If the wedding is to be held elsewhere, one of the partners must collect it in person not more than one week before the wedding. After the ceremony, the schedule must be signed by two witnesses and the minister who conducted the wedding. This has to be returned to the Registrar within three days. Arrangements should also be made with the church or register office where the ceremony will take place. Documents needed When you visit the Registrar or Minister to make the formal arrangements you will need to produce certain documents, for example if you have been married before a decree absolute of divorce bearing the court's original stamp, or if your previous spouse has died a certificate of death.
Photocopies are unlikely to be accepted.
If you are living outside the UK then you should produce a certificate of no impediment to marriage, stating that you are free to marry. If you are not able to provide any of the above documents the Registrar will explain what other documents may be acceptable. For further information contact the relavant authority.