In preparation for your wedding, you must purchase a marriage license from your local municipality.

This license may be purchased anywhere in Ontario for a wedding anywhere in Ontario. Once purchased the license is immediately valid for three months.

Your license must be given to me prior to your wedding day to ensure everything is in order.

I bring the license with me to the ceremony.

The license and Register are signed by you and your two witnesses during or following the ceremony.

I will tear the ” Record of Solemnization of Marriage” off the license and give it to you following the signing (Usually it is actually given to a parent or Maid of Honour for safe keeping for the couple until after the reception.) This “Record of Solemnization of Marriage”, bearing the signature of the two witnesses and the officiant verifies the marriage for travel purposes and is usually adequate for name changes to accounts and the like, but not for documents such as a passport, drivers license or health card.

Following the ceremony, I mail the completed marriage license to the Registrar General of Ontario for registration.

Your Marriage Certificate will be available some weeks after your ceremony. You may track its status on the internet and order and pay for it on the internet as well.