Marriage celebrants

Information, forms and contacts to help marriage celebrants.

How to register a marriage

Register online via eRegistry

The quickest way to register NSW marriages is via our online portal, eRegistry, which is available to authorised celebrants.

Once you have registered, you can also use the portal to print marriage forms and order certificates.

Registering by post

To register marriages by post send the marriage documents to:

NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 30
SYDNEY NSW 2001

Checklist for marriage documents

Notice of Intended Marriage

Page 3 — complete 1 to 16
Page 4 — signatures and items 17-30
Note both forms of identification for each party
Page 5 — Notation of transfer when necessary, including the celebrant's name, authorisation number and signature and the date of transfer.

Certificate of Marriage Form 15 (Ceremonial certificate)

Number (Serial No.) noted on record keeping form

Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage and Official Certificate of Marriage

Declarations for conjugal status completed, signed and witnessed
Both copies of official certificate of marriage signed by celebrant, parties and witnesses
Full name of witnesses in BLOCK letters (if handwritten)
Rites of ceremony noted
Clear writing/printing on all documents
No abbreviations
Any alterations/corrections are initialled

Registration documents

Send the following original documents to the Registry by mail (or if using eRegistry, scan and attach to the online notification):
- Notice of Intended Marriage (pages 3, 4 and 5)
- Declaration of No Legal Impediment to Marriage and Official Certificate of Marriage
If applicable, statutory declarations, court order and parents' consent, interpreter's certificate

How to apply for a marriage certificate on behalf of a couple

Celebrants may apply for certificates on behalf of the couple after they perform the ceremony. This must be done within two (2) months from the date of the ceremony and two (2) months from the date of submission in eRegistry.

To apply for a marriage certificate:

order online when using eRegistry online portal
mail the application form and fee to the Registry along with marriage paperwork to be lodged for registration.