Form M-1 · Register of Marriages and Civil Unions

Marriage Certificate

Records a marriage or civil union. Two parties (symmetric data shape) plus up to two witnesses; officiant captured by name and title.

Register: register_of_marriages
Form code: M-1
Sections: 5
Fields: 18

Marriage

TagExample valueFontSizeReserve
{{marriage.date_of_marriage}}req
18 June 2026AaNoto Sans10.5pt35mm
{{marriage.time_of_marriage}}
14:00AaNoto Sans10.5pt15mm
{{marriage.place_of_marriage}}req
Royal Chancellery Hall, Kaharagian Mission OfficeAaNoto Sans10.5pt100mm
{{marriage.type_of_ceremony}}

enum: civil / religious / civil_partnership

civilAaNoto Sans10.5pt35mm
{{marriage.officiant_name}}
Elena WardAaNoto Sans10.5pt50mm
{{marriage.officiant_title}}
Deputy Registrar of MarriagesAaNoto Serif italic8pt italic50mm

Party One

TagExample valueFontSizeReserve
{{party_one.given_names}}req
Alexander JamesAaNoto Sans10pt50mm
{{party_one.surname}}req
ReedAaNoto Sans10pt50mm
{{party_one.surname_at_birth}}
ReedAaNoto Sans10pt50mm
{{party_one.date_of_birth}}
9 March 1990AaNoto Sans10pt40mm
{{party_one.place_of_birth}}
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USAAaNoto Sans10pt70mm
{{party_one.nationality}}
KaharagianAaNoto Sans10pt35mm
{{party_one.residence}}
Allen Park, MichiganAaNoto Sans10pt60mm

Party Two

TagExample valueFontSizeReserve
{{party_two.*}}

Symmetric shape — same nine fields.

(same shape as party_one)AaNoto Sansmirrors party_one

Witnesses

TagExample valueFontSizeReserve
{{witnesses.0.name}}
Marta Elena LangleyAaNoto Sans10pt60mm
{{witnesses.0.residence}}
Royal Oak, MichiganAaNoto Sans10pt60mm
{{witnesses.1.*}}

Some civil partnerships do not require witnesses; render gracefully when array is empty.

(second witness, same shape)AaNoto Sansmirrors witnesses.0

Remarks

TagExample valueFontSizeReserve
{{public_remarks}}
(empty)AaNoto Serif italic9.5pt italicfull width · min 12mm tall

Don't forget

On top of these per-type fields, every template includes the Universal Header (state name, office chain, document title) and the Security Envelope (serial, hash, signature, QR — auto-filled by docgen at issuance).