Wedding planning guides

• Wedding budget breakdown: how to split it and what to pay first

  How to split a wedding budget across venue, food, photography and the rest, which lines to fix first, and what to ask about deposits before you pay.

• Manage your wedding budget without compromising on what matters

  How to choose your two priorities, protect them, and make the trade-offs on everything else without regret.

• How to plan a wedding budget that puts your money where it matters

  Set a total, choose what you care about, get quotes on the same terms and keep a buffer, in the order that avoids most budget surprises.

• Notice of Intended Marriage: what it is and when to give it

  The Notice of Intended Marriage, the 1 to 18 month rule, what your celebrant needs from you, and what happens after the ceremony, with the official links.

• How to choose a wedding celebrant in Australia

  What an authorised marriage celebrant does, what they need from you, and the questions worth asking before you book, from what is included to what happens if plans change.

• Changing your name after marriage in Australia: what you need and where to start

  You usually do not need a formal name change if you marry in Australia. What proves your new name, what to update first, and what is different if you marry overseas.