civil ceremonies

CIVIL WEDDING OR PARTNERSHIP

All couples wishing for a wedding or civil partnership must organise this with the Registrar.

The fees for a Registrar to conduct a wedding ceremony or a civil partnership at an Approved Premises in Cumbria are as follows:

Monday to Friday                     £200

Saturday                                £250

Sunday and Bank Holiday        £330

The above fees are paid directly to the Registrar.

For more information about wedding ceremonies or civil partnerships in Cumbria please contact:

Cumbria County Council

The Courts

Carlisle

CUMBRIA
CA3 8NA

Tel: 01228 606060

CIVIL NAMING CEREMONIES

When families are celebrating hte birth of a new baby, they often feel the need for a special occasion to gather together their closest family and friends.

One way that this can be done is by holding a naming ceremony, designed to meet the individual needs of the family. This event provides a dignified and formal opportunity yo:

- Welcome the child into the family and wider community.

- Announce the names that have been chosen and maybe give the reasons behind the choice.

- Make promises of commitment to nurture and support the child into adult life.

Choose other adults prepared to promise a special supportive relationship to the child.

Specially written ceremonies are available containing choices to make your naming ceremony unique with special meaing to your family.

You will be able to choose promises to the child, promises to your partner, supporting adult promises to the child, include grandparents in the ceremony and even refer to absent guests. You may choose from a selection of poems and readings to enhance the ceremony and can presernt your chilf with a special gift to mark the occasion.

A souvenir record of the ceremony will be signed and presented during the event.

RENEWAL OF MARRIAGE VOWS

The ceremony is put together by you! Just as no two marriewd couples are the same, no two ceremonies to renew marriage vows will ever be the same. Special people in your lives can take part in your ceremony; your children, guests who were at your wedding ad any friends or relatives. You will also need to ask 2 people to witness the signing of the certificate.