Religious ceremonies

If you wish to be married in the church of another Christian denomination or in the church or building of another religion, you must give notice of marriage with the Registration Service within the district where you live.

If the church in which you intend to marry is not in the district where you live, it must be the usual place of worship for one or both of you. If this is not the case you will need to create a residence in that district – please phone us for advice on this.

If either party is a foreign national wishing to marry in any church of any denomination, please note you must complete your legal preliminaries with the registration service rather than with the minister. You will also need to advise what qualification you meet in order to marry in the church.

You will both need to give your notice of marriage to the Registration Office in the district in which one or both of you live.

Please see the Your appointment webpage for more information on how to give notice of marriage.