Are you looking for a registry? Then you want to marry you!
Congratulations and welcome to your Registry Search.
Here you will find almost all the regional registry information, possible features. Instructions for registration of marriage and all sorts of reading facts about the history of the civil marriage.
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The path leads into the marriage in Germany not only necessarily over the registry, the registry is the first step and prerequisite for a church wedding. With the beginning of 2009 by law is a legal state of marriage equality and the church wedding. Before the entry into force of the competent ecclesiastical bodies have however decided, that nothing will change in the order: Only Registry, then church.
Since 1876 the register office of the Authority, which the civil status register and relevant documents at birth, Marriage or death issue. A registry is therefore not a synonym for the place of marriage - "go to the registry office," but has much broader responsibilities.
Are there any impediments to marriage?
What a question, They will think, perhaps. We love each other, know us long enough, trust each other and plan a long future together.
The registrar interested in something else:
• Are you age?
At least one of lover must 18. Who reaches the age, the other the 16. In this case, a marriage license is obtained through the Family Court involving the parent.
• Were you married already?
If so, the dissolution of marriage must be supported by appropriate documents. This can be complicated, when a marriage ended in divorce abroad, Documents must be procured only clear and authenticated. The purpose of this thoroughness, but everyone can understand.
• Are you related to one another in a straight line or full- or half-siblings?
In one case, a marriage should be excluded.
• Are you an adopted child of the other?
Be lifted in this case, the adoption of First.
• Are you a German citizen?
If not, must have a certificate of marital status of the home country there, The answers to previous questions about the.
The registration of marriage
Earlier than six months before the plannedWedding you can register them. You must (!) do so at the registrar's, live where one or both partners, even, If you want to get married somewhere else. And you must personally make the notification. Credentials are acceptable, but only in exceptional cases.
Before the vows, it is, to do some bureaucratic things. Nationwide is regulated uniformly, what they have to submit the fiance. By the way: You are at the registry office and then "the fiance", If you have never engaged.
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The following documents are required to submit both partners:
• A birth certificate or a certified better expression from the birth registry (not older than 6 Months). This is available at the registry of birth place.
Birth certificates will be since 1. January 2009 not created. However, enough in many cases, the birth certificate, the one kept at home not out. The birth registration gives your registrar information, whether there have been changes of name or whether someone such as. was adopted. This information is important, exclude a possible direct relationship between the betrothed.
• A residence certificate (also: Registration certificate), issued for the purpose of marriage with an indication of marital status, citizenship and housing, available at the registration office of the principal residence.
Who is that his marriage also logs, must submit a rule this certificate is not separately, because the registers will be conducted there.
• Valid passport or identity card
If you already have children together, you also need a birth certificate or a certified printout from the birth register (not older than 6 Months), available at the registry, which is responsible for the birth of the child.
Was one of the two partners married once before, In addition, a documentary proof of the dissolution of the marriage last (zB. Death, Divorce) required. In general, the proof may be replaced by a newly-issued marriage certificate, or be furnished a certified printout from the marriage register the marriage.
This all sounds very romantic, shows the character of a busy Event and on one or the other elicit a sigh over the bureaucracy. Alone, in the era of databases and the Internet, it becomes easier from year to year. The German registry offices are currently in a remodeling and it will not be long until all these documents from the computer every registrar can be found.
Anyone who is uncertain, if he has everything together, should seek to advance its registry information.
Say yes to special places
Many engaged couples express the desire,not marry in registry offices to. That is to, discover a special venue for Yes-word and surrender the Rather Inge, because without the registry office is not in principle!
Standesämter unterstehen the municipality, to decide on the establishment of local offices. It is therefore not always understand for newlyweds, why can marry in Brandenburg in the Park, Set in Berlin but not, why on a certain Saturday in which a district will be closed marriages, but not in another.
Everywhere in Germany the registrar's offices in recent years have come up a lot, to find a very special place for the wedding. Almost everything is now possible.
Under the stars of planetariums, among wild animals in zoos, in S- and subways, Schwebebahnen, in historic trains and abandoned stations, on TV towers, Lighthouses and water towers, on ships of all sizes, underground, in old mills and numerous castles and fortresses anyway. provides for even the most unusual location for the ceremony Nina Bridal - Wedding Dresses matching and accessories for the bride.
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Ceremony by the master? Seemannsgarn!
And must be separated from a pair of illusions and. Contrary to popular perceptions are in fact marriages are not possible by the captain of a ship on the high seas. Valid marriages can be performed according to German law on German territory only by a registrar.
Even above the clouds, freedom is not always unlimited. Thus, an airline had to say goodbye to the lovely idea, Having to perform marriage ceremonies by the captain on board.
Much more generous to many places, the provision of "closed space". While in Berlin, for example. Marriages are only allowed on a ship, unless it is moored at the shore, and the ceremony takes place below deck, it draws in some provinces,on a solar Trautisch. And already we are not "under the open sky". It is that simple, creative if their prospective administrations couples wishing to offer an ever improving Wedding Service.
First you have described as the marriage be registered and always on the home office and no earlier than six months before the desired date. Only when all necessary documents are gathered here, the Act would be sent there, where to get married.
Regardless, when and how a couple's own dream wedding wishes and makes appropriate official registration, It is the ultimate arbiter of the desired wedding party invite time and officially. This should be done by, dass das Hochzeitspaar die Hochzeitskarten drucken lässt oder möglicherweise diese aber auch selbst und gastbezogen individuell created.
To round out the unforgettable wedding celebration, it is almost a must, to let the wedding party to accompany individual musical. This can certainly be a professional Wedding DJ, by a band or are made by other artists and get the dream wedding an unforgettable and unique character for the bride and groom and everyone involved.



