Book your wedding ceremony

We’ve recently launched a new Victorian Marriage Registry booking system in partnership with Service Victoria. The new system is quicker and easier for you to use.

If you booked your ceremony before Monday 21 July, please check your email for a link to create a new password. If you didn’t finalise and pay for your booking before this date, you will need to create a new booking.

Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements to our service.

How to book your wedding ceremony

You need to book your ceremony and provide notice of your intention to marry at least one month before your intended wedding date.

We recommend booking at least three 3 months in advance, particularly during the peak summer period.

When you book, you'll go through these steps.

1. Choose date and options

When you click ‘View Availability’, you’ll access the booking calendar. You can choose from available options for:

Choose your preferred date, time, type of ceremony and location.

2. Confirm booking

You’ll be asked to review your choices and accept the terms and conditions. You can then confirm your booking.

3. Create an account

You’ll need to set up an account.

You can also invite your partner to create an account. If they do, you can both fill in details and upload documents.

You will need to enter your personal details, including:

Name
Residential address
Delivery address (for your certificate).

We need these details as they’ll form part of your booking. Learn more about our privacy policy.

You’ll get an email confirmation when your account is set up.

4. Complete the details of parties to the marriage

You’ll need to provide details about:

Yourself, including marital status.
Your partner, including marital status. If your partner created an account, they can fill in these details.

There’s a review page where you can confirm the details before paying.

5. Pay and get confirmation

At the end of the booking process, you'll get:

A payment receipt
A booking reference number
An email confirming your booking. Check your junk folder if you haven’t received it.

6. Upload supporting documents

If your documents are in languages other than English, you’ll need to:
- Get them translated by a NAATI translator(opens in a new window)
- Upload the translations along with the originals.
If you don’t have these documents available, you can upload them after you submit your booking.

Once you’ve reserved your booking, you must upload documents to support your booking.

You and your partner both need to provide the following documents:

A certified copy of your passport (Australian or foreign) stating your place of birth
If you don’t have a passport, please provide both of the following:
- Your original birth certificate, and
- Current government-issued photo identification. Acceptable photo ID includes driver licence or proof of age card
If you’ve been married before, evidence that the marriage has ended:
- Divorce certificate, or
- Death certificate.

You’ll also need to provide:

Signed and witnessed Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM).

Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM)

The law says you must provide us a signed and witnessed Notice of Intended Marriage (NOIM) at least one month before your wedding date.

To do this:

Complete the NOIM. To do this, you can either:
- Log in to our online booking system, then print your pre-filled NOIM at the end of your booking, or
- Download a blank NOIM form from the Attorney-General's website(opens in a new window) and fill in the hard copy form.
Get the completed NOIM signed and witnessed by an authorised person
Scan/photograph it and upload it to your booking.

The NOIM must be signed in the physical presence of an authorised witness. Signatures on the NOIM must match your identity documents.

Only the following authorised people can witness the NOIM:
- Member of the police force
- Justice of the peace
- Barrister or solicitor
- Medical practitioner.
Other personnel are not authorised to sign a NOIM. Pharmacists, dentists, nurses, accountants and veterinarians are not authorised to sign a NOIM.
NOIMs signed overseas must be witnessed by:
- An Australian Consular Officer
- An Australian Diplomatic Officer
- A notary public.

If you have any trouble booking, please contact us. We’re here to help.

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What's next

Once we've verified your documents, we'll process your booking and send you confirmation.

If you don't receive confirmation, or have difficulties with your booking, please contact us.

Rescheduling or cancelling

To change the time, date or type of booking:
1. Log in to your account
2. Select ‘Reschedule booking’ from dashboard
3. Choose from the available options for your new date, time and location
4. Select ‘I would like to reschedule’.
  If you’ve changed your mind, choose ‘Cancel reschedule’ under the calendar.
The screen will show a ‘reschedule confirmation’ message.
We will review your documents and let you know if you need to provide additional documents.
To cancel your booking:
1. Log in to your account
2. Select ‘Cancel booking’ from dashboard
3. Select ‘I confirm I want to cancel this booking’ then submit.
  If you’ve changed your mind, choose ‘Cancel’
The screen will show a ‘booking cancelled’ confirmation message.
If you cancel:
- 45 days or more before your wedding date, you'll get a partial refund (minus an administrative fee).
- Less than 45 days before your wedding date, there's no refund.
- After having previously rescheduled your ceremony, there is no refund. This applies even if you cancel more than 45 days before your ceremony date.
For more information, see Wedding ceremony fees.