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Shortening of Time
It is possible to shorten the minimum notice time for a marriage to less than a month if the special circumstances as set out in the Marriage Regulations 1963 are met. You will need to approach a prescribed authority for approval. Prescribed authorities (usually at your Local Court or Registry officials) can shorten the required period of notice if they are satisfied that the circumstances prescribed in the regulations are met.

Transfer
If for some reason you need to change your marriage celebrant, it is the responsibility of the first marriage celebrant to ensure the Notice of Intended Marriage form is transferred safely to the second celebrant by hand or registered post. You must ask the celebrant to transfer the notice for you.

Fees
We will ensure that all fees and charges will be confirmed in a written statement.

Participating in a marriage ceremony
People who are not authorised marriage celebrants may participate in aspects of a marriage ceremony. However, there are several legal requirements before, during and after the ceremony that can only be fulfilled by an authorised marriage celebrant.
At the ceremony, the authorised marriage celebrant must:

• consent to be present as the responsible authorised marriage celebrant 
• take a public role in the ceremony
• identify themselves to the assembled parties, witnesses and guests as the celebrant authorised to solemnise the marriage
• be responsible for ensuring the validity of the marriage, according to law
• say the words required by section 46 in the presence of the parties, the formal witnesses and the guests before the marriage is solemnised
• be in close proximity (i.e. nearby) when the vows required by subsection 45(2) are exchanged. It is the exchange of vows that constitutes the marriage and the authorised celebrant must see and hear the vows being exchanged
• be available to intervene (and exercise the responsibility to intervene) if events demonstrate the need for it elsewhere in the ceremony
• be part of the ceremonial group or in close proximity to it; and
• sign the papers as required by the Act.

Forms

The Certificate of Marriage
We will issue the prescribed Form 15 marriage certificate to you after your wedding as evidence of your marriage. We will prepare three certificates of marriage containing the details of your marriage and you and your witnesses will be required to sign all three.
They are:

• the certificate retained by the marriage celebrant for their records;
• the certificate that will be forwarded to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages for the registration of your marriage; and
• the certificate that will be given to you as a record of your marriage.

While a certificate of marriage is not a proof of identity document, it is evidence of your change in marital status and in some situations (e.g. when applying for an Australian passport) you may be asked to produce a registered copy of it.

See the Statutory Declaration Form Here

What can you do if you have concerns about your marriage celebrant?

If you have a concern about the service you have received from any marriage celebrant in relation to your wedding you may make a complaint. If you have any concerns we recommend that you discuss them with the celebrant first but if you are not able to do this, or believe your complaint requires further consideration, there is a special procedure set out in the Marriage Regulations to enable complaints concerning the performance of a marriage celebrant. The complaint must be in writing and made to ‘The Registrar of Marriage Celebrants’.

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