Wedding Celebrant

Your ceremony written for you — warm, bold, and completely yours from first word to last.

BRISBANE • GOLD COAST • SUNSHINE COST

Kate Ellis, marriage celebrant, smiling warmly with a couple at their wedding ceremony on the Sunshine Coast

MY APPROACH

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Your love story, told properly.

I don't arrive with a folder of generic scripts. I arrive having spent time getting to know you — your story, your humour, the way you talk about each other — so I can tell your story as if I've known you for years.

My background in social work means I know how to hold a room through big emotions, pace a ceremony so every moment lands, and make two people who might be nervous feel completely, utterly at ease.

The result? Ceremonies that move people. That your guests talk about for months. That you remember every single word of.

WHAT TO EXPECT

The process

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Packages & Pricing

Find the one that
feels like you.

Three packages for three different kinds of couples. All of them include my full attention, every legal requirement handled, and a ceremony that genuinely means something.

Packages & Pricing

Find the one that
feels like you.

Three packages for three different kinds of couples. All of them include my full attention, every legal requirement handled, and a ceremony that genuinely means something.

The Full Experience
'One Perfect Day'
Package
From $900

Everything you need for the wedding day you've always imagined.

This is your ceremony, completely. Built for you around your story, held exactly where you want it, and designed to give you and your guests something they'll talk about long after the last dance. The ceremony runs 20–30 minutes — and every single minute of it will feel like you.

What's included
  • Two in-person meetings to get to know each other properly
  • Unlimited phone and email support — I am always available
  • Completion and lodgement of your Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM)
  • A curated collection of ceremony inspiration — vows, readings, poems, symbols and rituals
  • A fully custom ceremony script written entirely around you
  • A rehearsal in the week before your wedding — ideally the day prior
  • Officiating with warmth, confidence and total presence
  • Professional Bose PA system with Bluetooth music & microphones (if venue doesn't supply)
  • Signing table & chair (if venue doesn't supply)
  • A commemorative marriage certificate on the day
  • All legal paperwork completed and lodged — handled entirely by myself
  • A presentation folder with a keepsake copy of your ceremony script
  • Purchase of your official legal marriage certificate from Births, Deaths & Marriages (valued at $56.20)
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast Locations from $1100.
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Simple & Personal
'At Last'
Package
From $750

All the meaning, none of the fuss.

Sometimes the most beautiful thing you can do is keep it simple. This ceremony runs around 15 minutes — just enough to make it feel real, personal, and genuinely yours. You'll still have choices, still have heart, and still have every legal requirement covered. Then you can get on with the part everyone's really there for.

Perfect for second weddings, intimate celebrations, or couples who simply want to share the moment with the people they love — without making a big thing of it.

What's included
  • One in-person meeting to talk through your vision and make it yours
  • Unlimited phone and email support throughout
  • Completion and lodgement of your Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM)
  • A curated selection of ceremony choices and samples to personalise your ceremony your way
  • Officiating — warm, present, and completely in your corner
  • A commemorative marriage certificate on the day
  • A presentation folder with a keepsake copy of your ceremony script
  • All legal paperwork completed and lodged — entirely taken care of
  • Purchase of your official legal marriage certificate from Births, Deaths & Marriages (valued at $56.20)
Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast locations from $950.
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The Elopement
'All You Need
is Love' Package
$500

Just the two of you. Just the way it should be.

You. Your person. Two witnesses. The words that make it legal. And Myself That's genuinely all you need — and some of the most beautiful weddings ever witnessed have looked exactly like this.

No fuss, no audience, no performance. Just a real, meaningful moment between two people who are completely sure about each other.

What's included
  • One in-person or video meeting to get everything sorted
  • Completion and lodgement of your Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM)
  • A simple ceremony with all legal requirements covered — said properly, and with heart
  • Officiating with the same warmth I bring to every ceremony, big or small
  • A commemorative marriage certificate on the day
  • All legal paperwork completed and lodged — completely handled
  • Purchase of your official legal marriage certificate from Births, Deaths & Marriages (valued at $56.20)
Available at Roma Street Parklands, New Farm Park, City Botanic Gardens or Captain Burke Park. Have your heart set on somewhere further out? I travel across greater Brisbane — just ask about travel at the time of enquiry.
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  • "Kate was so lovely, she understood exactly what we wanted for our ceremony. Highly recommend her, very charismatic and easy to get along with. Thanks Kate."

    Emma and Peter

  • "Kate was so lovely, she understood exactly what we wanted for our ceremony. Highly recommend her, very charismatic and easy to get along with. Thanks Kate."

    Ashleigh & Nick

  • "Kate - you have been so amazing. Right from the start I have felt so relaxed knowing you will have everything under control for us on 'the big day!' Thank you for the reassuring words and the care you've taken in getting the ceremony perfect! We will forever be so grateful to you Kate!"

    Stacey & Simon

  • “Kate’s flexibility and commitment to identifying a process for our wedding that worked for us was deeply valued by us. On the day, Kate made sure everyone felt a part of our joy and part of the ceremony, so it felt like we were starting out wrapped in our community of care. I could not imagine anyone else having conducted our wedding, without Kate’s care and attention it would not have been as stress free and wonderfully joyous as it was.”

    Lisa and Adrian