How Does One Book A Registry Office Wedding?
It may sound obvious, but the essential difference between getting married in a church and in a register office is that the latter has no religious significance. This is the cheapest and fastest way to get married (taking between only ten and twenty minutes), and the ceremony is usually held in a room within a civic building. Getting married at a register office was once the only option open to divorcees, those who had no religious beliefs, those wanting a quick ceremony with minimal fuss or couples marrying someone from a different faith. However, thanks to the 1994 Marriage Act which allows civil ceremonies to take place at licensed venues, the register office has rapidly lessened in popularity and many couples who choose to marry there want a simple, legal wedding prior to a more personal blessing, wedding abroad or Humanist ceremony. You can often personalise your wedding with music, poetry and flowers but any amends to the standard ceremony are at the discretion of the individual
