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Most organizations will want to see your government issued marriage certificate. If you assume a married last name in Alberta, the name on your birth certificate does not change. You can get a marriage certificate at a registry agent office or through Registry Connect, depending on your location.
A marriage can be registered for one year from the date of marriage at no cost. After one year, the delayed registration process including fees applies. A marriage certificate cannot be issued until the marriage is registered. Only Alberta marriages are registered in Alberta.
There are 3 kinds of marriage documents you can order: Marriage Certificate. Photocopy of a Registration of Marriage. Marriage Search Letter. Marriage Certificate. This marriage certificate includes: full names of the married couple. date of marriage. place of marriage. places of birth of the married couple. registration number. registration date.
Use The Knot’s bridal registry and wedding website finder to search for a couple.
The civil registration of births, marriages and deaths is a provincial and territorial responsibility. Information about those records, including how and where to access them, can be found on the following provincial and territorial information pages: Alberta. British Columbia. Manitoba. New Brunswick. Newfoundland and Labrador.
Download forms for ordering documents, requesting updates and applying to access vital statistics records. Ordering certificates and documents. Legal name changes, or change a record for birth, marriage or death. Updating vital statistics documents.
Find someone to perform your marriage ceremony. A person must be legally authorized by Vital Statistics to perform a marriage in Alberta. Both clergy (registered in Alberta) and civil marriage commissioners (appointed for Alberta) have the legal authority to perform marriages in Alberta.
