How can I convert a UK wedding certificate to a Thai marriage registration?

@Janey *****

I believe you are confusing TWO completely different things.

One is registering a marriage here in thailand <- meaning GETTING married

When you do that you need the affirmation of freedom to marry from your consulate here, you need it translated to thai, certified by the MFA and then you can go to the local Amphur and register your marriage (get married), and when that happens you get a Kor Ror 2 and a Kor Ror 3 (one is a rose borders suitable for framing document and the other lists you twos names and the date you got married.

The other is registering the fact that a thai was married overseas:

For that you already married your thai spouse in another country and all you're doing is getting the marriage from abroad listed in the registry of marriages (you're not getting married again ;) ) and when you do that you just get a Kor Ror 22

@Andrew ********

yes and they will also issue your yellow tabien bahn and ID card (though not on the same day).

You can go to a translation company in Bangkok, I used one near the British embassy, and they will get the translation stamped at the MFA for you for an extra charge. You can send the docs for translation and certification by registered delivery if you're not in Bangkok. They may be confused, I think it's the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Bangkok that does the certifying. Sometimes, they don't know the procedure and just refuse, but you can ask the Thai police in Bangkok. They were really helpful and gave me details of it and that got the district office to do it.

@Andrew ********

anytime, good luck!