Registration service fees
1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024
| Service | Fee | When Offered | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice of Marriage and Civil Partnership (per person) | £35 or £47* | All notice fees must be paid at the time of booking your appointment. | All appointments must be booked in advance. *£47 is the cost of a notice for any person subject to the Home Office referral and Investigation Scheme |
| Consideration by a Superintendent Registrar of a foreign divorce/civil partnership dissolution obtained outside of the British Isles | £50 | N/A | N/A |
| Consideration by the Registrar General of a divorce/civil partnership dissolution obtained outside of the British Isles | £75 | N/A | N/A |
| Non-refundable reservation fee for all types of ceremonies. Amendment fee | £55 £30* | N/A | To secure date and time of ceremony and administration of supporting documentation; this does not form part of the ceremony fee. *To change date and/or time of ceremony |
| Marriage or Civil Partnership Ceremony in The Study at Bourne Hill, Salisbury and The Persimmon Room Chippenham | £175 | Monday and Thursday Salisbury, Monday in Chippenham | Contact Ceremonies Team for timings. |
| Weaver's Ceremony Room, County Hall | £300 | Monday to Thursday | Contact Ceremonies Team for timing |
| Weaver's Ceremony Room, County Hall | £350 | Friday | Contact Ceremonies Team for timing |
| Weaver's Ceremony Room, County Hall | £400 | Saturday | Contact Ceremonies Team for timing |
Marriage or Civil Partnership Ceremony in a Registration Office Ceremony Room with capacity 60-70
| £325 £400 £450 | Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday | Our larger rooms are the Wessex Room in Chippenham, the Library* and Wyndham Rooms in Bourne Hill (all with a capacity of 60) and the Members Room* (capacity of 70) on the first floor in County Hall, Trowbridge * (lift access for disabled guests) All ceremony fees are payable in full at least three months before the date of your ceremony. |
| Statutory marriage ceremony or civil partnership registration | £46 | Tuesday mornings subject to availability Conducted only at Wiltshire Register Office, County Hall, Trowbridge. | Small statutory ceremony for couple plus 2 witnesses All ceremony fees are payable in full at least three months before the date of your ceremony. Certificates purchased cost £11 each. |
| Marriage at an Approved Venue | £480 £525 £575 £600 | Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday / Bank Holiday | All ceremony fees are payable in full at least three months before the date of your ceremony No ceremonies on Christmas Day |
| Civil Partnership Ceremony at an Approved Venue | £480 £525 £575 £600 | Monday to Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday / Bank Holiday | All ceremony fees are payable in full at least three months before the date of your ceremony No ceremonies on Christmas Day |
Combination Ceremony Reservation Fee Each additional meeting to create bespoke ceremonies | £650 £55 £50 | Monday to Sunday | All ceremony fees are payable in full at least three months before the date of your ceremony Small legal marriage or CP ceremony for couple and 2 witnesses followed by large ceremony at couple's choice of venue. No ceremonies on Christmas Day. Couples can request meetings with the celebrant to work together to create their bespoke ceremony. |
| Civil Partnership paperwork conversion to marriage | £45 | Monday to Friday | No ceremony just an administration exercise in a registration office location. |
| Register Marriage in a Registered Building | £86 | Monday to Sunday | All ceremony fees are payable in full at least three months before the date of your ceremony Where Registrar is required to attend a religious building ceremony |
| Civil Partnership Declaration (prior to celebration of marriage ceremony) | £27 | Monday to Friday | Ceremony would have to be booked separately at costs listed above. |
| Service | Fee | When Offered | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welcoming (Naming) or Celebration of Marriage ceremonies in an Approved Venue | £480 £600~ | Monday to Thursday | These ceremonies have no legal standing. |
| Welcoming (Naming) or Celebration of Marriage ceremonies in a Registration Office Ceremony Room fee | £330 | Monday to Friday | These ceremonies have no legal standing ask the ceremonies team for information on room choices and capacity. |
| Single event venue inspection fee | £60 | Monday to Friday | Inspections only conducted Mon - Fri - couple would be required to attend. |
| Private Citizenship ceremony | £150 | Monday to Friday | Per person |
| Service | Fee | When Offered | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
All certificates | £11 | Monday to Friday
| This includes the cost of standard 2nd class postage. Certificates can be sent by standard 1st class postage but customers will be charged an additional fee for this service. IMPORTANT: Occasionally certificates fail to arrive by post or may be late arriving. You must allow 21 days from the date of ordering before contacting the service to ask for replacement certificates. This period of time has been built in to allow for late delivery or return to sender if the post office have been unable to deliver for any reason. You can collect these in person or choose to have them sent out to you via post again. |
Express certificate service | £35
| Monday to Friday | Produced within 24 hours and includes the cost of standard 1st class postage. IMPORTANT: Occasionally certificates fail to arrive by post or may be late arriving. You must allow 7 days from the date of ordering a priority certificate before contacting the service to ask for replacements certificates. You can collect these in person or choose to have them sent out to you via post again. |
| Proof of life certificate or PD2 form | £25 | Monday to Friday | Signing of documentation required by pension suppliers per certification. PD2 for change of name in passport up to 3 months prior to ceremony. |
Fees must be submitted in the form of a cheque made payable to Wiltshire Council with the application form.
| Service | Fee | Licence Validity |
|---|---|---|
| Approved venues licence | £1900 | N/A |
Religious premises as an Approved Venue for Civil Partnership licence fee | £1900 | Licence is valid for three years |
All fees are liable to be increased on or after 1 April each year
Cancellation of Ceremonies and Refund of Fees
All cancellations must be made in writing and can only be accepted from the customer themselves. We will not process any cancellation request made by telephone or by a third party.
Cancellations can be accepted by email, or by letter.
Any cancellation request MUST quote the ceremony booking reference number, the full names of the couple and full details of the date, time and venue of the ceremony. It should also confirm if a refund of fees is required.
Booking fee
- The booking fee paid at the time of booking your ceremony is non-refundable
Statutory Notice of Intent fee
- The notice fees, paid at the time of your notice appointment, are non-refundable
Certificate fee
- Any certificates paid for in advance and not issued due to cancellation will be refunded in full
Ceremony fee
- Ceremony fees are refundable in part or in full, dependent upon when you inform us of the cancellation in writing as set out below:
| Time of cancellation | Refund due |
|---|---|
| 3 calendar months or more before the date of the ceremony | 100% |
| Less than 3 calendar months before, but not less than 1 calendar month before the date of the ceremony | 50% |
| Less than 1 calendar month before the date of the ceremony | Nil |
Contact us if you wish to postpone your ceremony and discuss alternative dates.
| Service | Fee |
|---|---|
| Forename added within 12 months of birth registration | £40 |
| Consideration by Registrar / Superintendent Registrar of a correction application | £75 |
| Consideration by the Registrar General of a correction application | £90 |
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