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.
Register by requesting a login and quoting your celebrant number.
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.
Key contacts for celebrants
For marriage registrations, certificate application forms and other enquiries email:
Need something else? Additional documents are available for download from the Attorney-General's Department.
To purchase marriage Registers and Form 15 Certificate of Marriage:
- Website: CanPrint
- Email: marriage@infoservices.com.au
- Phone: 1300 656 863