You will be given a presentation marriage certificate on your wedding day. You will need to obtain a stamped registered copy of your full legal marriage certificate from the registry office. The following website will provide you the necessary papers to do this. www.bdm.nsw.gov.au/marriages/applicationForm.htm and download. You will need three forms of identification and payment to the BDM of $39.00 to accompany the application form.

 Please note you will require a Standard Marriage Certificate if you are changing your name on your driver's licence or passport. For more information visit Changing Your Name. Cost Urgent* (Processed within 24 hours) Non-Urgent*(Processed within 3 working days)
Standard Marriage Certificate $54.00 (Urgent) $39.00 (Non-urgent)

* All certificates and Birth Cards are distributed through secure post (except Family History) and incur a $5.00 (inc. GST) postage and handling fee. Prices listed are inclusive of the postage and handling fee. Secure post 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.

Delivery Processing time begins when the Registry receives the completed application accompanied by the relevant identification. Processing time ends when the Marriage Certificate leaves the Registry's premises.· Urgent applications lodged in person at the Registry Office will be ready for collection in one hour. · Urgent mail/fax applications will be sent by secure post the next working day after they are received by the Registry. These cannot be collected and will incur a postage and handling fee. · Non-urgent applications lodged in person at the Registry office before 3.00pm can be collected the next working day. · Non-urgent mail/fax applications will be sent by secure post three (3) working days after they are received by the Registry and will incur a postage and handling fee.