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You must decide where to have your marriage or civil partnership ceremony before 鈥榞iving notice鈥�.

To give notice, you鈥檒l sign a legal statement at your local register office saying you intend to get married or form a civil partnership. This must include details of the final venue for your ceremony.

You must hold your ceremony within 12 months of 鈥榞iving notice鈥�.

Choose the type of ceremony

You can choose to have either a religious ceremony or a civil ceremony if you鈥檙e getting married.

If you鈥檙e forming a civil partnership you cannot have a religious ceremony.

Religious ceremonies

A religious wedding can take place at any registered religious building.聽

Same-sex couples can get married in a religious building if it has been registered for the marriage of same-sex couples. You cannot get married in an Anglican church as a same-sex couple.聽

An authorised person, such as a religious minister, must attend the ceremony and sign the 鈥榤arriage schedule鈥� or 鈥榤arriage document鈥�.

Check with the venue if there is an authorised person. If not, you鈥檒l need to book a registrar. This costs 拢104.

Civil ceremonies

You can have a civil ceremony at:

• a register office

• any venue approved by the local council, for example a stately home or hotel

You must have at least 2 witnesses at the ceremony.

A registrar must carry out, or be present at, your ceremony. You can book a registrar yourself or the venue may do this for you.

皇冠体育app cost of a registrar is:

• 拢56 at a register office聽聽

• 拢104 at a registered religious building

Costs may be different at other approved premises.

What can happen at the ceremony

You must exchange vows if you鈥檙e getting married. Discuss any other wording you want with the person carrying out the ceremony.

You do not need to exchange vows for a civil partnership, but you can if you鈥檇 like to.

Civil ceremonies can include readings, songs or music, but must not include anything that鈥檚 religious (for example hymns or readings from the Bible or the Torah). You can get a religious blessing of your marriage after a civil ceremony.

You and your partner will sign a 鈥榮chedule鈥�, along with your witnesses and registrar. You can each include up to 4 parents on the schedule (for example mothers, fathers or step-parents).

After the ceremony

Your signed schedule is sent to your local register office where it鈥檚 added to the register. After that, you can get your marriage or civil partnership certificate.

Contact your local register office to find out how to get your certificate and how long it will take.