Civil Wedding Requirements - Wedding Articles | BridalBook

Before you head to the city hall with your husband-to-be for a civil wedding, you need to secure a few important requirements.

Marriage License

This can be acquired from your local civil registrar. This document is important because your and your fiance's eligibility for marriage need to be verified. Certificates and other documents that will testify to your birth, age, residence, and civil status should also be prepared.

Certificate of attendance to a city-required wedding seminar

You and your husband-to-be will also be required by the civil registrar to attend a city-required family planning seminar. Such seminars are usually given in the city hall.

Civil wedding officiate and legitimate venue

For a civil wedding to transpire, you also have to arrange an appointment with a judge and settle a venue for the civil wedding ceremony. Civil weddings should be officiated by a judge in a city hall court. If you want to have your civil ceremony in another venue, such as your house or the beach, you will need to seek the approval of your chosen officiate. 

You might also want to check:

• How to Get a Marriage License
• Required Pre-wedding Seminars 
• Pre-wedding Church Seminars Primer