Availability and bookings

Plymouth Register Office is available for ceremonies Monday to Saturday.

Registration Officers and celebrants are available to attend ceremonies seven days a week at venues Licensed and Registered by Plymouth City Council.

Once you have decided on a date or possible dates for your ceremony and verified that you venue of choice is available, you must contact the Registration Service to check the availability of the registrars or celebrant.

Provisional bookings for the Register Office, Registrars or Celebrant may be made up to one year in advance.

To check availability or make a provisional booking please contact the office by telephone, in person at the Register Office, or by email. (see contact details opposite)

To confirm the booking for a marriage ceremony or civil partnership you will be advised to begin the legal preliminaries by attending the Register Office in the district where you have resided for at least seven days or, if you are a foreign national subject to immigration control, at your nearest designated Register Office. Please note that most offices run an appointment system. This is called “Giving Notice”.

To confirm the booking for a re-affirmation of marriage vows, commitment ceremony or naming ceremony, you will be asked to pay a deposit. Payment can be made by post (cheque or postal order), telephone (credit/debit card) or in person (cash, cheque, postal order, credit/debit card).

For a civil marriage ceremony in the Plymouth Register Office

• Notice of marriage (£30 each) £60
• Attendance of Registration Officer (15 minutes) £40 or
• Attendance of Registration Officer (30 minutes) £90 or
• Attendance of Registration Officer (45 minutes) £125
• Marriage certificate £3.50 each

For a civil marriage ceremony in an approved premise in the Plymouth District

• Notice of marriage (£30 each) £60
• Attendance of Registration Officer £275
• Marriage certificate £3.50 each

You can order further copies of your marriage certificate any time, contact the register office, details in the right hand column.

An appointment system operates for Birth and Death Registrations, Giving Notice, Marriage Ceremonies and Civil Partnership Registrations. Call 01752 268331 to make an appointment.

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