Anyone can marry in Australia as long as they are over 18 and are eligible to marry. Both parties must be able to understand English sufficiently to agree to be married. There are provisions for interpreters where required.

This is done by first filling out the Notice of Intended Marriage form and getting it signed in front of an authorized person (Marriage Celebrant) at least one month and one day before the proposed wedding day.

You will need to prove to the celebrant who you are, where you where born and your birth date by using your Original Birth Certificates or if born outside Australia, an overseas passport.

If you have been married before, the celebrant will need to see a divorce/death certificate. For some couples a Divorce Absolute is not to hand when completing the NoIM form. This will need to be sighted by the celebrant before the wedding day.

Before the wedding, usually in the week proceeding the big day, I will see you and get you to sign a Commonwealth Statutory Declaration. I find that this is normally done at a rehearsal if required where all the main players get a chance to find out how, when and where to stand, speak or participate. Couples require two witnesses who must be over 18 years of age and comprehend the nature of what they are witnessing.