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Getting married
OR FORMING A CIVIL PARTNERSHIP
IN A REGISTER OFFICE OR APPROVED VENUE
This information relates to all ceremonies taking
place in England and Wales provided both
parties are British or EU nationals. If either party
has non-EU nationality please contact your local
Register Office for advice. Further information
can be found on p18.
To be married or form a civil partnership in a
Register Office or Approved Venue (hotel, stately
home, football club etc.) in England or Wales
both you and your partner need to give notice
to a Superintendent Registrar at your local
Register Office at least 30 days before the day of
your ceremony. This gives people a clear 28 days
to object to the marriage or civil partnership if
they have a proper legal reason to do so.
Although you can marry or form your civil
partnership at any Register Office or
Approved Venue in England or Wales, you can
only give notice at the Register Office in the
district where you live (and you must have
resided in that district for at least 8 consecutive
days immediately prior to giving notice). You
must each give your notice personally; no one
else can do it on your behalf.
You must be legally free to marry or form your
civil partnership; over the age of 16 and not related
to each other (if you are related to each other by
birth, marriage, civil partnership or adoption you
will need to check the degrees of relationship
prohibited with your local Register Office).
You will need to show evidence of the:
• Name • Age • Nationality
• Address • Marital status
You will be advised what documents
are acceptable when you arrange your
appointment to give notice.
If you are under the age of 18 you will need to
show that you have the permission of your
parents or legal guardian.
The fee for giving notice is
£35 each (correct at April 2020).
A further fee will be payable for the marriage
or civil partnership to take place. Please check
with the Register Office where the event will
take place.
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A notice of marriage or civil partnership is valid
for 12 months, but only for the place you have
requested. If the ceremony does not take place
in that time, you will both need to give notice
again and pay the appropriate notice fee.
PLEASE NOTE: Only the attendance of a
Superintendent Registrar, conducting the
ceremony, and a Registrar, registering the
marriage, makes it legal in the eyes of the law.
You may make your appointment to give notice
online at www.liverpoolregisteroffice.co.uk
or by telephoning 0151 233 3004.
Liverpool Register Office offers a provisional
booking system to allow you to reserve a time
slot for your ceremony in advance of giving your
notices. You may apply for a provisional booking
up to 2 years in advance .
To apply for a provisional booking please use our
online application form at
www.liverpoolregisteroffice.co.uk
Alternatively, you may visit the office personally
to do this. There is a fee for this service.
To search for the contact details of your local
Register Office and the services that they offer,
contact the General Register Office website
www.gov.uk/register-offices
If you wish to marry in a Register Office or an
Approved Venue elsewhere in England and
Wales, please contact the local Register Office
for further information.