Marriage Register Office
Information about getting married at one of Northumberland's register offices.
Marriage at the Register Office
There are four offices across the
county, located at
Where Register Office Marriage Ceremonies are conducted. They
all vary in size, style and appearance.
Register Office weddings can take place Monday
to Thursday (excluding Bank Holidays) at times arranged with the
Wedding Ceremonies Co-ordination Team.
It is the responsibility of the Northumberland Registration
Service to make sure your Wedding Day is a memorable occasion. It
is vitally important therefore that you let us know your wishes.
Our Registration Officers are trained to assist you in every
way they can, making sure the ceremony is a special and
enjoyable event. Any queries or problems can be easily resolved by
speaking, please contact the Ceremony Co-ordination
Team on 01665 602870 or email: alnwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk
The following information is designed to allow
you to completely plan your special day. It guides you from booking
your wedding to what happens on your wedding day.
Booking Your Wedding in the Register Office
Once you have decided you wish to be married
in the Register Office contact the Ceremony Co-ordination
Team to check availability of date and time. A non-returnable
booking deposit of £30 is payable on booking your
wedding.
Contact the Superintendent Registrar in the district where you
both live to fulfil your legal preliminaries
Legal Preliminaries
If you wish to marry at a Register Office you both are
required to give a Notice of Marriage, in person to the
Superintendent Registrar in the district where you live.
You need to have resided in the district for a minimum 9
clear days before giving your Notice of Marriage. At present, the
fee of £35.00 is payable for each Notice of Marriage
given.
If either, or both of you live abroad or
outside England & Wales, it is extremely important that you
contact the relevant Superintendent Registrar as soon as possible
to ensure that all legal requirements, in particular residential
qualification, can be met in time for your proposed Wedding
Day.
You should telephone your local Register
Office to make an appointment to give your Notice of Marriage,
and at that time you will be advised of the documents you will be
required to produce. If you have any queries about the strict time
limits for the giving of the Notice of Marriage or residential
qualification or problems with documents please contact
the Register Office so we can help you resolve any
issues.
If you live in Northumberland the number you should contact is
01665 602870.
What happens next?
Once the Notice of Marriage is given, it is
displayed for 15 days after which an authority for your marriage to
proceed will be issued, provided all the required documentation has
been seen and cleared.
Under some legislation the period of display may be longer.
If the marriage is to take place in a different district to where
you live you need to give the relevant Registrar this authority
prior to the ceremony.
Once you have given your Legal Notice of Marriage, your booking
will be confirmed in our diary.
What will it cost?
You will have to pay
- Fee for giving legal notice of marriage /
partnership. £35.00 each.
Fees for Registrars to conduct the
ceremony, use of room and the issue of a
certificate. See table of fees
below.
There is a £30 non-returnable
booking deposit, payable at the time of booking.
*All fees below, exclude the
£30 booking deposit*
Northumberland Register Office
Ante Room
Morpeth Town Hall
Maximum of 6 Guests |
Monday to Thursday only
|
£49.00
|
|
Ballroom Morpeth Town
Hall
(Subject to Availability)
Maximum 80 Guests
|
Monday to Saturday
(01/04/13
to 31/03/14)
(01/04/14
to 31/03/15)
|
£175.00
£195.00
|
Alnwick 27 Fenkle Street
|
Monday to Thursday only
|
£ 49.00
|
| |
Friday and
Saturday
(01/04/13 to 31/03/14) |
£100.00 |
| |
Friday and
Saturday (01/04/14
to 31/03/15) |
£100.00 |
| |
|
|
Berwick Wallace Green
|
Monday to Thursday only
|
£ 49.00
|
| |
Friday and
Saturday
(01/04/13 to 31/03/14) |
£100.00 |
| |
Friday and
Saturday
(01/04/13 to 31/03/15) |
£100.00 |
| |
|
|
Hexham Queens Hall
(Subject to Availability)
Maximum of 60 Guests
|
Monday to
Saturday
(01/04/13 to 31/03/14)
|
£125.00
|
To see the scale of fees for marrages at Approved Venues follow this link
For any queries, please contact the Ceremony Co-ordination
Team on 01665 602870 or email: alnwickreg@northumberland.gov.uk
