Legals Only Weddings In Sydney
Thinking of having a quick & easy legals only wedding? Many couples choose a legals only marriage to avoid the financial burden, time and stress of planning a traditional wedding. With no expensive reception to worry about, a solely legals ceremony lets you make things official in a simple, stress-free and affordable way which is perfect for couples who just want to get married without all the extras.
Below is a list of Sydney's best places for a legals-only weddings, where you'll be officially hitched with the bare minimum legalities required in a warm, personal & memorable experience. Whether you prefer a registry-style signing, a quick ceremony in a park or a private moment at your celebrant's studio, you'll find a variety of flexible options below that all include a legally valid marriage so you walk away an officially wed couple.
A legals only ceremony is the perfect option for you if you want to get married without a wedding with all the bells & whistles. It's the ultimate wedding for couples who just want to sign the paperwork and get legally hitched without a huge guest list, fancy venue or expensive flowers. And with official requirements taking less than 5 minutes, a legals-only ceremony is the quickest way to get married in Australia.
Here's a list of private registries and Commonwealth-authorised celebrants in Sydney who specialise in simple weddings with just-the-legals. They all offer legals-only wedding packages that include a simple signing ceremony, and you receive an official marriage certificate from the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages.
Enquire with your preferred professionals at the links provided.
Contents
Top 12 Legals Only Weddings in Sydney
What is a legals only wedding
What happens at a legals only ceremony
Top 12 Legals Only Weddings in Sydney
Mick Goldie
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Sydney CBD, Eastern Suburbs
- Cost: $500+
Mick Goldie is an authorised celebrant with extensive experience officiating legals only weddings on Sydney Harbour and throughout the Eastern Suburbs. The Coogee Beach local is known for his warm & personal approach, leading couples through the minimum required wording & signing of the marriage documents in a special & memorable, minimalistic ceremony.
Mick's legals only wedding package is $500 and includes submission of your official paperwork and a marriage signing ceremony to make you an officially wed couple. You'll be given a choice of locations for the legal signing, either in the Sydney CBD around the Sydney Opera House or in Mick's local area near Bondi Beach.
Zoe Sabados
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Sydney CBD, Barangaroo, Inner West
- Cost: $595 - $795
Known for her upbeat vibe and infectious sense of fun, Zoe Sabados is the perfect celebrant to hire for a legals only wedding that's as quick & simple as it is unforgettable. Zoe brings pizzazz and laughter to micro weddings and elopement ceremonies all over Sydney's CBD and inner west area, with pricing from $595 - $795 for a simple signing with 2 - 10 guests respectively.
The Vicarage At Lords
- PRIVATE REGISTRY OFFICE
- Location: Seven Hills, NSW 2147
- Capacity: 10
- Cost: $1,880
The Vicarage At Lords is Sydney's most exclusive wedding registry office, and is the perfect spot for couples seeking a simple wedding ceremony that's meaningful, personal and unique. The private Victorian era mansion is located in Seven Hills and offers all inclusive elopement packages with an intimate ceremony by a registered marriage celebrant in the heritage drawing room. All legal paperwork is submitted for you.
After you tie the knot, you then have access to the surrounding rose gardens and urban meadow for wedding photos and are welcome to enjoy cake & champagne on the grounds. Adding to the charm of this special place is a period dining room seating 8 - 10 guests which can be hired for a simple celebratory meal catered by a private chef.
Michael Janz Celebrant & MC
- CELEBRANT + Home Office
- Location: Sydney Harbour, Eastern Suburbs
- Cost: $550+
Michael Janz is a highly experienced celebrant who specialises in efficient, friendly and fully legal ceremonies for couples who just want to make it official without all the extras. He offers no-fuss wedding ceremonies in his home office in Randwick or at Mrs Macquarie's Chair on Sydney Harbour and focuses on the legal part of getting married with just you, your partner, and the official paperwork signing.
Sydney Celebrant Vicki Frittmann
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Botany Bay, Maroubra
- Cost: $550+
- 5 Star Reviews: 40+
For Sydney couples after a simple and stress-free way to tie the knot, Vicki Frittmann offers just the legals for $550 in a small signing celebration that can take place at any public park south of the Sydney Harbour Bridge.
Vicki's low-key weddings are legally binding and include assistance with paperwork, lodgement of your NOIM, a commemorative marriage certificate and are perfect for couples who want to personalise the moment, as in addition to the basic ceremony wording you can incorporate your own vows.
Megumi Carver Sydney Celebrant & MC
- CELEBRANT
- Location: South Sydney, Inner West
- Cost: $400+
If you're looking for an affordable celebrant to conduct a simple wedding ceremony that's still special, warm and filled with lighthearted humour, you'll love Megumi Carver who makes getting married stress free and super affordable with her purely legals package.
At these administrative style weddings you'll hold each others hands while the legal words are spoken, exchange vows with a simple sentence, sign the official documents and then you're officially hitched. Megumi is fluent in both English & Japanese and officiates weddings at your home or chosen location anywhere in the Sydney metro area.
Love In Life Marriage Celebrant
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Newport, Northern Beaches
- Cost: $600+
Lizzie is the perfect celebrant for couples who want their marriage made official with a simple & intimate signing ceremony on the Northern Beaches. The Newport local brings registry style weddings to the beach, so you can get married affordably, in a stunning setting that offers amazing photo opportunities without needing to book a fancy venue.
Lizzie charges $600 for an intimate wedding ceremony anywhere from Manly to Palm Beach, and being a born & bred local she's an expert on the area's most scenic spots for a private legal signing.
Chris Stedman Celebrant & MC
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Surry Hills, Sydney CBD
- Cost: $500
Need to get married and not wanting a formal wedding ceremony? Chris Stedman offers the unique option of booking a document signing appointment in Surry Hills and having a legals only marriage without the ceremony. This service is perfect for couples who need to quickly get married or require their union to be legally formalised before celebrating overseas.
Chris's small legal weddings are available in the Sydney CBD and Surry Hills, cost $500 and come with a Commonwealth Marriage Certificate included. Being bilingual, Chris has the ability to legally marry couples in both English & Japanese.
Kellie Warren @ Elegant Hearts
- CELEBRANT + Home Office
- Location: Londonderry, Richmond
- Cost: $600
- Availability: Monday - Thursday
Strictly legals weddings in Western Sydney are offered by registered marriage celebrant Kellie Warren at her residence in Londonderry near Richmond. This cheap & simple legal ceremony requires two meetings. The first meeting can be held virtually and is to complete your Notice of Intended Marriage and book your marriage date. The second appointment is your wedding day where your marriage will be solemnised and you'll be officially wed. Weekend appointments sometimes available off peak.
Liz Watson Weddings
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Greater Sydney
- Cost: $500
Liz Watson is Sydney's most popular celebrant for LGBTQIA couples wanting a simple legal wedding with a basic signing and minimal fuss. She's known for her warm & inclusive nature, and her organisational wizardry, providing couples with a purely legal ceremony that gets you officially wed in 5 - 10 minutes with all paperwork submitted for you. Liz will travel to you and officiates weddings all over Australia.
Simple Ceremonies Sydney
- PRIVATE REGISTRY OFFICE
- Location: Milsons Point, NSW 2061
- Cost: $300+
Simple Ceremonies offer the shortest, simplest & cheapest wedding ceremonies in Sydney at their private registry office in Milsons Point. The legals-only wedding package is priced at $300 and includes the official required wording, exchange of vows and basic signing of the marriage certificates. You are required to submit your own Notice of Intended Marriage form which will be supplied to you on enquiry.
All registry weddings at Simple Ceremonies are conducted by authorised marriage celebrant Michael Teulon who specialises in quick & simple ceremonies to satisfy administration requirements.
Janice Bradley
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Penrith, Western Sydney
- Cost: $500
Janice Bradley is the perfect civil marriage celebrant for couples seeking just-the-legals in Western Sydney. This Penrith-based officiant is friendly, organised and very responsive, making the process of getting married easy and stress free. She provides all administration required in submitting your legal documentation and on the day of your marriage conducts a straightforward wedding ceremony at your home.
Ceremonies By Cassandra
- CELEBRANT
- Location: Camden, Campbelltown
- Cost: $550
Cass Fisher services the Macarthur region of New South Wales and is an experienced marriage celebrant who makes even the simplest of weddings feel personal, warm and unforgettable.
Cass's bare minimum wedding ceremony is ideal for couples who want a quick and easy legal signing with no fuss or hullabaloo, but is still a meaningful and memorable moment. The solely legals package is $550 and is officiated at your own private residence or a cafe or public park nearby.
Together With Jo
- CELEBRANT + Home Office
- Location: Liverpool, Greater Sydney
- Cost: $670
Jolley is our preferred legals only celebrant in Sydney for Vietnamese speaking couples as she's bilingual, and is authorised to officiate your wedding as well as being able to translate documentation for you. Her legal union package is $670 and includes all legal documents prepared & lodged, a 10 minute ceremony at her Liverpool office and two copies of your official marriage certificate. For a simple ceremony elsewhere in Greater Sydney travel fees may apply.
Legal Only Weddings - FAQ
In this guide to legals-only weddings in Sydney you'll find all the information you need to know to get officially married by an authorised marriage celebrant in a simple & fuss free, legals only ceremony. You'll learn what a legals only wedding involves, how to organise one of these legally binding, paperwork-only weddings and the typical cost of a legals only celebrant package.
This is your definitive guide to a stress free, legals only marriage in Sydney.
What is a legals only wedding?
In Australia, a legals only wedding gets you officially married with the minimum legally required wording and the signing of official paperwork. It takes as little as 5 minutes, can be conducted anywhere you like and requires an authorised marriage celebrant and two witnesses. If you are not able to supply your own witnesses, it's normal to ask your celebrant to arrange two witnesses for you.
A legals only wedding includes the bare minimum legal requirements to get you officially married. It's a short & simple meeting between you (the couple getting married) and your chosen celebrant plus two witnesses. A legals only wedding is legally binding and results in you becoming an officially married couple.
What happens at a legals only ceremony?
- Your celebrant will greet you when you arrive
- Your celebrant speaks the necessary legal wording to officially marry you
- You'll both say legal vows. Your celebrant tells you what to say & you repeat
- You & the two witnesses sign legal documentation provided by your celebrant
- Your celebrant pronounces you legally married
- Congratulations, you are an officially married couple. You are now free to leave
- You can apply to the Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages for your official marriage certificate
How to organise a legals only wedding in Sydney?
In Sydney, you can be officially wed in a legals-only ceremony by any commonwealth authorised marriage celebrant or by attending the NSW Registry Office. We have provided a list of excellent legals only celebrants in Sydney above and recommend using these officiants as they organise all your legal paperwork for you making the process of getting married super easy.
To get the process started simply contact any of the authorised celebrants listed above and request availability for a legals only wedding. Your celebrant will then book your wedding date and help you complete & submit a NOIM (Notice Of Intended Marriage) form. By law, the NOIM must be completed one month prior to your scheduled wedding date.
Cost of legals only celebrant packages in Sydney?
A legals only wedding in Sydney costs between $300 - $500, or more if you want to customise the ceremony in any way such as by adding personalised vows, or require your celebrant to travel. This excludes the cost of your official marriage certificate which is $68 through the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages. The average price for a legals only wedding on Sydney Harbour is between $350 - $500.
Planning something a little more personal than a legals-only signing? Discover our Simple Wedding Ceremonies in Sydney - perfect for couples who want a short but heartfelt celebration with family and friends.
If you're considering registry offices or paperwork-only options beyond Sydney, check out our Paperwork Only Marriages in NSW guide for the best legal signing locations across the state.