Notice of marriage

The following conditions apply if you give notice at least 15 days in advance of your wedding date.

You must both have lived in any registration district in England or Wales for a minimum of seven days immediately before the day on which you give notice in that district.

If you live in different registration districts to each other, you must each give notice in your own district of residence.

If you choose to marry outside your district(s) of residence, you should first contact the office for the district where you wish to marry to check availability of dates.

Once you have given notice you must wait a minimum of 15 complete days before the marriage can take place (during this time your notices will be publicly displayed at the register office).

If marrying out of your district(s) of residence, you must collect a marriage authority (or authorities) from your district register office(s), after the statutory waiting period has expired. These documents (one for each of you) are the legal authorisation for your marriage to proceed and must be delivered to the Superintendent Registrar of the district in/officiating minister of the church in which you are to be married, before the day of your wedding.

There is a £30 statutory fee for each person giving notice of marriage.