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What is every other Australian celebrant charging in 2024?

Posted by Josh Withers | Feb 1, 2024 | The Business of Celebrancy | 2 |

Today we answer the question we always wonder: how much is everyone else? When I did my first wedding expo in 2012 after having been a celebrant for three years already, the average price was $550 for a ceremony. Today, some people are still charging this, but luckily the average has almost doubled.

I remember hearing Dally Messenger years ago say that “you can’t make a living as a celebrant” but the good news is that today, you can.

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Josh Withers

Josh is a Hobart celebrant who has created thousands of marriage ceremonies in over 20 countries since 2009, based in Tasmania's Huon Valley with his wife Britt and two daughters. In 2016, with Sarah Aird, he co-founded the Celebrant Institute and specialises in the business of celebrancy and the art of present and intimate ceremony.