Registering tomorrow - what does it entail?

trina2010

thanks for the ordering link unfortunately no one can go and collect it for me as ive not really got anyone i can ask anymore - mum is living in the philippines/moving to India in the next month. ive some time yet but ill enquire with the registrars here and see what they say.
im in scotland too nat, hopefully theyll be as relaxed with me

Tigerlilley1980

We had to go in and show birth certificate, passport, bank statement, I don't have my birth cretificate so they just said to take my medical card and it was fine. I just rang up the NHS trust and it was here in two days. We got interviewed seperately and then brought back in together it was funny, kinda like Mr and Mrs lol!! What happens next though we did ours ages ago, do we have to pick up the licence or do they bring it to the venue? xx

nat82

I think (and please don't quote me! lol!) If you are having a religious ceremony then you are responsible for collecting the licence and taking it to your venue but if it's a civil ceremony then the registrar brings it?

MsChazzer

nat82 wrote: »

I think (and please don't quote me! lol!) If you are having a religious ceremony then you are responsible for collecting the licence and taking it to your venue but if it's a civil ceremony then the registrar brings it?

Certainly the case in Scotland, we had to do that for our humanist ceremony (considered religious under law).

Registering was also a dead simple process for us, filled forms in at home, took stuff in, all ok! I was amused that they seem to need detail for your job title. I filled in 'information officer' which was changed to 'information officer for a charitable organisation' as the original one didn't seem to be enough!

kr15snw

When you go to book the registrar (a year before) just to say you want the registrar on that day, do I need to take anything?

paddingtondoo

kr15snw wrote: »

When you go to book the registrar (a year before) just to say you want the registrar on that day, do I need to take anything?

I phoned to book a provisional date and time so no I didn't

dizziblonde

I only have a shortened birth certificate (not the full one) which caused some problems but because I was born prior to some cut-off date they agreed to take it. Got asked some questions about oh like his occupation and DOB which caused amusement as I can never remember the year he was born in and the registrar was raising eyebrows at me so I replied that I bet he couldn't always remember his wife's exact DOB! Then had to go back after 14 days to collect the docs and take them to the registry office we're getting married in.