TERMS & CONDITIONS
Please read thoroughly and sign at the end.
SARAH DAVOLI CIVIL CELEBRANT AGREES:
o To provide Celebrant services in accordance with the Code of Practice (provided upon booking)
o To attend and conduct the Marriage Ceremony in line with the above mentioned details.
o To lodge all legal documents in the prescribed form within the prescribed time.
o All personal details collected will be managed in accordance to the Privacy Act 1988.
o Sarah will attend arranged meetings and rehearsals at the agreed date, time and place.
o If Sarah is unable to conduct the ceremony for any reason, then Party 1 & Party 2 will be advised as soon as practical and all reasonable efforts will be made by Sarah to find a replacement Marriage Celebrant. Under immediate circumstances, a replacement Celebrant will be chosen by Sarah. In circumstances where there is time available, replacement Celebrant options will be provided to the Party 1 & Party 2 to decide upon. If Sarah is unable to perform the Marriage Ceremony due to a cancellation on her behalf:
- Sarah will refund all payments made in full
- Sarah will, if relevant, pass on the Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) to the replacement Celebrant and any written Ceremony already completed by Sarah
- Party 1 & Party 2 must agree to the replacement Celebrant’s Terms and Conditions and pay directly as part of the payment policy.
o In the event Sarah falls ill or is injured on her way to or at the Marriage Ceremony location, a list of alternative authorised Celebrants will be made available to the couple.
o Where Sarah’s P.A system is used, she will ensure to the best of her ability that the equipment is fully charged, functional and tested prior to the Ceremony.
COUPLE TO BE MARRIED AGREES:
o A non-refundable booking fee of 20% must be paid to secure Sarah for the exact Wedding Date. Time and location as recorded.
o Balance remainder is payable to Sarah three (3) months prior to the above recorded Wedding Date to ensure Sarah’s continued work and ceremony attendance.
o The final payment is non-refundable and considered FINAL confirmation of all Wedding Details.
o Any changes to the Wedding Date, Time or Location must be discussed in advance as Sarah may have other commitments on the same day as the optional Wedding Date, Time, or Location provide that may prevent her from conducting the Marriage Ceremony with the optional details.
o In the event that the Marriage Ceremony is delayed more than 30 minutes beyond the agreed time recorded above, Sarah reserves the right to proceed to her next commitment as other Weddings may be booked on the same day. Sarah will solemnise the couple’s Marriage on that day at the next possible time as agreed to by the couple and Sarah with additional fees as decided by Sarah at the time. This will be invoiced after the Wedding is solemnised and payable within 14 days.
o The Couple will pay for the extra costs incurred by Sarah if the ceremony is delayed as above; e.g. parking fine.
o To email Sarah their completed Checklist and Questionnaire no less than 1 month before the Wedding Date.
o Sarah’s Ceremony wording and all reference material emailed to the Couple may only be used in another format. E.g. Ceremony programs, with Sarah’s written permission.
o The Couple acknowledge Sarah’s intellectual property in the form of her verbal and written advice, suggestions, accounts of her own experiences and her written documents and emails are for their own private use for their Wedding Ceremony only and must not be forwarded to any third party.
o To supple Sarah with the Couple’s ORIGINAL FULL BIRTH CERTIFICATES and DRIVER’S LICENCES or PASSPORTS as evidence of name, date and place of birth and photo identification at the appointment where the NOIM is completed. (Photocopies or certified copies will not be accepted)
o These documents must also be made available to a replacement Celebrant to sight, before they are legally allowed to solemnise the Marriage in Sarah’s absence.
o Sarah may capture images of the Ceremony set up before and after the Ceremony for marketing/promotional purposes. These will not supplement or replace the Couple’s current photographic arrangements. Respect and professional courtesy will be given to activities of the official photographer and/or videographer.
o The Couple will nominate chosen witnesses over the age of 18 years to hear their vows and sign the three (3) Marriage Certificates on the Wedding Day. Couple to ensure they ask nominated witnesses to arrive at the Ceremony location NO LESS than 30 minutes before the agreed Ceremony start time.
o Witnesses’ full names must be confirmed with the correct spelling no less than one (1) week before Wedding.
o Couple acknowledge they must not arrive at the Ceremony location appearing to be inebriated or under the influence of other substances.
o Sarah reserves the right not to proceed with the Ceremony where any parties to the ceremony, including nominated witnesses, appear to Sarah’s judgement to be inebriated or under the influence.
o Sarah reserves the right to reschedule the Ceremony at a time convenient to Sarah and when parties involved have had time to return to a state of good health – thereby incurring a further fee to be invoiced to the Couple after the ceremony, to be paid within 14 days.
o If in Sarah’s opinion a proposed witness is not capable of being an official witness, an alternative official witness must be appointed as agreed upon by the Couple and Sarah.
o The use of Sarah’s PA System, table, chairs and tablecloth are subject to favourable weather conditions and will not be used in any circumstances where they may be exposed to harm, either by persons or the elements.
o Couple acknowledge that inanimate equipment may malfunction from time to time and should the PA for at any time prior, during or after the Ceremony, Sarah will not be held responsible.
o Sarah’s fee will not decrease if the equipment is not required for the Ceremony
o If needed, the Couple will provide a FULLY CHARGED music player for the Ceremony Music.
o If needed, the Couple will nominate a guest to help with the music on the PA.
o Music must be given to the nominated music player at least 30 minutes before the Ceremony start time.
o The Couple must bring the Wedding Rings to the ceremony with no onus on Sarah.
o Any ceremonial, decorative or ritual elements are the responsibility of the Couple to set up.
o The Couple will nominate someone to hold the ceremonial Marriage Certificate at the end of the Ceremony.
o The Wedding Party agree to arrive at the Ceremony location, dressed and ready to go. Party 1/Wedding Party NO LESS than 30 minutes before Party 1/Wedding Party – NO MORE than 30 minutes after the agreed Ceremony time.
CEREMONY SCRIPT: The Ceremony Script must be finalised and ready to print a minimum of 1 week prior to the marriage ceremony date, agreed to in writing by Party 1, Party 2 and Sarah. Changes after this time will be handwritten.
WE HAVE READ AND FULL UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE TERMS AND CONDITIONS AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THEM.
WE AGREE THAT THE ABOVE CEREMONY DETAILS ARE CORRECT AS OF TODAY’S DATE.
THE SIGNATURE OF THE PARTY 1/PARTY 2TO THIS AGREEMENT, IN THE ABSENCE OF THE OTHER, SHALL STILL BE BINDING ON BOTH PARTIES.
PLEASE NOTE: YOU ARE BOOKING SARAH AND PURCHASING A SPECIFIED DATE, TIME AND LOCATION WITH FEES PAYABLE DIRECTLY CORRELATING TO SUCH DETAILS. THEREFORE, ANY CHANGES MADE LESS THAN 12 MONTHS BEFORE ORIGINAL WEDDING DATE RENDER FEES PAID NON-TRANSFERABLE, UNLESS THE ORIGINAL WEDDING DATE IS REBOOKED.