Legal Wedding Requirements

A Notice of Intended Marriage form must be completed and lodged with your celebrant.

A minimum of one calendar month and one day and the maximum of eighteen months prior to your ceremony.

I can provide you with this form either by post or through the internet.

I am required to sight your birth certificate, or certified copy, if born outside Australia I am also required to sight your passport.

If either party has been married in the past a “Decree Absolute” must be produced. (Only from your most recent marriage), if you have been married more than once before.

A death certificate is also required where the partner of a previous marriage is deceased.

Overseas Residents

The Notice of Intended Marriage form can be sent to you, but it must be completed in the presence of an Australian Consular Officer, Australian Diplomatic Officer or a Notary Public.

The Document must be sent to your Celebrant along with copies of your birth certificates and passports, at least one calendar month and one day before your ceremony.

I will need to sight the original documents, or certified copy when we meet.

A “Decree Absolute” or “Death Certificate” is also required where applicable.