All weddings in Scotland require some legal paperwork. For Crear Couples this is processed by our local Registration office in Lochgilphead. Please contact Shona Brechin directly.

For telephone enquiries please call during office hours on 01546 604515

The earliest your paperwork can be submitted is 3 months before the date of your wedding & no later than 4 weeks prior to arrival

The earliest your paperwork can be submitted is 3 months before the date of your wedding, however please do not leave it any later than 4 weeks before. Once your Marriage Notices are submitted & processed a Marriage Schedule is produced. This is the document you sign as part of the marriage ceremony.

If you are having a civil marriage then the registrars will bring the paperwork with them on the day. If you are having a religious marriage then you are required to collect the paperwork in person during office hours from Lochgilphead.

Once your Marriage Notices are submitted & processed a Marriage Schedule is produced.

This is the document you sign as part of the marriage ceremony.

• Both parties have to complete a Marriage Notice Form (M10)

• Both parties have to submit their birth certificates (originals & translations if needed)

• If you have been married before then you have to submit either divorce papers or a death certificate (again originals, not photocopies & translations if required)

• If submitting a foreign divorce paper a question sheet regarding foreign divorces has to be completed.

• Full names & addresses of your two witnesses who must be over 16 years of age

• Copies of passports to verify nationality

• A utility bill to show proof of residence (2 if living at different addresses)

• The appropriate payment

Your paperwork can be mailed recorded or registered post directly & your documents will be returned the same way

Your paperwork can be mailed recorded or registered post directly & your documents will be returned the same way.
 
Addressee Only
Shona Brechin
Registrar
Lochgilphead Service Point
1A Manse Brae
Lochgilphead
PA31  8RD

For more information & to download forms please visit www.nrscotland.gov.uk

A marriage visa is not required to give notice of marriage, however it may be required to enter the UK. If subject to immigration you should contact the UK Border Agency (Tel: 0870 606 7766) www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk for advice about entry requirements to the UK under the Immigration Rules for marriage.