Actions/Timeframe
At least 1 calendar month prior to wedding date;
- Lodge Notice of Intention to Marry (NIM) with celebrant
- Birth Certificate. Full and certified version and it must be translated into English if originated in a non - English country, by a recognised translator
- Final divorce notice if either of the couple have been married before
- Deposit
Due at time of lodging the NIM
- Signing of the statutory declaration (S14)
To be completed one week prior to the ceremony
- Development of the ceremony – draft supplied by the celebrant
- Reading and the names of selected people to do the reading Parental blessing (giving away)
& Selection of Witnesses – Must be over 18 years of age
Drafts will be sent within one week of lodging the NIM and the ceremony to be finalised one week before the ceremony
- Final payment
To be received one week prior to the ceremony (and cleared if a cheque)
- Rehearsal
Optional – if couple so wish
And on your wedding day there should be nothing to do but enjoy the day!
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