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Marriage or Civil Partnership Ceremony

Registration Office Ceremonies

Below are the maximum numbers of people who can attend a Registration office ceremony. This number includes the couple and two Registrars:

Private Lounge, Aylesbury:     45 people (including 2 registrars)
Midsomer Court, Beaconsfield:     60 people (including 2 registrars)
John Hampden Room, Aylesbury:  50 people (including 2 registrars)
Disraeli Room, Beaconsfield:      25 people (including 2 registrars)
Dashwood Room, High Wycombe:   10 people (including 2 registrars)


If you have already booked your wedding or civil partnership please view our Your Ceremony page and fill out a Marriage or Civil Partnership Ceremony options form. 

Marriages

In order to be legally married, there are words prescribed by law which you must say. These words declare that you are free to marry and will also contract you in marriage. You cannot mix or change these words with any others.

Couples can choose one set of prescribed words from each list below:

Declaratory

  1. “I do solemnly declare that I know not of any lawful impediment why I, (your full name), may not be joined in matrimony to (your partner’s full name)”, or

  2. “I declare that I know of no legal reason why I, (your full name), may not be joined in marriage to (your partner’s full name)”, or

  3. By replying “I am” to the question “Are you, (your full name) free lawfully to marry (your partner’s full name)?”

Contracting

  1. “I call upon these persons here present to witness that I (your full name), do take thee, (your partner’s full name) to be my lawful wedded wife/husband”, or

  2. “I, (your full name), take you (your partner’s full name) to be my wedded wife/husband” or

  3. “I, (your full name), take thee (your partner’s full name) to be my wedded wife/husband”

If you would like extra vows or to personalise your ceremony, please have a look at our flexible packages. 

View our marriage packages 

You will need to ask two people, who may be friends or relatives if they will witness your marriage ceremony.
Your witnesses must be at least 16 years old, speak English and be able to understand the ceremony and their role in it. The witnesses will also have to sign the schedule.

Civil Partnerships 

In order for a Civil Partnership to be legally formed, the following declaration is taken from the schedule.

Legal Declaration

“I declare that I know of no legal reason why we may not register as each other’s civil
partner. I understand that on signing this document we will be forming a Civil Partnership with each other.”

Couples are given the choice on whether they wish to make this declaration verbally to each other before the signing.

Contact

If you need to arrange an urgent wedding or civil partnership for a life-limiting medical reason and our offices are closed, please call 0300 131 6000 and if necessary leave a message.  Please note this number is only available Saturday, Sunday and Bank Holidays between 9 am and 5 pm.

All other bookings or enquiries should be made through our contact us page.