Hawks Nest, NSW
Marriage celebrant in Hawks Nest
The Myall River and Bennetts Beach
Across the water from Nelson Bay and a world quieter. Bennetts Beach runs for miles with nobody on it, the Myall River comes in behind the dunes, and the koalas in the trees at Jimmys Beach are entirely real.
Whatever shape your day takes in Hawks Nest — a full wedding, an elopement for two, or a vow renewal with three generations watching — the ceremony is written from a blank page and every piece of legal paperwork is handled for you.
A travel fee applies north of the Karuah River — quoted honestly and up front.
In Hawks Nest
Three ways to do this
Weddings
Weddings in Hawks Nest
A ceremony is the only part of the day that actually marries you — everything else is the party afterwards. It deserves more than fifteen rushed minutes of someone else’s words.
From $1,150 inc. GST
Elopements
Elopements in Hawks Nest
No seating chart. No running sheet. Just the two of you, somewhere beautiful, saying the thing you came to say.
From $790 inc. GST
Vow Renewals
Vow Renewals in Hawks Nest
Ten years, twenty-five, fifty. Or no anniversary at all — just a decision to stand up in front of the people you love and say it out loud again.
From $690 inc. GST
Paperwork, decoded
Is your date still legal?
Australian law needs your Notice of Intended Marriage at least one calendar month before you marry — and no more than eighteen. Put your date in and find out exactly where you sit.
A guide only, not legal advice. In limited circumstances a prescribed authority can shorten the one-month notice period — if you are inside it, ask Sharon rather than assume.
Kind words
What couples say afterwards
We told Sharon at the first meeting that we were not ceremony people. She wrote us eleven minutes that we still quote at each other.
Half the room was crying by the second paragraph and the other half was laughing. Somehow both our families ended up in it without it turning into a roll call.
The paperwork never once became our problem. She quietly dealt with all of it and told us where to sign.
It rained. Properly rained. She moved the whole thing into the barn in about four minutes and you would never have known it was not the plan.
Everyone expected Dad’s speech to be the one that got them. It was Sharon’s bit about the caravan.
Thirty-one years married and she still found something new to say about us. Our kids had not heard half those stories.
Nearby
- Hunter Valley Vines in every direction
- Pokolbin The heart of wine country
- Cessnock The town that runs the vineyards
- Maitland Heritage brick and river bends
- Singleton River flats and farm gates
- Upper Hunter Horse country and big skies
- Wollombi Sandstone, bush and back roads
- Newcastle The beaches, the baths & the East End
- Lake Macquarie Home ground — jetties and long afternoons
- Port Stephens White sand, blue water, dolphins optional
- Central Coast Lakes, headlands and the drive south
Next step
Getting married in Hawks Nest?
No obligation, no hard sell, no package deck. Just a conversation about your day and whether Sharon is the right person to stand in front of you.