Someone help me.. i am getting married next year in Edmonton to the most amazing man ever (how many times have you heard that )
There is one problem, i am not a Canadian citizen nor do i know anything much about planning a wedding in Canada. I have found some information about obtaining a marriage licence but thats about it. I don't know where to go looking and right now i'm not in a position to go there and find out and being a man (all be it a national and resident in Edmonton) he is next to useless... lol.
We only want a simple wedding, just the real basics (registry office affair will be fine) as its just for close friends of the groom, we are having a full blown blessing here in England for my friends and family.
Please can someone help me with everything i need to know to make sure this is legal and binding (now i got him i'm not letting go.. this has been really hard to keep going from across the pond) Not knowing the legalities i can't even set a date.. lol.. PLEASE HELP MAKE ME HAPPY
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Congratulations on finding love!
Can you ask us some specific questions regarding the planning...questions begining with where and what and how will be a good palce to start, i.e. Where can I locate a moinister?, or How many days must we wait for a marriage license? Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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If i knew what to ask, i'd ask it...lol.. its a lot different to organising a wedding in England
OK...
I understand we can get our licence and get married on the same day if we have all the required paperwork and a officiant present etc..
Do i need to have been resident in Canada for us to be able to apply for a marriage licence, if so how long for?
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As per the Alberta Government Website:
Before you get married in Edmonton, Alberta, you will need to purchase a Marriage License from any marriage licence issuer at a registry agent in Alberta.
The couple being married must present their marriage licence to the marriage officiate prior to their wedding.
A marriage license is valid for three months from the date it is issued and is only valid to be married in the province of Alberta.
1. Both parties to the marriage must apply together for their marriage license.
2. Both parties must provide the marriage licence issuer with valid identification.
3. Applicants must be at least 18 years of age (persons under the age of 18 must obtain consent to marry. Consent forms for minors are available from the marriage license issuer).
4. If the marital status of either party to the marriage is divorced, copies of the final court documentation is required.
5. The couple being married must consist of one man and one woman.
6. The bride and groom cannot be related by lines of consanguinity (close relation or connection). Federal legislation prohibits people from marrying if the are related linearly or as brother and sister, whether by whole blood, half blood or by adoption. Specifically: a woman may not marry her grandfather, father, grandson, son or brother. A man may not marry his grandmother, mother, granddaughter, daughter or sister.
7. Where either party are not fluent in English, they must provide a translator/interpreter who is over the age of 18 and is fluent in English as well as the language he is translating.
8. Where an applicant is mentally challenged notice must be made by the marriage licence issuer to the appropriate trustee or guardian.
9. There are no residency requirements; blood tests are not required. Top Wedding Questions Forum Moderator - "Write your sorrows in the sand, your blessings in stone".
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