Step 1. One of the couple will need to make an appointment with the purohit as soon as possible to sign the Notice of Intent to Marry (NOIM). Both the groom and the bride need to sign the NOIM before the wedding day. It must be lodged by one of the parties at least one month and one day before the marriage is conducted.
When the signature of one party to an intended marriage cannot conveniently be obtained, one party may sign and lodge a NOIM, but the other party must also sign the form in the presence of the authorized celebrant before the marriage takes place. The celebrant must be satisfied that the party who has not signed has a genuine reason for not being able to do so at the time the Notice is lodged and is fully aware of the marriage.
The celebrant may receive the NOIM by fax but must sight the original before the marriage ceremony takes place. If both are outside of Australia they can have an authorised person witness the notice overseas.
N.B. There is a lodgement fee of $150.00 Ð non-refundable that must be paid with the NOIM.
Birth Certificates — in the absence of a Birth Certificate a Statutory Declaration can be signed in the presence of the purohit.
Passports should be produced if born outside of Australia and not yet Australian Citizens.
An Australian passport cannot be used as a substitute for a birth certificate.
If divorced then the divorce papers will need to be produced.
Step 2. Request a meeting with the purohit to discuss the format and program for the Hindu wedding ceremony.
You will need to provide the names of your fathers, paternal grandfathers and paternal great grandfathers for mention at the Hindu ceremony
Step 3. Some time prior to the wedding day a rehearsal can be arranged for the couple and any others that wish to attend.
Step 4. A week before the wedding the couple will need to meet with the purohit to sign Declarations as to conjugal status.
Step 5. Conduct the ceremony. After the wedding the marriage registry and official certificate will be signed with the couple and 2 witnesses. The couple will then be presented with the certificate of marriage.
When a couple desiring to be married in Australia are resident or working overseas then they can lodge a NOIM form in that country. This can be downloaded from the Attorney General's website here.
Time is the universal force of movement and change. Produce is obtained according to the seasons, according to Time we rise, work, sleep. All the events in our lives are determined by Time. Everything good and bad happens in Time. So Hindus like to harmonize major events in their lives - like marriage, planning a pregnancy, moving house etc. - with the forces of Time which are the planets. Calculations of inauspicious and auspicious dates are very complex and require a lot of time. So there are 3 ways in which to choose a date for your wedding.
1. Make an appointment with an astrologer in which the horoscopes of both parties will be drawn up. Usually compatibility checks are done, but if you have already decided to get married this is superfluous. Your life periods are then analyzed to find out the best window of opportunity in which both of your charts are in perfect harmony with the forces of Time. This involves drawing up charts for each auspicious day of the year, and then fine tuning the Time slot to harmonize with both your astrological energies in order to maximize the good effects of the marriage outcomes. This window may be sooner or later and may also be at a very inconvenient time. In other words the most auspicious time may also be the most inconvenient time too! The pandit may take about 2 to 3 hours to calculate the exact time and date and will charge you for this service.
2. In the calendar below we have given all the "generally" auspicious days for 2009. These are generic and can be used by anyone without an astrological consultation or reading.
3. Take a chance - choose a day, any day and hope for the best! Let your intuition be your guide and hard work your path!
Please note that it is never recommended to marry on a Saturday but because this is so prevalent these days in the West, we give here the most auspicious Saturdays as well ? but strongly recommend against the practice.
Of the 3 days of the weekend the best for marriage is a Friday, 2nd best is Sunday and 3rd best is Saturday.
Pitri Paksha (Mahalaya Paksha) 24th Sept 2010 - 8th October 2010 is a period forbidden for marriage.