Who Can Apply
In NSW, Marriage Certificates are only available to the bride and groom named on the certificate or their authorised representative.
If you are the bride or groom named on the certificate, the certificate can be issued to you.
If you are a child of the bride or groom, the certificate can be issued to you if the bride and groom are deceased.
- Please provide at least three (3) forms of your identification (either the bride or groom, not both).
If you are not the bride or groom named on the certificate or their child, you must satisfy one of the following conditions:
- Provide written authority and at least three (3) forms of identification from the bride or groom named on the certificate, plus your own identification.
- Show Power of Attorney relating to the bride or groom named on the certificate.
- Be a solicitor/welfare group acting for or in the interests of the bride or groom named on the certificate.
Solicitors Applying For a Certificate
Where solicitors apply for certificates on behalf of clients, they must provide:
- a letter on company letterhead stating the reason required ("legal" is not sufficient; a specific reason is needed i.e. Probate, Estate Administration, etc), together with the name of the client for whom the solicitor is acting.
- The letter must be accompanied by:
- a completed application form, and
- a certified* copy of your Law Society ID Card or Practising Certificate.
- Solicitor's name must be written in the Applicant's Details section. Payment must be made with a company or trust cheque, or company credit card.
* Photocopies must be certified as true copies of the original by a Qualified Witness (e.g. Justice of the Peace; Notary Public; Legal Practitioner with current Practising Certificate; person authorised to administer an Oath under S.26 of the Oaths Act 1900).
Cost and Delivery
Along with the Standard Marriage Certificate, the Registry also offers a range of Commemorative Marriage Certificates. Perfect to remember your special day, whether that was recently or celebrating an anniversary.
All Commemorative Certificate packages include a Standard Certificate.
Commemorative Marriage Certificates
- Available in six unique designs;
- Printed on archival quality paper;
- Standard framing size of 210mm x 297mm (A4 size);
- Beautifully presented, wrapped in acid-free tissue paper and packaged in a gold cylinder.
- Commemorative Marriage Certificates do not contain security features and organisations may not accept them as a proof of identity document.
Designs
Click on thumbnails below to view design samples of the Commemorative and Standard Marriage Certificate designs.
  
Rose Diamond Rings Holding Hands
  
Waratah Marriage Rings Cut The Cake
Standard Certificate
Changing Your Name - you will require a Standard Marriage Certificate if choose to change your name on your driver’s licence or passport.
Cost
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Standard * |
Urgent* |
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$46.00 |
$68.00 |
- Commemorative Package (includes Standard Certificate)
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$69.00 |
$91.00 |
* Prices include distribution through registered post, however this does not ensure next day delivery.
If you are purchasing a certificate for a recent marriage, or your celebrant has sent your marriage papers to the Registry in the last 15 days, select the 'Non-Urgent' processing option.
Application Form
Download the application form, print it off, and complete. Then mail it to the Registry along with your identification.
NSW Registry of Births Deaths & Marriages
GPO Box 30
SYDNEY NSW 2001
You can also deliver a completed application form in person to a
Delivery
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