All weddings in all parks / beachfront will cost $257 per day with no more than 20 chairs and 1 small table. Arncliffe, Banksia, Banksmeadow, Bardwell Park, Bardwell Valley, Bexley, Bexley North, Botany, Brighton-Le-Sands, Carlton (part), Daceyville, Dolls Point, Eastgardens, Eastlakes, Hillsdale, Kingsgrove (part), Kogarah (part), Kyeemagh, Mascot, Monterey, Pagewood, Ramsgate (part), Ramsgate Beach, Rockdale, Rosebery (part), Sandringham, Sans Souci (part), Turrella and Wolli Creek. Cool Council Rating: ♥

Free in all parks for under 30 people without and equipment (e.g. chairs, tables, PA system, etc). For more people, or equipment, a permit is required. Annandale (part), Ashbury (part), Ashfield, Balmain, Balmain East, Birchgrove, Camperdown (part), Croydon (part), Croydon Park (part), Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Haberfield, Hurlstone Park (part), Leichhardt, Lewisham, Lilyfield, Marrickville, Mascot (part), Newtown (part), Petersham, Rozelle, St Peters (part), Stanmore, Summer Hill, Sydenham and Tempe. Cool Council Rating: ♥ ♥

Mosman Council has a policy that all legal ceremonies that take place on council land must have the necessary permit. Locations below start from $562 and go up from there depending on the location and the length of time required. Cool Council Rating: ♥

Woollahra Municipal Council and Randwick Council does not offer any parks for free use. Applications start at $230. Bellevue Hill, Darling Point, Double Bay, Edgecliff, Paddington (part), Point Piper, Rose Bay (part), Vaucluse (part), Watsons Bay and Woollahra. Centennial Park (part), Chifley, Clovelly, Coogee, Kensington, Kingsford, La Perouse, Little Bay, Malabar, Maroubra, Matraville, Phillip Bay, Port Botany, Randwick and South Coogee Waverley Council allows weddings that are less than 100 people and don’t require any equipment (including chairs, tables, PA systems, etc). Equipment will require payment for a permit. Bondi, Bondi Beach, Bondi Junction, Bronte, Dover Heights, North Bondi, Queens Park, Rose Bay (part), Tamarama, Vaucluse (part) and Waverley. Cool Council Rating: ♥

North Sydney Council allows free wedding ceremonies for less than 60 people in ‘passive’ parks or less than 30 people in bushland reserves. Numbers above this will require a permit and they have a number of conditions when using the parks and reserves. Wendy Whiteley’s Secret Garden cannot be used for free and you must get a permit, regardless of size. The North Sydney Council area includes the suburbs of Cammeray, Cremorne, Cremorne Point, Crows Nest, Kirribilli, Kurraba Point, Lavender Bay, McMahons Point, Milsons Point, Neutral Bay, North Sydney, St Leonards (part), Waverton and Wollstonecraft. Cool Council Rating: ♥ ♥ ♥

Hopefully we'll be indoors! If not; we should come up with a plan B

FAQs ‣ Ash Reynolds

Q: Will my name change automatically after I say "I do"?

Not at all. You'll need to apply to Births, Deaths and Marriages for this to happen AND they'll want you to supply one of their versions of your marriage certificate (see the $60 box on my Price page)

Q: What happen if one of us get sick?

Unless I'm dying, I'll probably be there, but if something does happen, I have a way of getting you a replacement celebrant asap. If you guys are sick, try and give everyone as much notice as possible and we'll postpone!