Marriage
Thank you for your inquiry about a Catholic wedding booking. We look forward to meeting you both soon.
To speed up the procedure, so that the documents can be ready when we meet, please fill out our online application form (see link below) and press send online and that will help us generate the necessary documents.
Click here to access the Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish Marriage Enquiry Form
Government and Church paperwork needs to be done from eighteen to six months prior to the date of the Wedding, so please provide us with the Baptism/ Christening Certificates of both parties. (If one of the party is not baptised this is not a problem but one of the couple must be a Catholic).. Birth Certificates must be originals. We can copy this here and you can have the original back.
The fee for this booking will be $1,100. (This amount includes paperwork for the wedding, use of the church and a person who sets up and closes up, donation to the priest, an organist/vocalist, and flowers)
We require a deposit of $300 to hold this booking. The balance of your booking fee of $800 must be paid no later than one month prior to the date of marriage. Payments may be made by cheque or money order made payable to “Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish” or by EFTPOS or Netbank – details as follows:
BSB No.: 064 786
A/C No.: 007331103
A/C Name: Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish
Amount: $300 Deposit ($1,100 in full)
Ref: Your surnames/Wedding
All couples intending to marry in the Archdiocese of Brisbane are required to fully prepare for marriage by attending some form of Pre-Marriage Education course. We recommend Centacare, who have their office at Clear Island Waters. They can be contacted on 55 277 211. (This group charges a fee for this course which is separate from the wedding fee and paid directly to them. (For more information: http://centacarebrisbane.net.au/marriage-and-relationship/pre-marriage-education/ ). If you reside elsewhere please contact your nearest Centacare Office. Please let us know of your completion of this requirement. We would appreciate receiving a copy of your letter/certificate of completion, for our file.
If you or your fiancé has been previously married and the prior partner is still living, please do not book in a wedding until you have contacted the Regional Matrimonial Tribunal of the Catholic Church: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/offices/office/regional-tribunal-brisbane/ We cannot do marriages of people previously married until they provide, where possible, a ‘freedom to marry’ letter from the tribunal.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries. Our office hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Our parish phone number is (07) 5572 5433.
Congratulations
Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage. Your Wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. The Parish of Surfers Paradise welcomes you both to join with them as you celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage (with Mass) or the Celebration of Christian Marriage (without Mass).
You have asked to have a Church Wedding. This indicates your sincerity in choosing to have your marriage celebrated before the Church’s Minister, before God and the local Catholic Community of Surfers Paradise.
The Booking
Once you have spoken with the Parish Secretary, and a date and time and Church have been pencilled in our calendar, this booking will be subject to your payment of the relevant booking fee by the date noted in the email. It will also be subject to your supplying to us (or your local Parish Priest if you do not reside in our parish) all documentation as requested, and to your completion of a Pre-Marriage Education course. Documents required are full original copies of both Birth Certificates (or certified copies) and copies of Baptismal and Confirmation Certificates.
If you are intending to bring your own priest to be celebrant, please inform the Parish Secretary when you make your booking. There are regulations surrounding this that must be adhered to.
Click here to access the Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish Marriage Enquiry Form
To speed up the procedure, so that the documents can be ready when we meet, please fill out our online application form (see link below) and press send online and that will help us generate the necessary documents.
Click here to access the Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish Marriage Enquiry Form
Government and Church paperwork needs to be done from eighteen to six months prior to the date of the Wedding, so please provide us with the Baptism/ Christening Certificates of both parties. (If one of the party is not baptised this is not a problem but one of the couple must be a Catholic).. Birth Certificates must be originals. We can copy this here and you can have the original back.
The fee for this booking will be $1,100. (This amount includes paperwork for the wedding, use of the church and a person who sets up and closes up, donation to the priest, an organist/vocalist, and flowers)
We require a deposit of $300 to hold this booking. The balance of your booking fee of $800 must be paid no later than one month prior to the date of marriage. Payments may be made by cheque or money order made payable to “Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish” or by EFTPOS or Netbank – details as follows:
BSB No.: 064 786
A/C No.: 007331103
A/C Name: Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish
Amount: $300 Deposit ($1,100 in full)
Ref: Your surnames/Wedding
All couples intending to marry in the Archdiocese of Brisbane are required to fully prepare for marriage by attending some form of Pre-Marriage Education course. We recommend Centacare, who have their office at Clear Island Waters. They can be contacted on 55 277 211. (This group charges a fee for this course which is separate from the wedding fee and paid directly to them. (For more information: http://centacarebrisbane.net.au/marriage-and-relationship/pre-marriage-education/ ). If you reside elsewhere please contact your nearest Centacare Office. Please let us know of your completion of this requirement. We would appreciate receiving a copy of your letter/certificate of completion, for our file.
If you or your fiancé has been previously married and the prior partner is still living, please do not book in a wedding until you have contacted the Regional Matrimonial Tribunal of the Catholic Church: https://brisbanecatholic.org.au/offices/office/regional-tribunal-brisbane/ We cannot do marriages of people previously married until they provide, where possible, a ‘freedom to marry’ letter from the tribunal.
Please do not hesitate to contact us should you have any queries. Our office hours are 8.30am to 5.00pm Monday to Friday. Our parish phone number is (07) 5572 5433.
Congratulations
Congratulations on your forthcoming marriage. Your Wedding day is one of the most important days of your life. The Parish of Surfers Paradise welcomes you both to join with them as you celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage (with Mass) or the Celebration of Christian Marriage (without Mass).
You have asked to have a Church Wedding. This indicates your sincerity in choosing to have your marriage celebrated before the Church’s Minister, before God and the local Catholic Community of Surfers Paradise.
The Booking
Once you have spoken with the Parish Secretary, and a date and time and Church have been pencilled in our calendar, this booking will be subject to your payment of the relevant booking fee by the date noted in the email. It will also be subject to your supplying to us (or your local Parish Priest if you do not reside in our parish) all documentation as requested, and to your completion of a Pre-Marriage Education course. Documents required are full original copies of both Birth Certificates (or certified copies) and copies of Baptismal and Confirmation Certificates.
If you are intending to bring your own priest to be celebrant, please inform the Parish Secretary when you make your booking. There are regulations surrounding this that must be adhered to.
Click here to access the Surfers Paradise Catholic Parish Marriage Enquiry Form