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How To Submit M10 Forms To Sitrling Council

Where would be without paperwork!

Getting married brings with it a plethora of paperwork, something we all love to do – NOT.

The M10 forms for registering a marriage are a necessity I’m afraid. One of those pieces of paperwork you can’t put to the side and ignore.

Submitting your M10 forms is a pretty important part of getting married, and it has to be right.

The registry office have strict rules about when you need to submit the forms.

This needs to be done anywhere between 90 days before your wedding date and no later than 29 days before the ceremony.

The information on the forms has to be accurate in order for them to check everything is in order and then draft your marriage schedule for the big day.

Each council has different ways of how to submit the M10 forms now, but they all require the same information.

The M10 forms raise lots of questions from couples as its not something you do every day.

This blog is for submitting M10 forms to Stirling council.

The location of your venue will determine where you submit the forms.

no job is finished until the paperwork is done..

What Paperwork Do You Need To Collate

Whilst the councils may differ on how you submit your M10 forms, it’s different between Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire councils, for instance. And is probably different in Edinburgh

No matter where you submit the documents the requirements will always be the same.

Don’t leave collating your documents until the last min, write down what you need and start collating them as you go along.

Your Birth Certificate or your adoption certificate, if you were adopted.

Proof of Address – for example, a bank statement that is no older than 3 months old an clearly shows your name and address.

Proof of Nationality – Your passport, or another document that provides evidence of your nationality.

Death Certificate/Divorce Certificate – if you or your partner were previously married and your partner passed away or you got divorced.

Dissolution Certificate – if you or your partner were previously in a civil partnership.

If you are not a British National, a certificate from your home country that states you are free to marry.

Completing The M10 Forms

Now it’s time to complete the M10 forms.

Remember – one for each of you.

This is the link to the forms that you need to register your marriage.

There are instructions to help you when you click on the link.

Along with the M10 form, you will be asked to complete a form for your witnesses and celebrant which can be found on the same link above.

This tells the registry office who your witnesses are and asks for my details.

Submitting the M10 Forms

With Stirling council, you need to ring the registry office and they will advise of what you need to do with the forms, it will either be emailing them in or taking them in in person.

This is the link to the form to request an appt https://www.stirling.gov.uk/births-deaths-and-marriages/marriage-and-civil-partnership/request-an-appointment-to-register-a-marriage/request-an-appointment-with-a-registrar/

completed marriage or civil partnership notice forms

completed witness and celebrant information sheet

completed declaration of status (if required)

supporting documents (see above)

And if it is hand-delivered, it has to be delivered by either the bride and/or the groom.

And that’s you lodged your intent to marry (or the bans as it was known in my day) and on the countdown to the last few weeks before you get married, how exciting is that.

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Whats the Cost?

You will be asked at the meeting to pay to register the marriage which at Stirling Council is £100.

This covers the fee to give notice of marriage (£45 each) and a certificate of marriage (£10).

The Marriage Schedule

If you are having a celebrant perform your wedding ceremony, the Registry office will arrange a date for you to pick up your marriage schedule.

This is normally a couple of days or so before your wedding date.

Take good care of this form, as you can’t get legally married without it.

The form then needs to be back with the registry no more than 3 days after your wedding ceremony, but it doesn’t have to be you that takes it back, you might be on honeymoon!

It can be quite confusing when you first look at the M10 forms, but hopefully this blog will help you find what you need and help with submitting them.

And I’m here to help you every step of the way, so drop me a DM if you’re stuck with something on your M10 forms.

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