Civil ceremony song lyrics

Nope. Otherwise, you'd have to be worrying about evening stuff as well....Your registrar oversees the ceremony, that's it. Anything outside that is down to you. If you want a priest to come along and say some words later on, you can. If you want to first dance to Amazing Grace, you can.

Great, thank you!

Our registrar has to check the content of our pre-ceremony music as well. Not a big deal to us as it's all free of religious content anyway, but this might be something you want to think about, or check with your registrar before you send them anything.

I guess I'd better make my list just in case then! Although I'm not sure they will know many of them - they are quite foly/singer song writer type things, not much mainstream stuff!

Cheers

DMx

Thanks - I really don't think there is any religious content, but as I say, there is a song about having faith in a person and things like that... its a couple opf months before we get to see the registrar, but if I know to be prepared, I can be!

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ours just use a lyrics search engine, so as long as they know the name of the song and the artist, they don't actually listen to the song - just read the lyrics online!

Iguess that makes sense!

I will endeavour to remember exactly what I need to take for clearance when I call to book the appointment.

Cheers

We thought of a way around this... [cunning plan smiley]

We booked a pianist called Simon Jordan who also plays violin and he's going to play instrumental only versions of Ave Maria and Jesu Joy of Man's Desiring - and the registrar is fine with this! it was the only way we could think to get around this crazy legislation.

How on earth is it crazy legislation? If religion means that much to you, get married in a church!

OP, think I misunderstood slightly. I thought you meant the music while guests were arriving (so could be an hour or so before) rather than when they were seating for the actual ceremony, which I guess could be construed as part of it. Still though, our registrar didn't need to vet that playlist, only the lyrics for the actual ceremony music - I printed them out and sent them back with our marriage pack.

Its to play, in the ceremony room, and outside it, as the guests are assembling and sitting down....

Er, so I should get married in a church just because I want Ave Maria to be played at my wedding?

Word of warning - although your registrar may be fine with this, not all of them are, so other Hitchers should check carefully with their own before picking anything like this.