If you are getting married in Scotland, you need to submit notice of marriage to the Registrar in the district where the ceremony will take place. You can submit notice between 29 days and three months before the ceremony. You and your partner must each complete the Marriage Notice form below.
Your witnesses can be anyone, as long as they are over the age of 16 years and can speak English.
Other documents you need to submit
At the time of submitting your marriage notice forms we also need to see the following information from you both:
- Your original birth certificates.
- Proof of nationality. If you were born after the 1st January 1983 we will need to see your valid passport If you do not have a valid passport, we will need to see your mother's birth certificate.
- Proof of address. This can be a valid driving licence, current Council Tax Bill or Bank Statement, or a utility bill dated within the last three months.
- If you have previously been married or in a registered civil partnership, we need to see your original decree of divorce or dissolution. If you are widowed, we must see the death certificate of your late spouse.
- If you are not a British Citizen you must complete a Declaration of Status form.
- If you were born outside the UK, we must see your valid passport and where appropriate your visa.
- If you were born outside the UK and have been living in the UK for less than two years, you may be required to get a Certificate of No Impediment. For more information about this, please contact the Registrars
- If you were divorced outside the UK we must see the original of the divorce and translation if not issued in English. Depending on the country the divorce was finalised you may also be required to complete a Foreign Divorce Questionnaire. For more information about this, please contact the Registrars
You can submit your forms up to three months before the ceremony and you and your partner must complete one form each.
At present you can either post them to us at:
Registrar of births, deaths and marriages
Business Hub 3
Ground Floor South
Marischal College
Broad Street
Aberdeen
AB10 1AB
Or they can be handed in to the front door of Marischal College in a sealed envelope clearly marked for "Registrar of births, deaths and marriages" between 9am-5pm Monday-Friday.
Before the ceremony you will need to return to the Registrar's Office to collect the Marriage Schedule. You can do this up to seven days before the ceremony.
After your ceremony
The marriage schedule must be returned to the Registrar's Office within three days of the marriage so that the marriage can be registered. If you cannot take the marriage schedule back personally, you can ask someone else to take it for you so that it is received by the registrar within that three day timescale. You do not need to make an appointment for this, it can be dropped off at the reception in Marischal College.
How much does it cost?
If you are to be married by anyone other than a Registrar the fee you pay to us is £100. This covers the fee to give notice of marriage (£45 each) and a certificate of marriage (£10).