
I've got some more quotes back and they are much for reasonable - so I'm feeling a lot better about everything again lol
I emailed her about the price being much higher than other quotes, and just checking it wasn't a typo and I haven't heard back again :dunno:
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My cousin charges $400-500 depending on the day/time etc.
3500 sounds crazy expensive!
we paid less than $200 six years ago - with the most sought after celebrant in the area! she had become so busy she only took on clients she'd dealt with previously (she'd been the celebrant to do my grandfathers funeral). that included everything. from what her niece has said, she was up to about $500 for the very rare ceremony's she did just before she passed away.
hopefully, if she is someone you really want, she can let you know why it's so expensive! or at least say "sorry, it was a typo"!!
We paid $450. That was all the paperwork, she had to travel 2 hours.
She was great.
we paid $350, but that was over 5 years ago.
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ash, i've already replied but i'm so flabberghasted by her cost. lol if she says "yes 3500" can you please ask what you get for that price lol. I'm hoping she provides horses and does some horseback dancing while reading the vows to you!
mine was $500 6 years ago
we had our minister, so it's probably different - but we paid a $50 gratuity and he paid for the filing fees ... that was 9 years ago, but I don't think much has changed.
for civil celebrants, I've never heard of one costing more than $550.