Check if you can get married or form a civil partnership

You can get married or form a civil partnership in England and Wales if you:

If you or your partner do not meet the criteria above, you may still be able to marry or form a civil partnership. Please contact us for advice.

To contact us:

Check if you can get married or form a civil partnership

You need to check if you are both eligible to get married or form a civil partnership before you can give notice.
Choose what type of ceremony to have

How to plan your ceremony, including how to choose the type of ceremony you want.
Choose where to have your ceremony

Choose where to have your ceremony, at Newcastle register office or an approved premises.
Give notice

How to give notice that you intend to marry or form a civil partnership, and the documents you will need.
Special circumstance ceremonies

Circumstances where you can have a ceremony outside of the normal rules, including if you or your partner are housebound, terminally ill, in prison or Jewish.
Evidence of your personal details

Evidence you need to bring to your appointment to prove your name, date of birth, nationality and address.
Other evidence you might need to bring

Evidence you need to bring to your appointment to prove the ending of previous marriages and civil partnerships, your venue booking, consent if either of you are under 18 years old and details of your Church of England ceremony.
Your ceremony

What happens during your register office or approved premises ceremony.
Change or cancel your ceremony

How to change or cancel your ceremony.

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