FeaTure
or you may have fallen in love with
a venue for your ceremony, such as a
castle or country house, in which case
you’ll need to check whether it has been
approved by the registrar. if it hasn’t
been approved by the local register
office, you will need to arrange to have
this done. it’s wise to allow plenty of
time for any inspections the registrar
might wish to make, and after your
venue has been approved you will still
need to give three months’ notice of
your desire to marry. The good news
is that you do not have to live in the
district where you want to get married.
not all alternative venues are
acceptable for civil ceremonies –
marquees, private dwellings or the open
air are not allowed, for example. To find
out more about the rules check out The
guidelines for Marriage Venues on the
general registrar’s website. according to
The general register office “the number
of marriages which took place at venues
other than the registrar’s office in 2008
was 774. This represents 14 per cent of
If you wish to have a
civil marriages.”
“
civil wedding ceremony,
hoW does it Work?
you should make an if you give three months’ notice to marry
appointment to see the
and there is no impediment to you
registrar in your local
getting married, the registrar will issue
office to give three
you with a Marriage registration Form
(MrF) giving you permission to marry.
months’ notice and
You should give the MrF to the registrar
book a date who will be solemnising the marriage
before the ceremony. if your marriage
ceremony is in the register office, they
will keep the paperwork.
organising a marriage if widowed. The fee for the immediately after the ceremony, or as
civil Wedding ceremony is €150. part of the ceremony, the MrF should be
if you wish to have a civil wedding signed by you and your spouse, your two
ceremony in a register office you should available venues witnesses (aged 18 or over) and the registrar.
make an appointment to see the registrar if you would prefer not to get married The registrar will register the marriage as
in your local office to give three months’ in a register office or think it is too soon as possible after the marriage.
notice and book a date. register offices small for your needs (most seat around For many couples a civil wedding
do not open on saturdays or sundays 60 people maximum), you could ask is the perfect way to get married in
and it’s wise to allow plenty of time in your local registrar for a list of licensed the venue of their choice and show
order to get the date you’d prefer for buildings in the area. “Typically, their commitment to each other in the
your marriage as Fridays in the summer, approved venues include hotels, stately company of loved ones.
for example, are extremely popular and houses and restaurants,” the general
are booked out well in advance. register office told The White Pages.
in general, all couples will be asked Many hotels, for example, now have
To get the contact details for the
to produce passports as iD, birth specified rooms that have been approved
relevant registrar in your area, contact the
certificates, pps numbers, original final by the registrar, which means that you General Register Office in Roscommon on
decrees for previous divorces, or death can enjoy your wedding ceremony and
1890 25 20 76. The General Registrar’s
certificate of the previous spouse and reception in the same venue with no
website is
www.groireland.ie
the civil marriage certificate for their first need to travel between the two.
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