Marriages and Civil Partnerships
Please note that an appointment system is in operation for all birth, death and notice of marriage/civil partnership registrations. Contact the Register Office on 01325 406400 to make an appointment.

Getting married is one of life’s most important and special occasions but one which can also be daunting and confusing. We hope the information on this website will guide you through the process however feel free to contact the Register Office at any time for advice.

The Register Office is located within the Town Hall building. All appointments and enquiries are dealt with at our entrance within the Contact Centre. The entrance for ceremonies is not via the contact centre, there is a separate entrance when you attend a ceremony at the centre of the front of the building. When a ceremony takes place a member of staff will be on hand to meet and direct guests.

Ceremony Rooms Couples can choose one of our two designated ceremony rooms: The Council Chamber (a maximum of 70 guests); or The Council Chamber Foyer (a maximum of 20 guests) For Health Safety reasons and also as a condition of being a licensed approved venue for marriages we cannot exceed these numbers. Waiting area for Guests Guests are welcome to wait in the main lobby area of the town hall which leads up to the Council Chamber. As we often have several weddings on one day and also the Town Hall is a busy working office building, we try to ask guest to arrive between 30 and 10 minutes before the wedding. All guests will be invited into the marriage room approximately 10 minutes before the start of the ceremony. Waiting room for Bride and Bridal Party We have a private waiting room for the Bride (or the couple if they are walking in together) and bridal party where the Registrar will run through the formalities and also the format of the wedding before it starts.