Terms & Conditions

PAYMENT OF FEES
As the client, you have agreed to pay the non-refundable deposit of 50% of the overall fee of £650 and the remaining balance of £325 (plus any additional costs as agreed) two months before the date of your ceremony. If a ceremony is booked less than two months in advance, then payment in full will be required at the point of booking.

PROVISIONAL BOOKING

A provisional booking will hold your date for 7 days, after which the deposit fee is required to be received in order to secure your date. If the deposit is not received, then the date will be released and be available for other couples to book.

FIRM BOOKING

A firm booking will be made upon payment of the deposit fee. No bookings for any other events will be made on the day of your ceremony.

TRAVEL
A 40-mile round trip mileage allowance is included in my fee. Any mileage over 40 miles will incur an additional charge of 45p per mile.

SERVICE INCLUSIONS
Overall payment secures the following:Initial consultation in your chosen format of either face to face or by telephone / email / video call.
Writing the first script based on our initial meeting and the questionnaire responses.
Multiple script review service (reasonably defined as up to 10 reviews).
Presentation of the wedding script upon completion of ceremony and within a reasonable amount of time.

COMPLIMENTARY SERVICES
Symbolic ritual exploration and ideas. Any associated materials to be paid for separately or sourced by yourselves.Help with writing wedding vowsRegular email and telephone contact throughout the build up to the ceremony day.Dress rehearsal attendance.

TIMESCALES
When the questionnaires have been returned along with the deposit, I will adhere to the following timescales:First draft: Within 6 weeks of receiving the questionnaires.
Second draft: Within 2 weeks of receiving amendments.
The draft will be completed and printed one month prior to your wedding day.

IN THE EVENT OF CANCELLATION BY YOU
Your deposit is non-refundable; you may also need to pay charges of:Any travel and / or accommodation costs already incurred by me.Up to 3 months before the ceremony date: you do not need to pay any of the remaining balance of the booking.Up to 2 months before: full outstanding balance must be paid as a cancellation charge to compensate.Changes to booking dates and times must be notified in writing and will be accommodated whenever possible but cannot always be guaranteed.

IN THE EVENT OF CANCELLATION BY THE ME
In the rare occasion that I cannot attend the ceremony due to extenuating circumstances, I will personally find another qualified and respected celebrant to deliver the ceremony, passing on all of your requirements. If I cancel and am unable to find a replacement, you will receive a full refund.

SCRIPT
The script is copyrighted to Penny Bayley Celebrant until the day of the ceremony at which point it is handed over to you and will not be used in future script writing activities.I reserve the right to retain any material used in any ceremony script in order to use as an example script for other clients; however, it will not be duplicated.

IMAGES AND TESTIMONIALS
I will ask for your permission to use photographs from your ceremony, either those that I have taken or that you have let me have access to, for use in the sole purpose of promoting my services either on my website or via social media. I may also ask you to provide a short-written testimonial. You are in no way obligated to provide either.

CONFIDENTIALITY
All the information you provide to me is treated as confidential and I will not disclose any of it to a third party without your express permission. The content of your ceremony will be kept confidential, with the exception of any third parties I may include in creating your ceremony.

LEGALS
For ceremonies that are recognised by law in England and Wales, you must fulfil the legal requirements at a Registry Office. This does not apply to Vow Renewals.

INSURANCE AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION
I am a member of the Academy of Modern Celebrants and have both £5m Public Liability Insurance and £1m Professional Indemnity Insurance. Certificates available on request.