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When the Statutory Register Office Room is available
The Register Office room is also known as the statutory marriage or civil partnership room. It is for those who merely wish to sign the paperwork to complete their legal union in the presence of just two witnesses in a small interview room without readings, music, personal vows, floral arrangements or any fanfare at all.
We regret we are unable to take bookings for the register office room if it is your intention to have more than two guests or if you wish to incorporate music, readings, personal vows, floral arrangements or tailor your ceremony in any other way, as the register office room is a small interview room. Should you wish to have more than two guests and/or tailor your ceremony to your personal wishes, please make a booking for one of our ceremony rooms online by visiting our marriage and civil partnership page.
If you opt for a marriage, you will be required to exchange statutory vows as part of a brief ceremony. If you opt for a civil partnership, vows are not required, and you will just be asked to sign the paperwork. Please note that these are legal stipulations.
The cost for a register office marriage or civil partnership is £68.50, which consists of £56 for the registration and £12.50 for one certificate. The fee is non-refundable. We regret that due to legal stipulations it is not possible to change a current booking to or from the register office if you have already given notice of intention for a different room or venue.
There is very limited availability for the register office option as they only take place on a Monday at 9.15am. If you would like to find out when the next register office timeslot is available, please email us at r[email protected].
Even for a marriage or civil partnership in the register office, you will be required to complete the legal requirement to give notice of intention at the latest 29 days before the registration (71 days, if either of you is a non-EEA national). You can find full information about giving notice of intent on our website via our marriage and civil partnership page.