Enquiries about marriage in a church or chapel of the Church of England should be made to the vicar of your local parish church.

If you intend to be married in any other religious building, after first consulting the minister, priest or leader(s), you must both give notice in the Register Office of the district where you live as previously described.

Whilst the law relating to civil marriages in England and Wales allows couples to marry in the Register Office or approved premises of their choice, irrespective of their place of residence, you can only be married in a religious building outside the district in which either of you lives if certain conditions are met.  Our staff will be glad to give advice on this matter.

In some cases a registrar from the district in which the place of marriage is situated will need to attend the wedding to register the marriage.  You should find out if this is necessary and check with the Register Office concerned to make sure that a registrar is available for the date and time of the marriage.