Documents Celebrant Sights Before Weddings
What Documents celebrant sights before weddings? So here are the marriage documents you will need if you are going to have your wedding in NSW Australia.
The documents a civil celebrant needs to sight before any civil wedding. It is very straightforward.
Note, all the documents must be in English or translated by an authorized translator
Wedding Documents
Either
Original Birth Certificate and a driving license(or any photo ID).
If mislaid, you can get a copy from Department of Births, Deaths & Marriage www.bdm.nsw.gov.au
Or
Any passport (a valid or expired passport, not cancelled)
If a Widow or Widower
Original Death Certificate of a spouse.
If mislaid, you can get a copy from Department of Births, Deaths & Marriage.
If Divorced
Either Original Decree absolute of divorce, or original Certificate of divorce.
If mislaid, you can get from the “Family Court of Australia “.
I will provide you with the exact link to the Family courts if you need to retrieve your divorce papers.
So contact me any time to discuss your wedding ceremony and the legal requirements in your case.
Change of Name Certificate
If either of the parties had a change of name, then they will have to shoe the marriage celebrant the Change of Name certificate.