A provisional booking may be made for your ceremony up to 18 months in advance. This will become a confirmed booking when you give notice of marriage and this may be done 12 months in advance of your ceremony
No. The law states that the ceremony must be held inside a permanent building
When you have chosen your date and agreed this with the venue you will need to contact our ceremony co-ordinator to book a registrar to attend
Yes you can hold your ceremony in Herefordshire but you will need to give notice of marriage in the district in which you live. When you have chosen your date and agreed this with the venue you will need to contact our ceremony co-ordinator to book a registrar to attend. Please telephone our Herefordshire Registration Office for further details on 01432 260565 or email registrars@herefordshire.gov.uk or visit our offices at the Town Hall, St Owen Street, Hereford HR1 2PJ.
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The fee is due one month before your wedding. Payment can be made in the following ways:
We cannot marry you without these certificates, so we will need them from you as soon as possible.
No
Although it may be traditional for the bride to be late, it is important that your ceremony starts promptly as the registrar may be attending other ceremonies after yours. Late arrival may result in your ceremony not going ahead
Herefordshire Registration Service policy states that witnesses should be aged 18 or over and capable of understanding the events which have taken place
We ask that your guests refrain from taking photos during the ceremony however a nominated photographer may take photos of the entrance of the bride and on the exchange of rings. For reasons of data protection photographs cannot be taken of the actual signing of the marriage register. There will be plenty of opportunity for photos afterwards with a blank register.
You may wish to include 3 pieces of music - one for the entrance of the bride, one to play during the signing of the register and one for the exit of the bride and groom. Please note none of these pieces should have any religious content.
Marriages in approved premises may be followed by a religious blessing provided the registrars have left the building. There must be a clear break between the civil ceremony and the religious proceedings and the blessing should not take place before the civil marriage ceremony.