Philip Holland Sydney Celebrant

My Diamond package includes:

• all the legal requirements and paperwork
• use of my Wedding Manual for ideas to help us create your ceremony - it makes it really easy for you!
• a rehearsal (online or face-to-face)
• on the day I come with a portable PA system, two microphones and a table and chairs for the signing.
• I write a light-hearted story about the two of you which is always full of laughs and a great way to get the ceremony started!
• On the day I give you a legal marriage certificate but with the Diamond package I also include the "official" marriage certificate from the NSW Registry - this is necessary if you plan to change your name.

Here are a few suggested ideas that we can include in your ceremony:

• Having your parents come in first and making a bit of a fuss about them is a wonderful way to start the ceremony!
• I can do a welcome or the Giving Away in another language if that is appropriate in your case. It is always very much appreciated by parents where English is not their first language.
• The Sand Ceremony - we have three vases on the table, two filled with different coloured sand and the third one empty. After the vows I start talking about how, like the sand,  you are two individuals who are now being joined together and can never be separated.
• Warming of the Rings - early in the ceremony the rings are passed around the audience and they are invited to each hold them for a few moments and infuse them with all their love and best wishes, before they make their way back to us for the ring ceremony.
• The Handfasting - originally an ancient Celtic ritual where the couple hold on to each other's wrist and a cord or sash is wrapped around the two hands in a loose knot while I say the relevant words. Then the hands are slipped out of the knot and the knot is then placed in a small wooden box to remain as proof and a happy memory of the two of you "Tying the Knot"
• Finally, I love to write stories about my couples. This normally occurs at the beginning of the ceremony and is a light-hearted look at how the two of you reached this most important moment in your lives. You will each receive a questionnaire that I send you and you complete them separately - this can be quite amusing when sometimes the couple's recollections don't exactly match ?? Quite often your guests will learn things about you that they weren't previously aware of!

My ceremonies are always a lot of fun and that's the way my couples seem to like it!

The fee for my Diamond package is $990

If you would like to have a chat please let me know and I will give you a call. If you would like to meet I am happy to get together wherever it suits you, face-to-face or online.

My Gold package includes:

• all the legal requirements and paperwork
• use of my Wedding Manual for ideas to help us create your ceremony - it makes it really easy for you!
• a rehearsal (online)
• on the day I come with a portable PA system, two microphones and a table and chairs for the signing.

There are a few additional elements that we can include in the ceremony:

• The Sand Ceremony - we have three vases on the table, two filled with different coloured sand and the third one empty. After the vows I start talking about how, like the sand,  you are two individuals who are now being joined together and can never be separated.
• Warming of the Rings - early in the ceremony the rings are passed around the audience and they are invited to each hold them for a few moments and infuse them with all their love and best wishes, before they make their way back to us for the ring ceremony.
• The Handfasting - originally an ancient Celtic ritual where the couple hold on to each other's wrist and a cord or sash is wrapped around the two hands in a loose knot while I say the relevant words. Then the hands are slipped out of the knot and the knot is then placed in a small wooden box to remain as proof and a happy memory of the two of you "Tying the Knot"

My ceremonies are always a lot of fun and that's the way my couples seem to like it!

The fee for my Gold package is $700

If you would like to have a chat please let me know and I will give you a call. If you would like to meet I am happy to get together wherever it suits you, face-to-face or online.

My Silver package includes:

• all the legal requirements and paperwork
• use of my Wedding Manual for ideas to help us create your ceremony - it makes it really easy for you!
• a rehearsal (online)
• on the day I come with a portable PA system, two microphones and a table and chairs for the signing.

There are a few additional elements that we can include in the ceremony:

• The Sand Ceremony - we have three vases on the table, two filled with different coloured sand and the third one empty. After the vows I start talking about how, like the sand,  you are two individuals who are now being joined together and can never be separated.
• Warming of the Rings - early in the ceremony the rings are passed around the audience and they are invited to each hold them for a few moments and infuse them with all their love and best wishes, before they make their way back to us for the ring ceremony.
• The Handfasting - originally an ancient Celtic ritual where the couple hold on to each other's wrist and a cord or sash is wrapped around the two hands in a loose knot while I say the relevant words. Then the hands are slipped out of the knot and the knot is then placed in a small wooden box to remain as proof and a happy memory of the two of you "Tying the Knot"

My ceremonies are always a lot of fun and that's the way my couples seem to like it!

The fee for my Silver package is $600
NB - With the Silver package we do not meet face-to-face until your wedding day.

 If you would like to have a chat please let me know and I will give you a call. If you would like to meet I am happy to get together online.