Marriage & funeral celebrant · Murwillumbah · Tweed, Northern Rivers & Gold Coast
Beautiful ceremonies. Meaningful moments. Your story.
Felicity Best is a registered marriage celebrant in Murwillumbah, NSW, holding weddings, elopements, namings, renewals and funerals across the Tweed, Tweed Heads, Byron Bay, the Northern Rivers and the southern Gold Coast. A full wedding ceremony is $950 midweek and $1,200 Friday to Sunday, and every ceremony on the site carries its price, no GST.
Warm, personal and beautifully crafted ceremonies for life's biggest moments.
Weddings, elopements, naming ceremonies, vow renewals and farewells.
I believe every ceremony should reflect who you are, tell your story and create memories you'll treasure for years to come.
Weddings, elopements & the legals
Married in words you'd actually use.
From $650 for the paperwork to $1,200 for a full weekend ceremony, with the script, the rehearsal, the PA and the lodgement all in the price.
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Funerals & celebrations of life
A farewell that sounds like them.
$750, including the family meeting, the writing, liaison with your funeral director and a PA. No notice period.
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Wedding ceremonies
Book about four months ahead
Elopements
Two months' notice is plenty
Legals-only & registry-style ceremonies
Six weeks' notice is plenty
Vow renewals & commitment ceremonies
Six weeks' notice is plenty
Naming ceremonies
Six weeks' notice is plenty
Celebrant + MC
Book about five months ahead
How it works
Four steps, from start to “I do”.
Unlimited consultations are included, so the first conversation is just a conversation.
- 1
Check the date
Send the date, or just the season, and where. I will tell you whether it is free and exactly what it costs, because every price is already on this site.
- 2
Meet, and lodge the notice
A first conversation, in person or on a call. You sign the Notice of Intended Marriage then or soon after, witnessed by me in person or by video link where the requirements for witnessing it that way are met. It has to reach me at least one calendar month before the day, and about four months is the sensible notice for a weekend date in season.
- 3
The words
I write the script from that conversation and send it to you in draft, to change as much as you like, with help on your vows and on any ritual you want in it, a ring warming or a handfasting, and a rehearsal so nobody hears it for the first time on the day.
- 4
The day
I'll arrive well before your guests and have a word beforehand with your photographer, your venue and anyone else working to the same run sheet. You'll leave with your commemorative certificate, signed on the day.
I'll lodge your marriage paperwork with the relevant registry within fourteen days of your wedding. If you would like an official marriage certificate, you can order and pay for one directly from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the state or territory where you were married. It is an additional cost and is not included in my ceremony fee.
Where
Murwillumbah, and everywhere within about two hours of it.
Travel within 80 km or an hour and a half of Murwillumbah is included, and $1 a kilometre round trip beyond that. Twenty minutes from the border, so couples here can often choose which state's registry records the marriage. All areas.
What couples say
In their words.
We got married the day before covid lockdown and it was absolute chaos. People were cancelling left, right and centre, our photographer cancelled last minute, we had people already here from overseas and we weren't even sure we'd be able to get married. I'll never forget Fe saying, "Son, it doesn't matter, you're getting married! I'll come to the house and marry you two with your family. I don't care, we'll make it happen!" And that's exactly the kind of person she is. Nothing was too much trouble, she was so reassuring and genuinely cared about making our day happen. We ended up having the most fabulous wedding, and lockdown started the very next day! I'll never forget how amazing she was through all that chaos. Couldn't recommend her more!
Sonia & Des2020
I could not imagine a better celebrant! Felicity was personable, professional, warm and simply a pleasure to work with. She took our ideas and incorporated them into our ceremony flawlessly, creating something that felt so personal and true to us. She made us laugh, cry and feel genuinely connected to each other and our guests. The whole experience, from start to finish, was wonderful. Felicity made everything feel so easy, guiding us through the entire process with warmth and care. Beyond being an incredible celebrant, she is just a beautiful person! Our wedding ceremony was everything we could have hoped for and more, and we truly cannot thank her enough.
Sam & Talitha2025
Prices
Every price, in full.
"How much does a celebrant cost" is the question everybody asks first, so here is the answer for every ceremony: a weekday column and a weekend column, no GST, with travel and permits listed rather than added on later. The figure you read is the figure you pay.
See every price| What you get | Mon–Thu | Fri–Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Wedding ceremonies | $950 | $1,200 |
| Elopements | $750 | $875 |
| Legals-only & registry-style ceremonies | $650 | $750 |
| Vow renewals & commitment ceremonies | $650 | same |
| Naming ceremonies | $595 | same |
| Funerals & celebrations of life | $750 | same |
| Celebrant + MC | $1,850 | $2,350 |
Australian dollars, no GST. Travel within 80 km or an hour and a half of Murwillumbah is included, whichever gets you there; beyond both it is $1 per kilometre, round trip. Booking fee $250, which comes off the total. Witnesses supplied at $60 each. Council permits for beach and park ceremonies are booked and paid for directly with the council, and are not included.
About
Based in Murwillumbah. Registered to marry you anywhere in Australia.
A marriage celebrant is authorised under the Marriage Act 1961 to solemnise a marriage anywhere in the country, so the list of places on this site is how far it is reasonable to drive, not a boundary. What does change across the Tweed border is which registry records the marriage and what a certificate costs.
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Questions people ask
- How much does a wedding celebrant cost?
- A wedding ceremony is $950 Monday to Thursday and $1,200 Friday to Sunday, no GST. Most celebrants across the Tweed, Byron and the Gold Coast sit between $990 and $1,350 for the same thing, so a weekday here is under that band and Friday to Sunday sits inside it.
- Does the number of guests change the price of an elopement?
- No. An elopement can be just the two of you and your witnesses, or a few of the people you love, and the price is the same either way. What you pay depends on the day of the week, never on the guest list, and I write the ceremony for whoever is standing there.
- What is a legals-only wedding?
- The shortest lawful ceremony there is. I say the legal statement, you each say one required line, everyone signs, and it is done inside ten to fifteen minutes. There is no processional, no readings and no custom script. Couples use it before a party, before travelling, or because the paperwork is the only part they wanted.
- How much does a funeral celebrant cost?
- A full funeral or celebration of life is $750. A graveside or ashes committal on its own is $450, and a living funeral is $750. There is no weekend loading and no additional charge for short notice.
- Why do prices go up on the weekend?
- Because a Saturday in season is the one thing I cannot make more of: about twenty-six of them a year, one ceremony each. Most of this market charges for it, usually $100 more Friday to Sunday and up to $350 at Byron. My gap on a full wedding is $250, and it is the weekday column that is the discount rather than the weekend column that is a loading. Short ceremonies carry one price whatever the day.
Get in touch
Check my date
Send the date, or the season, and where. I will tell you whether it is free and exactly what it costs. No obligation.
felicity@bestceremonies.com.au
Most days, 9am to 7pm.