Marriage Schedule System

The Marriage Register

• Couples will no longer be invited to sign a marriage register.
• The register will be replaced with a Marriage Document, which is an A4 document which will be signed by the officiants, the couple, and their witnesses.
• The Marriage Document will be issued by the Minister at the Church where the marriage is taking place.

The Marriage Certificate

• Couples will not receive a marriage certificate on the day of the marriage.
• The Minister or their representative will be expected to return the signed Marriage Document to the Register Office in the District where the marriage took place within 21 days.
• The details of the marriage will be entered onto the electronic marriage register within the following 7 days and only then can a Marriage Certificate be issued.
• Marriage Certificates will be available from the Register Office service in the area where the marriage took place.