You can get married in affordable style in our beautiful ceremony room.
Our ceremony venue offers:
To book your wedding ceremony, you need to book an interview with us.
When you tick the consent below, this online service allows you to choose the date and time of your interview.
You will be asked to give your name, email and mobile number to book your interview, and you will get an email to confirm your interview appointment. The email will also allow you to easily reschedule or cancel your booking, if necessary.
The Department of Justice, Registry of Births Deaths and Marriages is collecting your personal information for the purpose of facilitating your interview booking online and for contacting you in relation to your booking. Your personal information will not be used or disclosed for any other purpose unless authorised or required by law. Your personal information will be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Information Privacy Act 2009.
You can also book your interview appointment directly with us or talk to us about how we can help.
Online: our general enquiry form.
By phone: local call* 13 QGOV (13 74 68) or international +61 7 3022 6100 (+10 hours UTC)—phone lines are open Monday to Friday, 8.30am–4.30pm.
*Costs may be higher from mobile phones and interstate.
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages on Level 32, 180 Ann Street, Brisbane will be closed Monday 5 May for the Labour Day public holiday. We will re-open on Tuesday 6 May at 8.30am.
Planning a wedding is exciting and many couples want to book their date before they meet with us. Your interview must be at least 1 month before your wedding date.
You can choose your ceremony date before your interview appointment—fees will apply.
If you haven’t visited our venue, book into one of our ceremony room viewings first so that you have had a chance to see our beautiful room and to talk to a celebrant.
If you live outside Southeast Queensland and want to get married at the Brisbane registry, but can’t attend an interview in person, we want to help.
First choose your ceremony date and we will work with you to plan your special day with us.
At your first meeting with us, our experienced celebrant team will help you and your partner to:
If either of you do not speak and understand English, you need to bring someone who can translate for you.
Before your interview you will need to complete the notice of intended marriage form—if you book online we will email it to you.
When you come to your interview to book your registry wedding ceremony, you will need to bring your original proof of ID and supporting documents showing evidence of:
You need to show us your original documents, as we can’t accept certified photocopies.
For original documents that are not in English, you must also provide a translation from a translator certified by the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.
A registry wedding in Brisbane is an affordable way to get married.
The cost for a registry ceremony includes:
To secure a time and date for your ceremony, you will need to pay the applicable fee.
A registry ceremony costs:
The cost of your ceremony does not include an official marriage certificate, unless you book an evening ceremony.
You can change your wedding date once for free if you contact us about the change at least 2 weeks before the ceremony date you have booked. If you change your ceremony date more than once, you will be need to pay an additional booking fee.
You can pay:
At your interview, you can talk to us about any special plans you might have so that we can plan how to meet them, if possible.
You may like to personalise your ceremony:
To make sure your wedding is the day you hoped for, it’s important to know what to expect.
We have a few tips to help you be ready and to make sure your big day runs smoothly.
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:
We cannot supply witnesses for you.
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:
or
Your celebrant will ask them to sign a statutory declaration of their ability to interpret on the day of your ceremony.
Arrive at the Brisbane registry at least 15 minutes before the start of your ceremony time with your 2 witnesses, any additional guests and an interpreter, if required.
The ceremony will take about 15 minutes and you will have the room for 30 minutes only—unless you have organised a back-to-back booking with us.
It’s very important that you arrive on time as we marry up to 10 couples on a weekday and up to 13 couples on Saturdays.
Before your ceremony your celebrant will:
During the ceremony:
After the ceremony:
Make sure you and your guests arrive on time—share how to find our ceremony venue.
Not ready to book your interview appointment, but have questions? Visit our venue, book into one of our ceremony room viewings first so that you have had a chance to see our beautiful rooms and to talk to a celebrant.
