Terms and Conditions
Scope of Services:
1.Nicole Hile Civil Marriage Celebrant (ABN: 47018862371) provides professional celebrancy Services outlined in this agreement and as detailed in signed Service Agreement.
2. Nicole Hile agrees to conduct a marriage ceremony at the agreed time, date and place , in accordance with the requirements outlined in the Marriage Act 1961 and the Attorney General’s Department Code of Practice for Marriage Celebrants.
Booking confirmation: A non-refundable deposit of $200 is required to secure your booking with Nicole Hile.
In the event of cancellation of these services, the deposit of $200 is non refundable as it covers:
Holding the booking date
Lodgement of your Notice of Intended Marriage
Completion of the Certificate of Marriage Statutory Declarations
Initial consultation to discuss ceremony requirements
Payments: The balance of your account is due and payable at the rehearsal or 14 days prior to the wedding-whichever comes first. If it is not paid by due date Nicole Hile will NOT perform the ceremony.
Please make payments by direct payment.
Cancellation: In the event of cancellation within 2 weeks of the date of the wedding no fees are refundable.
Changes to Agreed Wedding Venue/Date/Time: If your time /date/venue changes it is vital that you discuss this with Nicole Hile prior to the confirmation of the change/s to ensure my availability; I may be unavailable due to another commitment. If the new venue is considerably further then a renegotiation of fees may apply. An admin fee of $100 may also apply to cover the creation of new documents and communications.
Celebrant Requirements: In the event of unforeseen or unavoidable circumstances that preclude Nicole Hile from performing your ceremony, another suitable Celebrant will be arranged by her to conduct your ceremony. Should this be required, you will be advised accordingly with as much notice as possible. Nicole Hile shall not be liable for any failure to perform your ceremony, or for any delay due to accident, strikes, fires, explosions, floods, riots, lock-outs, injunctions, terrorist attacks, pandemics, sickness or other circumstances which are totally beyond her control.
Couple/Ceremony Participant Requirements: It is a mandatory requirement that both parties, the two witnesses and celebrant are in no way intoxicated for the duration of the ceremony. Should any one of these parties be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, the solemnisation of the wedding will have to be postponed until the person in question is in a sober state. A Commitment Ceremony can be performed however. There will be extra charges required in this instance charged at $150 per hour including travel times.
PA System: If you require your music to be played via the celebrant’s PA speaker, the person operating the device should arrive no later than 30 mins prior to the ceremony start time, to connect and test the connection via Bluetooth after consultation with the celebrant.
Liability: In no event shall the celebrant be liable for any injury, loss, claim, damage, or any damages of any kind, which arises out of or is in any way connected with use of services or equipment sullied by the celebrant.
Copyright: Nicole Hile grants permission to the couple for me to be included in all photographs and videography of the ceremony.
The couple (only after their permission is obtained) authorises Nicole Hile to use images on their ceremony on website … and social media account…..
All professional photographs used by me will acknowledge the photographer.