What You Need To Know About the Cost Of Getting Married
At Perth Marriage Office, we offer a range of marriage ceremony options that are affordable, intimate and fuss-free. All ceremonies are conducted by one of our professional commonwealth marriage celebrants, where the legal paperwork is signed and the marriage is solemnised according to law.
Marriage Options
Sign the Marriage Register – $399 (Ex gst)
This is the minimum requirement for couples to register their marriage in Australia. There is no ‘ceremony’ associated to this process and proceedings are typically conducted in the ‘Registry Room’, where the legal paperwork & marriage register are signed with two witnesses.
The Commonwealth Marriage Celebrant will solemnise the marriage according to law. This marriage service is typically for couples who do not require a formal ‘ceremony’, but still require their marriage to be registered in Australia.
Capacity: The couple getting married & two witnesses
Includes:
- Legal marriage paperwork
- Marriage celebrant
- Commonwealth marriage certificate
- Legals-only vows
- Optional: Fiance visa application
Short Wedding Service – The Sitting Room – $50 (Ex gst)
Capacity: 10 guests
Capacity limit includes your guests and two legally required witnesses.
Includes:
- Legal marriage paperwork
- Marriage celebrant
- Commonwealth marriage certificate
- Room hire
- Optional: Fiance visa application
Small Wedding Service – The Drawing Room – $100 (Ex gst)
This service includes the option to exchange rings and personal vows before you sign the marriage register. Photos are permitted in this service. This service is in the Drawing Room, which can accommodate up to 25 guests.
($399 – Legal Paperwork + $100 Room Hire excluding gst)
Capacity: 25 guests
Capacity limit includes your guests and two legally required witnesses.
Includes:
- Legal marriage paperwork
- Marriage celebrant
- Commonwealth marriage certificate
- Room hire
- Optional: Fiance visa application
Medium Wedding Service – The Gallery – $200 (Ex gst)
This service includes the option to exchange rings and personal vows before you sign the marriage register. Photos are permitted in this service. This service is in The Gallery, which can accommodate up to 50 guests.
($399 – Legal Paperwork + $200 Room Hire excluding gst)
Capacity: up to 50 guests
Capacity limit includes your guests and two legally required witnesses.
Includes:
- Legal marriage paperwork
- Marriage celebrant
- Commonwealth marriage certificate
- Room hire
- Optional: Fiance visa application
Mobile Registry Wedding Service – External location – $675 (ex gst)
Already have a gorgeous ceremony location? The Perth Marriage Office can facilitate a Commonwealth Marriage Celebrant to attend & officiate your wedding at the date, time and location of your choice. *Within Perth Metro Area (includes Legal Paperwork, simple ceremony and travel fee)
Capacity: Unlimited
Capacity limit includes your guests and two legally required witnesses.
Includes:
- Legal marriage paperwork
- Marriage celebrant
- Commonwealth marriage certificate
- Optional: Fiance visa application
Rescheduling & Cancellation Fee
To change your date, time or room booking please contact us on 1300 024 024.
You have up to 7 days to notify us if you require to postpone or reschedule your appointment time.
Postponement and rescheduling in less than 7 days of your confirmed booking will incur an additional service fee of $100 + GST.
Cancelling Your Booking
There is no refund to cancel your current booking at Perth Marriage Office. To postpone your confirmed date, time or room booking please contact us on 1300 024 024 at least 7 days before your proposed marriage booking.
Transferring Notice of Intended Marriage forms
Notice of Intended Marriage forms and paid options are non-refundable but our team can assist with transferring your Notice of Intended Marriage forms to your selected interstate celebrant if required. If you require your Notice of Intended Marriage forms to be transferred to a new Celebrant that is interstate, please call us on 1300 024 024. There is no additional fees to transfer your Notice of Intended Marriage forms.
Fiancé Visa Letters
Fiancé Visa Letters are also available upon request. If you have been asked to provide the Department of Immigration with a Fiancé Visa Letter to support your Prospective Marriage Visa application, this can be obtained immediately after lodging your Notice of Intended Marriage.
Contact
Need further assistance? Our friendly team are here to help. Contact our team on 1300 024 024 or email us on [email protected]
Related Information
How to book your Wedding Ceremony
- Complete your Notice Of Intended Marriage form (Notice of Intended Marriage) online
- Print out your forms, to be signed by either party to the marriage and witnessed by a Doctor (GP), Lawyer, Justice of the Peace or Police Officer, Commonwealth marriage celebrant. When lodging the Notice of Intended Marriage from overseas, it should be witnessed by a Notary Public, before being uploaded via the Online Portal.
NOTE: A Pharmacist, Dentist or postal manager is not authorised to witness a Notice of Intended Marriage Form
- copies of an official birth certificate or passport for you and your partner
- copies of other current photo ID, if passport not provided
If either person has been previously married, you’ll need to provide us legal proof that the marriage has ended, such as a;
- divorce certificate, if you or your partner has been divorced
- death certificate, if you or your partner is widowed