What we did was just went ahead and booked the venue we wanted, then got in touch with the registrar. For a deposit of £25 pounds we were able to secure a registrar for our wedding even though it was still about 14 months away. We haven't given notice yet but at least we know there will be someone available to marry us. This was in Scotland though so rules may be different elsewhere in the UK.

i think your best bet would be to phone the local registrar and ask what you should do. We found ours to be very helpful and they sent out a wedding pack with information and suggested reading etc.

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I think you can book the venue well in advance and then a year before the day book the registrar. Beacuse they can only be booked a max of a year in advance there should be no danger at all of them been fully booked. I've known of a few people do this and not one of them have been unlucky enough to not get a registrar.

Ang xxx

We booked the venue before the registrar. We tried earlier but they just told us to go away and come back later!!!!
I was worried becuase it was Feb 14th but there was no trouble at all

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It is true that we don't know what we have till we lose it, but its also true that we dont know what we have been missing till it arrives

We werent able to secure a registrar either, we were also told to go away in short jerky movements ...

I think there are plenty of registrars to go around, as long as you ring them as soon as possible once it hits the 12 month mark.

We booked Lumley Castle assuming we could have a registrar straight away. So were disappointed when we heard otherwise. But all is well and we have a registrar to marry us! x

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Thats alright then! I knew there was next to no chance of it happening but wanted to check no one had experienced it!!

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I think we phoned our registrar when we booked our venue and they pencilled us in, so to speak, but we didn't give notice until 1 year before. Don't forget that if you are marrying somewhere that isn't your local area, you have to give notice where you live, and book the registrar for the area you are getting married in.

Jessx

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Saturday 15th June 2002
Farringford Hotel, IOW

Amelia Kathryn born 1st September 2005!!!

Olivia Mae born 17th March 2008!!!

sorry I'm not getting this giving notice bit, what is it your all talking about

xxxSpiceyxxx

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Jess, we live in Ashford so if we decided to get married in say, Ascot, we would have to give notice in Ashford but book the registrar through Windsor and Maidenhead as its them that cover Ascot?

So who is Ashford would we have to give notice to?

This is confuzling! Should have stuck with the church idea!

Sorry for the questions hun, I just didnt realise that bit!

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If you are having a civil ceremony you have to give notice of your intentions to marry. It's a legal requirement over here.

Basicially its a rip off - £60 between you (We had to pay this twice, ONLY for changing our wedding location! Grrrrrrrrr!!)

Both of you have to visit your local registrar in person, and give them a load of details about yourselves and your wedding.

http://www.our-wedding-plans.co.uk/n...n_to_marry.htm

Paula... The above link might answer some questions you might have too maybe?!? Its helpful anyway.

Hugggggs, Karen xx

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Paula.

I booked Lumley Castle.

THEN, we went to Middlesbrough registrars to give our notice. They then told us who our district registrar was for Lumley Castle.

Middlesbrough Registrars contacted (in our case) Stanley Registrars for us (they faxed over our Intentions to Stanley) and then Stanley Registrars sent us a Welcome pack about civil ceremonies which also confirmed our wedding details.

We will then speak to Stanley Registrars about a week before our wedding to finalise.

Hope that helps with your question to Jess.

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(PS Once you go to your local registrars i.e where you live - they will then help you through with the rest.. honestly!)

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Thanks hunny that link was helpful as was what you just explained to me!!

See, told you I had no idea!

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ugggg that sounds like a pain, glad i don't have to do that

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Happy to help you!

Just glad it makes sense to you now. xx

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Yes, Karen is right. However, if you wanted to be extra sure of getting a registrar for the date you intend to marry on, it might be worth contacting the registrar for the area in which you want to marry as soon as you have booked a venue, just to see if they will pencil you in, so to speak!

Otherwise, your local registrar will take care of informing your marriage registrar! Phew, it is rather complex isn't it??

Jessx

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Saturday 15th June 2002
Farringford Hotel, IOW

Amelia Kathryn born 1st September 2005!!!

Olivia Mae born 17th March 2008!!!

One more question (really showing my dimness now) but if there isnt a registrar in our town, can we just go to the nearest one?!

Im really sorry, dont know anything about it so want to make sure im aware of everything!

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Paula

When you go to your local registrars, they will give you details of the one which covers your wedding venue.. as particular registrars can cover a large area etc.

I am getting married in Durham, but the registrar conducting my wedding is from another town.

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Sorry KM, didnt phrase that very well!! What I meant is as we have to give notice where we live, well, there isnt a registrar in our town.

I know where we need to go for the venue we like so thats not a problem.

I just wondered seen as there isnt one in Ashford, would we just to go Weybridge as thats the nearest one to us?

Really sorry......

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