County Brides Magazine 2021/22

If you wish to have a religious marriage
the ceremony must take place in a
religious building in the district in
which either you or your partner live.
If the religious building is outside
of your district of residence please
consult your local register office for
advice. You will need to speak to
the person in charge of the religious
building to arrange the date and
time before the appointment at the
Register Office to give your Notices
of Marriage or Civil Partnership.
What is a Notice of Marriage
or Civil Partnership?
For all weddings (except Church of
England or Church in Wales where
banns will be called – you will need
to speak to the Vicar about this),
each of the parties to a marriage or
civil partnership has to give Notice of
their intention. The Notice is a legal
statement which you must sign. You
cannot ask a friend or relative to
do this on your behalf. Your Notices
will be displayed in the Register
Office for any legal objections to
be made. Providing no objections
are received, and all necessary
documentation has been produced,
28 days after your Notices are given
the authority for your marriage or
civil partnership may be issued.
When can you give your Notices
of Marriage/Civil Partnership?
A Notice is valid for one year. The
minimum amount of time before
the wedding that the Notice can
be given is 28 clear days.
Where can you give your Notices
of Marriage/Civil Partnership?
Your Notices of Marriage must
be given at the Register Office
covering the district in which
you normally reside or in which
you have 8 consecutive nights
residence immediately preceding
the giving of the notice.
Do you need to make an
appointment?
Liverpool Register Office, in common
with many others, operates an
appointment system. Please contact
your local Register Office to confirm.
What documents will you need
to provide?
You will need to provide evidence
of your name, age, and nationality
and marital condition. The most
commonly accepted documents are:
► Name, age and nationality -
current passport. If you do not have a
current passport your birth certificate
will suffice providing you were born
on or before 31.12.1982. If you were
born after 1.1.1983 you will need to
provide your full birth certificate
(which contains your parent’s details
as well as your name, date and
place of birth) and evidence of
your parent’s nationalities also.
► Condition - (this is required when
you have been previously married
or formed a legally recognised civil
partnership) – evidence of how the
marriage/civil partnership ended,
for example Decree Absolute of
Divorce or death certificate of former
husband/wife/civil partner. A Decree
Nisi of Divorce is not acceptable.
You will also be asked to provide
specific evidence of your current
address.
If you cannot provide any of the
above documents please contact
your local register office for advice.
How much does a Notice of
Marriage/Civil Partnership cost?
The fee payable for each Notice is
£35.00 (£70 per couple) (correct at July
2021). You will also need to pay a fee
to the Registrar who attends to register
your marriage or civil partnership.
How much will the Registrar charge?
Fees for marriages at the Liverpool
Register Office at St. George’s
Hall range from £57-£250. The fee
charged reflects the time and day
chosen, the number of guests and the
enhanced ceremonies available.
The fee for a wedding at an Approved
Venue varies. You will need to
contact the register office who will
perform the ceremony to confirm.
The fee charged at a religious building
varies. You will need to contact the
person at the religious building who is
arranging your wedding to confirm.
Registration and Certificates
On 4 May 2021 the way marriages are
registered changed. The registration
and obtaining the certificate is
now the same process for both
marriages and civil partnerships.
Marriage and Civil Partnership at
Register Office or Approved Venue –
on the day of the ceremony the
Registrar will ask couple and their
witnesses will sign a Schedule. The
Registrar will then take the Schedule
back to the Register Office and the
registration will be made on the
national database. Any certificates
you have paid for will then be sent to
you. We aim to send certificates within
7 days of the ceremony.
Marriage at a religious building –
For CoE or CoW churches the couple
and witnesses will be asked to sign
a Marriage Document. For all other
religious buildings the couple and
witnesses will be asked to sign a
Schedule. The Document or Schedule
must be delivered to the Register
Office covering the locality of the
religious building within 21 days
of the ceremony. The registration
will then be made on the national
database. Any certificates you have
paid for will then be sent to you.
We aim to complete the registration
and send the certificates with 7 days of
receiving the Schedule or Document.
So a lot to take in! Do your research
– decide if you want to marry or form
a civil partnership, visit the venue,
register office or religious building
and see what they offer. Remember
when you give your notices you
have to know where you are getting
married/civil partnered. Good luck
and we wish you all the best for your
big day and your future together!
Liverpool
Registration Service
St. George’s Hall, Heritage Entrance
St. George’s Place, Liverpool L1 1JJ
Tel: 0151 225 3004
www.liverpoolregisteroffice.co.uk
Email:
ceremonies@liverpool.gov.uk
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