Marriage Ceremony Rates

Marriage Ceremony $475

  • Within Calgary city limits – includes Bearspaw & Springbank
  • Pre-wedding consultation
  • Working together via email/phone/online with couples to customize marriage ceremony including poems, readings, vows, symbolic ceremonies
  • Assistance with writing own vows
  • Officiating marriage ceremony
  • Civil marriage statement (legal component) handwritten in calligraphy
  • Submission of completed marriage licence to Alberta Vital Statistics (legal component)
  • Travel expenses will be calculated for locations outside of Calgary
  • Follow-up with couples after wedding day

 

Intimate Ceremony $350

  • Within Calgary city limits – includes Bearspaw & Springbank
  • Pre-wedding consultation
  • Officiating marriage ceremony (up to 25 guests)
  • Civil marriage statement (legal component) handwritten in calligraphy
  • Submission of completed marriage licence to Alberta Vital Statistics (legal component)
  • Follow-up with couples after wedding day

Elopement Ceremony $285

  • Within Calgary city limits – includes Bearspaw & Springbank
  • Pre-wedding consultation
  • Officiating marriage ceremony (up to 10 guests)
  • Civil marriage statement (legal component) handwritten in calligraphy
  • Submission of completed marriage licence to Alberta Vital Statistics (legal component)
  • If location is needed – Tamara opens her home to couples (up to 8 people total) at no additional fee
  • Follow-up with couples after wedding day

Destination Ceremony $285

  • Within Calgary city limits – includes Bearspaw & Springbank
  • Every effort will be made to ensure that we do not take away from your symbolic marriage ceremony on your big wedding day outside of Alberta
  • Pre-wedding consultation
  • Officiating marriage ceremony (up to 10 guests)
  • Civil marriage statement (legal component) handwritten in calligraphy
  • Submission of completed marriage licence to Alberta Vital Statistics (legal component)
  • Follow-up with couples after wedding day

Rehearsal Fee $200

Tamara will run the rehearsal to ensure the entire bridal party and family members are both confident, prepared and ready for marriage ceremony. Every detail of marriage ceremony as well as recessional and processional are rehearsed.

Rush Registration Fee $85

  • Tamara will personally register completed marriage licence next business day (after marriage ceremony) at local registries office
    *To save time IF completed marriage licence is mailed to Edmonton, Alberta Vital Statistics (after marriage ceremony)

Witness Fee $30

  • For witnesses provided in Tamara’s home only

Fees are payable to Tamara Jones by either:

  • Email money transfer (tamara@weddingsbytamara.com)
  • Cash
  • Paypal (Available for couples who do not reside in Canada)

Non-refundable deposit of $150 is required to secure wedding date and time; the remainder of fee is due one week prior to the wedding day. Every effort is made to accommodate last minute marriage ceremonies.

*All fees subject to GST