Fees and terms and conditions
Marriages & Civil Partnerships
Register Office Statutory Marriage (couple + 2 witnesses)
- Ceremony fee: £46.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £68.00
- No booking fee
- Total payable: £68.00
Register Office – Council Chamber Foyer (couple + up to 12 guests)
- Ceremony fee: £140.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £162.00
- Booking fee: £50.00
- Total payable: £212.00
Register Office – Oak Room (couple + up to 50 guests)
- Ceremony fee: £310.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £332.00
- Booking fee: £50.00
- Total payable: £382.00
Head of Steam, Hippodrome Theatre
- Ceremony fee: £310.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £332.00
- Booking fee: £50.00
- Total payable: £382.00
Approved venue (hotel or the arena)
- Ceremony fee: £580.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £602.00
- Booking fee: £50.00
- Total payable: £652.00
Register Office Civil Partnership Formation (couple + 2 witnesses)
- Ceremony fee: £46.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £68.00
- No booking fee
- Total payable: £68.00
Conversion from Civil Partnership to Marriage
- Ceremony fee: £46.00
- 2 certificates: £22.00
- Total price: £68.00
- No booking fee
- Total payable: £68.00
Citizenship Ceremonies
Group Ceremonies
No fee
Private Ceremonies (citizen + 12 guests maximum)
- Ceremony fee: £140.00
- Total price: £140.00
- Total payable: £140.00
Naming Ceremonies and Renewal of Vows Ceremonies
Town hall
- Ceremony fee: £310.00
- Total price: £310.00
- Booking fee: £50.00
- Total payable: £360.00
Approved Venue (hotel or the arena)
- Ceremony fee: £580.00
- Total price: £580.00
- Booking fee: £50.00
- Total payable: £630.00
Payment of fees
A ceremony date can be provisionally held for one calendar month from enquiry.
By the end of that calendar month a booking form and payment in full must be made to secure the booking.
Payment by instalments cannot be made, full payment must be made in one payment.
A ceremony booking is only secure and confirmed once the booking form and payment have been received.
Refunds
Cancellation up to three calendar months of the ceremony date will allow a full refund however the booking fee is non-refundable.
Cancellation within three calendar months of the ceremony there will be no refund available.
Rearrangement of a date or time of a ceremony will incur an administrative fee of £50.00 per rearrangement. Rearrangement fees paid are non-refundable in the event of a ceremony being cancelled.
Certificate Fees [pdf document]