Marriage Registration

What this is

Registration of your marriage and issue of the marriage certificate - under the Hindu Marriage Act, the Special Marriage Act (including a civil marriage where you have not yet married), or your state's compulsory registration rules - the application, documents, witnesses, appointment and the certificate. It is for couples who have married by ceremony and need the certificate, and for couples marrying by civil registration.

What you get

A registered marriage and the marriage certificate: the correct route identified for your case, the application prepared on the state portal or in the prescribed form, the affidavits and declarations drafted by our panel advocate and signed on letterhead, the documents and witnesses checklist, the appointment booked with the Registrar of Marriages or Marriage Officer, guidance for the appearance, and the certificate collected and delivered. For a Special Marriage Act civil marriage, this includes the notice of intended marriage, the thirty-day notice period, and the solemnisation appointment. Government fees are shown separately and not included in our fee.

How it works

1. 1Upload the papersID, address and age proof of both spouses, wedding photographs and invitation, and witness IDs. We pre-fill the spouses and the wedding details.
2. 2Confirm the routeRegistration of an existing marriage under the personal law, or a civil marriage under the Special Marriage Act.
3. 3Answer the advocate's questionsWhether either spouse was married before, whether both are of age, whether the wedding place and residence are in this district, and whether either is a foreign national or NRI.
4. 4PayPay our fee; government fees are shown separately.
5. 5Apply and appearWe prepare the application and affidavits and book the appointment; both spouses and witnesses appear.
6. 6Certificate is deliveredYou receive the marriage certificate.

What to have ready

• ID, address and age proof of both spousesAadhaar, PAN, passport, birth certificate or school leaving certificate.
• Wedding invitation and photographs (if you have it)Two or three photographs of the ceremony, if already married.
• ID proof of witnesses (if you have it)Three witnesses, with address proof.
• Divorce decree or death certificate of earlier spouse (if you have it)If applicable.
• Passport and visa or OCI card (if you have it)For NRI or foreign spouses.
• Passport-size photographs of the parties (if you have it)As the registering office requires.
• Proof of residence at the current address (if you have it)Utility bill or rent agreement, if different from the ID.

What this is based on

• Hindu Marriage Act 1955 / Special Marriage Act 1954 / Dissolution of Muslim Marriages Act 1939 / Indian Divorce Act 1869 / Parsi Marriage & Divorce Act 1936 (1955)
• Registration of Births, Deaths & Marriages Act 1886 (1886)
• state rules.
• Special Marriage Act 1954 (1954)