Reasons to consider a Civil Partnership Ceremony with us:

• You want the ceremony outside, maybe in a marquee

• You want to involve many more guests than can be accommodated in the register office

• You want the ceremony on a different time or day to the legal formalities

• You want the ceremony at a venue of your choice, which may be a venue that the registrar cannot attend

• You want the ceremony at a private home or garden

• You want religious or cultural traditions, which aren't allowed at a Register Office or in a ceremony that a registrar can conduct.

• You want to include spiritual, religious or symbolic elements with special meaning for you

• You want your evening guests to be able to attend a ceremony as well

• You want a member of your family or a special friend to conduct your civil partnership ceremony but they cannot conduct the legal formalities. (Take a look at our 'Guidelines for Ceremonies at Home' policy, this will give you an idea of the sort of things we will check and you need to consider. There is an additional charge for this service.)
  
  

Want to know more?

If you are interested in arranging a Civil Partnership Ceremony or would like to discuss the ceremony further please email us at info@civilceremonies.co.uk.

Having a Civil Partnership Ceremony

The legal aspects of Civil Partnerships are laid out in the Civil Partnership Act and couples can arrange a ceremony to compliment the signing of the register, either through Local Authorities or through ourselves.

What to do if you want to have a Civil Partnership Ceremony

• Think about where you want to hold the legal Civil Partnership procedure. You will have to arrange this through a Register Office or with a venue approved for Civil Partnerships.
  
  

• Decide what sort of ceremony you want to have, will this be on the same day? On a different day? At the same place as the official Civil Partnership procedure or at a different location?
  
  

• In most areas, a Registrar can conduct both the legal Civil Partnership procedure and the ceremony for you.
  
  

• If you would prefer to hold the legal formalities at the Register Office or a venue approved for Civil Partnership, you can decide to arrange a Partnership Ceremony with us, at any venue of your choice.
  
  

  Arranging a Civil Partnership Ceremony with us

  Just as each couple is unique, each ceremony is unique. Our Civil Partnership ceremony offers many options, poems and readings, allowing you to create a very personal ceremony for you both to share and celebrate with family and friends or in private, if you prefer.

  We have applied our first–hand knowledge and professional experience into the Civil Partnership Ceremony, leaving us very well placed to advise and help couples express their wishes, preferences and devotion to one another.
  
  We have been offering Partnership Ceremonies to same–sex couples across the UK for some time.