How do you elope in Western Australia?
Easy! We will give you the long and short of eloping in Western Australia - because is it so simple, we can explain it in a few words or a lot!
Short version - How do you elope in Western Australia?
Fill out a Notice of Intended Marriage at least one month before your wedding day
Choose a ceremony, we offer a 2, 5 or 7 minute version
Show ID to Celebrant and any relevant paperwork such as divorce certificates prior to the ceremony taking place
Turn up on your wedding day and your Celebrant will guide you thru the ceremony to ensure all of the relevant legalities are completed and you will have officially eloped in Western Australia, you will get a presentation marriage certificate on the day
Apply for your official certificate of marriage from Births, Deaths and Marriages Western Australia (all couples who marry in Western Australia end up with two marriage certificates, one from the day of the wedding issued by the Celebrant and then one issued from Births, Deaths and Marriages (this is the one you will need if you are changing your name)
Long version - How do you elope in South Australia?
1. Choose A Date
For legal reasons, you need to give your Celebrant at least one month’s notice. We will help you fill in the important form called the Notice of Intended Marriage. To elope in Western Australia you will also need to show us either your passports or your birth certificates and a photo ID (and divorce certificates if relevant).
On the day of your elopement, you will need to be-
-Not married to any other person
-Not too closely related to your partner
-Consenting to the marriage
-Not inhibited by drugs, alcohol, prescription medication.
2. Pick Your Location
Think beautiful beach, local park, your home, favourite lookout, cozy cafe, city laneways....
You can elope anywhere in Western Australia! If you need suggestions check out our website, or ask us! Our Celebrants know all the secret spots! Deciding where to elope in Western Australia is probably the hardest bit!
3. Make Your Booking
We make it really easy to book your elopement online. Head to our Bookings Page where you can select exactly how you want to get hitched.
Choose which services you require, make your payment and presto! Your experienced, professional wedding Celebrant and Photographer (if you desire one) will contact you to plan your elopement in Western Australia.
4. Visit Our 'Portal O Love'
Once booked, you will be able to complete the legal document, 'The 'Notice of Intended Marriage' and all identification requirements and that will easily get you on your way to eloping in Western Australia .
You will also get the chance to choose from our fun, love-filled but fast, 2, 5 or 7 minute ceremonies!
5. Invite Your Guests
To elope in Western Australia, our standard package allows you to invite 10 of your besties! Alternatively, you can upgrade for up to 30 guests for the best Victorian elopement experience!
And if you're thinking of the 'full, secret-runaway and get married' kinda event, we can even provide legal witnesses, that way you can elope in South Australia totally on your own!
6. Break The News
Explain your plans to elope in Western Australia with family and friends who are not able to be there, or those who are not invited.
Some couples choose to do this before the wedding day and others enjoy surprising everyone afterwards!
Either way, it's your day / life / marriage, so we hope you get to feel good about this x
7. Organise
The beauty of knowing how to elope in Western Australia is that you don't need to stick to any rules (only the legal rules around marriage). So eloping in Western Australia is easy!
Clothing: break all the rules, or not!
Flowers: but only if you love them
Rings: are not legally required...
And then think about what your plans for after the ceremony! Celebrations? Rest? It’s up to you and Western Australia has endless options of what to do next!
8. Final Touches
Tiny weddings are full of love, but small on fuss. However, you can still bring personalised vows to your elopement if you wish.
Take time to think about what external services you might require and confirm your bookings, as no doubt you have made other arrangements for your elopement in Western Australia.
9. Rock Up!
Arrive at your chosen Western Australia elopement location and get yourselves married at last! You will leave with a Presentation Marriage Certificate thats yours to keep.
We guarantee that your mini wedding will be full of fun, love and tears, if that's what you're looking for.
10. The Official Marriage Certificate
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages Western Australia supplies you with your Official Marriage Certificate. You will have to apply for this in the state in which you get married, after your big day. This is the Marriage Certificate you can use to prove your elopement in Western Australia and change your name - if that is what you are going to do!
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