Wedding and Baby Naming celebrant performs ceremonies any day of the week, and will arrange an appointment location convenient for you, at no extra charge. 

Telephone: (07) 3283 8567, Mobile: 0415 324 982

PO Box 394, Redcliffe. Qld, 4020. 

Email: vlady_celebrant@ yahoo.com.au

Bride's Name Change through Marriage  

Current polls suggest that there is a decline in bride's changing their name to that of their husband once marriage takes place.

A number of brides now either retain their surname after marriage, or use the hyphenated name which includes her own, and the groom's name. 

To continue to use her own name, the bride doesn't need to do anything.

If she wants to change her name to that of the groom she needs to contact the various organisations or services concerned. Some of the changes she will be making could include:

• drivers licence

• car registration

• passport

• bank accounts

• Medicare

• private health fund

• insurance policies

• superannuation

• electoral enrolement

• memberships

• store accounts

While in some cases, the wedding certificate the bride receives from the celebrant on the wedding day will be sufficient proof of her married status, there are a number of authorities which require the official wedding certificate.

This can only be acquired from the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriage after the marriage is registered by the celebrant.

To apply for an official marriage certificate you can do it in person at: 

The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
110 George Street
Brisbane QLD 4000
(Office hours: 8.30am-4.30pm Monday-Friday)

Write to them:
The Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages
PO Box 15188
City East QLD 4002

Phone them: 
Within Australia - 1300 366 430
Outside Australia enquiries +61 7 3035 1000 

I can include your application when I post the marriage documents to the Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages after the wedding. You will not be required to show any proof of identity if the application is included with the marriage documents.

You can download the application form from the Queensland Government website.

http://www.justice.qld.gov.au/bdm/PDF/marriage.pdf  

If the bride want to hyphenate her name with that of the groom, the process becomes a legal change of name.

Apply to the Registry of Births, Deaths or Marriages in the state of your birth, or find out more by seeing your solicitor.

You can also download an application form from their website