Hi everyone, I only joined a couple of weeks ago and still getting used to how it all works, I've been engaged almost a year and last night we finally booked our wedding for 28/05/2015!! It's made me even more ridiculously excited :-) am wondering if I have to pay for the registrar upfront?? The ceremony will be held at a hotel, would be grateful if anyone could help? Thanks girls x
CommentAuthorBecky1608
Hi Sally! Welcome to UK Bride and congratulations! It's so exciting to have a date isn't it?! Where abouts are you from/getting married?
The first thing you need to do is contact your local registry office to give them details of your date/venue and book a time slot for the registrar. Then they'll let you know when you can give notice - it's normally from a year in advance so if you wanted to you could probably do it from the end of May/beginning of June xxx
29/09/2008 - The Day we met
12/11/2008 - When we decided to be more than friends
04/11/2012 - A proposal in Central Park NYC
08/11/2014 - The day we say I do!
CommentAuthorBecky1608
Forgot to say - payment isn't usually upfront. You pay £35 each to give notice and then the payment for the registrar is due about a month before the day xxx
29/09/2008 - The Day we met
12/11/2008 - When we decided to be more than friends
04/11/2012 - A proposal in Central Park NYC
08/11/2014 - The day we say I do!
CommentAuthor*KelBel*
I'm paying for our registrar tomorrow ... Only because the fees go up every April so wanna get it out the way before the increase x
Velcro...my wedding day twinny! The Two Kel's!
Got engaged 14/10/12 in Central Park NYC!
Became Mrs Macdonald 13th September 2014
Mummy to 4 girlies and baby blue boy Due 10/05/2016
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
You normaly do have to give a small deposit to secure your date like £50
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
Welcome to the forum. I think the previous posts may have answered your question. X
CommentAuthorAprilS61
For our ceremony at our venue we need to pay a £200 deposit within 3 weeks of contacting them and then a further £208 before the wedding. Then there's the fees for giving notice too. X
Mr & Mrs Swan 04/04/15
CommentAuthorthefuture:Mrs_Hurren
Hi, and welcome.
I am getting married at a hotel too. You need to contact the registrar and make sure that they can do the same time as your venue. My wedding is 01/08/15 and I booked it in December 13. My hotel gave me an ideal time of between 1-3pm due to fitting everything in eg wedding breakfast, photography and then setting up for the evening. When I phoned the registrar(baring in mind how far in advance I have booked) they said the only time they could do that day would be 9.30, 12.30 or 2pm due to other confirmed bookings for that date already. I wanted 2 pm anyhow so I was happy with that.
I had to pay £100 deposit to secure the registrar, when you give notice you will then pay £35 each with the remaining balance to be paid closer to your wedding date, mines aprox £300. Also don't forget you have to pay for your Marriage certificate (£4.00 each).
x
CommentAuthorSallyB180
Thank you all so much for all the information, you have all been a great help, will be speaking to registrar Friday so hopefully will get the time we want (around 2-3) its all so exciting and real now there's a date set, can't wait to start dress shopping :-) good luck to all with upcoming weddings too :-) x
CommentAuthorthefuture:Mrs_Hurren
That's ok we are all here to help :) x
CommentAuthorVelcro
you can pay a deposit, but if the fees go up, you will have to pay that. so i just paid mine upfront to avoid any price rises
Wibbly wobbly, timey wimey
*Kelbel* is my wedding twinny!
CommentAuthorjulez
how much is it for registry office and can you book year and 7 month before wedding soz new to all this
met 2007
got together 24th january 2008
engaged 4th july 2008
getting married 7th august 2015
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
@ julez its norm around £50 deposit and most places take booking upto 2 years before. but some will only take it up to a year before.
Met June 2009 on my Birthday,Met again July 2009 and got
together, May 2010 Moved in,Jan 2011 got pregnant,
August 2011 Got our own place, 2011 Had our Baby Girl,
Dec 2011 Got engaged, July 2015 Getting married! Yay!
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
Im getting married in a hotel in Scotland so it may be a bit different Total price for us to get married including registrar travel to and from my venue marriage certificate all the paperwork etc it is costing £336.45 and I had to send a cheque for £186.45 before they would confirm the time. I have to go and see them 6-8 weeks prior to the wedding and have to pay the remaining £150 at that time.
After 7 years and 11 months he proposed to me 18.10.13
Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
Also I had to wait until Jan to book for 2015 as they only do up to the next full year ahead. If I was getting married in my local council I could book 2 years in advance off council premises and only 9 months prior at the registry office
After 7 years and 11 months he proposed to me 18.10.13
Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
CommentAuthorjulez
my sister rung then 10 mins ago thank you for replying where you getting married im in irvine north ayrshire
met 2007
got together 24th january 2008
engaged 4th july 2008
getting married 7th august 2015
CommentAuthorElizabethF49
Im getting Married in Rhu just past Helensburgh (Argyle and Bute)
After 7 years and 11 months he proposed to me 18.10.13
Our son is 5 years old and our world
Getting married 15.08.15.
Life hasnt been easy but we have each other :)
CommentAuthorSallyB180
£454 to have a registrar on a Thursday!!! Stupidly expensive I think!! Gotta pay it though but still feel completely ripped off!
CommentAuthorGlitterfairy
We only had to pay for our registrar three weeks prior to the wedding date.
Our wedding day - 6 October 2012
CommentAuthorJennK
We had to pay 540 in full when I phoned up to books :(
