Cairns Tropical Marriages

• You must be over the age of 18 years, by law. If one of you is underage then we need parental consent and/or a court order allowing you to marry.

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• As your Celebrant I am legally bound to be certain that both of you consent to the marriage, and that you are fully cognisant of what getting married means.

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• You will need to present me with original documentation for sighting.

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• All documentation must be in English.

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• The NOIM needs to be lodged with your Celebrant of choice no later than one month before the wedding ceremony.

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• You need to have two witnesses present on the day of the wedding for the signing of the Marriage Certificate and the Marriage Register. They both need to be eighteen years of age or older, although they do not need to speak English. If you don't have any witnesses then don't worry, I'll be able to organise witnesses for the day.

 

The paperwork process is incredibly easy. It was never that difficult, tbh, but the whole system has now gone digital thanks to the Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages, and it just makes life sooooo much easier and convenient.

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It is, however, still possible to do it the way we used to, with paper and a pen, so don't fret if you're not 100% computer savvy.

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