Marriage Officers uniquely positioned to ensure an exceptional wedding experience

Experience a Stress-Free Wedding & Ceremony with Our Professional Marriage Officer

- With The Added Benefit Of Home Affairs Processes Seemlessly Managed On Your Behalf -

Pretoria-Johannesburg-Gauteng
& Throughout South-Africa

Our SERVICES

1. Ceremony Planning
We work closely with you to understand your vision and guide you through the ceremony planning process. We offer suggestions and ideas to help you create a ceremony that reflects your love story.
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2. Officiating The Service
Our experienced marriage officers conduct your wedding ceremony with professionalism and warmth, creating a meaningful and heartfelt atmosphere. We offer wedding ceremonies of every dimension, from modest gatherings to grand celebrations. You can choose to have your wedding at  our lovely garden, or you can pick a different location.
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3. Legal Requirements & Marriage Registrations
We handle all the necessary administrative tasks, allowing you to focus on your special day. Given the significance of having a marriage accepted by the law, we offer all the paperwork and advice required to make sure your marriage is properly registered. On the day of signing, you will be given a DHA-27 (Marriage Certificate), allowing you to embark on your marital life with all the necessary paperwork.
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4. Customization Options
Whether you prefer a religious, non-religious, or interfaith ceremony, we provide options that align with your beliefs and values. You have the freedom to personalize your vows, readings, and rituals
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5. Multilingual Services
We offer services in various languages, accommodating diverse cultural backgrounds and ensuring that your ceremony is conducted in a language that resonates with you and your guests.
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Why choose our marriage officer services?

1. Experience

Our team of experienced marriage officers has successfully conducted numerous weddings, ensuring a seamless and stress-free ceremony.

2. Personalization

We believe that every couple is unique, which is why we offer personalized wedding ceremonies tailored to your preferences, beliefs, and cultural traditions.

3. Affordability

We understand that weddings can be costly, so we offer competitive pricing options without compromising on the quality of our services. We aim to make your dream wedding ceremony within reach.

What our beloved clients have to say

Nadya and Keith
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I just wanted to send you guys a quick thank you message. Our ceremony was SO beautiful, Nigel’s words captured our hearts and the love we hold in our family so incredibly well. Thank you for taking the time to get to know us and our story and coming out and creating an atmosphere of such love and power. Words fail me. We are so incredibly happy and loved every bit of our ceremony. The serious, the silly and the absolute love of it all. You captured our souls so well and spoke words of such power. We were comfortable to be ourselves and just go with the flow of it all. We will forever keep this day in our hearts and souls. Thank you a thousand times over. We couldn’t have chosen a more in tuned person than Nigel to guide us and compose such a touching ceremony. Your words will forever resonate in our hearts and souls. Thank you thank you!
Amanda
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I found 'I Do' Weddings through a Google review. My husband and I were looking for a nondenominational Officiant as I am a Christian and my husband is Spiritual. Iris who assists with admin side of things ensured the whole process ran very smoothly. Nigel took the time to really get to know and understand my husband and I. On the day of our wedding Nigel conducted a beautiful ceremony that celebrated our relationship and our faith. Thank you for being a part of our special day!" Chat soon
Neena Rama
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Hello Nigel This is Neena, Malikah’s mom. I hope this finds you well 🌷. With all the drama of the wedding, and being as reserved as I am, words don’t always come easily to me. I lost the opportunity to share with you how wonderful, moving, and touching the ceremony was 💗. You made it very special, and I wanted to thank you for that 🙏. What was extraordinary was the inclusiveness of the proceedings….everyone felt included and a part of the ceremony, which was light, friendly, and beautiful, with just the right touch of formality. Thanks very much Nigel 💝. It is a lovely memory 🤗.
Steven and Catherine
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Hi Nigel, We are back from honeymoon and getting round to thanking everyone for joining us in celebrating our special day. Cath and I would like to thank you very much for a great ceremony, we had a lot of people comment on how much they loved it and how it was so true to us, really captured everything about us so we couldn't be happier. Thanks for being so great and making the ceremony so smooth and relaxing for the both of us. Much love from Steven and Catherine
Morgan and Ryan Collins
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Good morning Iris and Nigel, We would just like to thank you both once again for making our day so very special yesterday. Our wedding is a bit unorthodox, and we are just so glad to have found officiates who were so accommodating and gave us everything we wanted. Nigel, you made the ceremony super special, we loved what you had to say. Iris, thank you for being such a gracious hostess and for preparing the cheese platters so beautifully. Thank you both for opening up your home and garden to us. We are so very grateful! Thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
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Our Packages and how it works:

Option 1 : Basic legal registration
We would be thrilled to host a simple Marriage Registration with you and your two witnesses present. You will receive a DHA-27 (Marriage Certificate) on the day of signing We follow through on your behalf to the point of Registration.
Option 2 : Intimate and a little more elaborate
We offer a micro wedding option in our garden hosting a ceremony of up to 10 guests – or at a venue of your choice with a guest list of up to 20 people. We will do all that we can to plan with you so that this is a comfortable and authentic celebration. This is a no-fuss, easy, cost-effective way to get married or to elope. We offer wedding ceremonies of every dimension, from modest gatherings to grand celebrations. You can choose to have your wedding at  our lovely garden, or you can pick a different location.
Option 3 : Full wedding ceremony at a venue of your choice
We offer our skills to help you shape the most valuable and meaningful celebration possible. We take the time to clearly hear your wishes and your world-view so that a warm, dignified, festive and appropriate atmosphere is planned for you and your guests
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fREQUENTLY asked questions & Required Documents

You will receive your official issue Abridged Marriage Certificate (DHA – 27) on your wedding day. This is a hand written document issued by your Marriage Officer/Celebrant.

Normally within 2 weeks of your marriage the process will be completed by the registration of your marriage onto the Population Registry.

Any discrepancy – or documentation difficulty might delay the process.  Your Marriage Officer/Celebrant will probably be in touch with you to rectify the issue.

Apply at any Home Affairs office. (You will require a copy of your Registry Document from your Marriage Officer/Celebrant.)

The expected waiting time is 3-6 months.

You can also use the services of a fast track company who will manage the process for you.  Please make contact if you require more detail.

Your marriage is a legal contract with a financial component to it.

 

This is the most straight-forward application to Home Affairs for the registration of your marriage.  The end goal is that your Marital Status is updated from Single to Married on the National Population Registry.

Documentation Required;  

  • A copy of your ID
  • A copy of your partner’s ID
  • 3 x ID photo’s each
  • If yours is an ante-nuptial agreement, we will need a copy of the cover letter from your lawyer.
  • This application to Home Affairs for the registration of your marriage is slightly more complicated.  The end goal is that your Marital Status is updated from Single, Divorced or Widowed to Married on the National Population Registry.  There are occasions where your divorce or even widow/widower status has not been correctly amended on the Population Registry.  It is important that we verify that you are in fact divorced, widowed or single – This can be verified by visiting the link – http://www.dha.gov.za/status/Status.html (follow the instructions given there) to ensure that Home Affairs will accept your application for your new marriage.

    Documentation Required:

  • A copy of your ID
  • A copy of your Partner’s ID
  • 3 x ID photo’s each
  • If one or both of you have been previously married, Home Affairs will require a copy of the decree of divorce/death certificate (whichever applies) which will be submitted on your behalf.
  • If yours is an ante-nuptial agreement, we will need a copy of the cover letter from your lawyer.

We no longer require that your witnesses provide their ID documentation.

There are a few possible ways for you to manage the legal aspect of your Marriage in South Africa as an international couple.

The first option would be to exercise your right to legally marry without the celebration in your home country,
Your event in South Africa will therefore simply be a celebration of what is already legally in place  . .

No documentation or information will be required for Home Affairs, but you might prefer to have some reference to your Full Names in the vows that you choose with your Marriage Officer/Celebrant to enhance your experience of your ceremony.  (We will also very happily design and issue a commemoration certificate for your pleasure.)

 

The second option is to have your marriage legally solemnized in South Africa – but without the registration onto the South African Population Registry.

In this case, you will receive the official Abridged Marriage Certificate (DHA 27) from your celebrant/Marriage Officer – along with the right to receive an Unabridged Certificate (which will be required for the registration of your marriage in the country of your choice).

The most efficient means of obtaining this Unabridged Certificate is to personally apply at the nearest Home Affairs to you while you are still in South Africa..

If you are not able to personally apply you are allowed to authorize a family member to apply for an unabridged marriage certificate on your behalf. A letter giving the family member permission to apply on your behalf and to collect the certificate must be drawn up by you and must be accompanied by a copy of their ID and copies of your documents as listed below.”

A third option would be to apply through your nearest South African embassy, mission or consulate abroad.

 

Documentation Required:

    1. A copy of the front page of your passport
    2. A copy of the Visa Page in your passport – or the last entry stamp through customs, found in your passport
    3. A copy of the front page of your partner’s passport
    4. A copy of the Visa Page in your partner’s passport – or the last entry stamp through customs, found in your passport
    5. 3 x ID photo’s each
  • If one or both of you have been previously married, Home Affairs will require a copy of the decree of divorce/death certificate (whichever applies) which will be submitted on your behalf.
  • A letter of non-impediment (certificate from your country of citizenship confirming freedom to marry)
  • A letter of non-impediment (certificate from your country of citizenship confirming freedom to marry) for your partner.
 

Note: British Authorities do not supply this Letter to Common-Wealth Countries such as South Africa.  If you are a British Citizen, a sworn affidavit stating that you are not married, and that there is no legal impediment to your intended marriage will be accepted by the South African Home Affairs Office.

Each of you will be required to sign an Affidavit on the day of your wedding – This is a stationery document supplied by Home Affairs (BI 31) – Required to verify that you are using your international passport as a means of documentation (Your Marriage Officer will have this stationery on hand.)

As of December 2014 – Home Affairs have an added stipulation that all South African citizens applying to have a Marriage solemnized with any Non-South African citizen need to comply with the following:

  • At least one of the couple that wishes to get legally married in South Africa will need to appear in person (with the correct documentation) at a Home Affairs Office (Preferably the same office where your Marriage Officer is registered- to make an appointment booking with the immigration interviewing officer..)
  • The documentation (especially the “Letters/Certs of No Impediment”) will be verified by the official on duty to secure your Interview date/time (An Affidavit is permissible for all UK Citizens in lieu of this letter – Please request a pro-forma if needed).
  • Both parties of the couple will have to attend the pre-arranged interview. Once the interview has been successfully concluded, an Immigration Report will be drawn up and submitted to the marriage section

Documentation Required;  

For the South African Citizen –

  1. A copy of your ID
  2. 3 x ID photo’s
  3. If you have been previously married, Home Affairs will require a copy of the decree of divorce/death certificate (whichever applies) which will be submitted on your behalf. If yours is an ante-nuptial agreement, we will need a copy of the cover letter from your lawyer.
  4. If yours is an ante-nuptial agreement, we will need a copy of the cover letter from your lawyer.

We no longer require that your witnesses provide their ID documentation.

 For the Non- South African Citizen –

  1. A copy of the front page of your passport
  2. A copy of the Visa Page in your passport – or the last entry stamp through customs found in your passport
  3. 3 x ID photo’s
  4. If you have been previously married, Home Affairs will require a copy of the decree of divorce/death certificate (whichever applies) which will be submitted on your behalf.
  5. A letter of non-impediment (certificate from your country of citizenship confirming freedom to marry)

You will be required to sign an Affidavit on the day of your wedding – This is a stationery document supplied by Home Affairs (BI 31) – Required to verify that you are using your international passport as a means of documentation

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