That last attempt at a reply was badly written.   This hopefully is clearer.   Hi Barbara, For a start you don't need to 'order Scottish Certificates' if they relate to the period post 1854 period, unless they are very recent in which case an image may not be available. Use Scotlandspeople website to buy some credits (30 at atime).  Use Search to locate the certificate (cost = 1 credit), then download and view the certificate online and save the image (cost = 5 credits). Prior to 1855 there are NO certificates, you download a page from the Old Parochial Register which records the Declaration to Marry and gives the date and places where that declaration was read in the kirk. It will have been rea in both kirks if the couple came from different parishes. The post 1854 certificate lists all the information you are looking for and more. The pre 1855 records are more brief and rarely give much more than the names of the couple, they may not even record that the couple actually took place at some later date. Cheers, Sandy   Date: Sat, 16 Mar 2013 09:34:37 +0000 From: Eddie Myles <jin49tie@sky.com> Subject: Re: [WIG LIST] SCT-WIGTOWNSHIRE Digest, Vol 8, Issue 48 To: "sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com" <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <8CE42689-5108-43F8-AE90-D2A82EF23A48@sky.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Scottish marriage certificates do give names of both the bride and groom's parents. They also include When, where and how married, signatures of both bride and groom, age, residence, rank or profession, parents and profession, witnesses and officiating minister. As you an see they provide a lot of information. I hope that has been helpful. > > **************************************************************************************************************************************************************** Date: Fri, 15 Mar 2013 08:52:05 -0700 > From: "Barbara McLean" <malcolmsmom@verizon.net> > Subject: [WIG LIST] Information on marriage certificate > To: <sct-wigtownshire@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <042701ce2195$0b4f4070$21edc150$@verizon.net> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I've never ordered a Scottish marriage certificate before - would it give > the parents of the bride and groom's names? > > Barbara McLean > > Murrieta, CA