my celebrant read the wrong reading at my wedding...is it wrong to ask for some money back?

That's a difficult one, you should have made it your responsibilty to ensure she/he had the right one! However if you feel that you did that, then by all means ask for some money back. They can only say yes of no!

Oh dear- i hope the celebrant apologized. 

You need to talk directly with the celebrant and sort something out

Hi, unless it was a very special reading that you had decided on I would not worry about it. Perhaps you can talk to your Celebrant and see what they say about the situation, after all they have conducted a legal marriage which is what you were after and hopefully it was a lovely ceremony for you. Good luck for the future.

There are 2 types of wedding celebrants. 

One type will provide a unique ceremony about you, and will send you a draft of that ceremony for you to check and confirm it is what you are happy with.  They will always offer, and often insist, on a rehearsal to ensure the ceremony holds no surprises.  They spend between 20 and 30 hours on your ceremony.  They generally charge about a thousand dollars, and are worth every cent for the wonderful way they start your wedding celebration.

Then there is the other type.  They will complete the forms and tell you how your wedding is to be run.  If they give you an opportunity to contribute to the ceremony, it will be limited. They discourage rehearsals.  There is ample ground for misunderstanding when the ceremony is neither sent in draft nor discussed at a rehearsal.  Generally they charge about five hundred dollars.

If you chose the first type, such an error would be extraordinary.  Was it clearly an error by the celebrant?  If so, I am sure the celebrant would consider a partial refund.

However, if you chose the latter, I would suggest your chance of any remedy is very slim.

i am sure it didnt spoil your beautiful wedding..i wouldnt focus on the negative but on the best parts probably nobody else knew....sometimes things dont go as planned.....just make light of it....you a legally married now just enjoy your time together

wishing you both the very best life has to offer

warmly Jan Littlejohn

I think you should talk to your celebrant & perhaps part of the fees could be refunded.