Wed By Steph

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Pricing: From $1,100Category: MC HireLocation: 57 Newcastle suburbs

Highlights

Reception MC from $1,000 plus GST for couples she marries
Run sheet, photo groups, speeches and supplier handovers taken care of
Newcastle based, travelling across the city and Lake Macquarie

About Wed By Steph

Stephanie Hawes runs Wed By Steph from Newcastle. By day she is a lawyer, but she describes herself as a storyteller who is most at home in front of a crowd, and her style blends genuine emotion with some humour. Couples planning a Newcastle or Lake Macquarie wedding can book her for the ceremony and keep her on to MC the celebration afterwards. The MC role begins well before the wedding. Steph helps put the run sheet together, and a questionnaire gathers the reception details early so nothing is left to the night. On the day she partners with your photographer to get family groups done without fuss, keeps the handover between suppliers smooth, introduces each speaker and makes the announcements. Venue staff, vendors and guests all have one person to go to, which means your family can relax and celebrate. Her ceremony work includes planning meetings, a personalised script, printed vow cards, her own PA and microphone, and the legal paperwork lodged afterwards. Couples who only need the formal part can choose a brief registry-style ceremony. She can also film candid moments as the day unfolds, sending a short highlight video within 24 hours. Steph is happy to travel to wherever your ceremony is held. Weddings around Newcastle carry no travel fee; one may be added once the venue sits beyond 50 km of the CBD. After enquiring, couples can choose a meeting time through her online calendar.

Inclusions & amenities

Entertainment type

MC Hire

Budget

$$ (Average)

Pricing

Reception MC is from $1,000 plus GST and is booked alongside her celebrant service. A full ceremony package is from $2,000 plus GST, a short legal-only registry ceremony from $600 plus GST and on-the-day content from $550 plus GST. Combinations can be quoted to suit. Newcastle weddings attract no travel fee, which may only apply beyond 50 km of the Newcastle CBD.

Performance Details

As your MC Steph builds the run sheet with you, gathers reception details through a questionnaire, works with the photographer on family groups, manages supplier changeovers, introduces speakers and handles announcements. She brings her own PA and microphone for the ceremony.

Frequently asked questions

Will Steph MC our Newcastle reception if she is also our celebrant?

Yes. The MC package is available to her ceremony couples from $1,000 plus GST and covers run sheet planning, family photos, supplier changeovers, speeches and announcements.

What are her ceremony prices?

A full celebrant package is from $2,000 plus GST, and a short registry-style legal ceremony is from $600 plus GST. MC work is added on top from $1,000 plus GST.

Is there a travel fee for Lake Macquarie venues?

Steph is based in Newcastle and may add a travel fee only once a venue is beyond 50 km of the Newcastle CBD. Include your venue, Lake Macquarie or otherwise, when you get in touch.