WHAT IS THE NOIM? AND WHY 4 WEEKS?!
Now…the legal forms might not be the most exciting part of your wedding ceremony which is why we have celebrants - to take care of all of the legal forms and guide you in the completion of them. You might or might not have heard of the legal document nicknamed, the ‘NOIM’ - The Notice of Intended Marriage.
The NOIM is the first and most important legal form that you will complete, sign and have witnessed at least four weeks and no earlier than 18 months prior to your wedding day. You will receive a copy of the NOIM to complete from me via a weblink, but you can always find out more information about the NOIM on the Attorney General’s Department Website.
It is important that the details on your NOIM are correct, as the details you enter on this form will be the details that appear on your Official Marriage Certificate.
SO LET’S GET DOWN TO THE DETAILS…There are two key parts of the NOIM that you will need to complete.
PART ONE: Your Details
This part requires your personal ID details such as full name as shown on your birth certificate or change of name certificate, occupation, address, conjural status, birthplace (that appears on your birth certificate or passport), place of birth, date of birth and whether you are related to each other.
PART TWO: Details of Your Parents
It requires the details of both sets of parents. Both their full current names and their full birth names (this is relevant if they have changed their names since birth). It also asks for each parent’s country of birth.
To make sure that your details are tickity-boo, I will need to check your details against some forms of ID. Unfortunately I cannot witness your signature on your NOIM until I have cross checked the following:
This is what I’ll need from you:
Your original birth certificate and drivers licence
OR your original current or expired (but not cancelled) passport
And if you’ve been married before, I’ll need to sight:
Your original divorce paper from the court
OR a death certificate if you are a widow or widower
The NOIM can be signed in person together OR electronically via Video Call (thank you technology gods!).
Once the NOIM is signed by the two of you and myself, then I keep this to bundle with the other legal paperwork that I will use to register your marriage through the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM).
Then that’s it! We will start to finalise the details of your ceremony and plan away for the big day.