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The Ceremony of Getting Married
You can get married or enter into a civil partnership in the UK if you’re:
You need permission from your parents or guardians if you’re under 18.
There are usually 2 steps to getting married or entering into a civil partnership in England and Wales.
Give notice at your local register office.
Have a religious ceremony or civil ceremony at least 16 days after giving notice.
There may be different steps for some religious ceremonies.
Giving notice at your local register office
For most marriages or civil partnerships you must give notice at your local register office.
Your notice will be publicly displayed in the register office for 15 days.
Contact your local register office to make an appointment.
You need to give the register office at least 16 days’ notice of your marriage or civil partnership.
You can only give notice at a register office if you have lived in the registration district for at least the past 7 days.
There are different rules for religious ceremonies.
When you go to the register office, you need to take proof of your name, age and nationality, eg your:
You should bring at least 2 of these.
The registrar also needs something with your address on it, eg your driving licence or one of the following dated within the last 3 months:
If you don’t have a valid passport and you were born after 1983, you might need other documents - check with the register office.
You each need to pay a £35 fee when you attend the register office to give notice.
If you’ve been divorced or widowed
If you’ve been married or in a civil partnership before, you need to take either:
A foreign divorce will usually be recognised in England and Wales if it was valid in the country where it took place.
The registrar will check your overseas divorce documents and may have to get in touch with the General Register Office to confirm whether your marriage can go ahead.
A religious wedding can take place at a church, chapel or other registered religious building.
Religious blessing can take place after a civil ceremony in a register office.
Anglican marriages
To get married in an Anglican church, contact your local church in:
You don’t usually need to give notice with the register office if you’re getting married in an Anglican church. Officials performing Anglican marriages will register your marriage.
Jewish and Quaker marriages
You need to give notice with the register office at least 16 days before the ceremony. Officials performing Jewish or Quaker marriages will register marriages.
Marriages in all other religions
You need to give notice with the register office at least 16 before the ceremony. Ministers and priests of other religions can be authorised to register marriages.
If the official performing the ceremony is not authorised, either a Registrar must attend the religious ceremony or you need to have separate religious and civil ceremonies.
Wedding vows
You must exchange some formal wording if you’re getting married.
Discuss any other wording you want in the ceremony with the person conducting the wedding.
You don’t need to exchange vows for a civil partnership, but you can do so if you wish.
Civil ceremonies can include readings, songs or music, but must not include anything that’s religious - eg hymns or readings from the Bible.
You will need to have at least 2 witnesses at the ceremony.
Signing the register
You, your partner and your 2 witnesses must sign the marriage register or civil partnership document.
Cost of registering a marriage or civil partnership
You will have to pay a fee to register the marriage or civil partnership.
This is £45 if you have the ceremony at a register office, but may be more at other venues. Ask the registrar or religious minister for details.
The marriage or civil partnership certificate costs £4 on the day of the event or £7 after. You may need a copy to prove your marital status in the future.
Venues
You can have a civil ceremony or civil partnership at:
Barnard Castle
Darlington Road, Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL12 8TA
Tel: 01833 638 223
Email: enquiries@jerseyfarmhotel.co.uk
Jersey Farm Hotel and Restaurant website
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Barnard Castle, County Durham, DL12 8BH
Tel: 03000 260600
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Barnard Castle, County Durham. DL12 8NP
Tel: 01833 690 606
Email: weddings@thebowesmuseum.org.uk
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Greta Bridge, Rokeby, County Durham. DL12 9SE
Tel: 01833 627 232
Email: relax@themorrit.co.uk
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Beamish, Stanley, County Durham. DH9 0YB
Tel: 01207 233 733
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Beamish, County Durham. DH9 0RG
Tel: 0191 370 4000
Email: museum@beamish.org.uk
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
35 Cockton Hill Road, Bishop Auckland, County Durham. DL14 6HS
Tel: 03000 260600
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Fir Tree, Near Bishop Auckland, County Durham. DH2 4NW
Tel: 01388 730 970
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Eastgate, Bishop Auckland, County Durham. DL13 2LJ
Tel: 01388 517 239
Email: hotel@horsleyhall.co.uk
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
New Coundon, Bishop Auckland, County Durham. DL14 8QB
Tel: 01388 661 727
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
David Terrace, Bowburn, County Durham. DH6 5NH
Tel: 0191 377 0311
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Chester-le-Street, County Durham. DH2 4NX
Tel: 0191 389 1111
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Aykley Heads, Durham. DH1 5TS
Tel: 03000 263263
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Sidegate, County Durham. DH1 5SZ
Tel: 0191 384 8028
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Framwellgate Waterside, County Durham. DH1 5SY
Tel: 0191 372 7200
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Carrville, County Durham. DH1 1TD
Tel: 0191 386 5282
Email: ramsidehal@aol.com
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Old Elvet, Durham City. DH1 3HN
Tel: 0191 386 6821
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
University of Durham, Windmill Hill, County Durham. DH1 3LJ
Tel: 0191 374 3264
Email: dorothy.anson@durham.gov.uk
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
New Elvet, Durham City. DH1 3AQ
Tel: 0191 3864326
Email: threetuns.sales@BTinternet.com
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Headlam, Near Gainford, Darlington, County Durham. DL2 3HA
Tel: 01325 730 238
Email: admin@headlamhall.co.uk
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Hesleden, Hartlepool. TS27 4PA
Tel: 01429 836 326
Registrar: Seaham area
Peterlee, County Durham. SR8 2PH
Tel: 0191 5862491
Email: peterleecouncil@daltonet.com
Registrar: Seaham area
Pittington, County Durham. DH6 1AB
Tel: 0191 372 1188
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
Rushyford, County Durham. DL17 0LL
Tel: 01388 720 541
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
St John's Square, Sophia Street, Seaham, County Durham. SR7 7JE
Tel: 03000 262501
Registrar: Seaham area
19-20 North Railway Street, Seaham, County Durham. SR7 7DA
Tel: 0191 529 5295
Registrar: Seaham area
Lord Byron's Walk, Seaham, County Durham. SR7 7AG
Tel: 0191 516 1400
Email: reservations@seaham-hall.com
Registrar: Seaham area
Sedgefield, County Durham. TS21 2EH
Tel: 01740 620 253
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Racecourse Road, Sedgefield, Stockton on Tees. TS21 2HW
Tel: 01740 621 925
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Civic Hall Square, Shildon, County Durham. DL4 1AH
Tel: 01388 772902
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Stanners Lane, Spennymoor, County Durham. DL16 7QX
Tel: 01388 811 772
Email: weddings@whitworthhall.co.uk
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area
Stanley, County Durham. DH9 0LS
Tel: 01207 235 555
Email: southcausey@hotmail.com
Registrar: Durham/Stanley area
The Green, West Auckland, County Durham. DL14 9HW
Tel: 01388 834 834
Email: enquiries@manorhousehotel.net
Registrar: Bishop Auckland area