Registrar question

There are two things you need to do, usually in this order:
1. Book a registrar with the local authority where you are getting married
2. Give notice with the local authority where you live (may or may not be the same) no less than 2 months and no more than 12 months before the weddingIf you live in separate local authority areas, the person you are marrying will have to give notice to their local authority (fiancé and I live together, so are doing it together).
I assume you have a venue. Our venue advised us to book the registrar before confirming the date.
We booked our registrar in September 2020 and are getting married February 2022, so we need to give notice (to a different local authority) somewhere between February and December 2021.
Also it’s costing nearly £700 (varies depending on location) for the registrar and will be an addition £35 each (I think this is a set price) to give notice.
Hope that’s helpful.

Hi, congratulations on your upcoming wedding!


I'm getting married on March 2022 and manged to get a head start with the most important details including booking registrar for my wedding. We have put a provisional booking date for the registrar and still have to pay the £350 to secure the date not including extra costs. The latest you should apply for marriage notice is roughly 3 months before the wedding ( 6 to 10 weeks) because is only valid 12 months from the time you give notice. So book the registrar first and wait until closer to the day to put marriage notice is my advice. You should also call your local council to get free info about registrars and marriage notices

View quoted message Thank you, so helpful xx

View quoted message Ah okay, thats great Thank you hun x

If you are getting a licensed wedding venue, they often have special arrangements with local registrar office where they can reserve a registrar for you more than 12 months in advance.