As soon as a couple have made provisional arrangements for their marriage on approved premises, they should contact the Superintendent Registrar at:

Register Office
The Mansion
70 Church Street
Leatherhead
Surrey KT22 9XQ
Telephone: 01372 373668

Without the presence of the Superintendent Registrar and a Registrar there can be no marriage and any arrangements for the use of the premises depend entirely on their availability.  Therefore it is essential that the couple make an advance booking with this Superintendent Registrar for his/her attendance at their proposed marriage as soon as a booking can be accepted.  A fee for this attendance will be payable two weeks before the Ceremony.

The couple will also have to give a notice of marriage to the Superintendent Registrar(s) of the district(s) in which they live.  This notice must be given in person by one of the couple, and is valid for twelve months.  Therefore the couple should attend the Register Office where they live as soon as possible after notice can be given.

The couple should be warned that any arrangements made for a marriage to take place on the approved premises are dependent on:

• the attendance of the Superintendent Registrar and a Registrar for the district in which the approved premises are situated, and:
• the issue of the authority or authorities for marriage by the Superintendent Registrar(s) to whom notice of marriage was given.

When notice is given in a different registration district from the one where the marriage is taking place, the couple will have to collect the authority before the ceremony and ensure that it is delivered to the Registrar who is to attend the ceremony.

Couples should be advised that only a civil, non religious ceremony can be permitted by the Superintendent Registrar.  Any music, reading, words or performance which form any part of the ceremony must be secular.  The content of the ceremony must be agreed in advance with the Superintendent Registrar who will be attending the ceremony.

Any rights of copyright for music, readings etc. permitted at the ceremony are a matter for the couple and the holder of the approval.

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