If you’re tying the knot soon, you’ve likely been immersed in selecting the perfect wedding dress, venue, caterers and everything else that comes with planning a wedding.
But for those opting for a registrar-led ceremony, wedding planner Georgina Rose has a crucial tip – know your partner and family details inside out, or you might not be allowed to go through with the wedding.
In her TikTok video, she warns: “Before a registrar wedding, you have to have an interview. This interview is a totally non negotiable, must have, must do, legal requirement.
“You will have a meeting with the registry office before your wedding, like weeks before, whatever. They will ask you questions at that meeting that will then come up again on your wedding day. AKA you need to remember the sh*t you said.”
She further clarifies the registry office’s questions could cover anything from your name and address to your job, past relationships, and confirmation you indeed wish to marry.
Georgina continued: “And they will ask you questions like ‘what does your partner’s parents do for work? ‘99% of the information was absolutely fine, but I got stuck when they were like ‘what does your parents do for work?’
“Yes, I did have to text my parents to say ‘what is your job title?’ Then on the wedding day itself, you will have an interview with the registrar and your partner will have an interview with the registrar.”
Georgina went on to explain the groom is usually interviewed half an hour before the ceremony, and the bride is typically 15 minutes before the ceremony.
She detailed the process of being interviewed again on the same questions as before, with all of them being about about your partner and their family, and confirming you actually want to marry each other. “Don’t fear this interview, but you do need to take it seriously,” she advised.
However, the necessity of knowing your parents’ job titles for the interview hinges on whether you want them listed on the marriage certificate.
One curious individual asked in the comments: “Already married but I thought they only asked parents professions if you wanted them named on the marriage certificate?” to which Georgina confirmed: “Yes this is true. Most people opt to include this though.”