Sydney Marriage Celebrants: 2026 Guide
Personal ceremonies, celebrant and MC packages and bilingual ceremonies compared.
Reviewed Sydney celebrants | Ceremony style guidance | Updated for 2026
Sydney marriage celebrants write and lead your ceremony and lodge the legal paperwork. This guide compares celebrants who also MC the reception, a trilingual celebrant who hosts tea ceremonies, and a celebrant for elopements and small weddings.
Book your celebrant once your date and ceremony location are set. The Notice of Intended Marriage must be lodged at least one month before the wedding.
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Why Couples Choose Sydney for Their Wedding
Jordan Vassallo and Patricia Ma both offer celebrant and MC packages, so one person can lead the ceremony and run the reception. Jordan Vassallo was equal-first Celebrant at the 2025 NSW ABIA Wedding Awards, and travel within the Sydney metro area is included in every package.
Patricia Ma conducts ceremonies in English, Cantonese and Mandarin and hosts Chinese and Vietnamese tea ceremonies. She was a NSW ABIA finalist for Celebrant in 2023 and 2025.
Melissa Soncini, based in Surry Hills, has married Sydney couples since 2008. She offers elopements and registry-style ceremonies as well as full ceremonies, and welcomes couples of every background and identity.
Sydney Wedding FAQs
Yes. Jordan Vassallo and Patricia Ma both offer combined celebrant and MC packages.
Patricia Ma conducts ceremonies in English, Cantonese and Mandarin, and hosts Chinese and Vietnamese tea ceremonies.
Yes. Melissa Soncini and Jordan Vassallo both offer registry-style or legals-only ceremonies, and Melissa also marries eloping couples.
Jordan Vassallo includes travel within the Sydney metro area in every package. Melissa Soncini quotes travel fees for weddings outside Sydney. Ask any celebrant what's included.
Book once your date and ceremony location are set. Your celebrant lodges the Notice of Intended Marriage, which must be given at least one month before the wedding.
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