Registering a Marriage
As soon as possible
The law specifies that the minimum waiting time between giving notice of intended marriage and getting married is 15 clear days. Both parties to the marriage must also have lived in their respective districts for at least 7 days before notice of marriage is given. Each person must attend, in person, at the Register Office for the district in which they live to give their notice of marriage. When both notices of marriage are given on 1 June, the marriage may take place on 17 June of the same year.
Please ring 0191 424 6352 for an appointment to give notices of marriage.
Within the next twelve months
Details as shown above, and the marriage may take place between 17 June of that year and 1 June of the following year.
