YOUR WEDDING AND THE LEGAL REQUIREMENTS

Weddings are a day to be remembered by all; especially the bride and groom! For your day I will take out all the unnecessary stress that planning a wedding ceremony can cause. You will be provided with excellent advice in respect to the ceremony; I will provide you with example ceremonies or you can write your own and I can assist with the writing.

However, like with all things nowadays there are a few legal requirements that must be met under the Marriage Act 1961. They are as follows:

A Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) must be lodged with me no less than one month and one day and no more than eighteen months prior to the marriage being solemnised. For help with compiling your NOIM please contact me.

You are required to produce your original Birth Certificate, or authorised extract of your certificate.

If you were born outside of Australia I can accept an overseas passport in lieu of the birth certificate. If you cannot produce your birth certificate or overseas passport I can take a Statutory Declaration with details of birth date, place and parents' names together with an explanation as to why the birth certificate is not available.

If you are divorced I will require your  Decree Absolute, and in case of you being a Widow/Widower I will need to see a copy of the Death Certificate.

Prior to your wedding a declaration must be signed stating that you believe that there is no legal reason why you can not be married.

As an Authorised Marriage Celebrant I am bound to a Code of Conduct as set by the Attorney Generals Department please click here to view the Marriage Celebrants Code of Conduct.

For more information regarding your wedding or to book my services please contact me.

Click here for a brief history of weddings.

NOTES

An Australian Passport can not be accepted under any circumstances.

All documents must be produced prior to the ceremony with no exceptions.