Both bride and groom will need to bring the following documentation to an initial meeting with the prospective registered Civil Marriage Celebrant.

  IF YOU WERE BORN IN AUSTRALIA, you should bring your official birth certificate or official extract of your birth certificate.
   — IF YOU WERE NOT BORN IN AUSTRALIA, you can bring your birth certificate or a statutory declaration made by you or your parent, stating that it is impracticable to obtain a birth certificate or official extract (you will need to state those reasons in your statutory declaration), and state when and where you were born, as accurately as you or your parent making the declaration can know,
   — or a passport issued by a government of an overseas country, showing the date and place of your birth.

  if either the bride or groom was previously married, you must show me the court evidence of the decree, or nullity order, or death certificate of previous spouse.

  if either the bride or groom to the marriage is a minor, you must show me an effective court order issued by a Judge or Magistrate, and either a consent form signed by your parent(s)/guardian(s) or a dispensation of consent issued by a Judge or Magistrate.

  if you wish to be married sooner than one calendar month away and haven't yet lodged the Notice of Intended Marriage, you must give me an authority to solemnise the marriage, given by a prescribed authority.

All documentation must be original, not photocopies.

Remember, a Notice of Intended Marriage must be given to your celebrant no earlier than 18 months and no later than one month before your wedding (unless exceptional circumstances apply). The documentation listed above is absolutely necessary so that the Notice of Intended Marriage can be filled out and signed.

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