How To File for Marriage License for Civil Wedding Taguig City Hall Step by Step Guide + Youtube Video

Hubby and I went for a civil wedding. The process was quicker than what we expected and I'm sharing with you the step-by-step on how to apply for a civil wedding at Taguig City Hall; welcome to my 4th vlog also!

My husband is from Parañaque and I am from Taguig. But why did we choose to apply at Taguig City Hall? Because I've read a couple of blog posts saying that this municipal office, by far, is the fastest and most orderly in terms of application, plus requires the fewest requirements; the office is air- conditioned as well, ergo comfortable. However, one of the applicants must reside in Taguig if you wish to file your civil wedding application there.

A civil wedding application requires three major documents:

1. Marriage License

2. Marriage Contract

3. Marriage Certificate

You have to secure the three to legalize your union. Here are the steps on how to get the three:

HOW TO OBTAIN MARRIAGE LICENSE:

1. Order CENOMAR and birth certificate from NSO. You may order it online by clicking HERE.

2. Bring 2 valid IDs

3. Photocopy your documents

4. Go to Taguig City Hall. Obtain Cedula.

5. Go to Civil Registry section. Inform the officer in charge that you will file for a Marriage License. The officer will then send you to City Health Office to acquire the Pre-Marriage Certificate.

6. Go to City Health Office (it's just across the city hall). You will be asked to provide you and your partner's information in order to release the Pre-Marriage Certificate.

7. Go back to Civil Registry section. Surrender Pre-Marriage Certificate to officer. Wait for your cue as you will be called to pay for your Application for Marriage License forms.

8. When you're called inside the CRS office, you will be issued an invoice for the four (4) Application for Marriage License forms. Go to the cashier and pay. Total cost of processing is P240.00.

9. Go back to CRS and claim the Application for Marriage License forms. Fill up the forms. No erasures. Otherwise, you will have to purchase new forms. A CRS officer will give you a draft that you can fill up before filling up the actual forms.

10. Surrender the filled up Application for Marriage License forms to an officer at Civil Registry Section. Wait for your cue for the interview.

11. Take a short interview with one of the CRS officers.

12. Afterwards, you will be given a stub that you will use to claim the Marriage License.

13. Your names will be posted by the municipal office for 10 days before releasing the license.

14. After the 10th day, call the municipal office and inquire if you can finally pick up the Marriage License.

15. Pick up the Marriage License and then file for a Marriage Contract, which will be released on the day of your civil wedding.

***For applicants 24 and below, they must undergo a Family Planning seminar. 

***Make sure that all the information on the required documents and your existing ids are identical. 

***Both parties should be present when applying for a Marriage License. 

** No need for both parties to be present when claiming the Marriage License.

HOW TO OBTAIN MARRIAGE CONTRACT:

1. When your Marriage License is finally released, schedule for a civil wedding. Marriage License is valid for 120 days only; you have to apply for one again if you miss the deadline.

2. Schedule of the wedding is ideally one to two weeks (or more, but not beyond 120 days) after the release of the license to process Marriage Contract. Schedule of the wedding is also dependent on the officiator's available date.

3. You need at least 3 witnesses per side. First and second degree relatives are not allowed. Make sure that your witnesses will be present on your wedding day as they need to sign the Marriage Contract.

4. After the civil wedding, the couple and witnesses will sign the Marriage Contract.

5. The Marriage Contract will then be turned over to you; now register it to get a Marriage Certificate.

HOW TO OBTAIN MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE:

1. Within 15 days after the wedding, register the Marriage Contract at the municipal office. Otherwise, contract will be void and you will have to file for reconsideration and pay late charges; basically, you have to go through another process, which will be such a hassle.

2. After registration, wait for 15 days to process the Marriage Certificate and then pick it up once released.

**No need for both parties to be present when claiming the Marriage Certificate.

What if my preferred municipal office is Taguig, but I'm going to have the wedding elsewhere?

Same here. I filed for a license in Taguig, but the Marriage Contract and Certificate were released in Alfonso, Tagaytay, the venue of my wedding. Here's what you should do:

1. Follow all the steps on how to obtain a Marriage License.

2. When the license has been released, bring it to the municipal office of the municipality where your wedding venue will be.

3. Register your Marriage Contract in the same municipal office.

4. Claim your Marriage Certificate from the same municipal office.

Other municipal offices may have different requirements and processes, so please just inquire.

Hope you found this post helpful. Let me know if you have questions and I'll try my best to address them. In the meantime, here's the vlog of our civil wedding application experience in Taguig. Also, something was wrong with my husband's documents that our application was almost denied. Yikes! Watch and learn so you won't make the same mistake and go through the same hassle as us!

Click HERE for the video