your elopement WEDDING

On the beautiful South Coast of NSW
Your elopement wedding allows you to throw away the handbook for what a traditional wedding should look like and just have the day you really want
Offering short and sweet weddings in stunning locations at the beach, lookouts, and beyond. Ditch the registry office! You can bring your own witnesses with up to 6 guests, or witnesses can be organised for you* Photographer? Accommodation? Locations? See the links below...
Lauren Newman
Marriage Celebrant extraordinaire since 2011. I love being a Celebrant. I love celebrating love! I will create a warm, happy, intimate and relaxed ceremony just for you.
The Batemans Bay area on the South Coast of NSW offers so many options for your wedding day. Here are a selection of photographers, accommodation and locations, but there are many more!
Name
Website
Contact
Regent Images - Tara Regent
Phone or message ; 0411307266 Email: regentimages@gmail.com
Double Exposure Photography Cathy and Seline
https://www.doubleexposurephotography.com.au/weddings
Cathy: 0405 259 618Seline: 0474 700 980 doubleexposurephotographybb@gmail.com
Corrigans Cove Resort
(02) 4472 6111
Lincoln Downs Resort
(02) 4478 9200
Bay Breeze Boutique Accommodation
(02) 4472 7222
Eurobodalla Shire Council - Venues
02 4474 7447
Your accommodation could also host your ceremony, and there are a variety of beach locations, lookouts, and locations under cover in case of rain
  • Before you get married in Australia, you need to complete a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) form. All couples have to complete this to be allowed to be married in Australia, whether you're coming from overseas or from within Australia. This is available from the Australian Government Attorney-General's Department
  • I must receive the NOIM as your authorised Celebrant at least 1 month (but not more than 18 months) prior to the wedding - contact me for more information: joyinlife.celebrant@gmail.com

  • To get married in Australia, you must:

  • not already be married
  • not be marrying a parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, brother or sister
  • be at least 18 years old, unless an Australian court has approved a marriage where one person is 16-18 years old
  • understand what marriage means and freely agree to marry
  • use specific words during the ceremony
  • give a notice of intended marriage form to an authorised marriage celebrant at least one month and no more than 18 months before your wedding
  • be married by an authorised marriage celebrant
  • NOIMs can now be signed and witnessed in the physical presence of an authorised witness as well as witnessed remotely via Zoom (or similar).

  • As of June 12, 2024, remote witnessing of a Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) is permanent law in Australia. This means that couples can have their NOIM witnessed remotely by an authorized witness using a facility that allows audio and visual communication.
  • You must still bring to your marriage ceremony:

  • (a) evidence of the parties’ date and place of birth, such as a birth certificate, official extract from a birth register or an Australian or overseas passport, and
  • (b) if a party is divorced or a party’s last spouse died, evidence of divorce or death of that spouse.

  • Before the marriage can take place, as your Celebrant, I must be satisfied that you are the people named in the NOIM, so as well as the documents mentioned above, photographic evidence of identity must be shown to me prior to the ceremony.

  • A NOIM must be received by the authorised celebrant at least one month before the marriage is solemnised, if not in person, then via remote witnessing.

  • People who are authorised to witness the Notice are:
  • if a party signs the Notice in Australia—an authorised celebrant, a justice of the peace, a barrister or solicitor, a medical practitioner, or a member of the Australian Federal Police or the police force of a State or Territory.
  • if a party signs the Notice outside Australia—an Australian Consular Officer, an Australian Diplomatic Officer, a notary public, an employee of the Commonwealth authorised under paragraph 3(c) of the Consular Fees Act 1955, or an employee of the Australian Trade Commission authorised under paragraph 3(d) of the Consular Fees Act 1955. Note: For the definitions of Australian Consular Officer and Australian Diplomatic Officer, see section 2 of the Consular Fees Act 1955.
There are no changes to the requirement for the physical presence of all parties to the marriage, including the celebrant and two official witnesses, on the day of the marriage. Contact me to confirm the date of your ceremony, venue, and all other requirements, and to arrange to send the NOIM to me. Contact me on 0400-102-992 or joyinlife.celebrant@gmail.com
Arrange your accommodation, venue and photographer, bring to your marriage ceremony: (a) evidence of the parties’ date and place of birth, such as a birth certificate, official extract from a birth register or an Australian or overseas passport, and(b) if a party is divorced or a party’s last spouse died, evidence of divorce or death of that spouse. Before the marriage can take place, as your Celebrant, I must be satisfied that you are the people named in the NOIM, so as well as the documents mentioned above, photographic evidence of identity must be shown to me. I must also be satisfied that both parties to the marriage have a full understanding of the commitment they are entering into and that both people are entering the marriage of their own free will and consent. I am required to meet with both parties seperately prior to the wedding ceremony to ensure this consent. You must also sign the Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage just prior to the ceremony taking place. * Note: I can provide witnesses but at an additional cost of $50 per witness