Online Legal Weddings Overview 

Please allow plenty of time to work through the material here. Everyone works at their own pace, but we recommend setting aside a few hours to review the information properly and to explore the links provided.

NB: There is a knowledge test at the end of Gateway Four. You must answer every question correctly before proceeding, but there is no limit to the number of times you can take it. You keep access to this module after you have completed it; it is written to be returned to.

Gateway One: Introduction

1. Welcome
2. Background to OneSpirit becoming a nominating body and the role of nominator – interview with Rev Jane Patmore (former OneSpirit Scotland Representative)
3. Requirements for authorisation

Gateway Two: Legal marriage and civil partnership in Scotland

1. The law in brief
2. The legal paperwork
3. Ceremony requirements
4. Frequently asked questions to reflect on

Gateway Three: Authorisation to hold legal ceremonies in Scotland

1. Your first legal marriage or civil partnership
2. Subsequent legal marriages or civil partnerships
3. Your authority for each ceremony
4. Registered celebrant status (the ‘permanent’ register)
5. Removal from the registers

Gateway Four: The practicalities of holding a legal ceremony in Scotland

1. Before the ceremony
2. On the day
3. Signing the Schedule
4. After the ceremony
5. Knowledge test

Gateway Five: Next steps, and the answers to the Gateway Two questions

Resources

1. Useful contacts
2. Key documents
3. Draft first letter of application (any category)
4. Draft subsequent letter of application (any category)