The Paper work
Forms to be completed
Before the Ceremony
* Notice of Intended Marriage NOIM
I need to sight original copies of;
Birth Certificates 1 month & 1 day before (min)
Decree Absolute (if divorced)
Foreign Passport (if born OS)* Form 14 Declaration - Stat. Dec.
After the Wedding Ceremony
* Certificate of Marriage Requires 2 Witness 18+
* Marriage Register Requires 2 Witness 18+
* Certificate of Marriage (Decorative) Requires 2 Witness 18+*Application for a Marriage Certificate
(This Application is optional)
To get an official copy of your Certificate of Marriage you need to complete this application. If you complete the application (with payment details) I will submit it for you with your other documents. This will reduce delay and avoid having to provide three forms of ID.* I will supply all Forms to be completed
The CeremonyThe ceremony must include, as a minimum the following.
(Once these areas have been included you are free to add anything else you would like)
Introduction
"My name is Michael Teulon and I am a Marriage Celebrant, duly authorised by the law to solemnise this marriage in accordance with the laws of Australia" or words to that effect.
Monitum
Name and Name, before you are joined in marriage in my presence and the presence of these witnesses I am to remind you of the solemn and binding nature of the relationship into which you are now about to enter. Marriage according to law in Australia is the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others voluntarily entered into for life.
Vows
I call upon the persons present to witness that from today
I, Name, take you, Name to be my wife/husband/spouse
(The bride and groom both must say this as a minimum)