DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR MARRIAGE IN AUSTRALIA must be Original Certificates and sighted by your Celebrant prior to Marriage. You must by law be over the age of 18 years.
NOTICE OF INTENDED MARIAGE FORM (NOIM) Available from any Court House in Australia, any Australian Embassy overseas, or from any Marriage Celebrant. The NOIM may be downloaded from this site here or www.ag.gov.au/celebrants.
The NOIM Form needs to be in my hands as your Celebrant, no later than one month before the date of your marriage and is only valid for 18 months. If time is of the essence, a scanned and emailed copy is acceptable.
Only one (1) signature is sufficient to be witnessed. The other can sign in the Celebrant’s presence even if it is 1 hour before the Ceremony.
BIRTH CERTIFICATE OR PASSPORT – If born overseas, a resident of Australia and unable to produce a Birth Certificate, the Celebrant must sight a Passport, an out of date one is acceptable.
PASSPORT – If a visitor to Australia and not an Australian citizen, the Celebrant will need to view your current passport.
DIVORCE – If you have been married before, proof of divorce needs to be shown. Again the original needs to be sighted by the Celebrant.
DEATH CERTIFICATE – If widowed, the original death certificate needs to sighted by the Celebrant.
CHANGE OF NAME CERTIFICATE – Legal proof of any name change to be obtained from Births, Deaths & Marriages. Original must be produced.
ARE ALL THE DOCUMENTS IN ENGLISH? If not, they will need to be officially translated and authorized by a person who is a legally recognized translator. Celebrant needs to see both the Original Documents and the translated Documents.
Two witnesses over the age of 18 are required on the day of the ceremony for witnessing and signing of the Marriage Register. They may be family or friends, however, they must be able to speak and understand English.
If you are travelling alone, your photographer and/or wedding planner can act as your witnesses otherwise I can arrange for two witnesses to be present.