{"id":6779,"date":"2020-03-25T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T08:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourbigday.co.nz\/?p=6779"},"modified":"2020-03-26T18:14:50","modified_gmt":"2020-03-26T06:14:50","slug":"queenstown-wedding-blog-marriage-licence-refund-covid-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourbigday.co.nz\/queenstown-wedding-blog-marriage-licence-refund-covid-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Marriage Licence &#038; Certificate Refunds Due To Covid-19"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;section&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; custom_padding_tablet=&#8221;50px|0|50px|0&#8243; custom_padding_phone=&#8221;&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221; padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221;][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;row&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; use_border_color=&#8221;off&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3>Had you already applied for your NZ marriage licence before having to postpone or cancel your NZ wedding?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h3>Maybe you pre-ordered your marriage certificate too?<\/h3>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Well, NZ Internal Affairs may issue you a refund.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s what you need to do&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Email address: bdm.nz@dia.govt.nz<\/li>\n<li>Email subject: &#8220;Request for marriage licence refund&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>Include in email:<br \/>&#8211; reason for refund request<br \/>&#8211; your full name and contact details<br \/>&#8211; your partner&#8217;s full name and contact details<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When you have a new confirmed wedding date you can <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/yourbigday.co.nz\/queenstown-celebrant-wedding-blog-new-zealand-marriage-licence\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">apply for your marriage licence<\/a><\/strong><\/span> again as normal.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row padding_mobile=&#8221;off&#8221; column_padding_mobile=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; make_fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; use_custom_width=&#8221;off&#8221; width_unit=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_width_px=&#8221;1080px&#8221; custom_width_percent=&#8221;80%&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.1&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h4>If you&#8217;re unsure about the future of your wedding due to the Covid-19 pandemic or any other reasons, please do contact us today: <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>charlotte@yourbigday.co.nz<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our inside info on how to apply for your refund today<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6792,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,2],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Marriage Licence &amp; Certificate Refunds Due To Covid-19 - Your Big Day - Queenstown &amp; Wanaka Wedding Celebrants<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Have you had to postpone or cancel your NZ wedding? 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