Provider facts
What does SME Digital charge, and what do you get?
Disclosure: Appear is run by creativebyjake, which appears in this comparison. Every fact is from each provider's own pages with the date we read them, ours included.
SME Digital (Brookvale, Sydney: contact page lists "our offices" as "3/7 Grosvenor Pl, Brookvale, NSW 2100" and "Level 33, Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia"; hours "Monday to Friday" "9:00 AM to 5:00 PM"; phone "(02) 9971 0080"): The clearest celebrant pricing here ($1,800, $2,700 and from $4,000 + GST), 15% off for Celebrant Society members, and 51 Google reviews at 5.0 shown on its site. Below is everything its own pages say about price and packages, read 13 Oct 2026, with each source linked.
SME Digital, from its own pages
Named by: ChatGPT (8 Oct) for "who builds websites for marriage celebrants in Australia"; ChatGPT (8 Oct) for "website designer for marriage celebrants"; ChatGPT (8 Oct) for "local SEO for marriage celebrants"; Claude (8 Oct) for "website designer for marriage celebrants"; Bing Australia, page 1 (13 Oct) for "who builds websites for marriage celebrants in Australia"; Bing Australia, page 1 (13 Oct) for "website designer for marriage celebrants".
- Website price shown
- "DIY Website" "$1,800" "+ GST", "TCS members: $1,530 + GST"; "Done For You" (marked "Most popular") "$2,700" "+ GST", "TCS members: $2,295 + GST"; "Full Custom Build" "from $4,000" "+ GST", "TCS members: 15% off"; "All prices in AUD, exclude GST. Domain connection included." Member discount: "TCS" "Preferred partner" "15% member discount", "15% off for The Celebrant Society members"; FAQ: "All TCS members receive a discount on their celebrant website build, just let us know you’re a member when you enquire."
smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds - What a build includes
- DIY Website: "5-page celebrant website template", "Step-by-step video tutorials for every edit", "Full control of your content & images", "Mobile-friendly, sleek & easy to navigate", "Connect your CRM form (Studio Ninja, 17hats)". Done For You: "We build your 5-page site for you", "15-min kick-off + wrap-up strategy calls", "Custom design tweaks to make it yours", "SEO plugins + basic SEO set-up included", "Full control to edit anytime after launch". Full Custom Build: "Bespoke design, not from a template", "Any pages, forms, integrations you need", "Copywriting done by our specialist team", "Custom SEO work to help you get found", "Booking, services or online-store features". Timing (FAQ): "DIY Websites: you can launch in a day if you follow the tutorials. Done for You Websites: 2-3 weeks once we receive your content. Custom Websites: depends on the scope, but typically 4-6 weeks."
smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds - Ongoing fees
- Each package: "+ hosting & care from $79/mo"; FAQ: "if you want ongoing support, we’ve got affordable hosting + maintenance plans." No other hosting or care price shown on the pages read.
smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds - Local SEO or marketing
- Celebrant page FAQ: "Is ongoing SEO included?" "No, but every website is built so that if you need to do SEO, you absolutely can. We can even help with that, and have packages specially created for TCS members. Local SEO packages start at $800/month." The SEO page gives a different figure. Done For You includes "SEO plugins + basic SEO set-up included".
smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds - Platform
- WordPress with Elementor, as the served HTML shows (generator tags "WordPress 7.1.3" and "Elementor 4.3.4"); not stated in the page text
smedigital.com.au - Named person
- "Amish" "SEO STRATEGIST & CO-FOUNDER", "Avani" "DIGITAL STRATEGIST & CO-FOUNDER", "Stephen" "BUSINESS GROWTH HEAD", with photos and bios; visible text uses first names only, full names appear in the image alt text ("Amish Somaiya", "Avani Malhotra", "Stephen Kee"). "Amish and Avani founded SME Digital"
smedigital.com.au/about - Reviews on its own site
- Google review widget on the home page: "5.0" "Based on 51 reviews", with named Google reviews and a link to the Google Business Profile reviews
smedigital.com.au - Example builds
- Portfolio page lists 90 /project/ pages across categories; 3 are in the "Celebrant" category ("Celebrantly Yours", "Andrea Brown Celebrant", "Loveiam Wedding").
smedigital.com.au/website-portfolio - Page for celebrants
- Celebrant page titled "Celebrant Website Builds - SME Digital" at https://smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds/, branded on the page as "Websites for" "Celebrants", "A service by SME Digital, Sydney website designers & SEO specialists.", heading "Built only for celebrants"
smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds - Based
- Brookvale, Sydney: contact page lists "our offices" as "3/7 Grosvenor Pl, Brookvale, NSW 2100" and "Level 33, Australia Square, 264 George Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia"; hours "Monday to Friday" "9:00 AM to 5:00 PM"; phone "(02) 9971 0080"
smedigital.com.au/contact-us
Other things its pages say
- "Multi-Award Winning Website Design & SEO Agency" (no award named on the pages read) smedigital.com.au/about
- "Trusted by 200+ Australian Businesses"; "We’ve built websites for over 200 businesses." smedigital.com.au/about
- Home page counters (values from the served HTML): "Websites Built" 200+, "5* reviews" 50+, "COMBINED EXPERIENCE" 20+ YRS, "SMEs Helped to Grow" 75+; "Now, with 20+ years of combined experience across our team" smedigital.com.au
- "Now booking New builds, limited spots this month" smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds
- Amish "who’s been helping businesses in the North Shore, Northern Beaches and Greater Sydney areas for nearly a decade" smedigital.com.au/about
- Local SEO price on the SEO page FAQ: "How much does local SEO cost?" "Our charges for local SEO start at $850 depending on a few factors such as number of products/services and the areas you want to rank for." (no period such as per month is stated with the $850) smedigital.com.au/search-engine-optimisation
- Celebrant page rating: "5.0 on Google · loved by celebrants across Australia", "5.0★" "Google rating"; three quotes, two marked "Google review" and one "Verified client" smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds
- Celebrant page examples: 2 under "Celebrant sites we've launched" ("Celebrantly Yours", "Andrea Brown Celebrant") plus a live demo template at template.websitesforcelebrants.com.au ("View Live Example", "A real celebrant site, live now") smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds
Is SME Digital right for you?
Best for: celebrants who want a celebrant-only package at a fixed price, with a member discount through The Celebrant Society.
Worth asking them: what the hosting and care plan from $79 a month includes, and which local SEO price applies: its celebrant page says from $800 a month and its SEO page from $850.
How does creativebyjake compare?
creativebyjake runs this site, so read this as our side of it. Same date, same kind of source.
| SME Digital | creativebyjake (ours) | |
|---|---|---|
| Website price shown | "DIY Website" "$1,800" "+ GST", "TCS members: $1,530 + GST"; "Done For You" (marked "Most popular") "$2,700" "+ GST", "TCS members: $2,295 + GST"; "Full Custom Build" "from $4,000" "+ GST", "TCS members: 15% off"; "All prices in AUD, exclude GST. Domain connection included." Member discount: "TCS" "Preferred partner" "15% member discount", "15% off for The Celebrant Society members"; FAQ: "All TCS members receive a discount on their celebrant website build, just let us know you’re a member when you enquire." smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds | $500 + GST for a two-page site, paid once; going live on a domain in the client's own name is $100 plus the domain's own fees creativebyjake.com.au/celebrant-websites/ |
| Ongoing fees | Each package: "+ hosting & care from $79/mo"; FAQ: "if you want ongoing support, we’ve got affordable hosting + maintenance plans." No other hosting or care price shown on the pages read. smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds | Maintenance at $50 + GST a month, no contract, two weeks' notice to stop; hosting: not stated on its pages creativebyjake.com.au/celebrant-websites/ |
| Local SEO or marketing | Celebrant page FAQ: "Is ongoing SEO included?" "No, but every website is built so that if you need to do SEO, you absolutely can. We can even help with that, and have packages specially created for TCS members. Local SEO packages start at $800/month." The SEO page gives a different figure. Done For You includes "SEO plugins + basic SEO set-up included". smedigital.com.au/celebrant-website-builds | Appear at $250 + GST a month: the Google listing kept up, details matched across directories, a review kit, a local page every second month, Maps read weekly and AI answers monthly; Appear and maintenance together are $300 a month including GST creativebyjake.com.au/appear/ |
| Reviews on its own site | Google review widget on the home page: "5.0" "Based on 51 reviews", with named Google reviews and a link to the Google Business Profile reviews smedigital.com.au | Not shown on the pages read creativebyjake.com.au |
| Example builds | Portfolio page lists 90 /project/ pages across categories; 3 are in the "Celebrant" category ("Celebrantly Yours", "Andrea Brown Celebrant", "Loveiam Wedding"). smedigital.com.au/website-portfolio | Example builds for made-up businesses, labelled as such: Vowsmith Ceremonies creativebyjake.com.au/celebrant-websites/ |
Worth asking us: about how new it is: its examples are builds for made-up businesses and its site shows no reviews, so ask Jake for a call and judge for yourself.
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