Registry Ceremony: $90

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REGISTRY - AT YOUR CHOSEN LOCATION

• The $90 fee covers the Celebrant to do the Registry ceremony at your home or location within 10km from my home. Happy to discuss locations further away

• BDM rules state Registry ceremonies are limited to 10 guests. You need to arrange a celebrant and a venue.

• Bring your wedding rings and bridal flowers

• No cake cutting, professional photographer/videographers, no wedding arch, decor, bridal cars, walkin music, food or drinks - it is just a Registry

• Please be on time, ready to start (if guests are late, I will allow 15 minutes wait time) as I may have another commitment straight after.

• Have a small table and one chair ready for the licence signing

• I will get you to repeat the legal vows in front of your witnesses

• It will be a maximum of 20 minutes - Ceremony, Licence Signing, taking a few photos with me before I leave

• If the couple do not speak english, do not fully understand or need sign language, they will need an interpreter which must fill in a Declaration.

REGISTRY - AT MY TE ATATU SOUTH VENUE

• The Registry Ceremony is only $90 for a specific reason and is not to be abused. Venue booking fee: $50 (so $140 in total)

• Registry Weddings take place between 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday, as per the rules set out by Births Deaths and Marriages

• No personalised ceremony, just reading exactly what is issued by BDM as your legal vows. If you are asking for more than the strict criteria set out by Births Deaths and Marriages, it is then a Personalised Ceremony which costs more but can be at any agreed time, amount of guests, location and ceremony personalised to your requirements

• No consultations or viewing of the wedding venue

• The Rules state you can have up to 10 people.

• Total Booking time: 20 minutes (includes venue opened up 5 minutes prior for guests arriving, verifying ID, making cash payment if not already paid, ceremony and licence signing, a few photos after)

• Bring your wedding rings and bridal flowers

• No cake cutting or bubbles/food or drinks in the venue; no music, no walkin song

• Apply for your marriage licence here - it is all done online (this is $150 to BDM which is also paid online)

• Don’t forget to get your $33 Full Printed Marriage Certificate either when you purchase your licences OR can purchase after the ceremony

• As you fill in the Online Marriage Application, choose “Registry Wedding”

• Select my name as your celebrant - TANIA JEFFS MAINDONALD

• On the day, you will need to show me photo ID so I can confirm that the legal names are those mentioned on the licence

• Bring 2 witnesses (ideally anyone 12 years or older), and a language translator or sign language person, if required

  Ways to pay:
  - Bring cash in an envelope on the day
  - Bank account: ASB 12 3033 0594312 00
  - Invoice sent to your email (Stripe payments accepting Debit/Credit card incur a small transaction fee).

1. PLEASE be on time! If you are more than 15 minutes late, it is my discretion to rebook you for another time/date. I may have another wedding or booked commitment after your ceremony - please respect the start time. I advise leaving much earlier if coming a long distance just in case the unexpected happens.

2. If your guests are late or your witnesses, I will ask to start the ceremony regardless and according to the agreed start time and will ask whoever is present to witness the ceremony and complete the licence signing.

3. Do not park at the front house - it is a tow away area. Only a max of two or three cars can drive right down to the venue (depending how everyone parks).

4. The venue will only be opened for everyone 5 minutes prior. No earlier, due to a possible Registry wedding finishing prior to yours. It is also my private home and residency.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Where is your private venue located and is there parking?

A. Te Atatu South, Auckland. Room for two to three cars up the driveway (house down the back) - it is a residential area so we have to be mindful of neighbour’s car parking spaces at the front house. Everyone else coming to your ceremony, please mention “offstreet parking please.”

Q. Is your venue suitable for small children?

A. That is fine, but I ask to please keep kids under control while ceremony is happening.

Q. Can I use Zoom live feed so my family and friends can watch our ceremony from around NZ and overseas?

A. Yes, this is no problem at all. I do not have a tripod but can possibly attach a phone on my background lighting rig or get one of your guests to hold a device for you.

Q. What is the maximum amount of people can we have at your private venue?

A. I can only fit a max. of 17 people (14 seated guests, couple and myself).

Q. Can we bring food or alcohol (champagne etc) to your venue?

A. No, this is not permitted and is not a licenced commercial premises. You are welcome to celebrate after your Registry ceremony.

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