Fees

All fees are payable to Patrick Smiley by e-transfer.

A $150 deposit is required to confirm your booking.

The final payment is due two days before the ceremony.

GST is added to all fees.

My fee for personalized ceremonies is $420 plus GST. Additional travel charges may apply for locations more than 45 minutes from my home in Cochrane.

A free pre-booking consultation by phone, Skype or FaceTime.
Unlimited planning and support consultations by email, phone and FaceTime. Skype is not currently available.
Face to Face in person meeting to finalize details within one month of the wedding subject to availability.
Personalizing the ceremony with an introduction about how you met, fell in Love and got engaged.
Officiating the ceremony, providing a Civil Marriage Statement and submitting the completed registration of marriage to Alberta Vital Statistics to be registered.

GST - 5% GST is added to all fees.
Marriage Licence - You are required to obtain a marriage licence from any Alberta registry up to three months before the ceremony date and right up to the day of the ceremony if need be.
Official government issued Marriage Certificate - If you need this document, it can be ordered from any Alberta registry or online if you live outside of Alberta. You should allow a few weeks for the marriage to be registered before the certificate can be ordered.
Two witnesses are required and they can be friends, family or your photographer and videographer. I have even had a makeup artist stay as a witness.
Travel fees and premiums may apply depending on the location and time needed to get to the ceremony site if it is a hike in location or other special circumstances.
Rehearsals may be available and will be confirmed about 30 days before the ceremony.
Rush registrations - If it is imperative that the marriage be registered immediately, check with me before you get you get the marriage licence for the best available options.