Get married or register a civil partnership at an approved Birmingham venue

You can get married or register your civil partnership at an approved premise (venue). If you do, there must not be any religious wording or content in your ceremony.

There will be a fee for the ceremony and additional fees for the venue you choose. Fees are shown below. All fees are subject to change on 1 April each year.

Cost of ceremony, plus one marriage or civil partnership certificate

Approved premise fees
Day 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Monday to Thursday £596 £626
Friday £660 £700
Saturday, Sunday and bank holiday £762 £800
Additional fees
Fee Type 1 April 2024 to 31 March 2025 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026
Advanced booking (non-refundable) £91 £95
Save the date (an additional, non-refundable fee where booking is more than 12 months in advance) £91 £95
Priority fee (an additional, non-refundable fee where booking is less than 12 weeks in advance) £91 £95
Change of appointment fee £91 £95
Cancellation fee £91 £95

Once you have chosen the venue

You should contact them directly to agree the day and time for your ceremony. Their ceremony representative will issue you with an approval premises advanced booking form.

When you have the form, you will need to send the following to the Birmingham Register Office:

  • your completed approved premises advanced booking form
  • your booking fees, as applicable, according to the table above

We accept cheques by post, or we can take payment by credit/debit card over the phone when we receive your completed form.

We cannot accept cash payments.

You should also read the Birmingham Register Office - Terms and Conditions for Approved Premises.


Page last updated: 23 April 2024

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