How long does it take to sign the register?

It's been suggested to us that it can take up to 15 minutes so make sure you have enough for that. We've picked three songs that can be played twice over if necessary but we simply couldn't find any more that really appealed to both of us

15 minutes?!? My registrar asked me to pick 3 songs, one for walking in, one for signing the register and one for walking out. I should probably make sure my pianist has a back up for the register signing then??

I would suggest around 15 minutes: 5 min for signing itself and then another 5-10 min for formal shots and shots taken by your guests.?

First time round I had this for the register signing and it was long enough to cover the signing, the witnesses signing and the photos by both the official photographer and guests who wanted photos.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOQeSfNLs5c

15 minutes therefore sounds excessive to me. If you have a song picked out and it's not long enough, I'm sure your venue can hit repeat.

We've picked two songs which add up to just over 11 minutes so I'm hoping it will take bout that long! ?

Generally, it's only 5 minutes or so. Can be a little longer. But I photographed a wedding last summer where the groom made a mistake - the two registers have to be identical copies, so if there's a mistake you have to start again. That's why you should make sure there's enough music!

I've only seen it happen once and the vicar said it was the first time in his career he'd had to start again. The problem is they fill it all in before the ceremony but if you make a mistake they have to re-do what they did before the ceremony and have you re-sign the new pages. Register signing took about 20 minutes that day!

We were asked by the venue to pick two songs for the signing of the register so I hope the two we've picked last the required amount of time!