How to Book your Ceremony with Pride Ceremonies^®

I am a professional, full time celebrant and therefore I make sure that everything is done in a professional, business-like fashion and that you know exactly what you can expect from me together with what I expect from you in order to enable me to develop, create, and deliver a uniquely personal ceremony.

Now that you've had an opportunity to look through my website, to form an impression about my experience, skill, and knowledge, to see what previous clients have said about my services, you may be wondering what happens next. Hopefully the information on this page will give you a clear picture of what to expect. And by the way, because I'm based in the Brisbane Western Suburbs, Ipswich and Logan are easily accessible. I also travel to Redcliffe, Redlands and Pine Rivers, and by negotiation, to places further away.

How to Book a Marriage, Commitment, Renewal of Vows, or Divorce Ceremony

1. Choose the ceremony package that will best meet your needs

• Phone me 0431 987 313 or email me to check my availability for your date, time, and venue and for a chat and/or further information. NB For a Legal Marriage Ceremony, the main thing for your to know at this stage is that you have to give a minimum of a calendar month's notice) on this form

• If you're happy with what I offer and are fairly sure you'd like to go ahead with me, we can arrange to meet  (NB If more convenient for you because of distance or other reasons we can make all arrangements by phone, email and/or mail and  meet for the first time on your special day)

2. Meet with me (the meeting will take about 1.5 hours)

• We will briefly discuss your vision for your ceremony in general terms (I reserve detailed information about the many unique creative additions I have developed, and specific suggestions for your ceremony until you have made a firm booking with me).

• I will talk with you about the order in which things happen in a ceremony. This is relatively flexible as it depends on your decisions about what you will include in the ceremony.

• I will explain the timeline I've found to be most effective for ceremony development and what you need to do to provide me with the information I need to develop a unique ceremony for you.

3. Reserve my services for the date, time and place of your ceremony

• To do this you need to complete my Booking Form and pay the non-refundable deposit
  
• I will then send you a detailed invoice/receipt together with helpful information to assist you with forward planning
  

4. Make decisions and provide me with the information to use in developing your ceremony
5. Finalise the account one month before the ceremony
6. Sign off on the completed ceremony 2 weeks before the ceremony

How to Book a Naming Ceremony

All of the above, with the exception of the meeting. For a naming ceremony we work entirely by email and/or phone.