Please explain giving notice for a registry office wedding - the whole process is putting me off getting married tbh.

[Vespasian]

I seem to be reading something different on every webpage I look at.

If we get married in a registry office in a different district to the one in which we live do we have to give notice both in our own district and the one in which we are going to get married.

Apologies for the grumpy tone, thanks.

I think you are right. We lived in Hammersmith but married at Chelsea and I do remember having to do both.

We lived in Kent and got married in Chelsea. We made an appointment at local registry office to get a certifcate saying we were free to marry, then sent it to Chelsea. We didn't do anything else.

yes because you may be getting married in another area to aviod being caught as an already married person... not that it alway works as bigamy still continues - though not as prevelant as the 19c

I got married in Fulham but lived in Chelsea. Did paperwork in Chelsea who sent the required notices etc to Fulham and issued required paperwork to us.

Dh then left said paperwork at work. Cue mad dash to pick up paperwork and get to register office. But other than that it wasn't any more bother.

thanks