Get eloped inMelbourne CBD
For couples who just want to get married to the person they love without the headaches of venue hire, seating plans and navigating family politics.
A fun, friendly and professional all-inclusive elopment ceremony service
Eloped In Melbourne is a boutique civil ceremony service for couples who want to elope somewhere nicer than the sterile halls of the registry office but for the same price. Included in the price is an authorised marriage celebrant, a legal ceremony and a marriage certificate. You can save your money for married life by performing the ceremony in beautiful public space such as Treasury Gardens without paying for venue hire.
All you need is to bring along is your free and willing spouse-to-be and two witnesses over the age of 18.
Whoever you love, you’re very welcome here.
Who is suited to getting eloped?
Couples who want the marriage, not the production.
A short, calm ceremony in Melbourne CBD. No bridal party, no seating chart, no wedding-industry pressure.
Couples who'd rather invest in the life ahead.
What you don't spend on venue hire, florists and stationery is yours to keep for the years that follow.
Couples planning a registry-office alternative.
The same legal effect, with more warmth and care than a government counter and a queue.
Couples eloping from overseas or interstate.
A weekday Melbourne CBD ceremony, prepared remotely, with the paperwork ready before you land.
Couples who want the marriage, not the production.
A short, calm ceremony in Melbourne CBD. No bridal party, no seating chart, no wedding-industry pressure.
Couples who'd rather invest in the life ahead.
What you don't spend on venue hire, florists and stationery is yours to keep for the years that follow.
Couples planning a registry-office alternative.
The same legal effect, with more warmth and care than a government counter and a queue.
Couples eloping from overseas or interstate.
A weekday Melbourne CBD ceremony, prepared remotely, with the paperwork ready before you land.
Everything required for a valid marriage. Nothing you don't need.
One transparent price. One authorised celebrant. One ceremony done properly.
Ceremony package
Legal Melbourne CBD elopement
$399
AUD · all-inclusive
- Authorised marriage celebrant
- Legal ceremony in Melbourne CBD
- All legal document preparation and submission
- Signed decorative marriage certificate
- Zero venue costs
- All fun and love celebrating you two, with no dramas
Choose a Melbourne location that suits you.
Because an elopement is small and simple, there is much more flexibility in where the ceremony can take place. Choose our sheltered garden setting in Fitzroy Gardens, or nominate another practical location within Melbourne CBD.
Fitzroy Gardens Bandstand
A charming, sheltered setting among the trees of Fitzroy Gardens that works well in both dry and wet weather. Availability and any required council booking or permission will be confirmed before the ceremony.
A Melbourne CBD location you choose
Have another location in mind? Nominate a suitable spot within Melbourne CBD and we’ll confirm whether it is practical for a short legal ceremony, including access and any booking or permission requirements.
The ceremony location must be agreed and confirmed in advance. Any required venue booking, permit or permission must be arranged before the wedding day.
NOIM & legal paperwork
The Notice of Intended Marriage, prepared properly.
The Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) is the legal form every couple in Australia must give to their celebrant before marrying. Our intake collects each piece of information the form requires — in calm, plain language — and prepares the document for review.
Your answers help us prepare your Notice of Intended Marriage. Your ceremony is not legally confirmed until the required form has been properly completed, signed and witnessed in front of your authorised celebrant, and accepted.
Start your paperworkAustralian Government · Form 13
Notice of Intended Marriage
Party 1 — full legal name
Party 2 — full legal name
Date and place of birth
Intended date of marriage
Signature — Party 1
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Signature — Party 2
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The legal timing, in plain English
1 month + 1 day
To marry in Australia, your Notice of Intended Marriage must be given to an authorised marriage celebrant at least 1 month and no more than 18 months before the ceremony. We help you prepare the paperwork, check the details and guide you through the next step.
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Two witnesses over 18 must be present at the ceremony and sign the marriage certificate.
- 02
Your authorised marriage celebrant must be physically present to officiate.
- 03
Your celebrant lodges the marriage paperwork with Births, Deaths and Marriages after the ceremony.
- 04
You'll need to provide evidence of date and place of birth, photo identification, and (where relevant) evidence that any previous marriage has legally ended.
Pricing
Simple ceremony. Clear price.
$399
AUD · all-inclusive
One transparent all-inclusive price. No packages, no add-ons, no venue hire.
Availability
Reserve a Melbourne CBD ceremony time.
Ceremonies run on weekdays in central Melbourne, by appointment. Choosing a date does not legally confirm your ceremony — your marriage is confirmed once the required paperwork has been properly completed, signed, witnessed and accepted by your authorised celebrant.
Open the booking calendarWeekday availability
LivePreview only. Live weekday availability appears on the booking calendar, Melbourne local time.
- I.Step 1
Reserve a ceremony time
Choose an available weekday Melbourne CBD ceremony slot. A reservation holds your date while paperwork is prepared.
- II.Step 2
Complete your NOIM
You will need to have completed and signed your Notice of Intended Marriage at least one month and a day before the ceremony.
- III.Step 3
Sign the NOIM with your celebrant
We can either meet in person or over a short video call to verify your identity and witness the signing of the NOIM.
- IV.Step 4
Marry in Melbourne CBD
A short legal ceremony with the required words, two witnesses over 18, and the moment itself.
- V.Step 5
Paperwork lodged
Your celebrant lodges the marriage with Births, Deaths and Marriages. You go and live the life.
Answers
Melbourne elopement questions, answered.
Your Notice of Intended Marriage must be given to your authorised celebrant at least 1 month and 1 day before the ceremony, and no more than 18 months in advance. You can submit your NOIM through our online form to get started. Start your NOIM.
Yes. Eloped In Melbourne ceremonies are conducted by an authorised marriage celebrant under the Marriage Act 1961 (Cth). The legal effect is identical to any other valid Australian civil marriage.
Yes. Australian law requires two witnesses over the age of 18 to be present at the ceremony and to sign the marriage certificate. You'll need to bring your own two witnesses on the day.
Ceremonies take place in central Melbourne — typically the Old Treasury precinct, Treasury Gardens or Fitzroy Gardens — with an indoor location used when the weather requires it. The final spot is confirmed in advance.
It serves the same legal purpose, with a calmer, more considered experience. Couples choose Eloped In Melbourne as a Melbourne registry-office alternative when they want the same legal outcome without the queue or the institutional feel.
An authorised marriage celebrant, a legal ceremony in Melbourne CBD, all legal document preparation and submission, a signed decorative marriage certificate, zero venue costs, and a warm ceremony focused entirely on the two of you.
Yes. The ceremony is designed to stay small and intimate — your two witnesses and a handful of guests fits the format beautifully.
You'll need evidence of date and place of birth (an Australian birth certificate or current passport for each party), current photo identification, and — where either party has been previously married — evidence that the previous marriage has legally ended.
The Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) is the legal form every couple in Australia must give to their authorised marriage celebrant before marrying. It must be properly completed, signed in front of a prescribed witness, and accepted by the celebrant — at least one month and one day before the ceremony.
No. Submitting the online intake helps us prepare your Notice of Intended Marriage. Your NOIM is only legally given to your celebrant once it has been properly completed, signed and witnessed in front of an authorised person, and accepted by your celebrant.
Yes. After the ceremony, your celebrant lodges the marriage with the Victorian Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. The official marriage certificate is then issued directly by the Registry on request.
Yes — most Eloped In Melbourne ceremonies are outdoor weekday ceremonies in central Melbourne's gardens and historic precincts. We confirm location in advance based on weather and access.
Weekday ceremonies are the default. They suit the calm, considered nature of an elopement, and keep the city locations calmer for the moment itself.
Begin
A simple ceremony in Melbourne CBD, from $399.
Authorised marriage celebrant. Weekday ceremonies. Paperwork handled properly.