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Pre-ceremony consultation

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Our registration team will do their best to make your day special for all the right reasons. We appreciate that you may have lots of questions about your special day and now offer you a chance to meet a member of our team prior to the day.

Your meeting will include

  • A 30-minute meeting with a member of the registration team
  • Help you with any seating suggestions
  • Help you with choosing your vows, readings etc
  • Help you complete the Notes for Ceremony questionnaire
  • Go through the itinerary for the special day, discuss times of arrival and interviews etc
  • Discuss photography and videography

If you choose the advanced pre-ceremony consultation your meeting will include

  • A 60-minute meeting with a member of the registration team
  • An opportunity to view the chosen ceremony room (Westgate Hall, Golden Jubilee Room, Magnolia Room)
  • Help you with any seating suggestions
  • Help you with choosing your vows, readings etc
  • Test any CDs with your downloaded music on
  • Help you complete the Notes for Ceremony questionnaire
  • Go through the itinerary for the special day, discuss times of arrival and interviews etc
  • Discuss photography and videography

Book a pre-ceremony consultation

If you would like to take advantage of this bespoke service, please complete the form to make an appointment or telephone us on 02380915327. We recommend that you book this appointment at least eight weeks ahead of your ceremony.

Is there a fee?

The fee for the standard pre-ceremony consultation is £40. If you choose the longer advanced pre-ceremony consultation the fee is £70. The fee is payable at the time of booking.

If the appointment is cancelled or changed with more than two working days’ notice it can be re-scheduled without a new fee being charged. A new fee would be charged if you do not attend the appointment, or it is cancelled or changed within two working days of the appointment.

Please note: Marriages and civil partnerships in the small Register Office are pre-set with no ceremony. This choice is administrative only.