Eastern Suburbs Marriage Celebrants
Marriage Celebrants: Eastern Suburbs | Sydney
This list of marriage celebrants in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney features commonwealth-qualified officiants based in the Surry Hills to Bondi Beach area. They all offer in-depth knowledge of ceremony permits required by Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils, and provide all-in-one ceremony packages including lodgement of your official paperwork, design & delivery of your ceremony, and registration of your marriage with the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
From simple elopements to fully personalised ceremonies, these Eastern Suburbs celebrants offer a wide range of ceremony styles to suit different couples and wedding formats. While some custom-write romantic ceremonies around your unique love story, others cater to quick & simple weddings and offer a registry-office style experience in their own home office.
Top 10 Eastern Suburbs Celebrants
Melissa Soncini
- Location: Surry Hills, NSW 2010
- Experience: 1,200+ weddings officiated
- Price Guide: $1,450+
- Reviews: 400+ five-star reviews
Melissa Soncini is a highly experienced Surry Hills marriage celebrant who specialises in custom-written ceremonies that tell your love story. With more than 400 five star reviews, she's one of the Eastern Suburb's highest rated celebrants and is well suited to couples wanting a polished ceremony that feels authentic, and balances warmth, elegance and gentle humour.
Custom-written ceremonies are priced from $1,450 with special rates available for elopements. Melissa also offers combined celebrant & MC packages allowing your entire day to be officiated in one seamless experience.
Michael Janz Celebrant
- Location: Randwick, NSW 2031
- Years In Business: 8+
- Cost: $550+
- 5 Star Reviews: 250+
Michael Janz is a popular Eastern Suburbs Celebrant who offers simple ceremonies from $550. He's a calm and friendly personality who easily connects with people of all ages and backgrounds, making him an ideal celebrant for mixed culture weddings where his genuine interest in people creates a warm and relaxed atmosphere.
Michael lives in Randwick and officiates weddings from Centennial Park to Darling Point including the Royal Botanic Gardens and Sydney Harbour foreshore.
Sydney Celebrant Vicki Frittman
- Location: Pagewood, NSW
- Years In Business: 12+
- Cost: $600+
- 5 Star Reviews: 40+
Vicki Frittmann is an authorised civil celebrant based in Pagewood who collaborates with couples to create a heartfelt wedding ceremony that feels relaxed and meaningful. She offers two packages. One is a fully bespoke telling of your love story that includes a 20 - 30 minute ceremony filled with emotion. The other is a 10 minute legals only style ceremony for couples who want to focus on each other with a short & simple exchange of personalised vows.
A legals only ceremony in the Eastern Suburbs is $600 and can either be conducted at your chosen location, at Maroubra Beach if you want an oceanfront ceremony, or McKell Park or Centennial Park for a green garden setting. Personalised ceremonies are $1,000 and both packages include all legal paperwork, a pre-wedding meeting in person or online to answer all of your questions and unlimited support making the journey from engaged to officially married a relaxed & easy experience.
Mick Goldie Celebrant
- Location: Coogee, NSW 2034
- Years In Business: 1+
- Cost: $500+
- 5 Star Reviews: 10+
Mick Goldie is a Coogee marriage celebrant who offers simple & personalised ceremonies all over Sydney. His communication is excellent both in the lead up to and on the day you get married, and he works effortlessly with his couples to perfectly capture their relationship in a quick & easy celebration.
Mick is an ex journalist and tour guide and has a natural ability to draw out what's important to people in order to tell their stories. He is well spoken with a clear voice that carries with or without a microphone.
Liz Watson Ceremonies
- Location: Erskinville, NSW 2043
- Years In Business: 5+
- Cost: Enquire
- 5 Star Reviews: 60+
Liz Watson is a specialist LGBT+ marriage celebrant who regularly officiates weddings across the Eastern Suburbs and has married more than 150 couples across Sydney. From secret elopements to formal weddings to the hitching together of 80 year olds, Liz is a true romantic catering for love in all its forms.
You can expect a highly customised and unique wedding ceremony from Liz, delivered with a calm presence and light hearted humour. She's a great listener, and will weave your story into the ceremony and help you with personalised vows should you wish.
Paul Wheeler Celebrant & MC
- Location: Waterloo, NSW 2017
- Years in Business: 9+
- Cost: $900+
- 5 Star Reviews: 100+
Paul Wheeler offers a combined celebrant & MC service with optional live trumpet for couples who want a personalised ceremony and reception combining heartfelt moments with the fun and energy of live music. His wedding ceremonies are created around your love story and are elegant and entertaining, blending moments of warmth and sincerity with plenty of laughter and light hearted humour.
Having spent 20 years as a professional entertainer, Paul is one of the most experienced officiators in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs. He knows how to read people, build atmosphere and respond to unexpected moments with calmness, and when to step aside and let moments flow naturally. His live trumpet performances add an unforgettable atmosphere to your wedding reception, embellishing your bridal entrance, first dance and other special moments.
Zoe Sabados
- Location: Marrickville, NSW 2204
- Years In Business: 3+
- Cost: $595+
- 5 Star Reviews: 150+
Local marriage celebrant Zoe Sabados is a lively and fun officiant who crafts personally tailored wedding ceremonies that tell the love story of her couples. Determined to have 'no boring bits' in her ceremonies, Zoe isn't afraid to suggest ideas outside of the norm to ensure a memorable and heartfelt service that thoroughly entertains your guests.
Well known for her great sense of humour and vibrant personality, Zoe is the ideal person to kickstart the after party and offers MC packages in addition to weddings.
Margaret Janz Marriage Celebrant
- Location: Randwick, NSW
- Specialty: Legals-only & intimate ceremonies
- Cost: From $550
- Experience: 40+ years (healthcare background)
Margaret Janz is a calm, compassionate marriage celebrant who resides locally in Randwick and specialises in small and intimate wedding ceremonies across Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. Her approach is ideal for couples seeking a simple, low-stress way to get married, with everything handled quietly, efficiently and with genuine care.
With more than 40 years’ experience as a registered nurse in intensive care, Margaret brings a reassuring presence and strong attention to detail, helping couples feel completely at ease on the day. She offers an exclusive private garden setting for small weddings of up to 10 guests and regularly officiates intimate ceremonies in Eastern Suburbs parks, gardens and beachside locations. Ceremonies are all-inclusive, covering legal paperwork and the official marriage certificate.
Megumi Carver Sydney Celebrant & MC
- Location: Rosebery, NSW 2018
- Years In Business: 11+
- Cost: $400+
- 5 Star Reviews: 180+
Megumi Carver is an experienced marriage celebrant based in Rosebery in Sydney's East. She crafts casual, lighthearted and fun ceremonies for weddings, elopements, vow renewals and legal marriages with just the paperwork.
Fees start at $400 to legalise marriages with a paperwork only wedding and range up to $1,150 to officiate a bespoke ceremony. Megumi also offers all inclusive wedding ceremony packages with a photographer, flowers, hair & makeup.
Gary Mooney Celebrant & MC
- Location: Waverley, NSW 2024
- Years In Business: 12+
- Cost: $450+
- 5 Star Reviews: 120+
With more than 2,400 marriage ceremonies to his name, Gary is perhaps the most experienced wedding celebrant in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. From surprise weddings to mixed culture ceremonies and elopements, Gary's resume features them all. Always tailored to each of his couples, Gary's most popular wedding ceremonies share the love story and journey together thus far.
Marry Me Michelle
- Location: Bondi Beach, NSW 2026
- Years In Business: 8+
- Cost: $950+
- 5 Star Reviews: 250+
Based at Bondi Beach, Michelle Amestoy is a down to earth and engaging marriage celebrant who delivers fun weddings with a relaxed vibe. Well known for casually slipping in a few qualified puns, Michelle delivers all the warm and fuzzies with a good dose of humour. She's usually spotted at formal, black tie and elegant country weddings from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney to the Illawarra and beyond.
Wedding fees start at $800 for legals only to $3,000 for a personalised ceremony and MC package.
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