What do you do if you don't have a father - as in not one on you Birth certificate
What goes on the wedding certificate when it says Fathers name and profession?
Does the registrar cross out Father and write Mother instead?
CommentAuthorMrsMoran
I think you'd have to ask the registrar to be honest with you hun as to what they'll do. xxx
CommentAuthorLauraM9144
my registra has left it blank as i do not wish to have his name on it and nor did i want step dad so she is just leaving it off the certificate
One BIG day will lead to lots of little happy days !!
CommentAuthorSazzell23
They leave the fathers name and occupation blank and just enter a line through the box. There is no provision in law for the mothers name to be entered. You can have stepfathers details entered if you want x
CommentAuthorLoisD91
Let us know when you find out what the registrar says, my father is sadly passed (my brother is giving me away) and I don't have a stepfather, the box might look sad blank!
Lois, Just because your father is no longer here, doesnt mean he cant be on your certificate?
I really did marry my Mr Wright and we had a nice day for a
Wright wedding!
Mexico for our first anniversary <3
CommentAuthorJenniferY90
Lois if your father has passed away I believe the name still goes in followed by the words Deceased. I had to put this on my forms for the church.
CommentAuthorMrsMoran
Lois as the others have said, if your father has passed away, the name still goes on certificate followed by 'deceased'. My father sadly passed too, and when I got married before they put it on the marriage certificate that he's passed. xxx
CommentAuthorLoisD91
That's good to know thank you, it will be a nice thing to see on the day actually.
CommentAuthorMrsMoran
No problem hun, it is nice to have it on there, definitely xxx
CommentAuthorJuly 2014 bride
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i would like to know to as well as i dont know my dad at all and my older brother is giving me away THANKS
After being together for 15 years i fiinally going to marry
the love of my life and my best friend.
CommentAuthorCat
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they just leave it blank as I don't want my dad's name on mine
Though I think now a days you should be able to have your mum's really, its silly
CommentAuthorLittle Kettle
As our wedding certificate was issued by the state of Nevada, there are no details of our parents on the certificate at all. I think that may have been on our license application, but it was so long ago now, I really couldn't be sure LOL!
Vegas baby!
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CommentAuthorPGMCJ
Thanks I'll tell The Man
He'll be upset that his mam can't go on it. But oh well
I agree Cat seems silly that you can't have mother down instead - what will people who only have 2 mums do in the future? or 2 dads - will they have to pick?
CommentAuthorMrsMoran
They used to put both mum and dad's names and occupations down, so I wonder why that changed? xxx
CommentAuthorKristina
I had that problem, as my father died when i was young, as i am getting married in a church the vicar said that she was going to ask if i could get my mothers name and occupation, but then you should speak to the registrar as it most likely have to be your fathers name, and you might be able to leave it blank.
Met: 1st February 2014
Engaged: 1st June 2014
Getting Married: 31st December 2014
CommentAuthorPGMCJ
Kristina - as others as say it is still your father's name they just put deceased (same in church or civil)
Moran2b - did they ever do that?- I have some really old family ones (for family tree stuff and they only have father written and only have space for father
CommentAuthorlouise5
my step dad raised me, my priest has agreed my step dads name can go on mine :-) x
"MUMMY OF FIVE AND PROUD"
"GOING TO MARRY MY BEST FRIEND 1ST JUNE 2013"
"HAVING A BIG PINK-WHITE-SPARKLY WEDDING"
"THIS YUMMY MUMMY LOST 5st FOR HER BIG DAY"
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
What about if your fathers on you birth cert but you don't want him on the marriage cert??
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthorlouise5
Lana2BMrsHands my father is on birth cert and its totally legal not to have him on marriage cert if you dont want to :-) x
"MUMMY OF FIVE AND PROUD"
"GOING TO MARRY MY BEST FRIEND 1ST JUNE 2013"
"HAVING A BIG PINK-WHITE-SPARKLY WEDDING"
"THIS YUMMY MUMMY LOST 5st FOR HER BIG DAY"
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
Yay thats good news!
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
Bump
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthorJanetM46
My fathers name was on my first wedding certificate although he was deceased. My h2b didn't know his mums occupation when we applied for our wedding licence as she left him when he was 5 years old, we were contacted as to why he didn't know though, i guess it's unusual not to know the details of your mother rather than father.
CommentAuthorbrilly
Even though our wedding was in mexico my fathers name was still put on the certificate and deceased next to it so it will still go on lois hun x
31st August 2013 I became Mrs Carrick
Cant wait to do it all over again in 2018
i would like to know to as well as i dont know my dad at all and my older brother is giving me away
