Ours was a church wedding, but the
legal requirements for a civil wedding are the same. You need to procure a marriage license from the local civil registrar and the following are needed:
- application form for marriage license - P2 to P5
- barangay clearance stating the length of your residence in a place - P45 to P50
- certificate of no marriage/ CENOMAR - P415 each if you use e-census
- recent NSO-issued birth certificate - P315 each if you use e-census
- cedula (although sometimes they will not be checked by the reviewing officer) - the amount you pay will vary based on your declared monthly income
- attendance of a whole-day seminar by the city health office of your residence - P150 per couple (bring a notebook and pen jud, and don't forget to sign in the logbook... you will be given a certificate of completion which you will need to submit with your application form for a marriage license. the certificate will be issued around 2 to 3 business days later.)
- interview by the head of the marriage section/division at the civil registrar's office (before your application will be endorsed for approval)
Once you submit the requirements, you will be given a claim stub for your marriage license... (usually 10 business days after). The marriage license is valid for 3 months only and this means you must get married within 120 days. Otherwise, you will need to go through everything again to secure a marriage license.
You will be given instructions re: civil wedding rites when you claim your marriage license... don't know na about the costs and steps from this point.