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Register Office Weddings have
been given bad publicity over the years, they had an image
of being austere and impersonal places where ceremonies are
rushed like a conveyor belt and unemotional.
This past judgment has been carried and is grossly misrepresentative
of the classy ceremonies conducted today. People elect for
a Register Office wedding for a variety of reasons, circumstances
dictate that the wedding can not normally be carried out in
a place of worship or perhaps the bride and groom prefer the
ceremony not to be carried out in a place of worship. Whatever
reason, the wedding is just as formal and the vows are as
solemn. The registrars are only to aware of the importance
of the wedding day to the couple, their friends and their
loved ones and act accordingly. Further information can be
found out by simply ringing or visiting one of the Register
Offices.
Chippenham
4 Timber Street
Chippenham
SN15 3BZ
Tel +44 (0)1249 654361
Cheques payable to 'Wiltshire County Council' please.
This office does NOT accept credit cards |
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Swindon
Aspen House (1st Floor)
Temple Street
Swindon
SN1 1SQ
Tel: +44 (0)1793 521734/522140 |
Devizes
The Beeches
Bath Road
Devizes
SN10 2AL
Tel: +44 (0)1380 722162 |
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Trowbridge
East Wing Block
County Hall
Trowbridge
BA14 8JQ
Tel: +44 (0)1225 713000 ext 3097 |
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Civil Marriages In Approved
Premises
Civil marriages can take place in buildings other than a Register
Office which have been approved for this purpose by local authorities.
Full details of approved premises here
Certificates:
Birth, Death and Marriage certificates can be ordered (in most cases)
from the offices listed for £6.50. You should make payments
to 'The Superintendent Registrar' unless other instructions are
given with the address. If the register entry is not at the office
where you sent the application, they MAY forward your request to
the correct office. Please enclose a self addressed envelope. Within
the UK please send a stamped SAE. From outside the United Kingdom
please add 50p to the above prices to cover postage. |