Part 6 of the Civil Registration Act 2007 states that any person who intends to marry in Ireland, whether an Irish citizen or not, must get a Marriage Registration Form (MRF) from a Registrar. Also, whoever is solemnising the marriage must be on the Register of Solemnisers. Before being given a Marriage Registration Form, the couple must fulfill a three-month notification to the Registrar.
Venues
The civil ceremony must be held either in the office of a Registrar of Civil Marriages or in a different venue that is approved by a Registrar. A Registrar must also be available to solemnise the marriage.
Couples who chose to marry in a venue outside of the Registry Office should contact the Registry Office of the district where the venue is located and have the venue approved by the Registrar. Before being approved, a registrar may inspect the ceremony site.
Places like private homes or marquees may be unacceptable. It is important that the couple must read the Guidelines for Marriage Venues to learn more about how to choose their wedding venue. Couples should also present their wedding venue to a Registrar well in advance of their wedding date to avoid unnecessary worries, especially if their chosen venue doesn’t get approved.
The couple must also be aware that there will be an extra fee if they would like to have a civil ceremony outside the Registry Office.
Marriage Registration Form
After fulfilling the three-month notification, the Registrar will give a Marriage Registration Form to the couple. The MRF permits the couple to get married. The couple should then give the MRF to the Registrar who will be solemnising their marriage before the wedding ceremony.
The couple, their two witnesses and the Registrar should fill out the MRF after the wedding ceremony. The Registrar will be the one to register the marriage.
Marriage Ceremony
A Registrar who is on the Register of Solemnisers must solemnize the marriage ceremony. There must be at least two witness, aged 18 or over, during the ceremony. In the ceremony, the couple should declare that 1) they do not know of any impediment to the marriage 2) that they accept each other as husband and wife.
Rules
If the couple is getting married through a civil ceremony, whether in a Registry Office or an approved wedding venue, they should approach the Registrar of Civil Marriages for the district where they intend to marry so as to get information on how to proceed. The couple is not required to live or reside in the district they have chosen to get married in.
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