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Weddings

Arranging your wedding

Photo of a weddingA legal wedding must be solemnised in a place that has been sanctioned according to the law for the celebration of marriages, after legal preliminaries have been observed. Places where civil weddings may take place can also be used for forming civil partnerships.  The fees vary depending on which venue is used.

For all marriages (except those taking place in the Church of England or Church in Wales) legal preliminaries must take place at a register office before the wedding takes place. Legal preliminaries are also required for civil partnerships.

Formal notice of intention to marry or form a civil partnership can be given up to 12 months beforehand but bookings for the actual ceremony or civil partnership formation in Medway can be made further in advance than this.

Further information about arranging your marriage or civil partnership may be obtained from GOV.UK's Marriages and civil partnerships.

Further information about planning a wedding at the Church of England or Church in Wales may be obtained here from the Church of England website or the Church in Wales website.

Customer feedback

At the Medway Register Office we are committed to providing a professional service of a high standard and we welcome your comments. We invite you to to complete a brief online survey that will only take a few minutes of your time as your feedback and views would be much appreciated.

We hope that our services are of the quality you expect but if you are not happy with the standard of service that you receive, the council operates a formal complaints procedure to look into matters.

For more information contact Medway Register Office by telephone: 01634 338899 / Fax: 01634 338913 or by email: register.office@medway.gov.uk

Write to: Medway Register Office, Northgate, Rochester, Kent ME1 1LS

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