Terms and Conditions

 

Fuze Foundation Legal Ceremony Bookings:

This contract is issued by Fuze Ceremonies and is an agreement between Fuze Ceremonies, The Fuze Foundation, and the Couple.

Responsibilities Of the Marriage Officer

1. The Marriage Officer will provide a professional service at all times, ensuring that the ceremony is dignified, meaningful and personal within a broad Humanist framework. The Marriage Officer is authorised by the Registrar General to solemnise Humanist Marriages and register Civil Partnerships on behalf of the Fuze Foundation.

2. The Marriage Officer will ensure that they follow the Fuze code of conduct and procedures issued to them by Fuze Ceremonies during their training.

3. The Marriage Officer will ensure that the Marriage is solemnised in accordance with the Marriage (Scotland) Act 1977, or the Civil Partnership is registered in accordance with the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2014 and in a location that is safe and dignified.

4. The Marriage Officer will ensure the Marriage/Civil Partnership takes place on the date and place specified on the Schedule issued by the Registrar.

5. The Marriage Officer is legally required to obtain the Marriage/Civil Partnership Schedule from the couple before the ceremony can commence.

6. The Marriage Officer will ensure the Marriage/Civil Partnership Schedule is correctly signed in permanent black liquid ink.

7. The Marriage Officer will ensure any amendments to the Schedule are made and initialled in permanent liquid black ink.
Note: The date and place of the ceremony cannot be altered without the express permission of the Registrar.

8. In the unlikely event that your chosen Marriage Officer becomes unavailable for the ceremony, we reserve the right to appoint a replacement Marriage Officer.

Responsibilities Of The Couple

1. To contact the Registrar, in the district where the Marriage/Civil Partnership is to take place, at least 10-12 weeks before the date of the wedding and no later than 29 days prior, to submit the Marriage Notice forms (M10) or the Civil Partnership Notice Form (CP10). If either of you is not a British citizen, you are responsible for ensuring that the correct documentation is provided in order to be married or register a Civil Partnership in Scotland.

2. To inform the Registrar that the marriage will be solemnised or Civil Partnership registered by a Marriage Officer of The Fuze Foundation, by completing Section F of the M10/CP10 forms. Note: In addition to the Fuze fee, statutory fees are payable to the Registrar for the submission of Marriage/Civil Partnership Notices and for copies of the Marriage/Civil Partnership Certificate.

3. To collect the Schedule from the Registrar during the week prior to the ceremony. One of the named parties must personally collect it.

4. To deliver the Schedule to the Marriage Officer on the day of the ceremony. Note: the ceremony cannot be legally conducted without the Schedule.

5. To advise the Registrar and the Marriage Officer, in advance, if there is any possibility of the ceremony not taking place on the date or in the place specified.

6. To take care of the signed Schedule and to return it to the Registrar within 3 days of the ceremony taking place, so that the Marriage/Civil Partnership can be registered. Please note that it can be returned to the Registrar by anyone.

7. To pay the agreed non-refundable booking fee (which will be deducted from your balance) and the remaining balance due in respect of fees and expenses, in full, twelve weeks prior to the ceremony.  Balance payment can only be made via bank transfer and details will be sent with the invoice. Note: the fee for the ceremony includes 50 miles of travel and any additional travel or expenses will be agreed by the Marriage Officer and the couple. Additional mileage will be charged at 50p per mile + VAT.

8. To ensure the chosen Marriage Officer covers the location of your ceremony before booking. Fuze reserves the right to arrange a replacement if a Marriage Officer is booked outwith their areas covered unless previously agreed.

Fuze Ceremonies Other types of Ceremony Bookings

This contract is issued by the Fuze Foundation and Fuze Ceremonies, and is an agreement between the Fuze Foundation and Fuze Ceremonies and the Customer.

By accepting these terms & conditions you agree to pay your non-refundable booking fee and final balance to Fuze Management Services (Fuze Ceremonies).

Responsibilities Of the Fuze Celebrant

1. The Celebrant will provide a professional service at all times, ensuring that the ceremony is dignified, meaningful, and personal.

2. The Celebrant will ensure that they follow the Fuze code of conduct and procedures issued to them by Fuze Ceremonies during their training.

3. The Celebrant will ensure the ceremony takes place on the date and place specified on the booking form.

4. In the unlikely event that your chosen Celebrant becomes unavailable for the ceremony, we reserve the right to appoint a replacement Celebrant.

Responsibilities of The Customer

1. To advise the Celebrant, in advance, if there is any possibility of the ceremony not taking place on the date or in the place specified.

2. To pay the agreed non-refundable booking fee (which will be deducted from your balance) and the balance due in respect of fees and expenses, in full, twelve weeks before the ceremony.  Balance payment can only be made via bank transfer and details will be sent with the invoice. Note: the fee for the ceremony includes 50 miles of travel and any additional travel or expenses will be agreed by the Celebrant and the couple. Additional mileage will be charged at 50p per mile + VAT.

3. To ensure the chosen Celebrant covers the location of your ceremony before booking. Fuze reserves the right to arrange a replacement if a Celebrant is booked outwith their areas covered unless previously agreed.

The Fuze Foundation

By booking your ceremony with us you agree to support the objectives set out by The Fuze Foundation.

We will keep your name on our supporters’ register (no personal details are stored) and you can ask for your name to be removed at any time by contacting info@fuzeceremonies.co.uk

Postponement and Price Adjustments

If you need to postpone your ceremony, Fuze will honour the new date and, where possible, with your chosen Celebrant (however, this is not guaranteed)

In the event that the ceremony is postponed to a later date, the final balance may be subject to change in accordance with any pricing increases that occur between the original booking date and the date of notification of the postponement. Any such adjustments will be based on our current pricing at the time of the postponement notification. We will notify you of any changes in costs as soon as reasonably possible, and the updated final balance will be due as per the payment schedule outlined at the time of booking.

Right to cancel

You have the right to cancel this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.

The cancellation period will expire after 14 days from the day of the conclusion of the contract.

To exercise the right to cancel, you must inform us (Fuze Ceremonies, Clyde Offices, 2nd Floor, 48 West George Street, Glasgow, G2 1BP or info@fuzeceremonies.co.uk) of your decision to cancel this contract by a clear statement (e.g. a letter sent by post or e-mail).

To meet the cancellation deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right to cancel before the cancellation period has expired.

You may cancel at any time after 14 days by giving written notice. Cancellations less than 12 weeks prior to the ceremony will result in a 50% payment of the remaining balance becoming due.

All booking fees paid are non-refundable unless the ceremony is cancelled within 14 days of booking.

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