Planning your Civil Marriage or Civil Partnership Ceremony
If you plan to have a Civil Marriage Ceremony or Civil Partnership Ceremony we will help you at this wonderful time in your lives to plan your own personal, meaningful and unique Ceremony to leave you with beautiful memories to treasure.
Five Steps
1. Choose where you would like to have your Ceremony.
It is possible to have your Ceremony in any of the Approved Venues, in the Strabane Registry Office, or ‘in your home or an alternative location’*
2. Check your date and time with the Registrar.
A quick call or email to our team
02871 376520, 02871 381306 or [email protected]
3. Book your Venue.
Please see the list of Approved Venues within the District. The venue will provide you with an AP1 form, this form must be completed and forwarded to [email protected]
If you would like to enquire about getting married in your own home or another place please email [email protected]
Once you have a Civil Ceremony booking made the Registry team will confirm the total fee and give instructions on how to submit notice and documents required.
4. Submit your legal notice to the Registry Office.
When you are within 12 months to the date of your Ceremony it is possible to submit to the Registry Office your Marriage or Civil Partnership Notice. Fees are payable in full at the time of giving notice.
Instructions on how to submit notice and documents needed will be provided to you when you submit a completed AP1 Form to book your Civil Ceremony.
Further information on submitting notice and documents required, can also be found on the previous webpage How to submit Marriage Notice
We recommend a period of 10 to 12 weeks notice to allow the necessary administrative procedures to be carried out. The legal minimum notice period is 28 days but this is not advisable.
5. Plan your personal and beautiful Ceremony with the Registrar.
As your day approaches and planning your Ceremony is at the top of your list, the Registrar will send you a copy of the Ceremony and arrange an appointment for you to discuss the details of your Ceremony. The Ceremonies are very beautiful and are enhanced by including music, candle lighting/sand ceremony, reading/s, hand fasting, or singing. There is so many wonderful ideas and we love to spend this time with each couple as they plan the Ceremony of their dreams.
The District Registry Team assist you with all the legal preliminaries to your Marriage, look after your beautiful Ceremony and register the Marriage and issue your Marriage Certificate. By choosing us you can rely on a professional, passionate and personal team who will help make your dream day come true.