In order for us to get married, we needed a Special Marriage License. This was because we were in Singapore only 5 business days before our wedding.. and you’re meant to be in the country “at least 2 weeks” prior. It costs $200 to get, and you know what it gets you? Just them processing the marriage certificate faster – that’s all! $200 is daylight robbery for that, no? i don’t like stupid ways of trying to make a quick buck like this… they should change it so that the fee is waived if you can prove you work overseas and can’t take the time off. Grrrr.
Anyway, Mum and Dad drove us down to the Registry of Marriages (ROM) and it was a really quick job. Just filled in all our details, showed our passports, showed proof that we were employeed overseas… and that was it. We were then called up to the counter and had to put up our right hand and make a declaration. Felt a bit comical doing that 😉
And that was it! We got our wedding certificate. It wasn’t signed, just an empty certificate that we would later sign during the actual ceremony, and our pastor would also sign to officiate the marriage. So it was pretty uneventful for us. So much so that Chris rocked up in jeans, and me in a casual tank and a miniskirt. Quite hilarious since the other couples there were COMPLETELY dolled up (a bit crazy IMHO) so we looked like hobos, haha!
Filling in our details at ROM
Waiting for our number to be called
Um. I look freakishly small here..
ALL DONE!
How long does it take to get the special marriage licence
Hi, I’m facing the same problem here. so you went to ROM there with all the required docs, then we got the certificate on the same day? the staff there wasn’t helpful the other day and she told us to come only like a week before our ceremony but then went on to say if you come late we won’t be able to process with your application.
How long does it take to get the special marriage licence
Hi, I’m facing the same problem here. so you went to ROM there with all the required docs, then we got the certificate on the same day? the staff there wasn’t helpful the other day and she told us to come only like a week before our ceremony but then went on to say if you come late we won’t be able to process with your application.
Re: How long does it take to get the special marriage licence
We got ours immediately! that’s because we were getting married a few days later and so needed that special license (we had to submit it with a whole lot of documentation to prove we live and work overseas, and were granted special clearance by ROM via the email they sent us).. it did cost a lot though :X
Re: How long does it take to get the special marriage licence
We got ours immediately! that’s because we were getting married a few days later and so needed that special license (we had to submit it with a whole lot of documentation to prove we live and work overseas, and were granted special clearance by ROM via the email they sent us).. it did cost a lot though :X
How long does it take to get the special marriage licence
Hi, I’m facing the same problem here. so you went to ROM there with all the required docs, then we got the certificate on the same day? the staff there wasn’t helpful the other day and she told us to come only like a week before our ceremony but then went on to say if you come late we won’t be able to process with your application.
Re: How long does it take to get the special marriage licence
We got ours immediately! that’s because we were getting married a few days later and so needed that special license (we had to submit it with a whole lot of documentation to prove we live and work overseas, and were granted special clearance by ROM via the email they sent us).. it did cost a lot though :X
I think the couples were dolled up because they were the ones who were actually really getting married that day.
Yeah I think so, we were only getting half-married!
I think the couples were dolled up because they were the ones who were actually really getting married that day.
Yeah I think so, we were only getting half-married!
Kinda OT but, what? No pics of aforementioned dolled up couples?
Hehe no, I felt bad taking pics of them!
Congrats! That was too easy but $200 is ridiculous. I don’t understand the whole two weeks thing at all. You guys look cute though
Yeah, felt kinda ripped off :X BUt no choice, dohhh
$200 extra?!?!?!?!??! -gags-
I know it was so annoying! blahhh
owells, doned deal now 🙂
lol, money makes the world go round? makes me wonder how fast everyone REALLY can go if they just wanted to do their job efficiently… and why don’t they?
but anyway….
you guys look cute 🙂 wasn’t it kind of hot at that time of year for getting dolled up to go to a gov. office? lol
I know! I think it’s crazy to pay extra (and a TON extra too) just to have them do it quickly… grrrrr
It’s alwaaaays hot in SG but I guess they suffer to look good 😛
Haha.. i so hear u.. we had to change our location for the event and they charged us so that they can type the new location on our cert! We were pretty much in casuals when we were there too and it is interesting to see how made up some of the couples there were 🙂
Geez that’s annoying how you were charged just to change a few letters… gah!!
Kinda OT but, what? No pics of aforementioned dolled up couples?
Hehe no, I felt bad taking pics of them!
Haha, yeah, I think most couples will be in their wedding outfits even at ROM? Still cute photos tho’. 😉
Yeah, they’re all gussied up, so funny! 😛
you two even look adorable together even in your regular old day to day clothes! =)
Lol thanks! We did feel sooo underdressed tho 😛
Hey girl this is the thing we’ve got to sort out as well. Do you need to file online before hand or literally just pop down to ROM?
We just headed there and that was it!
Congrats! That was too easy but $200 is ridiculous. I don’t understand the whole two weeks thing at all. You guys look cute though
Yeah, felt kinda ripped off :X BUt no choice, dohhh
$200 extra?!?!?!?!??! -gags-
I know it was so annoying! blahhh
owells, doned deal now 🙂
I like the second last photo. It’s cheesy, in a good way.
LOL yeah, we should rock up in wedding gear and THEN it would be cheese central 😉
lol, money makes the world go round? makes me wonder how fast everyone REALLY can go if they just wanted to do their job efficiently… and why don’t they?
but anyway….
you guys look cute 🙂 wasn’t it kind of hot at that time of year for getting dolled up to go to a gov. office? lol
I know! I think it’s crazy to pay extra (and a TON extra too) just to have them do it quickly… grrrrr
It’s alwaaaays hot in SG but I guess they suffer to look good 😛
Haha.. i so hear u.. we had to change our location for the event and they charged us so that they can type the new location on our cert! We were pretty much in casuals when we were there too and it is interesting to see how made up some of the couples there were 🙂
Geez that’s annoying how you were charged just to change a few letters… gah!!
Haha, yeah, I think most couples will be in their wedding outfits even at ROM? Still cute photos tho’. 😉
Yeah, they’re all gussied up, so funny! 😛
you two even look adorable together even in your regular old day to day clothes! =)
Lol thanks! We did feel sooo underdressed tho 😛
Hey girl this is the thing we’ve got to sort out as well. Do you need to file online before hand or literally just pop down to ROM?
We just headed there and that was it!
I like the second last photo. It’s cheesy, in a good way.
LOL yeah, we should rock up in wedding gear and THEN it would be cheese central 😉