Witnesses

You must have at least 2 guests at your wedding to witness the ceremony and sign the marriage certificate. Your witnesses can be family or friends and do not need to be Australian citizens.

They need to:

• be 18 or older
• speak and understand English
• be at the entire ceremony.

We cannot supply witnesses for you.

An interpreter

If you or your partner do not speak or understand English, you will need to bring along an interpreter to the ceremony.

An interpreter can be either:

• a certified interpreter

or

• someone who understands and speaks both languages and is not one of the people getting married or one of the witnesses.

Your celebrant will ask them to sign a statutory declaration of their ability to interpret on the day of your ceremony.