Book your wedding ceremony

All weddings at the Victorian Marriage Registry follow the Victorian COVIDSafe Settings(opens in a new window).

How to book your wedding ceremony

If you’re experiencing any issues booking your ceremony, please contact us at marriageregistry@justice.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window). We’re here to help.

You need to book your ceremony with the Victorian Marriage Registry at least one month before your intended wedding date.

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

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

1. Create an account

When you click ‘Book’, you’ll need to set up an account. An account lets us contact you, or you contact us, with any queries about your wedding.

2. Choose your date, time and room

Learn more about our ceremony rooms.

3. Complete the details of parties to the marriage

You will be asked to enter your personal details.

4. Upload supporting documents

You will need to upload documents to support your booking.

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

Your Australian or foreign passport 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.

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.

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:
- Follow the steps in 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.

In Australia

The NOIM can be witnessed by one of the following only:

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.

Overseas

NOIMs signed overseas must be witnessed by:

An Australian Consular Officer
An Australian Diplomatic Officer
A notary public.

5. Pay and get confirmation

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

A payment receipt
An interim confirmation. We'll check that you have met the legal requirements for a Notice of Intended Marriage. If we need more details, we'll contact you.

Your marriage ceremony booking will show as ‘Incomplete’ in your account. We'll check everything and send you confirmation.

If you’re experiencing any issues booking your ceremony, please contact us at marriageregistry@justice.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window)

We’re here to help.

Book your wedding ceremony(opens in a new window)

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 at marriageregistry@justice.vic.gov.au(opens in a new window).

Rescheduling or cancelling

To change the time, date or type of booking
1. Log in to 'My items(opens in a new window)'
2. Click the Reschedule button
3. Select your new date, time, room or type of ceremony.
To cancel your booking
1. Log in to 'My items(opens in a new window)'
2. Click the Cancel Ceremony button
3. Confirm your cancellation request.
If you cancel 45 days or more before your wedding date, you'll receive a partial refund of your booking fee (minus an administrative fee).
If you cancel your wedding less than 45 days before your wedding date, there's no refund.
If you have previously rescheduled your ceremony, there is no refund. This applies even if you cancel your booking more than 45 days before your ceremony date.
For more information, see Fees.